Tag Archives: Paul Rand

heavin’ hoover

by Art Chantry: this is a classic of paranoid right wing madness. in this book, dear sweet j. edgar hoover (the original g-man and cross-dressing sweetie) sets forth the evidence of a mad commie conspiracy to control our minds (and … Continue reading

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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

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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?

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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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the decorators: artistic purity?

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) yesterday i wrote an essay about the shep fairey thing. as ususal, there were opinions tossed around all over the place. that subject is ripe for opinions – all of them lame except my own … 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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whimsically condemned

Jesee Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ) The Condemned of Altona (cover and spine-treatment) Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 Design, Illustration + Typography: Paul Rand (1914-1996) In most cases allowing a designer to redraw the company colophon (in this … Continue reading

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wandering into modernist territory

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i have this wonderful book called “books for our time” , edited by marshall lee, with written contributions by herbert bayer, merle armitage, john berg, s.a. jacobs, ernst reichl and a forward by george nelson … Continue reading

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playing chicken

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Perspectives, issue #3 Intercultural Publications (New York)/Hamish Hamilton Ltd. (London), 1953 Design: Paul Rand Art Director: Alvin Lustig A lit quarterly, Perspectives was the British/international version of Perspectives USA, … Continue reading

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goodbye columbus

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J. ) Goodbye Columbus and Five Short Stories Meridian Fiction, 1960 Design: Paul Rand Rand’s lyrical, playful cover for the paperback version of Roth’s first book—maybe the last time one … Continue reading

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