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Bass, Saul
Communication Arts: Saul Bass - The design accomplishments of Saul Bass (1920–1996) encompass many areas of visual communication: graphic design, movie titles and films, corporate design programs. For more than five decades, Bass was a design innovator, in the corporate world with logos for AT&T, United Airlines, North American Rockwell and working with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Otto Preminger. The scope of Bass’s long and prolific career has influenced legions of designers and filmmakers.
Design Museum: Saul Bass (1920-1996) - Saul Bass was not only one of the great graphic designers of the mid-20th century but the undisputed master of film title design thanks to his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger and Martin Scorsese.
Digital Media FX: Saul Bass: A Film Title Pioneer - By Noell Wolfgram Evans. A night at the movies once went like this: you'd arrive at the theatre, see a short subject, a cartoon, a smaller (B) movie and then the main feature would dance across the screen followed by a slate of coming attractions.
Titles Designed by Saul Bass - Interactive image gallery includes title credits for the designer with brief overview of each project.
Wikipedia - Saul Bass - Saul Bass (May 8, 1920 - April 25, 1996) was a graphic designer, but is best known for his design on motion picture title sequences, which is thought of as the best such work ever seen.

During his 40-year career he worked for some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including most notably Alfred Hitchcock, plus Otto Preminger, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. His most famous title sequence is probably the animated paper cut-out of a heroin addict's arm for Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm.

Bernbach, William

Ad Age.com - Willaim Bernbach (1911-1982) - After Bill Bernbach's death in October 1982, Harper's told its readers he "probably had a greater impact on American culture than any of the distinguished writers and artists who have appeared in the pages of Harper's during the past 133 years." Sixteen years later, Bernbach's impact continues undiminished. And today he emerges as No. 1 on Advertising Age's 20th century honor roll of advertising's most influential people.
A Life in Advertising William (Bill) Bernbach, 1911-1982 - William Bernbach was born on August 13, 1911 in the Bronx borough of New York City. His modest upbringing during the Depression and public school education instilled a strong sense of gratefulness for the achievements which lie before him during his remarkable career in advertising..
Tribute to Bill Bernbach by Jean Feldman - I met America for the first time in December 1962. She had a big red ribbon in her hair, with Santa Clauses on every street corner. I was an angry young man, art portfolio under my arm, trying to grasp what it took to do better.
Brody, Neville
- LinoType: Font Designer - Neville Brody - Neville Brody – born 23. 4. 1957 in London, England – graphic designer, art director, type designer.
- FUSEtalk - Neville Brody - Neville Brody studied Graphic Design at the London College of Printing before immersing himself in the independent music scene of the early 1980s. As an art director for Fetish Records, he was able to experiment with a graphic language that amalgamated painting with a new sense of architecture.
- Research Studios - Neville Brody - Neville Brody, the British designer and art director, has now been at the forefront of graphic design for over two decades.
- Carson, David
- Adobe.com - David Carson - A design legend speaks out about "The End of Print," the future of the Web, and the subtle beauty of blur . By Joe Shepter.
- Hillmancurtis: Artist Series : Design - David Carson - Narrated video produced with Quicktime.
- Typo Home - David Carson - David Carson is a creative director and designer at R/GA (Robert Grennberg and Associates) and also principal of David Carson Design New York City. He has a B.A. degree in Sociology. London-based Creative Review magazine proclaimed Carson Art Director of the Era and calls his work on Ray Gun magazine the most important work coming out of America. His art direction and graphic design for Beach Culture magazine has won over 150 awards, including Best Overall Design and Cover of the Year from Society of Publication Designers.
- Profiles - David Carsons - David Carson Interview - on a plane fromTijuana, Mexico back to New York City. By Design is Kinky.
- Wikipedia Article - David Carson - 'Danny' is an American graphic designer. He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography. He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun. Carson is almost universally acknowledged as the greatest and certainly the most influential graphic designer of the nineties. In particular, his widely-imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge" era.
- Cassandre, A. M.
- Cassandre - The Art Producer of the Streets, poster and theatre designer, lithographer, painter and creator of typefaces, Cassandre, one of the greatest commercial artists of this century.
- Hot Head - The Art Chantry interview by Lonnie Stacatto.
- Speak Up - Renowned graphic designer Art Chantry is synonymous with Seattle ’s subculture poster and album cover design that many have come to admire - and often imitate.
- Official M.C.Escher Website - On this website you can find information about the use of M.C. Escher's work, a short biography, news, bibliography, links and some fun stuff like a Virtual Ride through some of his works.

Antoine de Saint-Exup

Graphic Design Directory

Bass, Saul

Bernbach, William

Brody, Neville

Carson, David

Cassandre, A. M.

Escher, M. C.