Category Archives: Art

Boomphones

There’s no cassettes in this sweet lil’ illustration, but well, it IS cassette related . . . yeah? Whatever. Nice illustration dude. via behance via ffffound
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Sea Monkeys & cassette tapes

Candy Chang does some really cool, interesting and community minded work, for instance a clear and informative guide for the thousands street vendors in NYC, or even community chalkboards for townships in South Africa. She does the kind of work that makes me feel that my life lacks any creativity at all. Yeah thanks Candy . [...]
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Analog Tape Glove

Just f*ckin cool. see more : http://signaltonoise1.blogspot.com/
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Frank Chimero and Cassettes

Was reading an interview at the engaging Grain Edit with the talented and insightful designer and illustrator Frank Chimero and lo and behold! a cassette tape illustration! Everyone loves cassettes! Hey! why the f*ck not!? Bonus!
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Mixtape Zine

A quick one! From a fellow Cassette tape admirer Mixtape Zine on Flickr – Photo Sharing. “So, I want to draw your mixtapes. I want your sad songs, you love jams, your sing at the top of your lungs car tunes, your break-up tape, your make-up tape and your BFF-4evah cassette.” Nice! Check out her Esty store for more [...]
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cassette on acrylic

Some cassette inspired art by juhakorhonen.com Same person that did that awesome cassette tape font. btw, I really hated using the word ‘grungy’ in that title . . .
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Apologetic tape…

Man, I wish my cassettes would apologise for unspooling! Ungrateful bastards! via Font Soup via Friends of Type
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Cassettes on CDs

Of course there will always be a special relationship between musicians and the humble compact cassette; the mix-tapes for friends, the demo tapes, four-track tape home recording, the first demo on cassette etc etc. Plus there’s always the nostalgia (from the older bands) and retro-cool fascination (from the younger) that these special little things bring [...]
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Cassette tape marker drawing

via bo…om but . . . ‘Ace of Base’!?
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James Gulliver’s ‘obsolete’ cassette tapes illustration

. . . not the illustration, it’s the cassette tapes that are obsolete. James Gulliver is a talented fellow; some interesting and inspiring art projects, animations and  . . . illustrations – including this one. “Throughout this investigation his work maintains a consistent charm, whimsy and poetic graphic sensibility.” Grouse. I dig it. via www.jamesgulliverhancock.com, via ffffound . . [...]
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