1960s & 70s Ephemera • Psychedelia • Typography • Op & Pop Art • Mod Miscellanea

Size Matters

March 9, 2019

Educational lotto-style cards by Creative Playthings. 1968. See more.

Dirty WateR

January 7, 2019

Instruction booklet for Dirty Water. Board games about ecology and pollution were a thing in the early 1970s. This one was created by Urban Systems, Inc. in 1970. See more.

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New! Hallmark Psychedelia

PE·CU·LIAR:

Hello. I’m a graphic designer, vintage dealer, and ephemera collector whose favorite pastime is rummaging through used bookstores and second-hand shops for paper artifacts from the psychedelic era. I’ve decided to archive and share some of my favorite finds here. I hope these mod graphics entertain and inspire you as much as they have me. Learn more.

MAN·I·CULE:

NOUN. 1. A symbol in the shape of a pointing hand, used in printing and graphics to draw attention to or indicate something. Origin: from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus or ‘little hand’.

Visit the Peculiar Manicule’s Museum of Mod Manicules.