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Tag Archives: Milton Glaser
poetics of pegasus
by Art Chantry: just for fun, i thought i’d show all of you this. it’s the cover of the newest “Poetry” magazine. it’s their 100th anniversary year this year (not bad!). to celebrate the centennial, they asked a dozen “famous” … Continue reading
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
cartoon messiah: a walt misery construction
…A struggle between the divine and the mythical, Jacob and the Angel as point of departure and building block for a political struggle that of necessity and consequence collides and challenges the established law. Since the beginning, there has always … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Anarchism David Graeber, Ben Bernanke, Bob Dylan, Christopher Nolan, David Graeber, david graeber guardian, Max Horkheimer, Milton Glaser, Sigmund Freud, TD Canada Trust, TD Money Lounge, TD Money Lounge Canada, Theodor Adorno, Umberto Eco, Walter Nejamin, Wayne Gretzky
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design as a dialog of art?
by Art Chantry: this is one of the two-bit books you find all the time in used books stores. they tend to be racked in the “art book” section, or maybe the “hobbies and crafts” or “how to paint” shelves. … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged alexander rodchenko, American Bauhaus Chicago, american graphic design, art chantry, Container Corporation of America CCA, el lissitzky, graphic design, Gyorgi Keepsark Tob, herbert bayer, Herbert Bayer Bauhaus, Herbert Bayer graphic design, Herbert Matter, Leo Lionni, madame pickwick art blog, Madame Picwick, Mey, Milton Glaser, Paul Frand graphic design, Paul Rand, Walter Allner
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weill done: a weill deal
by Art Chantry: one thing i’ve taught myself to do while thrifting is to always ALWAYS dig through old stashes of classical records. i used to skip over classical records when i found them at yard sales and thrift store … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged art chantry, Bertolt Brecht, Frasconi, Ivan Chermayeff, Joseph Albers, Kurt Weill, lotte lenya, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mario Lanza, Milton Glaser, Neil S. Fujita, push pin studios, Richard M. Powers, Richard Powers, robert brownjohn, Searle, seymour chwast
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great zonkers
by Art Chantry: this is an important package design in the history of american marketing. it basically sold buttery caramel glossy popcorn in a useless fancy-pants package and completely blew open the hipster munchies market. prior to this product hit … Continue reading
pink pussycatz
by Art Chantry: we always get all gooey about paul rand and milton glaser and all them great old master designers. but, ya know, they can’t hold a candle to what we produce on our own. do they?
truckin’ to a nostalgic seedy past
by Art Chantry: ok, i gotta thing or two to say about this classic piece of american graphic design here. to begin with, it has NOTHING to do with ‘trucks’. when robert crumb drew this (i think it was in … Continue reading
fakin’ it
by Art Chantry: here is another great example of that “fake psychedelic” bubble style illustration that we all love so much (sorry i can’t fit the whole unfolded LP cover on my scanner.). the situation here is not that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend
Tagged art chantry, Cyrk Posters, Heinz Edelmann, Ian Curtis Joy Division, john alcorn, Johnny Lydon, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Milton Glaser, Peter Max, PIL Public Image Limited, push pin studios, Rick Griffin, seymour chwast, Stanislaw Zagorski, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, Velvet Underground Loaded, wes wilson, Wheels of Fire LP
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fake psych vibe
by Art Chantry: this is a primo example of what i’m talking about when i mention “fake psych”. there was a period of time back in the mid to late 1960’s where the businessheads in america saw what “them kids” … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend, Marketing/Advertising/Media
Tagged Acey Lehman, Acy Lehman, Alton Kelley, art chantry, Art Deco style, Bob Fried, Cal Tjader, Heinz Edelmann, Jo Grey illustration, John Acord, Lee Conklin, Marvin Hayes, Marvin Hayes illustration, Milton Glaser, Peter Max, push pin studios, Rich Griffin, Rick Griffin, Robert Crumb, Stanley ''Mouse'' Miller, The Association, victor moscoso, wes wilson
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