Saul Bass
Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and is best known for his designs of motion picture title sequences, film posters and corporate logos.
During his 40 year career, he had worked some of Hollywood's most well known filmakers, such as Alfred Hitchcock and Otto Preminger. One of Bass' most famous title sequences was the animated paper cut out of a Heroin addict's arm for Preminger's 'The Man with the Golden Arm'. (NL)
During his 40 year career, he had worked some of Hollywood's most well known filmakers, such as Alfred Hitchcock and Otto Preminger. One of Bass' most famous title sequences was the animated paper cut out of a Heroin addict's arm for Preminger's 'The Man with the Golden Arm'. (NL)
Bass was also responsible for designing some of the most iconic logos in America, such as Quaker Oats and Continental Airlines. Logos like these were used until the companies merged with similar companies, such as when Continental Airlines merged with United Airlines. The average lifespan of a Bass logo was 34 years, which was unusually long lifespan for .(NL)
Bass also designed a number of movie posters for films such as 'The Shining' (1980), 'Anatomy of a Murder' (1959) and an undistributed poster for 'Schindler's List' (1993). These posters show an artistic talent which doesn't contain much detail, it's all very generic, with only 'The Shining' containing any real detail. (NL)