cd research

I like how the text are confined in their own sections.

All this is is text, a rectangle, and a colored photo.  I can definitely come up with something similar.

I can dedicate a whole blog to this subject since music and album art are two of my favorite things.  The subject, a wolf-like humanoid with a gun in  front of an outer space backdrop, is sci-fi.  The colors are "heavy metal".

Jonathan Hoefler

Jonathan Hoefler designs original type faces and has won awards for his designs for Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, and Esquire.   I didn't come across any of his work that I think is exciting, and the Obama poster is only "kinda" cool.

hoefler text

Requim typeface

Obama poster

movie poster research

I heard that this is a good movie and I plan on watching it soon.  This movie poster is telling me that there is going to be a battle and heads are gonna fly.

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.

Neville Brody

Initially working in record cover design, Brody made his name largely through his revolutionary work as Art Director for The Face magazine.   The Parliament album cover is my favorite because of the military references.

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