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sin, skin, tonic and above the din of the copy
by Art Chantry: this is the very latest brand new cd cover i designed for the mono men’s release on estrus records called “sin&tonic” (the lp version was called “SKIN & tonic”). but, what’s interesting about this cover for this … Continue reading
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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Tagged american graphic design, american graphic design history, Andy Warhol, art chantry, ben shauhan, david stone martin, George Olden, graphic design, Herb Lubalin, lou dorfsman, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Paul Rand, reid miles, reid miles blue note, william golden, William Paley
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no depression: its all a best of
Jesse Marinoff Reyes: I wrote at length on the work of Grant Alden on his essential document of American music, No Depression magazine—both as designer and art director for its covers. But this was an entire magazine he was doing … Continue reading
saint paul : step on the hem of his garment
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) …the truth as i see it is that that paul rand had the good fortune to be a great arrogant hustler/salesman. he arrived late on the scene, stole from the best of the best (the pioneers … Continue reading
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Tagged alexey brodovitch, american graphic design, art chantry, burt goldblatt, Cal Schenkel, david stone martin, ed big daddy roth, frank zachary, graphic design, harry chester, herbert bayer, jack kirby, Lester Beall, nathan gluck, nike missiles, Paul Rand, paul rand art for industry, ralph steadman, reid miles, reid miles blue note, steve heller, Steven Heller, Terry Gilliam, victor moscoso, westinghouse logo, william golden
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peacenik chapel
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) IT’S hard for us to remember during thee heady days of conservative religious political activism. but, back in the 1950′s and 1960′s, the church was a bastion of liberal and progressive thought and action. religious activists … Continue reading
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Tagged art chantry, ban the bomb movement, christian banner, corita kent, corporate pop culture, emmett grogan, graphic design, Henri Matisse, Ivan Chermayeff, jean arp, matisse stained glass windows, peace movement 1950's, Psychedelic Art, reid miles, sister adelaide, sister corita kent, the Diggers
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disposable great design
by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) I spend a lot of time digging around in bins of garbage. i love it. i love going to goodwill stores, junk stores, church rummage sales, flea markets, antique malls and even the dump (but … Continue reading
visual language: academia and the derisive sniff
Back to the complex visual language of graphic design.If academics spent more time scrounging in junk stores…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) : I spend a lot of time digging around in bins of garbage. i love it. I love going to … Continue reading