This week would have been the Birthday of Graphics and Film legend, Saul Bass. Here are some of his posters.
reblogged from dailyfeatorial:
Happy Birthday legend!
We love these book jackets by Walter Allner, the Bauhaus-trained graphic designer and art director of Fortune magazine from 1962 to 1974 who introduced a European Modernist typographic sensibility to American magazine design, (New York Times)
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(via typetoy)
Courtesy of the ever inspirational Letterology blog comes this lovely review of some of the great designs for the Olivetti typewriter company:
To accomodate international growth in 1929, Olivetti opened its first manufacturing plant outside Italy where they produced typewriters and other office machines. What followed were some of the most celebrated promotional posters in the 20th century from many of Europe’s most accomplished designers.
Typing never looked so cool. To see more click here.
Graphic designer Mike Joyce of Stereotype design in nyc has created an ongoing project called “Swissted”. Mike has a love of Punk Rock, and of Swiss Modernism, so in this project he has united the two to create these typographic style posters for gigs that actually happened, each one only uses the lowercase typeface berthold akzidenz-grotesk medium (not helvetica). Isn’t it amazing what you can create with just one typeface and some shapes? You can see the whole set here.
The logo for the London 2012 Olympics was hugely controversial on its launch a few years ago - do you think people have become used to it and is it working in the context of the games? The website linked above has a collection of all the logos for the summer and winter games since 1924 - a fascinating journey through the development of contemporary graphic design.
The Royal Opera House Covent garden is staging a free exhibition of Olympic posters, torches and memorabilia until the 12th August (with the opportunity to be photographed with the London 2012 torch). Meanwhile, models and drawings for Thomas Heatherwick’s extraordinary Olympic cauldron have gone on show in the V&A’s Thomas Heatherwick exhibition.
A rather interesting website featuring “A permanent exhibition on the Internet” of lots of Olympic posters.
In a departure from the normal way of things (artist commissions), Students from Kingston University have this year designed the official poster for Wimbledon 2012. Showcasing an impressive mix of witty, abstract, and inventive interpretations of the theme, the final 12 designs have been brought together in one grid format to create the finished poster.
See more here.
With the Olympics not long off now, we thought a bit of olympic themed graphics might be in order for this weeks post. When researching we came across these brilliant Transport for London posters by award winner freelance graphic designer Alan Clarke.
The clever simplicity of how each sport is portraits is utterly beautiful!
Type Matters. We couldn’t agree more, and really like the look of this book by Jim Williams for Merrell Publishers. Based on a series of handout sheets for students that the former designer and typographer-turned lecturer produced whilst working at Staffordshire University, Type Matters is an excellent primer in the art and practice of typography for anyone interested in developing or honing their skills. Simply and beautifully laid out and focusing on illustrative examples throughout, the book has the feel of a vintage reference book, complete with a natty black faux leather cover.
We think it should appeal to all but the most experienced or snobby design-heads, and will be the first to admit to wanting a copy!
My, how we like Cristiana Couceiro’s work. Taking her inspiration from early modernist graphic design, she combines beautiful, subdued colours with striking monochrome imagery and powerful collage compositions. The use of overlaid panels of colour also reminds us also of classic Aldine book cover designs from the early 60s.
See a mix of her personal and commercial work here (well worth a look).
Thanks to Simon Nevin at Felt Studios for the inspiration.
