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retro design
A working library of design, type, and visual culture.
74051 references · 26 visual
Collections
Motion
2012Time to get nostalgic with 1980s videogame graphics from Art of the Arcade
Poster
2014Illustration: Spectacular faux movie posters from illustrator Jangojim
Motion
2016Nostalgia, cloth cats and 60s animation revelations: delving into the worlds of Bagpuss and The Clangers
Identity
2014Graphic Design: Drool on – The new Unit Editions book revels in golden age identity design manuals
Publication
2022For a “brilliant ride” through British record shop history, look no further than Jonny Trunk’s bag collection
Project
2013Studio Audience – Series Three, Episode Six with 3D fun, fear and retro illustration
Identity
2024Jesús López rebrands a boutique Mexican hotel to reflect its local history and landscape
Project
2017London-based Osheyi Adebayo references his childhood in his retro graphic design
Project
2015Classic football shirts celebrated by Neil Bedford for The Green Soccer Journal
Project
2013Nice mullet, mate! How amazing are these old Panini football stickers?
Publication
2014Miscellaneous: An incredible archive of the beautiful, much-loved Ladybird Books
Project
2021Why nostalgia is so important to the success of Burger King’s rebrand
Project
2014Welcome to Datamath, the online calculator museum
Publication
2012A new Sensible Software book promises to immerse you in 16-bit nostalgia
Project
2015Prada sticks its ENTIRE digital archive online. 28 years of it!
Poster
2017Poster, Summer Sale at Derry and Tom's, London, 1919 (CH 18447319)
Brand
2017NASA Worm Licensing
Brand
2014Retro Macbook Air
Brand
2024Bite the Bullet
Project
2014Graphic Design: Daft Punk's online shop branded with a retro lean
Project
2024Wake up inside a make-up compact: Airbnb unveils life-size Polly Pocket home
Brand
2010Follow-up: Old Spartan, for the Win
Project
2015Acacio Ortas takes it back to the 90s with some retro design and illustration
Brand
2022A Rebel without a KAWS
Brand
2016Chicago Bulls’ Logo Designer
Brand
2024Logos gone Retro
Brand
2014The SEC’s Old School Look
Brand
2018The Man who Cried Wolf
Brand
2008Branding, Apple Pie and Chevrolet
Brand
2014Fan’s Neon Apple Logo
Publication
2014The Rouleur magazine team talks us through its favourite covers
Brand
2020New Logo and Identity for Vredestein by Jones Knowles Ritchie
Brand
2025A ’soft Spot for the ’70s
Brand
2022Vintage Sony
Project
2014Pompoms out, leg-warmers up, it's time for the Weekender!
Brand
2008Episode VII: Return of the Double-Ds
Project
2017Polaroid’s creative director Danny Pemberton introduces new brand Polaroid Originals
Brand
2009In Brief: 76ers, What’s Old is New Again
Project
2015From Playboy to Charlie’s Angels, Stephanie Vovas conjures 70s California
Publication
2017Brick magazine pay homage to Dr Dre's 1992 album The Chronic
Brand
2020Do the Worm
Brand
2009Withering Flower
Brand
2013American Airlines Tail Future
Project
2011What's On: Kenneth Grange
Brand
2026Meet Your Match
Project
2013