You Can't Miss: Saul Bass

There was a very fascinating post on the blog I follow this week, Eye Blog, about a designer by the name of Saul Bass. I was surprised to find that his movie posters appeared throughout the '60s because the style of them is so highly modernized and contemporary. I didn't know of Bass before I read the post, but he was obviously a highly tuned visionary. These two examples from Eye Blog are my favorite clips of his work.

The top poster has a man in the mold, but the man is revealed only in his muscular form. That image struck me when I discovered it. His concepts are simple, yet in ingenious. He is very successful at using just a few colors (most of his posters only have two) and making a limited palette work to his advantage. I try to be simplistic in my own designs, I really hate clutter, so these graphics were inspiring. I still can't believe they're from the '60s! This guy was way ahead of his time.