Tag Archives: Herb Lubalin

just plain facts

by Art Chantry: fact magazine. art directed and designed by herb lubalin. … a lot of young designer folks today really hate lubalin and think of his work as the worst design of all time. i’ve actually heard that a … Continue reading

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you become the language

by Art Chantry: first off – sorry for the bad repro. i didn’t want to bother removing the plastic cover sheet. this is a book that is exactly what it looks like – a cheezy book covering all the things … Continue reading

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not close enuff

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) william golden designed the brand/identity/corporate graphic system (and, of course that amazing logo) for william paley’s CBS broadcasting corp. back in the late 40′/early 50′s. with this incredibly sophisticated and extraordinarily smart effort and his … Continue reading

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their generation: digging the hip

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: TALKIN’ ‘BOUT THE BEAT G-G-G-G-GENERATION: Here’s a small sampling of how Jack Kerouac and the Beat writers were presented in their time, and from the relatively recent past. Dig it man. More inspiration from the archives… The … Continue reading

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cover artists

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) norman laliberte is a great hero of mine. he was endlessly experimental and took whatever medium was laying around (or just invented) and did brilliant iconic work in that medium. every single things i’ve seen … Continue reading

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well executed mediocrity

graphic decoration. what we learned in school…. by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): Back in grade school and even junior high school (mostly called “middle school” these days. apparently somebody thought that being called “junior” anything was damaging to our sensitive … Continue reading

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about the birds and the bees

Its 1972. Smut, murder and death on the streets as well as the killing fields of Vietnam. ….. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ) : This is the valentine’s day, 1972, issue of the legendary SCREW magazine (cover by “Babe” – a … Continue reading

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born modern

He proclaimed that he was “born modern”. Alvin Lustig and a feature image that looks somewhat inspired from the Henri Matisse cutouts from his post-war period.Or maybe it was Matisse was inspired by Lustig for his “Jazz” series. quite possible.Other … Continue reading

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#F*/^!:&* low rent visual languages

Another article by Art Chantry, the influential graphic designer of lo-fi high contrast design. “He rose to prominence in Seattle, first at The Rocket and then through his posters for bands big and small, including Nirvana, Gang of Four and … Continue reading

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