Saul Bass

Idea 084, 1967

Content includes:
Young Designers Show – Number VII
Giuseppe Lucci
Doug DeWitt
John Sposato
Alan Peckolick
Poetci Illustrator, Eugene Karlin
Pim van Boxsel “the Marvelous Adventures of Philomene”
Book Review “Posters in Japan 1860-1956”
The Work of Shigeo Fukuda
Exhibition of Illustrative Works by Tadashi Ohashi
Four Corporate Identity Programs by Saul Bass

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Saul Bass
Saul Bass studied at the Art Students League with Howard Trafton and at Brooklyn College under Gyorgy Kepes. After freelancing as a designer and art director in New York, he moved to the West Coast in 1946 to oversee art activities for Buchanan & Co. In 1950, he joined Foote, Cone & Belding in Los Angeles, and by 1952, he had established his own studio. As a designer and consultant, Bass took on a wide range of projects for both industries and advertising agencies. Explore related designers including Paul Rand and Herb Lubalin. See also American Modernism, American graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.
IDEA (Japan)
Idea is a Japanese design magazine that has been published since 1953, covering typography, visual identity, and contemporary graphics.

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Idea 84, 1967. Cover design by Saul Bass.
Idea 84, 1967. Cover design by Saul Bass.
1967 issue of IDEA, cover design by Saul Bass and magazine content focused around corporate identity design.
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