Posts Tagged ‘Alfred Hitchcock’

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Sonya Greenwood
January 11th, 2010

The film titles of Saul Bass

by Sonya Greenwood

Saul BassSaul Bass was not only one of the great graphic designers of the mid-20th century, but also the undisputed master of film title design. With a career spanning over fifty years – which included collaborations with Otto Preminger, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese (among others) – the work he produced was consistently innovative. While always of the moment, Saul Bass’ work is as relevant today as it was fifty years ago as it continues to appeal to the audience’s emotions and intellect. Read more…

Posted by
Sonya Greenwood
October 12th, 2009

This week’s book in reception: Jeanloup Sieff – 40 years of photography

by Sonya Greenwood

Harper's Bazaar, Palm Beach, 1964 from Red C Marketing, Advertising, Interactive Marketing and Internet Marketing Agency Red C's We Like PostingJeanloup Sieff was born in Paris on the 3rd of November 1933. He first started taking photographs at the age of 14, after being given a camera as a birthday present. He wanted to be a film director, but became a freelance reporter were he started working for Elle in 1955, he was just 22. In 1956 he progressed as a fashion photographer and by 1966 he worked with magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Glamour, Paris-Match, plus many more. He won a number of prizes, including the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in Paris in 1981 and Grand Prix National de la Photographie in 1992. He believed that if he had not received a camera as a birthday present, that he may have never been a photographer. He sadly died in Paris on the 20th September 2000 aged just 66. Read more…