Television Ad - Vivid Vision?

I love this Vivid Vision ad that's in black and white! Or sepid rather than black, really. 

Not exactly vivid.

I did my own version, keeping the same off whites and off blacks.

Opposites Attract - Tropical Designs

Winter is full of bright snow, indoor coziness, cold walks ... and dreaming of warm sunshine.

Maybe it's not a coincidence that I was attracted to recreate a vintage tropical barkcloth from the 40s.  If the warmth isn't outside right now, it can be in my imagination.

Happier Life

I continue to spend my free time interpreting old ads. FUN!!!

Sometimes I spend that time combing archives of images and collecting those that will lend themselves to my vision.  It's like online shopping, but it's free!

Here's a great example of my new image and the original advertisement.

This Astral lady has a great dress I could "paint" with a pattern I just created. The chair behind her worked well, too.

Pantone 18-1438 Marsala - Color of the Year 2015

Pantone 18-1438 was announced a little while ago, and when it was, designers quickly begin looking for ways to use it, for color palettes in which it works well.

Marsala is a fun one, defies being pigeon-holed. It's neutral enough for home decor and muted enough not to clash with most skin colors.

I like it as shown here with Pantone 14-5714, a color that Pantone included in its 2015 forecast.

Oh, and as you see, I've vectorized another advertisement, this time an old Palmolive soap ad.

Tracy Miller Designs Soup

Here's my version of a Campbell's Soup ad, revamped.

Another Old Advertisement

I can't help it.

Old Wallpaper Advertisement

This is another fun way to fill an existing image, in this case a wallpaper ad, with your own designs:

All of these patterns are mine.