There was an article in our local paper about the writers of "MAd Men", and the accompanying photo showed them on the set. I realized that they were all sitting on MY DESK -- the desk I had right here at work, at, uh, a major institute of dental education. It's similar to the green desk in the 3rd image. This place was designed in the '60s and finished in '71. We still have formica walls, and tons of those old desks. Both have held up remarkably well, and now have the advantage of looking "retro."
So I finally see "Mad Men" -- and it's the episode where the whole place breaks up and most of the scenes were shot in a hotel room! Never did get to see my desk.
Ooooh, and that woman in the last image has my glasses.....
This is one of my favorite Scanning-Around posts, and I love 'em all. These are probably my favorite single feature of CreativePro. Inspirational and so cool... I was about to slip into a salute to MadMen as well, but the other poster beat me to it.
When I sat at a drafting table, people used to say they couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler. Now that we are all on computers, they are my job competition. Their lines may be straight but the rest, well....
I love retro! I was born in '61, and my wife is Thai, so the title of the article and the first image with the Asian women sitting on the desk caught my eye. I would love to see the caption that went with that photo! Also, we both love Mad Men! This article hit home on so many levels. :) Thanks Gene!
Wow, I remember those water-coolers, We used to call them water fountains. They were definitely not made for people under a certain height because I can remember having to stand on my tip-toes to get a drink even as a teenager. I always thought a water-cooler was those big bottles of spring water that were turned upside down on a stand and then everyone had to use one of those cone-shaped cups to get a drink. Am I mistaken?
Violet
My aunt, a graphic artist, gave me a large case of unused Letraset letters when she "upgraded". I had a great time with those....made books and magazines :)
Thanks for bringing back the good memories.
Submitted by officegirl on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 16:27.
You've gotta lvoe that Letraset. My first introduction to the world of design was using these letters to add the copy to designs for silk-screened glass and wooden gift accessories. Maybe "anyone" could have done it, but I learned more about typography, spacing, leading, and kerning from using those sheets than any textbook could have taught me. To this day, I have a good grasp on typography form the foundation that Letraset provided.
As for the office furniture, well it sure does bring back memories of visiting my dad's office. Great article!
When I first started working, I sat at those metal desks. Used an Underwood, but we also had a data processing dept that used punch cards. The noise of those punch machines was deafening.
We did have a machine that did customized form letters. It was like a player piano with large paper rolls on heavy metal spools. Instead of a piano, it ran a typewriter. I think it was called a Robotype.
Letterset was a godsend when doing comps. Although as I remember, I seldom had the right size or font for the particular job I was working on no matter how many sheets I had.
My daughter (age 25), an english-environmental science major, went out and found herself an old manual typewriter (I believe an Underwood, but not certain).
She's not a Luddite, she just loves the sound it makes when she writes. Unfortunately our 140-year old office supply store (the only on in our town of 25K) closed its doors in 2009. So sad. And now my daughter is wondering where she'll be able to get her typewriter ribbons - not Target or Walmart, that's for certain.
Monta
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Monta Gael May, MFA
http://montagael.blogspot.com
http://montagaelmay.com
Submitted by monta gael on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 07:42.
'60s office furniture
There was an article in our local paper about the writers of "MAd Men", and the accompanying photo showed them on the set. I realized that they were all sitting on MY DESK -- the desk I had right here at work, at, uh, a major institute of dental education. It's similar to the green desk in the 3rd image. This place was designed in the '60s and finished in '71. We still have formica walls, and tons of those old desks. Both have held up remarkably well, and now have the advantage of looking "retro."
So I finally see "Mad Men" -- and it's the episode where the whole place breaks up and most of the scenes were shot in a hotel room! Never did get to see my desk.
Ooooh, and that woman in the last image has my glasses.....
Everything old is new again
This is one of my favorite Scanning-Around posts, and I love 'em all. These are probably my favorite single feature of CreativePro. Inspirational and so cool... I was about to slip into a salute to MadMen as well, but the other poster beat me to it.
Bravo!
"Anyone" can do it!
When I sat at a drafting table, people used to say they couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler. Now that we are all on computers, they are my job competition. Their lines may be straight but the rest, well....
Thanks for the memories!
Great article
I love retro! I was born in '61, and my wife is Thai, so the title of the article and the first image with the Asian women sitting on the desk caught my eye. I would love to see the caption that went with that photo! Also, we both love Mad Men! This article hit home on so many levels. :) Thanks Gene!
Water Coolers
Wow, I remember those water-coolers, We used to call them water fountains. They were definitely not made for people under a certain height because I can remember having to stand on my tip-toes to get a drink even as a teenager. I always thought a water-cooler was those big bottles of spring water that were turned upside down on a stand and then everyone had to use one of those cone-shaped cups to get a drink. Am I mistaken?
Violet
Letraset
My aunt, a graphic artist, gave me a large case of unused Letraset letters when she "upgraded". I had a great time with those....made books and magazines :)
Thanks for bringing back the good memories.
Dry Transfer Lettering
You've gotta lvoe that Letraset. My first introduction to the world of design was using these letters to add the copy to designs for silk-screened glass and wooden gift accessories. Maybe "anyone" could have done it, but I learned more about typography, spacing, leading, and kerning from using those sheets than any textbook could have taught me. To this day, I have a good grasp on typography form the foundation that Letraset provided.
As for the office furniture, well it sure does bring back memories of visiting my dad's office. Great article!
Everything
When I first started working, I sat at those metal desks. Used an Underwood, but we also had a data processing dept that used punch cards. The noise of those punch machines was deafening.
We did have a machine that did customized form letters. It was like a player piano with large paper rolls on heavy metal spools. Instead of a piano, it ran a typewriter. I think it was called a Robotype.
Letterset was a godsend when doing comps. Although as I remember, I seldom had the right size or font for the particular job I was working on no matter how many sheets I had.
Retro Lives
My daughter (age 25), an english-environmental science major, went out and found herself an old manual typewriter (I believe an Underwood, but not certain).
She's not a Luddite, she just loves the sound it makes when she writes. Unfortunately our 140-year old office supply store (the only on in our town of 25K) closed its doors in 2009. So sad. And now my daughter is wondering where she'll be able to get her typewriter ribbons - not Target or Walmart, that's for certain.
Monta
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monta Gael May, MFA
http://montagael.blogspot.com
http://montagaelmay.com