Modern Illustration: Archive of illustration from c.1950-1975

by eustoriaon 2/28/2026, 5:14 PMwith 5 comments

by semolinoon 3/5/2026, 1:00 PM

I first found this site a few months back when researching the logo for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (it appears on a shipping container at a construction site in my area): https://www.modernillustration.org/archive/mol1969ryoheiyana...

Semi-relatedly to the OP, I dug deeper and found that M.O.L. continues to regularly update their site in honor of the logo's illustrator (including fresh monthly wallpapers and printable stationery): https://www.mol.co.jp/en/yanagihara/

I was pleasantly surprised by the ongoing reverence they have for their illustrator's legacy.

by mistrial9on 3/4/2026, 2:27 PM

> This archive started life in 2018 as an Instagram account called Ephemerama!, where I posted my finds from over a decade of collecting.

by dylanzhangdevon 3/4/2026, 2:48 PM

very cool, thanks

by ThinkingGuyon 3/4/2026, 3:05 PM

If you enjoy the retro style of art, especially the cartoony stuff, I would recommend checking out the work of artist Derek Yaniger:

https://derekart.com/