Classic Hip Hop Party Flyers

This is a nice example of print ephemera becoming web ephemera. Toledo Hip Hop hasn’t been updated since 2005, but they’ve left behind a server full of amazing hand-set party flyers from the early 80’s designed by Buddy Esquire and Phase 2. The designs are pure gold – hip hop’s punk rock flyers – and the parties feature some of the most influential names from back in the day. These were produced with Letraset type, ditto machines and Xacto knives. Some of these were later featured in the book Born in the Bronx published in 2007 and other designs can be found here or floating the web. So before you send that party flyer off to Modern Postcard, check these out and reconsider.