We love public domain imagery here at Diginate – the NASA photostream is a particularly great resource, and we printed some pretty cool patent illustrations earlier in the year. With Christmas on it’s way we went in search of some more cool public domain imagery with gifting potential, and boy did we hit jackpot!

Free Vintage Posters is a website jam packed with amazing out of copyright retro posters, which you can download for free. There’s something for everyone, whether it’s tourist posters, vintage sports posters and or amazing retro movie posters. Just download, print and frame, and you’ve got a present to be proud of.

Got a friend with a thing for Alpine skiing? This would look great on the wall of any lodge:

Friends with a Francophile Chablis enthusiast? How about this beauty…

And something for the animal lover in your life?

We couldn’t resist printing a few of our favourites and framing them for the Diginate office. Here’s the results:

These images look great on satin and matt poster paper, and even better on smooth art. Just make sure you size your print order appropriately for your frame, and you’ll have a very happy recipient come Christmas Day!