Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Company logo

This was an interesting task. Having to take into account most other company logos are very similar, I chose not to deviate from this approach - a simple, memorable picture and their name. The picture is in place to draw the eye, but not distract from the name often found near the image. The name is usually in readable font, and picture being something relative, like warner brothers, their initials, and then their name. Or universal, the planet with their name on it. I went for my own initials, as more of a self plug, and the name of my company below said initials.

Monday, 20 April 2015

First draft of main task

This is my first draft of my media main task. Upon seeing this, Mr Allen told me I needed sound effects and credits, along with a few other things. I will continue to follow his requests.


Saul Bass was a graphic designer and a film maker born in New York City on May 8th 1920, he then later passed away on April 25th 1996 in Los Angeles. In the 75 year gap between those two dates, he accomplished many things, and arguably the greatest of said achievements was revolutionising title sequences in the film industry. His original claim to fame was his title sequence in "The Man with the Golden Arm" in 1955, which was about a musicians struggle with a heroin addiction, a seemingly stereotypical topic to you and I, but back then 'twas a taboo subject.
Bass' title sequences appeared in amble amount of films:
Carmen Jones (1954)
The Big Knife (1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The Racers (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
The Shrike (1955)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Storm Center (1956)
Attack (1956)
Edge of the City (1957)
Saint Joan (1957)
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
The Young Stranger (1957)
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Cowboy (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
The Big Country (1958)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
The Facts of Life (1960)
Exodus (1960)
Ocean's 11 (1960)
West Side Story (1961)
Something Wild (1961)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
The Victors (1963)
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Cardinal (1963)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Grand Prix (1966)
Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Seconds (1966)
Such Good Friends (1971)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Broadcast News (1987)
Big (1988)
The War of the Roses (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Higher Learning (1995)
Casino (1995)
Bass also designed various film posters and other such things, like company logos.