Saul Bass Typographical Biography Book

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i think its very very mportant for us not to be under the illusion that anybody else cares. - saul bass -


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born in l Bass is u a S : 0 2 rk 8 may 19 of New Yo t ic r t is d the Brinx

14 jul 19 36 the Ar : Studies at t League Students' in Manh attan

ssistant 22 feb 1938 : A rtment in the art depa thers of Warner Bro New York

9 Aug 1954 : First title sequence for Preming er's Carmen Jones.

r's for Preminge s le it T : 5 5 19 27 Mar a Golden Arm The Man with


25 Oct 19 58 : Comp leted tit Alfred H l itchcoc k's Vertig es for o

hwest orth by Nort N s k' c o c h c der 6 May 1959 : Hit tomy of a Mur na A 's r e g in m e Pr

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6 May 1960 : Title s for Stanley Ku brick's Spartacus and Hi tchcock's Psycho were created

rt film, 2 Nov 1962 : Directs his first sho ine Makatura Apples and Oranges. He marries Ela

6 Aug 1968 : Wins an Os car for th short film e Why Man Cr eate. He also desig ns the cor porate identitly fo r the Bell System


6 May 1973 : Designs t he corpo for Unite rate ident d Airlines ity

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1990

30 Aug 198 0: Kubrick's T Designs poster fo r Stanley he Shining and the c identity f orporate or Minolt a

6 May 199 0 : Crea te for Mar tin Scor d the titles sese's G oodFe

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Cape Scorsese's e o f s e l it r the designs fo 14 Sep 1991 : T r e t s o p e did th Fear. Also my Awards 63rd Acade

8 Feb 1993 : T itle for Sco rsese's The of Innocenc Age e and poste r designs for Spielberg's S chindler's Lis t

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s titles f n ig s e D : 5 6 May 199 's Casino Scorsese

25 Apr 199 6 : Saul B ass dies He was a in Los An ged 75. . geles Quote: "D esign is t hinking ma de visual ."


"My initial thoughts about what a title can do was to set mood and the prime underlying core of the film's story, to express the story in some metaphorical way. I saw the title as a way of conditioning the audience, so that when the film actually began, viewers would already have an emotional resonance with it." - saul bass -


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Symbolize and summarize - saul bass -


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Vertigo 1958

Directed by : alfred Hitchcock starring : james stewart{kim nowak{barbaba bel geddes Country : usa composer : bernard hermann


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Anatomy of a murder 1959 Directed by : otto Preminger starring : james stewart{lee remick{ben gazzara Country : usa title sequence designed by : saul bass

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psycho 1960

Directed by : alfred hitchcock starring : anthony perkins-janet leigh{vera miles Country : usa composer : bernard hermann


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the man with the golden arm 1960

Directed by : otto preminger starring : frank sinatra-eleanor parker{kim novak Country : usa Title sequence designed by : Saul Bass

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the seven year itch 1955

Directed by : billy wilder starring : marilyn monroe-tom ewell Country : usa Title sequence designed by : Saul Bass


There is nothing glamorous in what I do. I'm a working man. Perhaps I'm luckier than most in that I receive considerable satisfaction from doing useful work which I, and sometimes others, think is good - saul bass -


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The Man with rm, 1955 the Golden A

Bonjour Tristesse, 195

Carmen Jones,

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Vertigo, 19

North by Northwest,

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Psycho, 1960

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Anatomy of a Murde

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One, Two, Thr

The Shining, 1980 Brothers, 1977


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