oldbookillustrations: Encourage the Beautiful, for the Useful encourages itself. From A collection of book plate designs, by Louis Rhead, Boston, 1907. (Source: archive.org) Hmm. Totally opposite of minimalism/functionality driven design ethos these days.
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Encourage the Beautiful, for the Useful encourages itself.

From A collection of book plate designs, by Louis Rhead, Boston, 1907.

(Source: archive.org)

Hmm. Totally opposite of minimalism/functionality driven design ethos these days.

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    WOAH WOAH WOAH. THIS IS GOLD. LOVE IT I FEEL LIKE SO FUCKING FREE SINCE 1907 :°)
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