Saluting a master

Google and their eclectic homepage graphics (aka Google Doodle) salutes legendary American graphic designer and filmmaker, Saul Bass. Bass was best known for his cinema title sequences and movie posters, working with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Bass is also known for his successful corporate identity work including, Bell Telephone, Alcoa, Avery International, Dixie, Frontier Airlines, United, Continental, Frontier Airlines; North American Rockwell, Hunt Wesson, Quaker, Alcoa, Lawry’s, Saturday Evening Post, Warner, Minolta, The United Way and the Girl Scouts. Saul Bass’ work is timeless and has gone on to inspire many other great designers and illustrators and has won the admiration of diverse film and design communities. The animated video showcases some of his best work from a prolific Hollywood career which spanned five decades. Bass title sequences included  Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959)and Psycho (1960). His work also included Spartacus (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Shining (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991)and Casino (1995). So stylish, clever, classic and always inspiring. Thanks and happy birthday, Saul…