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March 10, 2009

Like a record

From the Chermayeff & Geismar Collection comes this Norlin Annual Report shaped like an album cover. Inside, along with the actual report, is the record Norlin Salutes The Music in America, which includes works by Morton Gould, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and William Schumann.

March 03, 2009

First look, part 2: George Tscherny

We’ve just received our next batch of materials from George Tscherny: a wonderful case study of his identity work for W.R. Grace. Video after the jump!

February 20, 2009

The Maxell blow-away guy

I cannot count how many times I tore through this sparse bachelor pad on packages of XLII tapes. The translation to TV (here, courtesy of YouTube) isn’t quite the same, since however loud-sounding “Ride of the Valkyries” may be, it cannot be as powerful as the imagined decibels conveyed by the print ad, with tie and lampshade frozen permanently in full blow-back amid gusts of high-fidelity.

February 13, 2009

Kodak slide box, 1963

In the 1960s Kodak returned developed Kodachrome in these slide boxes. It’s an elegant packaging system, simple and well-proportioned: pushing on the side that reads PUSH HERE (not, say, the one that reads PUSH FROM OTHER SIDE) reveals an elegantly built-in paper hinge and divider for the two sections.

January 29, 2009

For the love of Pee-Wee

Here’s a 1981 print from highly influential graphic artist (and longtime SVA instructor) Gary Panter advertising Paul Reubens’ Pee-Wee stage show in Los Angeles. The show was the springboard for Reubens’ feature film, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, and later his acclaimed series, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. Panter was the head set designer for the TV show and this early poster displays his trademark jagged lines and surreal sensibility. Now scream real loud when you hear the secret word…

January 16, 2009

Inspiration: XTC and Milton Glaser

XTC’s Andy Partridge readily admits to using Milton Glaser’s 1966 poster for radio station WOR as the inspiration for the cover art for XTC’s 1989 album Oranges and Lemons. He has also professed his love of the work of Yellow Submarine art director and designer Heinz Edelmann, who is also a new addition to the archives — sneak peek to come!

January 16, 2009

Ivan Chermayeff’s glove collection

From Eye 54, a small feature on Ivan Chermayeff’s collection of abandoned gloves. They also link to another post featuring some whimsical collages by the designer.

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Like a record

First look, part 2: George Tscherny

The Maxell blow-away guy

Kodak slide box, 1963

For the love of Pee-Wee

Inspiration: XTC and Milton Glaser

Ivan Chermayeff’s glove collection

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