Movie Poster Inspiration

Johannes Theodor Baargeld

Johannes Theodor Baargeld was a German painter and poet who lived from 1892-1927.  Together with Max Ernst, Baargeld founded the Cologne Dada group. "Typical Vertical Mess as Depiction of the Dada Baargeld", 1920.

"The Author of the Book "Fourteen Letters of Christ" in His Home", c. 1920

Paula Scher

Paula Scher is a graphic designer and artist.  She designed album covers for CBS and Atlantic Records until she moved to magazine art direction."Tsunami" 2006 Acrylic on Canvas"India" 2007

William Morris

William Morris was an English textile and furniture designer, as well as an architect, writer, and socialist.  He was associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement.  His main notoriety comes from his repeating pattern designs for wallpapers and textiles.  "Brer Rabbit" block printed furnishing cotton, 1882, England

"Acanthus" wallpaper print from woodblocks, 1875, England

Alexey Brodovitch

Alexey Brodovitch was a Russian designer and photographer who was best known for his art direction in Harper's Bazarre in the 30s through the 50s.
Woman with Handkerchief, New York, 1951

Le Tricorne Ballet, New York, 1945

Stefan Sagmeister

                        

Stefan Sagmeister is a graphic designer and typographer.  Among his many accomplishments, he has designed album covers for Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and more. 

Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp was a French artist who was closely associated with the Dada and Surrealist movements.   An advisor to many wealthy art collectors, Duchamp helped shape the artistic tastes of people in his time.  He challenged traditional views of art and changed people's perspectives on art marketing and distribution.  In the above piece, Duchamp questions the definition of art by simply taking a urinal and naming it "Fountain."

Mascots in History- Geico Gecko

The Geico Gecko became the insurance company's mascot in 1999.  Commercials depicted the gecko pleading with people to stop calling him in error for car insurance, insisting they're trying to contact Geico.

Mascots in History- Bucky Beaver

Bucky Beaver was the mascot for Ipana toothpaste in the 1950s.  He appeared in commercials singing a catchy jingle for the product.  A popular scene in the movie Grease shows the Pink Ladies singing along with the commercial

Mascots in History- Mr. Peanut

Mr. Peanut is the advertising mascot for Planter's Peanuts.  In 1916, Planter's held a contest for a drawing that could be used as a logo.  A 14-year-old boy's depiction of a peanut with a face, arms, and legs was chosen, and later modified by a commercial artist, who added the top hat and cane.

Stanley Morison

Stanley Morison was a designer and historian of printing.  In the 1920s and 1930s, Morison was a typographic consultant for the Monotype Corporation and lead in the redesign and revival of historic typefaces.  Morison is credited as one of the greatest influences of modern typography today. 

ABC

The logo for America's Broadcasting Company, or ABC, was designed by Paul Rand. It's simple, modern design show's the company's solidified place in the marketplace, and it's lack of complex detail or color suggest that there is no need because it was one of the first companies in it's genre and it isn't threatened by any rival companies.

Girl Scouts

The logo for the Girl Scouts was designed by Saul Bass. The three faces of contrasting color suggest the organization's character of togetherness and equality.

IBM

This logo for International Business Machines, or IBM, was designed by Paul Rand. The geometrical shapes that go across to form the letters IBM suggest the company's systematic and mathematical attitude.

Saul Bass (2/9)

This is one of the logos created by Saul Bass for AT&T in 1984 that, yet modified, is still used today.  

Saul Bass was one of the best known graphic designers and an Academy Award-winning filmmaker.  He has created several well-known logos that are all widely recognizable.  I found this compelling because this symbol that he created had, at one point, a 93% recognition rate in the U.S., and even without the words "AT&T", still is identified with the company.  This is a symbol that we all see on a daily basis; on billboards, in magazines, posters, and even on our own cell phones.