Tag Archives: william golden

not close enuff

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dave

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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bargain bin language: pounded and grown

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Dave

By Art Chantry: the other day, i wrote some stuff about an old ad for a concert by the doors. i started out talking about the graphic design style and the history represented by the way the ad was created. … Continue reading →

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not pieces of contemporary decoration

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i’ve always considered logo design to be the single most difficult sort of project a graphic designer has to do for a client. look at it this way: to design a decent logo, you have to … Continue reading →

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wandering into modernist territory

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dave

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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saint paul : step on the hem of his garment

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Art

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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rand about

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i have extremely mixed feelings about the life and work and importance of paul rand. in the ‘fine’ graphic design world, he has been elevated to enormously lofty status. he’s often seriously referred to as … Continue reading →

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moods for moderns

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Art

Modernism has become retro…. by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): For my money, the philosophical dialog of ‘modernism’ is probably the most important and the single most interesting and intriguing intellectual/creative discussion of the last century, maybe even in the history of … Continue reading →

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modernism: where do we go from here?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Art

Modernism and artistic expression in the face of the human condition Art Chantry: Art@artchantry.com For my money, the philosophical dialog of ‘modernism’ is probably the most important and the single most interesting and intriguing intellectual/creative discussion of the last century, … Continue reading →

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born modern

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Art

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 →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged alvin lustig, art chantry, bradbury thompson, Herb Lubalin, Ivan Chermayeff, Jan Tschichold, Paul Rand, Steven Heller, william golden | 1 Comment

man with the golden eye

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Dave

Another brilliant article by Art Chantry. This one on CBS and William Golden and Art touches on some social-psychological angles to mass media culture that defined much of the pre-boomer generation: by ART CHANTRY (http://www.artchantry.com/) corporate history books are great … Continue reading →