Retro is a word that derives from the Latin prefix retro, meaning “backwards” or “in past times”. I think extremely interesting that we look back and get inspired by designs produced a while back, or even some recent ones that use the retro style. Since Friday is always a good day to relax and browse some inspiring images, we decided to gather a list with retro inspiration to show you.
Thanks to ISO50, my number one source for retro inspiration, I discovered two amazing Flickr galleries: Advertising Hitchcock and Eric Carl. These guys have so many beautiful and inspiring retro images that I decided to gather some examples to share with you. It’s really good to pay attention to the images and notice typography, colors and shapes, this can be indeed pretty inspiring.
Advertising Hitchcock
Psycho (1960)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
The Birds (1963)
Frenzy (1972)
Eric Carl
Covers – Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Omni Magazine
Some beautiful poster designs, the style of some of them remind me of illustrations I used to see in old books I read as a kid; in particular The 39 and the Foreign Correspondent. All slightly spoilt though by the image of the Honda CX500 at the bottom!
Great stuff Gisele!
This is one of a kind article! Thanks for sharing. I guess the best one is the ‘Omni’ design. It is truly a ‘Retro’ icon.
Total. retro. inspiration. I am loving it and need to launch a retro website soon!
awesome collection, I love the retro designs
Sweet! Thanks!
I love old design from the 1950’s and 60’s. These are great.