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Brazilian designer, Odiléa Toscano, illustrated delightful magazine covers and book jackets in the 1960s and 1970s. This particular illustration, created as the cover of Visão Magazine in 1962, omits a handful of energy as it uses bright complementary colors and geometric heavy forms and type. I really enjoy the intricate cutouts of the subject’s hair and the shapes he’s about to twist with his wrench!

(Via Design Diário)

Book jacket from the collection Jovens Do Mundo Todo (1960)

Textbook Criatividade em língua portuguesa (1978)

Book jacket cover from Jovens Do Mundo Todo (1961)

In 1961, Odiléa won a prize at the 1st International Biennial of Book and Graphic Arts of São Paulo and some international recognition in design magazines for her work on the book jackets for the collection Jovens Do Mundo Todo (Youth from Around the World). These book jackets feature a row of children, whose clothing feature brightly colored patterned layers, as well as images pertaining to the subject matter of the book. To achieve such colorful effects, Odiléa used art supplies that were relatively new for 1960s, such as Letraset, Pantone films, and markers.

To find out more information about Odiléa Toscano, check out Design Diário’s article on her. It includes a wealth of interesting facts; and be sure to check out other fascinating articles on the site as well!

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Also worth checking: Brazilian book covers by Gian Calvi.

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above: Ciências da Natureza book cover (1972), Almanaque magazine august 1960, material for the Secretariado Nacional da Informação - Portugal

Beautiful work by Portuguese designer Sebastio Rodrigues (1929- 1997)

You can see a video of Sebastiao in action here.

I’d love to know more about Sebastiao Rodrigues, so if you have any info please let me know in the comments.

Also worth checking:

Maria Keil : Infante Santo mural

(via nitro design, tipografico)

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Plantão Fatídico é de c1967  -O Assassino Nudista c1968 -  No Calor da Noite c1968.

Beautiful book covers by Brazilian designer/ illustrator Gian Calvi. Very similiar to the Penguin book covers of the same time period.

I’m very interested in Brazilian design from the 60s and 70s, so If anyone has any images or info please send it my way.

(via design ref’s wonderful flickr set)

also worth checking:

Japanese book cover art from the 1960s

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Book cover for Jules Verne novel

Lots of great work to see at  Argentinian design firm tholon kunst - Book covers, annual reports, logos and a cow grazing on a prime patch of white space.

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Creative America: Art director- Albert Squillace c1962

Thanks to Chad for sending this in. Looks very similar to the book cover design work of Paul Rand.

Also worth checking:
Modern Dutch book cover design
1960s Penguin books

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