more Saul Bass

 

Although this version of the Grand Prix movie poster was not used, I really dig the sense of speed in it.

Mathew Carter

The letter "g" designed by Matthew Carter.

Original ink drawings of the character types.

Mathew Carter is one of the pre-eminent type designers of the 20th century.  He is a historian of printing and has won numerous awards for his significant contributions to typography and design. It's interesting seeing how he designed that letter G.

Jean Carlu

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.

Jean Carlu, Gift Packages for Hitler!, 1942, Art Deco

Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut has won hundreds of design awards and his work is represented in several permanent collections including: the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York; the Library of Congress in Washington, DC; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA); the Denver Art Museum; the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany; and the Museum für Gestaltung in Zürich, Switzerland. He also served as the national president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from 1998 to 2001. Not only do I love Coors, but I also like the "super clean" new logo. It has a simple and modern look.

MillerCoors merger logo

Gorilla from graduate portfolio

Museum of Arts and Design

Max Ernst

Max Ersnt, Frottage Skulls for Peret's je Sublime, 1936, Dada/ Surealism.

Although Max Ernst never recieved any formal artistic training, he is considered to be one of the main pioneerers of the Dada movement and was a major influence for surrealist. This work is an example of a graphic art technique invented by Ernst called frottage. It was made for a poetry book by Benjamin Peret and I find it appealing because I think skulls are cool.

James Montgomery Flagg

James Montgomery Flagg, A Momentary Qualm, date unavailable, war.

 

Flagg, a master of pen and ink, sold his first illustration at the age of twelve and worked for the magazines Life and Judge at the age of 15. Altough he is best known for wartime posters that include Uncle Sam, I prefer his comic illustrations like this one.

mascots

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.