Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design

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That is the first book to be published on some of the greatest American designers of the 20th Century, who was once as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity and graphic work. With more than 1,400 illustrations, many of them never published before and written by the leading design historian Pat Kirkham, That is the definitive study that design and film enthusiasts have been eagerly anticipating. Saul Bass (1920-1996) created one of the most most compelling images of American post-war visual culture. Having extended the remit of graphic design to include film titles, he went on to turn into the genre. His best known works include a series of unforgettable posters and title sequences for films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Otto Preminger’s The Man With The Golden Arm and Anatomy of a Murder. He also created one of the most most famous logos and corporate identity campaigns of the century, including those for major companies such as AT&T, Quaker Oats, United Airlines and Minolta. His wife and collaborator, Elaine, joined the Bass administrative center within the late 1950s. Together they created an impressive series of award-winning short films, including the Oscar-winning Why Man Creates, in addition to an equally impressive series of film titles, ranging from Stanley Kubrick s Spartacus within the early 1960s to Martin Scorsese s Cape Fear and Casino within the 1990s. Designed by Jennifer Bass, Saul Bass’s daughter and written by distinguished design historian Pat Kirkham who knew Saul Bass in my view, this book is filled with images from the Bass archive, providing an in depth account of some of the leading graphic artists of the 20th century.

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