He Shoots, He Draws Podcast

Ep.75 Interview: Dustin Lee of Retro Supply - Appreciating Retro Design

Episode Summary

The Wombles once sang "...making good use of the things that we find, things that the every day folk leave behind" - Dustin Lee of RetroSupply Co has kind of been doing this with old vintage items such as packaging and Americana. He's made a business from creating first class design resources to replicate that look of old. I chat to Dustin about our joint love of old treasures and what we love about them.

Episode Notes

The Wombles once sang "...making good use of the things that we find, things that the every day folk leave behind" - Dustin Lee of Retro Supply Co has kind of been doing this with old vintage items such as packaging and Americana. He's made a business from creating first class design resources to replicate that look of old. I chat to Dustin about our joint love of old treasures, what we love about them and how we find them. This is part of a retro design trilogy - it started with Bill Rose, author of Junk Type, in episode 34 LISTEN HERE and I also interviewed graphic designer and author, Aaron Draplin, on The Vectorgenerians Podcast LISTEN HERE

You can find out more about Dustin and Retro Supply Co HERE

You can also buy RetroSupply items HERE (Search Retro Supply in the search field)

Buy Junk Type: Typography - Lettering - Badges - Logos CLICK HERE
Buy Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything CLICK HERE