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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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 Posted - 01/03/2009 : 16:50:12 [Permalink]
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Thanks much, Randy. I can see how that nose art must have been a great help in maintaining morale in a profession so prone to sudden death.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 01/03/2009 : 18:35:39 [Permalink]
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 01/03/2009 : 19:16:45 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Thanks much, Randy. I can see how that nose art must have been a great help in maintaining morale in a profession so prone to sudden death.
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Halfmooner!.....to paraphrase....I profess -- your 'New Fruit in Old Boxes' and other art has been a great help in maintaining morale around here in its own little way.
Keep up the good work!
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"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 21:25:28 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Randy
Originally posted by HalfMooner
Thanks much, Randy. I can see how that nose art must have been a great help in maintaining morale in a profession so prone to sudden death.
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Halfmooner!.....to paraphrase....I profess -- your 'New Fruit in Old Boxes' and other art has been a great help in maintaining morale around here in its own little way.
Keep up the good work!
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Well, that I understand, and thanks. I've been going nuts myself trying to cheer myself up. These last four years haven't been my best. Luckily, humor seems to help me, too.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2009 : 21:31:54 [Permalink]
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 12:59:30 [Permalink]
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These are all great!
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Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 17:28:23 [Permalink]
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I'd thought the nose art idea would be fruitful, but I've look over all those and haven't had a single funny thought, except to appreciate their own humor.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2009 : 17:33:17 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
These are all great! |
As someone who's disturbingly desperate for any feedback at all, thank you, thank you, thank you, Mab!
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 00:10:43 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
These are all great! |
I agree too! Well done. You captured the graphic style and some of these labels boarder on the weirdness of authentic labels.
With airplane nose art, maybe more modern planes could have fake art that makes a political statement. (Some B 52s sport remnants of nose art or squadron emblems.) In reality, though I cannot find it now, years ago I saw an emblem on a twin engine search plane, possibly National Guard that was an image of a sneering Elvis with the slogan; "If he's out there, we'll find him!" - That reminds me of something you'd create. 
By the way Mooner - I didn't realize Niels Bohr foreshadowed Yogi Berra!
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 02:03:58 [Permalink]
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Thanks, Chip. Much of any success I've had with these depends upon my collection of fonts, which I've been gathering for years. I have some which closely approximate, or are well-nigh identical to, those used on the produce crate labels, or on WPA publications and posters.
Look at what this font of font art genius has created, for instance.
These fonts really help to set a period feeling. Aside from the slow, boring work of clearing space on the originals for my changes, I probably spend more time than any other part of this in looking for the right fonts -- every one of which I've gotten for free. There are many talented amateur font designers out there, thankfully.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 02:45:27 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Chippewa
...an image of a sneering Elvis with the slogan; "If he's out there, we'll find him!"
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LMFAO!
That's my sense of humour! |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
Collateralmurder. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 18:44:04 [Permalink]
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With a citrus brand like "Have One," this scene with James Cagney and Mae Clark in "The Public Enemy" naturally came to mind.
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Chippewa
SFN Regular
USA
1496 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 20:33:18 [Permalink]
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Thanks for linking to Zapato. I have a graphic artist friend who uses some of these.
I used similar nostalgic fonts in some wordy wine tasting posters I had to create:
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 21:38:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Chippewa
Thanks for linking to Zapato. I have a graphic artist friend who uses some of these.
I used similar nostalgic fonts in some wordy wine tasting posters I had to create:
http://www.artoflatraille.com/commercial.html
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Nice work on those posters! Are you the artist who did all that remarkable work, including those aviation paintings?
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 00:11:08 [Permalink]
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My dad actually saw this done during the Depression. He's still pissed.
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