Words & Eggs is curated by college instructor and calligrapher Lesley Yoder, who also regularly contributes to We Love Typography. W&E primarily spotlights vintage and vintage-inspired design, typography, hand lettering, literature, francophilia, and anything else that’s rad. For more of Lesley’s calligraphy, click HERE. W&E elsewhere: BlogPinterest TwitterFacebookW&E on EtsyFlickrMy Green ScreenTumblr (3.0; @wordsandeggs)http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/831670124347247a4eb1a5b27ede850a/tumblr_mk90scxJHv1qa2wo7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db9de5eec2b03325add865cf3a50e82a/tumblr_mk90scxJHv1qa2wo7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d6654e451514a87a4c384196523a8c3c/tumblr_mk90scxJHv1qa2wo7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://prettyclever.tumblr.com/post/46317550307/the-national-poster-retrospecticus" target="_blank">prettyclever</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://omgposters.com/2013/03/22/the-national-poster-retrospecticus-8-new-prints-available-at-shows-and-via-email/" target="_blank">The National Poster Retrospecticus</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/46318359238http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/46318359238Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:22:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/410f9d8046f314cc386c354da3af7162/tumblr_mjrcbqQzMl1qagc5do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New hand-lettered, hand-drawn “To/From” stamp with wooden handle, now available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126547603/to-from-stamp-calligraphy-hand-drawn?" target="_blank">Letter Be Etsy shop</a>! Stamp on handmade tags, envelopes, packaging, etc.!</p>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45498479789http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45498479789Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:31:02 -0400rubber stamphand letteringcalligraphystampsgiftspackaginghandmade<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/125d4ac211052870199bd897250db3d6/tumblr_mjq7j6A6so1qatsq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iconoclassic.tumblr.com/post/45464300060/vintage-cuban-movie-poster-by-paulus-veltman" target="_blank">iconoclassic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vintage Cuban movie poster (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulveltman/2239271363/" target="_blank">Paulus Veltman</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45467651655http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45467651655Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:43:53 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8dfeg7nAj1rum0oio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Moon Watcher’s Companion: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know about the Moon. By Donna Henes.</p>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45453106764http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45453106764Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:29:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/352abe7cd3536feedf65797928e4c638/tumblr_mjptcb2xmH1qac08mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagestampdesigns.com/post/45432414000/korea-postage-stamp-kangaroo-collector-c-1975" target="_blank">stampdesigns</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenhorton/8560548156/in/photostream" title="Korea postage stamp: kangaroo collector" target="_blank">Korea postage stamp: kangaroo collector</a></p> <p>c. 1975</p> <p>designed by Kim Sung Sil</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45453030918http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45453030918Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:28:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68160587e9236150214bf4423f6572a8/tumblr_mjpuqfh5ko1qzzsdjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c86.tumblr.com/post/45451913272/the-thief-of-bagdad-1940-artwork-by-werner" target="_blank">c86</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033152/" target="_blank">The Thief of Bagdad, 1940</a></span></p> <p><span>Artwork by </span><span>Werner Gottsmann, c. 1960s</span></p> <p>via <a href="http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/movie-poster-of-the-week-salvatore-giuliano-and-the-posters-of-werner-gottsmann" target="_blank">Notebook</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45452475058http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45452475058Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:21:13 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/31db60bf651a04d71153bf0c9c77d7e6/tumblr_mjm40dn15H1qz7nxjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f08b3eff4d50160324942eb4afe882d7/tumblr_mjm40dn15H1qz7nxjo2_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dailydesigndiscoveries.com/post/45280415002/the-magnificent-seven-a-series-of-portraits-made" target="_blank">karenh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2013/march/12/artist-folds-banknotes-into-irreverent-portraits/" title="The Magnificent Seven," target="_blank"><em>The Magnificent Seven</em>,</a> a series of portraits made from folded banknotes by French photographer <a href="http://www.festival-circulations.com/?Serie-Les-sept-mercenaires&lang=en" title="Philippe Pétremant" target="_blank">Philippe Pétremant</a></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2013/march/12/artist-folds-banknotes-into-irreverent-portraits/" title="Phaidon" target="_blank">Phaidon</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45372146997http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45372146997Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:19:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02kqewoh11qzzsdjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iconoclassic.tumblr.com/post/45290524919/c86-taken-from-murray-mccains-books-1962" target="_blank">iconoclassic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c86.tumblr.com/post/18394120741/taken-from-murray-mccains-books-1962" target="_blank">c86</a>: <span>Taken from Murray McCain’s </span><em>Books!</em><span>, 1962</span></p> <p>Illustration by John Alcorn <span>via </span><a href="http://letterology.blogspot.com/2011/08/books-and-more.html" target="_blank">Letterology</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45372004724http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45372004724Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:17:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly273yzOUM1qztc9io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bsreport.tumblr.com/post/45293662038/post-office-blue-ensign-national-maritime" target="_blank">bsreport</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p> <a href="http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/759.html" target="_blank">Post Office Blue Ensign - National Maritime Museum</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371930663http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371930663Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:16:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/31153be1444bc0495f7b6aaabcb78038/tumblr_mhz409bdTe1qe2w1uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://minimalmovieposters.tumblr.com/post/42703884029/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-by-artur-mierzwa" target="_blank">minimalmovieposters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Beasts Of The Southern Wild</em> by <a href="http://www.behance.net/osomilagroso" target="_blank">Artur Mierzwa</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371881896http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371881896Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:16:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ce3e3432b39fbf547e065dc89233da7/tumblr_mjn9x8Pic61qatsq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iconoclassic.tumblr.com/post/45335950993/via-tadanori-yokoo" target="_blank">iconoclassic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="https://www.google.it/search?q=Tadanori%20Yokoo%20Genka&aq=f&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=v5tBUcLqLdOQ4gTz2ID4Dw&biw=1519&bih=976&sei=3JtBUdqWPNLc4QT70YGABw#imgrc=2Tly5G6S_4Q7yM:;0rzKoilSVwZnSM;http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_mca70sU7d41r082jyo1_500.jpg;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Ftagged%2Ftadanori%2520yokoo%3Fbefore%3D66;500;719" target="_blank">Tadanori Yokoo</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371811105http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371811105Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:15:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cd3ba9d71575895cb3c14721ae64c57c/tumblr_mjnx7gtu4U1qac08mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagestampdesigns.com/post/45354925442/poland-postage-stamp-constitution-c-1921" target="_blank">stampdesigns</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenhorton/8558055336/in/photostream" title="Poland postage stamp: Constitution" target="_blank">Poland postage stamp: Constitution</a></p> <p>c. 1921</p> <p>designed by E. Bartlomiejczyk and W. Huzarski</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371705523http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371705523Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:14:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b9cb33b073185904dc227738bb5ed619/tumblr_mjnyddNhoV1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Different sizes of mouths require a different technique in kissing.” </p> <p>Still, the “vacuum kiss” just makes me think of dust blowing around in there. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/45356321347/smooch" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/02/14/the-art-of-kissing-hugh-morris/" target="_blank">Smooch</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371646414http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/45371646414Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:13:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ifqgkSiF1qac08mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagestampdesigns.com/post/26315125755/canada-postage-stamp-british-columbia-100-years-in-canad" target="_blank">stampdesigns</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenhorton/7483614070/in/photostream/" title="Canada postage stamp: British Columbia centenary" target="_blank">Canada postage stamp: British Columbia centenary</a></p> <p>c. 1971</p> <p>designed by <a href="http://postalhistorycorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/1971-british-columbia-in-spring-of-1870.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edward R. C. Bethune</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/43528258182http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/43528258182Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:17:17 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0bb8cd3b49060b3c0c13d4e7377bdcdf/tumblr_mh3ys5R1751qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/43120730332http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/43120730332Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:52:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90418831fa292d6896ceea3053f2c129/tumblr_mhils7WTuk1qzzsdjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Holy terrifying.</p> <p>Via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c86.tumblr.com/post/41989341488/ethel-marbach-a-diy-guide-to-holy-housewifery" target="_blank">c86</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Ethel Marbach - A DIY Guide to Holy Housewifery, 1964</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calsidyrose/8434018664/" target="_blank">Calsidyrose</a></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42821293819http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42821293819Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:13:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lohuxkYARy1qh0381o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://typeverything.com/post/7733501422/typeverything-com-ontario-arts-council-book" target="_blank">typeverything</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Typeverything.com - <a href="http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/book-design/ontario-arts-council-book-cover/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20TheCDR%20(The%20Canadian%20Design%20Resource)&utm_content=Google%20Reader" target="_blank">Ontario Arts Council Book Cover</a> designed by Theo Dimson in 1968.</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42821082649http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42821082649Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:10:32 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26d054642afcd7044305bde40aef2406/tumblr_mg7rmeEC9S1qh0381o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://typeverything.com/post/39845914870/typeverything-com-gebrauchsgraphik-1932-06" target="_blank">typeverything</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Typeverything.com - GEBRAUCHSGRAPHIK 1932-06</span></p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42821048584http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42821048584Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:10:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d828034949f5538b3881631b5d29aa9f/tumblr_mfq5gpqTHv1rlltbjo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f77f9e0507849c14af2a95f35370e21/tumblr_mfq5gpqTHv1rlltbjo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://joanoh.tumblr.com/post/39013328907/library-due-date-cards-collecting-what-is-so" target="_blank">joanoh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Library Due Date Cards</em></p> <p>Collecting what is so often overlooked. </p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42592614191http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42592614191Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:00:27 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/65a0c8c0134dbec9b75dd332e6491c8f/tumblr_mhwl67Y7Hx1qh0381o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://typeverything.com/post/42578634232/typeverything-com-the-jesus-mith-by-rob" target="_blank">typeverything</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Typeverything.com - The Jesus Mith by Rob Cubuzio.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://montagueprojectsblog.blogspot.ro/2013/02/daily-book-graphics-1291.html" target="_blank">Montague Projects</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42592554603http://wordsandeggs.tumblr.com/post/42592554603Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:59:29 -0500