A Hometown Design Study

In 2021, nostalgic memories came rushing back to me of my small hometown, Anna, Illinois. Perhaps it was the isolation from a pandemic or perhaps it was that I started to view my hometown and its unique people and history as a source of inspiration and an avenue for great storytelling.

Here you’ll see a design study of Anna’s one motel and what the marketing materials could have looked like in the 1960s. You’ll also find recreated 1920’s ephemera of Rodgers Theatre. We then venture into the ’80s with Anna-Jo Bowl.

Anna Plaza Motel 1960’s Marketing Materials Reimagined

Rodger’s Theatre 1920’s Ephemera Reimagined

Anna-Jo Bowl