"I like melodrama because it is situated just at the meeting point between life and theater." - Luchino Visconti Visconti was not only one of the greatest film directors of the 20th century, he was the ultimate human conundrum. An aristocrat, a Milanese count … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Vintage Russian Intourist Posters for Your Covid-Travel Blues
It was reported on Wednesday by The Moscow Times that Russia has confirmed 10,028 new COVID-19 infections, bringing that country's official number of cases to 242,271, making Russia the country with the world's second-highest number of coronavirus infections. The good old USA is … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: The Film Title Sequences and Posters of Saul Bass on His 100th Birthday
Photo by Harrie Verstappen, Wikimedia Commons Saul Bass (1920 — 1996) was a one of the greatest graphic designers. He is most famous for his design of film posters and title sequences. Bass worked side-by-side with his wife Elaine Bass for much of his career. I don't know … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Sexy Soviet Space Propaganda Posters
"The way for man is open! " 60 years ago, a Space Race was being fought between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. The two countries competed for first: first satellite, first man in space, first woman in space, and the first people on the Moon. Today, space … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Posters from the 56th New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival opened this weekend, sponsored by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. The festival runs through October 14, featuring 30 new films from around our pretty planet, plus tributes, revivals and retrospects. This year’s arresting poster is a collaboration … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Crazy Graphic 1970s Era Porn Film Posters (NSFW)
During an interview for a 1970 LIFE Magazine cover story, a porn filmmaker predicted: "When everything is shown that can be shown, boredom will set in." He was wrong, of course. In the USA, porn today is a $13 billion industry, and the Internet has made the … [Read more...]
Thanks For Sharing: Worst Client Feedback as Posters
Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy, frustrated by their stupid client remarks, decided to turn their “favorite worst feedback” into posters. They created this “Sharp Suits” series … [Read more...]
Nerd Alert: The 50th Anniversary Doctor Who Poster Unveiled
It's the last hurrah for Matt Smith fans, and probably the last time I SWEAR TO GOD that I will ever watch the show. On November 23, the 11th Doctor goes out with a bang, … [Read more...]
Addicted to Love: Pain Killer Sex
The Science World museum in Vancouver worked blue in its poster for the "Science of Sexuality" show, which explores sexual development with an aim to putting sexuality in a positive light. (Isn't it already seen as positive?) "We like to put the word out there in ways you'll … [Read more...]
Burly Construction Workers Will “Manage Your Meat” at Burger King?
The concept makes us hungry for a Whopper at the drive-thru. (via dangerousminds) … [Read more...]
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