Tag: graphic design

October 27, 2015 /

“In the ’20s, you were a face. And that was enough. In the ’30s, you also had to be a voice. And your voice had to match your face, if you can imagine that. Jimmy Cagney and Eddie Robinson had voices that were as important as the characters they played.” Joan Blondell

Not a very good movie, one immortal line, “Mmm, that dirty, double-crossin’ rat!” However, the art work for this lobby card is worth taking a look at: And, as mentioned by Mr. Kaplan in the comments, perhaps acting in pre-code Hollywood required a bit of legwork as well.

October 27, 2015 /

“I’m no actor and I never have been. What people see on the screen is me.” Clark Gable

August 8, 2015 /

Norman Bel Geddes – design GOD

Babies, I’m feeling lazy. So this is my mute appreciation of a man from the past who shaped the present, design-wise. For further research contact the University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Center. Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958) was a visionary stage designer, director, producer, theater architect, industrial designer, producer…

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September 4, 2014 /

Case Study House No. 20 – Photographed by Julius Shulman – Home of Saul Bass

July 12, 2013 /

MID-CENTURY? GOOGIE? OKAY, LET’S JUST CALL IT A COFFEE SHOP

July 12, 2013 /

YEAH, BABY! COFFEE – PHOTO BY RALPH MORRIS – COFFEE IN LA

Thank you, Betty Hallock of the Los Angeles Times,July 8, 2013 Balconi Coffee A laid-back coffee spot in the Sawtelle area in West L.A., serving coffee from local roasters, and sometimes Blue Bottle. Time slows down a little here as the traffic whizzes by on Olympic; maybe that’s because the…

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June 21, 2013 /

WHY AUTHORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SNAP THEIR OWN BOOK JACKET PORTRAITS

Hm… I thought the glasses gave me that intellectual je ne sais quoi, however…

February 17, 2013 /

OSCARS – THE LOST WEEKEND

See, four Oscars – I forgot to mention Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett won best screenplay as well. It’s been a harbinger of things to come for a long time… Billy Wilder wins Best Director for “The Lost Weekend” at the Golden Globes.