Vintage fireworks

above: a vintage Litho from the Colorcraft Poster Co. in Oklahoma City I scoured the web, online fireworks museums, vintage poster shops and more to find 30 of the most beautifully designed graphic and illustrated fireworks labels, posters and packaging from the 20th century to share with you. You'll notice that the colors, typography and composition has made a comeback in much of today's design. I hope the following finds brighten up your Fourth of July! Labels and Posters from James Pain…

This rather fetching poster harks back to pre-decimalisation and to a time before some of the more dangerous pieces were taken out of the equation. If you check out the pictures, there is an aeroplane one, a whirligig and some bangers, all of which have been banned in the UK along with firecrackers for some time now. Our best advice is to ask advice from any specialist retailer rather than a pop-up shop as these are in...

The Art of Manliness presents the ultimate Guide to Fireworks.

RWB 1940s WWII Home Front "V for Victory" 4th of July Sparkler Fireworks.

I promised in the blog post "Hallowe'en and Fireworks" that I would show images of vintage firework labels from the book "Firework Art" by Mark Fleming. Firework Art was published in 2005 but he still has a few available if you are interested. Zandra Rhodes, a British fashion designer, was inspired by fireworks graphics and created a line of textiles for Osborne and Little in the 1980s. This image is not from the book but was an advertisement in a 1980s Architectural Digest magazine. Enough…

vintage firework packaging!

20 unique die-cut stickers, boxedWho knew that vintage fireworks labels were a rich source of fun illustration? Well, we did. That's why we reproduced these labels from fireworks packaging, most from Indian and Chinese fireworks, into a fun sticker set! Fireworks are ephemeral, vibrant, and festive, and their packaging reflects this. Both countries have long and rich fireworks manufacture and display traditions. Some of the imagery is fireworks-related, some is not, but all of the labels are…

above: a vintage Litho from the Colorcraft Poster Co. in Oklahoma City I scoured the web, online fireworks museums, vintage poster shops and more to find 30 of the most beautifully designed graphic and illustrated fireworks labels, posters and packaging from the 20th century to share with you. You'll notice that the colors, typography and composition has made a comeback in much of today's design. I hope the following finds brighten up your Fourth of July! Labels and Posters from James Pain…