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Saul Bass and Associates (Book)
Posted by claes in
27 Apr 2006 — 2:22pm
27 Apr 2006 — 2:22pm
This isn't truly typography-related, but i figure there might be people here interested in this sort of thing anyway.. I just wanted to mention that i was recently able to get ahold of the reprinted and seemingly not-so-easy-to-get-ahold-of Saul Bass and Associates book (originally from 1979). i found it online at a specialized bookstore in Holland called Nijhof & Lee and it costs for €36 + shipping, which wasn't too bad. it's certainly no definitive book on all things Saul Bass, but given the slim-to-none existence of Saul Bass books in general, it's worth having if you're a fan like myself.
(the first link has some samples from the book)
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27 Apr 2006 — 2:41pm
Love Saul Bass! This is a pretty cool link:
http://www.notcoming.com/saulbass/index2.php
Great book!
peace
27 Apr 2006 — 5:09pm
yup, that's a good one, though i wish they'd have them in video. sadly it's one of the few Saul Bass websites around.. a shame that the saulbass.net site just disappeared.
went to the Saul Bass exhibit in London in 2004, which was completely awesome. not only did it have all the goodies, but they had sketches, private letters and such.. i wish i'd taken a camera.
28 Apr 2006 — 9:41am
that book really, really looks good...
...what is the name of this brand, i've never seen this one before:
http://youworkforthem.com/images/print/P0125/P0125_04.jpg
28 Apr 2006 — 11:07am
Just placed the order. Thanks for the link! There should be a DVD of all his title sequences. Now all I need is an exhaustive book on Ronald Clyne and my cypher will be complete.
28 Apr 2006 — 8:21pm
…what is the name of this brand, i’ve never seen this one before:
Ajinomoto, a Japanese food company. they sadly no longer use that logo, it appears. a shame, since it's just such a beautiful logo.
28 Apr 2006 — 8:25pm
There should be a DVD of all his title sequences.
yeah, "Bass on Titles". though it only contains 10 title sequences, not all of them. it's pretty hard to find (i haven't had any luck yet), but i do know it's available on a shorts compilation in North America called "Short 11: Ecstasy". no idea of the quality on that one though (the stand-alone release in the UK is supposed to have been digitally remastered).
12 May 2006 — 12:16pm
Just want to say I just received this in the mail from Nijhof & Lee. Excellent book, and for all you folks stateside that are alarmed by the shipping rates, I chose economy (that said 4-6 weeks) and it arrived in 7 days.
Also to reply on my own comment about a Ronald Clyne book--the man just passed 3 weeks ago. r.i.p.
2 Jun 2006 — 4:34am
Thanx claes!
I agree: beautiful logo!!!
I can't believe they don't use it anymore...
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2 Jun 2006 — 6:32am
There's a book coming out next year that looks to be pretty definitive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300103727/qid=1149255062/sr=1-1/ref=sr...
2 Jun 2006 — 10:28am
The Bass on Titles DVD is available on Amazon in the UK and you can rent it as well as buy.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006OR0XU/qid=1149268537/sr=8-...
I think the reviewer on Amazon it sums it up in terms of price/duration/quality/aspect ratio issues (prepare for a lot of fiddling with the zoom button); I'm pretty sure it wasn't remastered. I'd just come back from the Design Museum show and didn't notice the production date on the DVD so mistakenly assumed it was the same comprehensive showreel I'd just seen there, so was rather disapointed! Luckily I'd only hired it.