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From the lens Alps Travel Poster Ideas -- Be Inspired by the Past.

Did you find a vintage Alps Travel Poster here for your home or office?

  • olgahutsul Nov 15, 2011 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    It was really a great idea to put it all together!!! Really nice place for inspiration!!
  • squidooposters May 26, 2011 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    Really enjoying your posters lenses - many thanks
  • tourism-india Mar 16, 2011 @ 7:28 am | delete
    A very unique lens.
  • Lemming13 Jan 5, 2011 @ 3:38 am | delete
    These have such style - I love old travel posters and luggage labels. Hadn't seen most of these before, so thanks for posting them up. Lovely.
  • scar4 Oct 12, 2010 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    wow, nice pictures. I have never been to Europe. Hope I will make it to Alps someday.
  • drifter0658 Oct 7, 2010 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    I loved this collection of retro art the first time, and I loved it no less this time.

    Do you smell the smoke of a burn out blessing? This lens is featured at http://www.squidoo.com/chaotic-good
  • WordCustard Oct 8, 2010 @ 4:50 am | delete
    A Squid Angel with an eye for design! Thank you, though credit goes to the artists (sadly all long-dead, I expect) who created these works of art.
  • Sylvestermouse Sep 26, 2010 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    Oh, these are all fabulous! Everything looks so "clean!" Now I have a question: Did women really snow ski in skirts? That one is just too awesome!
  • WordCustard Sep 27, 2010 @ 3:46 am | delete
    You would be amazed what women did in skirts. Even climbed mountains. And I mean big scary mountains that needed ropes and ice axes and a full day of climbing.
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 8, 2010 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    What a great assemblage of poster art!
  • WordCustard Sep 9, 2010 @ 11:37 am | delete
    They are lovely aren't they! Thanks for visiting Kim.
  • d-artist Aug 21, 2010 @ 8:05 pm | delete
    what great posters and nice lens...I just love the images, brings back some memories for me.
  • WordCustard Aug 22, 2010 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    Thank you Delia! They sure new how to create great art.
  • kiwisoutback Jul 24, 2010 @ 8:41 am | delete
    These old posters were the best. The advertisements back then were pieces of artwork, not like today (though maybe they'll be saying the same thing in 50 years). It just seems like they put a lot more thought and personal talent into the concept -- so much so that people hang them in their homes. I don't know if we can say the same for today's advertisements. Excellent lens!
  • WordCustard Jul 25, 2010 @ 3:25 am | delete
    Yes, you can see how much work went into designing these posters when they had only visual channels to work with. Some are really quite iconic. I also love the way they reveal the different painting styles of the time, and something of the passions and fashions too! Thanks for commenting. :)
  • AddaptAbilities Jan 27, 2010 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    I love vintage advertising. It just feels more human than a lot of what we get today. Great work!
  • WordCustard Feb 1, 2010 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Thanks Addy. I love these artistic interpretations that captured the excitement of travel
  • drifter0658 Jan 26, 2010 @ 4:54 am | delete
    This style of retro art for marketing has always intrigued me. There is a lot of work that goes into catching the eye and holding it long enough.

    The lens was great and I agree with Kim, interesting facts throughout.

    Smell the smoke of a burn-out pseudo blessing?
  • WordCustard Jan 26, 2010 @ 6:21 am | delete
    It's interesting too to see how the idea of what was considered eye-catching changed over the decades.

    Appreciate the visit and a pseudo blessing from you is one I will be delighted to accept.
  • ulla_hennig Jan 25, 2010 @ 2:17 am | delete
    I very much enjoyed the journey to the past!
  • WordCustard Jan 25, 2010 @ 7:20 am | delete
    Thanks for joining me on it, Ulla!
  • arncyn Jan 25, 2010 @ 12:03 am | delete
    This lens is just lovely Nicki, those vintage posters are gorgeous. (:
  • WordCustard Jan 25, 2010 @ 6:19 am | delete
    Thanks Cynthia. Travel seems so much more glamorous back then!
  • kimmanleyort Jan 23, 2010 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    What a great idea for a lens. I really enjoyed all of them and the role of the railways way back then was interesting. 5*
  • WordCustard Jan 25, 2010 @ 6:19 am | delete
    Thanks Kim, I love this style of poster so it was fun to put together.

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I adore these historic travel posters from the golden age of Alps tourism. I hope you will too!

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