
Blast from the Past: this vintage sign shows the excitement of the Space Age!
By: Linda Joyce Ott
Tags: advertising signs, contemporary signs, signs, signs of the times, Space Age signs, space shot, Space Shot shooting gallery arcade game, vintage signs
Category: Conceptual Art, Culture, foto, fotographia, Photo Art, Photography, Photos, print on demand, videos
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
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| Focal Length: | 35mm |
| ISO: | 1600 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | Canon EOS REBEL T5i |
Travel back to a time when space exploration captured our imaginations and arcade games were the pinnacle of fun. This captivating Space Age sign, with its vibrant yellow backdrop and dynamic spaceship design, once set the scene for the thrilling Space Shot shooting gallery arcade game. Adorned with swirling galaxies, distant planets, and a cratered moon, it’s a perfect emblem of mid-20th-century fascination with outer space adventures.
You can see more vintage and contemporary advertising signs in my print-on-demand publications: Signs of the Times from MagCloud:

and from Amazon: Signs of the Times 2:


And in my 6 minute video: Click to watch on YouTube
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Every Tuesday and Friday, I post a photo or piece of art that I’ve created that reflects what I call the Optimism of Color. Through vibrant colors and bold visceral forms, these works shout out my joy at being alive, and my good fortune at being able to continue to make art after surviving five cardiac arrests in one night in 2011.
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