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Tropical Trends

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I am LOVING all the tropical designs that seem to be jumping out at me at every turn.

It started with a couple great vintage fashion posts I found on Pinterest:

Fashion Collage

And people must have agreed, because they immediately re-pinned these like crazy!

It’s the trend of the summer season, and rightfully so. While you could include the bright colors of tropical fruit or flowers, it’s the various shades of green leaves and fronds that range from deep to bright to almost-blue that I am enamored with. Thinking of jungle views and palm-lined beaches is immediately calming, but there’s also an air of excitement and adventure to them. Why wouldn’t you incorporate these looks in your home decor, even subtly? Or your outdoor living space?

Would I like another Mojito? Yes, yes I would…

Lg Collage
(1 – vintageprintable.com via Pinterest; 2 – Martha Stewart via Pinterest; 3 – Wallpaper from the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, via Pinterest; 4 – Set of banana leaf prints by The Aestate via Pinterest; 5 – LOST – In the Jungle, an art print by Schatzi Brown via Society6.com; 6 – Palm photo triptych via House Beautiful).

And this current obsession is also seen in graphic design as well. What a perfect design motif for a tropical destination wedding or a backdrop for a beachside eatery.

Tropical Trends in Graphic Design
(1 – Branding and print elements for Holly Burger in Spain, via Behance; 2 – Tropical Glam Wedding Invitation Suite via PaperSnaps on Etsy; 3 – Wedding invitation for Angela of Saffron Avenue via Style Me Pretty ; 4 – Beverly Hills Gold Foil Thank You Card via Olive+Jude on Etsy)

For more inspiration, see my Pinterest Board!

How do you – or will you? – incorporate these exotic tropical trends?

 

The Color of Vintage

It’s a shame that so many images of mid-century American life are depicted in black and white.  I love the pastel candy colors of the time.  Perfect hues for the long, hot summer Arizona is famous for…

(See end of post for image credits)

Ah, yes.  In my Capris, got my cat eye sunglasses, and the lemonade’s ready.  Just need to wrap my bouffant in a scarf, pop a valium, and put my feet in the plastic baby pool…mmm…lemonade.

Yellow Bel Air:  Photogen Inc.
1956 Ford Thunderbird Color Palette: www.madformidcentury.com
Three Radios:  www.relique.com
Appliances Ad:  www.zazzle.com
House Plan:  www.flickr.com

Free Retro Fonts! Free Font Friday

Submitted for your perusal…some more free old school, antique, and retro-y fonts for your typographic needs.  I am making this a new series and hope to provide a warm, new batch of wonderful lettery lovelies every first Friday of the month – yea!!!

  

Oh, and thanks to the suggestion of Lobster by Aminah over at The Thrifty Gypsies!! 😉  Keep the suggestions coming…

Mailart Rubberstamp {} Lobster {} Cardinal-Alternate {} Dymaxion Script {} Riesling {} Airstream {} Forelle {} Mayflower Antique {} Legal Tender via Urban Fonts (link disabled by request)

Free Retro Fonts!

Do you like Retro fonts?  For free?  Me, too!  Who doesn’t, am I right?  So here’s just a handful of fun fonts circa the 1920’s through the 1960’s, from the classroom to the boardroom.  Use them in your newsletters, blogs, invitations, posters, etc. (always check the licensing fine print regarding commercial use, if necessary)!  Enjoy and remember, Google search ‘free vintage fonts’ and you’ll be busy for days…

What’s your retro font suggestion?

Learning Curve {} Matchbook {} Nouveau {} Trinigan FG {} Honey Script {} Quicksand {}Yesteryear {} Bazar, Medium