📗 Libro en inglés SAUL BASS

This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century who was as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity and graphic work Saul Bass 1920 1996 created some of the most compelling images of American postwar visual culture Having extended the remit of graphic design to include film titles he went on to transform the genre His best known works include a series of unforgettable posters and title sequences for films such as Alfred Hitchcock s Vertigo and Otto Preminger s The Man with the Golden Arm and Anatomy of a Murder He also created some of the most famous logos and corporate identity campaigns of the century including those for major companies such as AT&T Quaker Oats United Airlines and Minolta His wife and collaborator Elaine joined the Bass office in the late 1950s Together they created an impressive series of award winning short films including the Oscar winning Why Man Creates as well as an equally impressive series of film titles ranging from Stanley Kubrick s Spartacus in the early 1960s to Martin Scorsese s Cape Fear and Casino in the 1990s Designed by Saul Bass s daughter Jennifer and written by distinguished design historian Pat Kirkham who knew Saul Bass this book contai