Scanning Around With Gene: The Images of Autumn
Originally published October 30, 2009 When I was growing up in southern California, the change of seasons was most noticeable in the lower hourly…
Scanning Around with Gene
Gene Gable combs through his extensive personal collection of vintage magazines, trade catalogs, old instruction manuals, product brochures, promotional pamphlets, and advertisements to bring this collection of ephemera and design...
Scanning Around With Gene was a long-running, popular weekly column on CreativePro.com written by designer and collector Gene Gable.
We have also collected a number of these great articles in the book Scanning Around with Gene, Volume 1: The Graphic Arts — a free downloadable for CreativePro members.
Scanning Around With Gene: The Dire Consequences of Careless Bike Riding
One of my most popular columns of recent times highlighted a safety booklet from the 1940s entitled “It’s Great to Be Alive.” If you…
The Best of Scanning Around with Gene: Summertime Scans
With much of the United States sweltering in a heat wave, it’s the perfect time to enjoy some of the coolest vintage summertime images…
Scanning Around With Gene: The Stylish Covers of Fortune
Originally published February 12, 2012 I’ve long wanted to do a column on the covers of Fortune magazine, especially those published before 1960 when…
Scanning Around With Gene: So Long, Steve
Originally published October 7, 2011 Many people more qualified than me are writing tributes to Steve Jobs and indeed, I barely know what to…
Scanning Around With Gene: Painting With Air
Originally published December 29, 2011 When I came across a 1947 edition of “Painting With Air” (published by the Paasche Airbrush Company and written…
Scanning Around With Gene: Getting Your Kinks at Home
Originally published December 29, 2010 One of my favorite magazines, at least from a vintage perspective, is Popular Mechanics. You can find nearly every…
Scanning Around With Gene: How to Look Like a Real Photographer
Originally published August 6, 2008 When I was in high school I spent a great deal of time hiding behind a 35mm Nikkormat camera…
Scanning Around With Gene: Coffee in My Cup
Originally published January 8, 2010 I’m a latecomer to the whole coffee thing, having taken up the beverage in my thirties, mostly out of…
Scanning Around With Gene: Magazine Covers that Broke the Rules
Originally posted Jun 26, 2009 When I was in the magazine business, I went to several magazine cover seminars where experts told us which colors…
Scanning Around With Gene: Great Pulp Magazine Covers
Originally published March 9, 2012 Pulp magazines and paperbacks, published from 1896 through the 1950s, are one of my favorite genres and are the…
Scanning Around With Gene: The Old Way of Photo Retouching
Originally posted March 16, 2012 I’ve never been much of an artist, though I did, early in my career, have several opportunities to do…