History: Cigarette Tax in USA In 1921, Iowa becomes the first state to impose a cigarette tax in the United States; in 1969, North Carolina was the last state to enact a cigarette excise tax. View at https://tinyurl.com/234cr965 #cigarettes #VintagePoster…
History: Victor Vasarely born in 1908 The Hungarian-French artist Victor Vasarely (born: Gyözö Vásárhelyi ) was born in Pecs, Hungary, in 1908, Vasarely began his artistic training in Budapest in the late 1920s. In 1928, he studied the concepts of…
History: The first modern Olympics open in Athens in 1896 On this day in 1896, 241 athletes from 14 countries participated in the first modern Olympiad in Athens, Greece. The event took place over 1500 years after the last ancient…
History: Herbert Bayer born in 1900 Herbert Bayer, the Austrian and American graphic designer, painter, photographer, and architect, Bayer was widely recognized as the last living member of the Bauhaus. His pioneering experiments in typography, layout, and design helped set…
History: World Premiere of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968 Stanley Kubrick's epic about human evolution, technology, and extraterrestrial life has polarized audiences and critics alike. Today, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films…
History: The Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889 Happy Birthday, La Tour Eiffel, the global icon of Paris. The famous Parisian landmark was built between 1887 and 1889 for the Exposition Universelle and was named after its designer Gustave Eiffel.…
Today is #NationalPencilDay National Pencil Day, celebrated annually on March 30th, is the perfect occasion to honor the humble tool that’s helped generations sketch, scribble, and solve math problems—before erasers were needed. This day commemorates the 1858 patent of the…
History: Günther Kieser was born in 1930 Günther Kieser (1930–2023) was a renowned German graphic designer celebrated for his iconic concert posters. Trained at the Werkkunstschule in Offenbach, he began his career in 1949 and co-founded a studio with Hans…
History: Opening of the Bauhaus On March 21, 1919, the Bauhaus, a German design school founded in Weimar by Walter Gropius, opened its doors. Its goal was to create a new unity between art and industry, allowing people from the…
History: Josef Albers born in 1888 Josef Albers (1888–1976) was a pioneering 20th-century artist and influential art educator. Born in Germany, he studied at the Bauhaus, where he later became a teacher and director. After emigrating to the U.S. in…