Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The OPPOSITE of a Vornado heater


Ran across this on Ebay... it's a vintage fan that uses a 220V hot plate mounted to the grill. Hmm - super hot coils, within easy reach?? Think of it as the EXACT OPPOSITE approach Vornado takes to heater design. At least they used a cool color though!

1954 Vornado Owner's Guide


For all you Vintage Vornado enthusiasts, here's the first of what I hope to be many more Vintage manuals for your information and entertainment. These manuals are beautiful to behold - the design and printing characteristic of the mid 50's is simply phenomenal.

1954 Vornado Owner's Guide (9MB, PDF)

Or view this nifty Flash version.

Ridiculously Talented Designer Needed

If you are a ridiculously talented designer, we ought to talk. I know - the economy's still sluggish, nobody's hiring... yet, here we are, seeking a graphic designer. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign? Absolutely. Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere? Sure would be nice. Pre-press and on press experience? You bet.

Here's a link to the posting. You'll find an email address where you can submit your resume.