Not only is this my favorite hip hop album of all time, it is also one of my favorite album covers. The sci fi art and monochromatic color scheme matches perfectly with the music on the album.
The Akira movie poster features the coolest bike ever.
Although this version of the Grand Prix movie poster was not used, I really dig the sense of speed in it.
Jean Carlu's work was influenced by the geometric shapes of Cubism and he achieved a streamlined economy of form. Carlu spent the years of World War II in the United States where he designed posters for the war effort. I would agree that his designs and compositions are effecient. I find the Gift Packages For Hitler! poster to be very clean indeed.
Jean Carlu, Give'em Both Barrels, date unavailable, Art Deco
Jean Carlu, Larrañaga Havana Cigars, date unavailable, Art Deco.
Sonic the Hedgehog is Sega's Answer to Nintendo's success with Mario. Sonic as a mascot is one of the key reasons for the company's success during the 16-bit era of video game consoles. Sonic is one of the most recognizable video game characters in the world. Not only has he been a successful mascot for Sega, but he has also appeared in animation and comics. Compared to an Italian plumber, Sonic is an edgy and rebellious character which, in my opinion, sums up what Sega was as a company in the early 90s.
The Frito Bandito was the mascot for Fritos corn chips from 1967 to 1971. He was dropped as a mascot because some found him to be racially offensive. Racist or not, any character animated by Tex Avery and voiced by Mel Blanc is cool in my book. Frito Bandito is cartoony and tells me that i would have fun eating Fritos.
Created by Chris Rutt after seeing a black-faced performer at a vaudeville show, the image of Aunt Jemima began appearing on thousands of pancake mix boxes in the 1890s. During the 1950s, the image was criticized as being a negative portrayal of African American women and the trademark has been gradually modernized since then. Nevertheless, her warm smiling face suggests that she can cook up some bangin' pancakes.James Herbert Macnair, book plate, 1903, Art Nouveau
Herbert Macnair, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Frances Macdonald, and Maragaret Macdonald were known as "The Four" and pioneered what would be known as the "Glasgow Style". This is a bookplate by Macnair that displays an interesting use of symetry.
Alphonse Mucha, JOB, 1897, art nouveau.
Mucha began earning widespread attention in the 1890s for his illustration work which included posters of Sarah Bernhardt, and he became one of the most prominent artists of the Art Nouveau movement. I really admire how he handled the smoke and hair in this poster.
