Scanning Around With Gene: Funny, That Doesn’t Sound Like Me
I recently received a terrific gift I can’t say enough positive things about, not the least of which is that it gave me an…
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: It's a Wonderful Typeface
A look at the graphic design in and around this Christmas classic
Scanning Around With Gene: Groovy Graphic Design from 1967
Strolling through the aisles of a giant used-book sale for the Marin Public Library recently resulted in me filling two big grocery bags with…
Scanning Around With Gene: When Business Cards Were Big
Occasionally, a garage sale find, thrift-shop discovery, or gifts from friends and family open little windows in time. Such is the case today as…
Scanning Around With Gene: Everybody Loves a Party!
Back in the day, no party was complete without a few goofy games to “break the ice.” Perhaps the need for party games is…
Scanning Around With Gene: The Miracle of Photochrom
Today’s installment requires a leap of faith that, by the time you view many of the images, you may have a hard time maintaining….
Scanning Around With Gene: The Pioneering Look Magazine
Even if you didn’t read Life magazine when it was in print, you’ve probably seen old issues and are aware of the impact this…
Scanning Around With Gene: Oddball Image Roundup Two
As I go through various publications and other sources looking for images, I always end up with a small pile of oddballs – images…
Scanning Around With Gene: Rest in Peace
I’ve never been much for visiting cemeteries, at least not to view the graves of people I’ve known or loved. I don’t really have…
Scanning Around With Gene: Illustrations Carved in Steel
I recently came across an 1883 edition of “Mountain, Lake and River” with illustrations by the English artist William Henry Bartlett. It contains 25…
Scanning Around With Gene: Linoleum Love
A recent challenge to help a friend choose retro floor covering for a 1950s kitchen sent me to my magazine archives, particularly old issues…
Scanning Around With Gene: Really, Really Deep Type
I’ve been collecting a few examples of super-three-dimensional type, which I truly love. I can picture a designer drawing these examples using a T-square,…