Tag Archives: 1960s

We are now in control of the transmission

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Joe

This illustration which I cobbled together in my absolute favorite vector art program Affinity Designer is sort of a response to my last illustration which featured former television icon Bonnie Franklin. Whereas Ms Franklin’s televised efforts in the situation comedy … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique, Weird World of the Roku | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, #digitalart, 1960s, 1964, Affinity Designer, digital illustration, Illustration, Joe Williams, Roku, soldier, television, The Outer Limits, The Terminator, vector | 2 Comments

The Concert Stud Variations

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Joe_Williams

When I was assembling the various vector pieces of my Grandma Went to Altamont illustration in Affinity Designer, I was figuring out what my characters looked like as I went along. I had a vague image in my head of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1960s, Affinity Designer, Altamont, biker gang, bikers, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, flasher, hippies, Illustration, Joe Williams, motorcycle gang, rock concert, USA, vector, Willceau | Leave a comment

Grandma went to Altamont

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Joe_Williams

This cartoon is an effort to see what I could do with Affinity Designer and as a reaction to cliches that people, particularly lazy writers, hold near and dear. Grandmother. Granny. Grandma. Gam-gam. The term is used to evoke the image of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1960s, Affinity Designer, Altamont, biker gang, bikers, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, flasher, hippies, Illustration, Joe Williams, motorcycle gang, rock concert, USA, vector, Willceau | 2 Comments

The Bikers Three

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Joe_Williams

The fellows above are part of a crowd scene which features the flower children I posted the other day. The crowd is part of a larger, fairly complex illustration which is taking forever, but the smaller elements like this trio … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1960s, Affinity Designer, biker gang, bikers, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, Illustration, Joe Williams, motorcycle gang, USA, vector, Willceau | 2 Comments

American Gothic

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Joe_Williams

I’m still plugging away on the vector illustration I’ve written about before, and I’m still cobbling it together as I go along. I had always planned that this composition would involve a crowd. I thought I could cheat it with … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1960s, Affinity Designer, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, hippies, Illustration, Joe Williams, USA, vector, Willceau | 1 Comment

Christmas in South Philadelphia

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…about 50 years ago. My Dad must have stayed up late getting everything in place. It’s the early 1960s. My stocking is on the end. No stocking for my younger brother who hadn’t shown up yet. I was the baby.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Holiday, Philadelphia | Tagged 1960s, Christmas, South Philly, toys, tree, vintage | 2 Comments

PCA – The Class of ’68 – Environmental Design

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Joe_Williams

As I said in recent weeks, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia | Tagged 1960s, 1968, art school, artists, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, UArts, yearbook | Leave a comment

PCA – The Class of ’68 – The Painters

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Joe_Williams

As I said in recent weeks, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia | Tagged '60s, 1960s, 1968, art school, painters, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, UArts | 4 Comments

PCA – The Class of ’68 – Photography

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Joe_Williams

As I said last week, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged '60s, 1960s, 1968, analog, art school, black and white, film, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photographers, photography, USA, vintage, yearbook | 2 Comments

American Wax Museum

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Yes, Philadelphia once had a wax museum, and fortunately it was AIR CONDITIONED! The wax figures never would have survived a summer in The City of Brotherly Love if it wasn’t!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia | Tagged 1960s, American Wax Museum, field trip, Funny Girl, historic, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, The Bourse, Valley Forge Music Fair, vintage, wax | 3 Comments

Bud Cort Digs Soft Buttery Spread

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Before he was running around with Minnie Castevet, Bud Cort was shilling soft buttery spread. Take a look! …and if you have difficulty viewing it, head over to the Internet Archive for a streaming or downloadable version!

Posted in Movie Matinee | Tagged 1960s, butter, commercial, generation gap, Hippie, margarine | Leave a comment

The Triumphant Trio

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I found this fascinating little film while digging around the Internet Archive Channel on my Roku Box…

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1960s, Batgirl, Batman, pilot | Leave a comment

Amazing Powers of Penetration

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Joe_Williams

IMAGINE – a genuine spy pen enabling you to see through walls with its amazing powers of penetration. According to the advertising copy, it was developed by the German secret service during World War II although it didn’t gain them … Continue reading →

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1960s, 1967, ad, comic book, espionage, Man from UNCLE, peeping Tom, spy pen, television, vintage, xiray | Leave a comment

Bond, James Bond

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Tina

I was shopping in my neighborhood on Saturday morning when I came upon a man selling second hand items at a table. Baseball cards in foil packets, DVDs, cookie tins – nothing I was particularly interested in. However, at … Continue reading →