Today is Polar Bear SWIM Day
Today is Polar Bear Swim Day Since 1920, a group of hardy swimmers has celebrated New Year's Day by plunging into the frigid waters of Vancouver's English Bay. As crazy as it sounds, the custom has spread to the United…
History: Henri Matisse born in 1869
History: Henri Matisse born in 1869 On this day in 1869, French painter and sculptor Henri-Emile-Benoit Matisse was born. View at https://tinyurl.com/3cmun66c #Matisse #PosterArt #VintagePoster #VintagePosters #vintage #art #graphics #posterconnection #originalposter #vintagefinds #interiordesign #vintagehome #vintagedecor #graphicdesign
History Today: Otto Baumberger dies in 1961
History: Otto Baumberger dies in 1961On this day in 1961, the illustrious Swiss painter and poster artist, Otto Baumberger, passed away. Baumberger produced some 200 posters of great quality and style and is one of the main representatives of the…
History: Oscar Peterson dies in 2007
History: Oscar Peterson dies in 2007 On this day in 2007, Oscar Emmanuel Peterson passed away. Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammys and numerous other awards and honors. He is…
History Today: Max Bill born in 1908
History: Max Bill born in 1908 On this day in 1908, architect, artist, painter and graphic designer Max Bill was born in Winterthur, Switzerland. Influenced by Le Corbusier, Max Bill studied architecture at the Bauhaus (1927–29). In 1930 he set…
History: Herbert Leupin born in 1919
History: Herbert Leupin born On this day in 1919, Swiss poster and advertising designer Herbert Leupin was born in Beinwil am See. Leupin studied in Basel (1932-1935) and Paris (1936-1937) before opening his own graphic design studio in 1939. He…
Today: Ottomar Anton born in 1895
History: Ottomar Anton born in 1895 On this day in 1895, German painter and graphic designer Ottomar Carl Joseph Anton was born in Hamburg. Anton is well known for his commercial travel art from the 1920s and 1930s when he…
History: Kyoto Protocol adopted in 1997
History: Kyoto Protocol adopted in 1997 The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets - in essence, the closest thing…
History: Walt Disney born in 1901
History: Walt Disney born in 1901 On this day in 1901, the pioneer of the American animation industry, Walter Elias Disney, was born in Chicago. , Disney got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He…
Today is Typewriter Day
Today is Typewriter Day On this day in 1868, the patent for the typewriter was granted to American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. While many people had been working on different prototypes of typewriters before 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes' machine was…