Nov 12, 2011 Ian Albinson
The Title Design of Saul Bass (a brief visual history)
To celebrate the release of the long-awaited book Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design, I put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass's most celebrated work.
Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design, by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, is available on Amazon.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will also celebrate the life of Saul Bass with a film screening and talk on Monday, November 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. This special event features the New York premiere of Saul and Elaine Bass's Academy Award-winning short Why Man Creates (1968), newly preserved by the Academy Film Archive, as well as a rich selection of title sequences, commercials, and corporate campaigns.
Among the evening's guest presenters are the book's author, Pat Kirkham, a distinguished design historian who knew Bass personally; Chip Kidd, the award-winning contemporary graphic designer and writer noted for his brilliant book covers; and Kyle Cooper, a legendary graphic designer in his own right, with such unforgettable film title sequences as Se7en, X-Men: First Class, the Spider-Man trilogy, and countless others.
Full details here: The Academy and MoMA Present Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design
- Ian Albinson, Editor-in-Chief
Editor: Ian Albinson
Music: Greg Fonkmaster B "Fonkmaster's Interlude"
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