“Seattle’s unofficial granddaddy of grunge” was born on April 9th, 1954 in Seattle Washington, and has always had an appreciation old-fashioned commercial art despite the incorporation or emergence of new technology. He received this title through the impact of his cultural design commentary seen in his designs of show posters, album covers, magazine design, and…
Noz W Wodzie, or Knife in the Water is a film directed by Roman Polanski, released in. The movie is about a couple on a road trip about to go sailing who run into a hitchhiker and invite him along. Tension builds between the hitchhiker and the man who invited him along because he starts…
What is it: a 1965 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Designed by: Ruth Ansel, An image of: Steve McQueen Photographed by: Richard (Dick) Avedon (who was also guest editor) One reason this cover is notable is because it is ground-breaking. This cover, by Ruth Ansel, was the first time a man was on the cover…
This poster was commissioned to advertise the Polish National Opera’s 1964 production of Alban Berg’s avant-garde opera Wozzeck in Warsaw. The opera is based off of the everyday life of soldiers and the townspeople of a rural German-speaking town. At first glance, because of the heavy use of the color red, the poster can be…
Jan Lenica was born in Poznań, Poland on January 4, 1928 to the famous painter and musician, Alfred Lenica. His father encouraged him to be a pianist thus attending a music based secondary school in 1947. He switched paths and graduated from Warsaw Polytechnic in 1952 with a degree in Architecture. Warsaw Polytechnic is the…
What is it: a 1965 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Designed by: Ruth Ansel, An image of: Jean Shrimpton Photographed by: Richard (Dick) Avedon This cover (and issue) of Harper’s Bazaar is one of Ansel’s most popular and well known. Not only is the cover striking and eye-catching but the backstory is also interesting. Originally,…
65 Bridges to New York Poster New York, 1968 65 Bridges is an architectural poster which is now contained in the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. The image was captured by photographer Harvey Lloyd and manipulated by Tomoko Miho. it was published in 1968 as a series to put on…
As a kid, I have always been obsessed with editorial magazines. Since the age of 12, I have collected everything from Teen Vogue, Elle, Vogue, and W Magazine. It wasn’t that I wanted to read them as much as it was I loved looking at them. Seeing a glossy new cover in my mailbox each…
John Baskerville was born in Worcestershire, England on January 28, 1706. He was a notable printer in Birmingham, England and his typefaces are still used today. When he was young he worked engraving tombstones, but by the time he was 20 he was working as a writing teacher and in charge of an engraving business.…
John Baskerville was born in Worcestershire, England on January 28, 1706. He was a notable printer in Birmingham, England and his typefaces are still used today. Along with the creation of his typefaces, Baskerville is also often cited with either the invention of or the innovative use of the first woven paper. One of the…
John Baskerville was born in Worcestershire, England on January 28, 1706. He was a notable printer in Birmingham, England and his typefaces are still used today. His most popular font was Baskerville, which he designed in 1754, after creating his own printing company. Baskerville was destined for greatness in the area of type from the…
Roman Cieślewicz created many works and some of them include political metaphor. “Che” Si is CHe Guevara. Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular…
Roman Cieslewicz Roman Cieslewicz was a Polish graphic designer. He was born on January 13, 1930 and died on January 21, 1996 in Paris, France. “Cieslewicz earned widespread international recognition, exhibiting his works throughout the world. He was one of the founders of the Polish poster school which promoted an aesthetic…
Cassandre was most well known as a poster artist, but he delved into many different areas of art, including the creation of typefaces. Many of his typefaces were widely used and impactful, with one of the more interesting types being Peignot, which he created in 1937. The type was commissioned by Deberny & Peignot. The…
One of the most important posters created by Cassandre was Au Bucheron, a poster created as an advertisement for a cabinet maker in 1923. The poster itself led to Cassandre’s later and widespread success and fame, winning him recognition and an iconic style. It is a depiction of a man chopping down a tree, not…