Bob Peak transformed the approach to movie advertising with his flamboyant and graphically complex style. His work on cinematic classics like “My Fair Lady,” “Enter The Dragon,” “Superman,” “Star Trek – The Motion Picture” and “Apocalypse Now.” helped garner him the title “father of the modern Hollywood movie poster.”
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Exciting news for fans of observational humor, world famous web comic, The Oatmeal will soon be available in book form. 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth promises a year’s worth of comics, with a mix of classic favorites as well as plenty of brand new material that isn’t available on the web.
You can preorder the book and learn more about the upcoming book tour online. But be forewarned, with so many amazing comics and quizzes you can get lost for hours perusing the site. To help you out, we’ve gone through and picked out our top ten ‘must read’ comics. And yes, this list is totally subjective.
The archetypal ‘Bad Girl’ has been used to sell movie tickets since the dawn of cinema. Lusty poses, ample cleavage and cat fights, we’ve gathered 40 images celebrating the classic camp style of movie advertising.
The Pioneers of American Industrial Design stamps honor the design minds that helped shape the look of the 20th Century. Images after the jump.
Fine art may not be the first thing to spring to mind when you think of the traditional football poster, however, we’ve managed to find a few with a more artistic take on the game.
High heels are the ultimate sexy shoe design. The height of the heel not only elongates the leg, it also alters the wearer’s center of balance; making the hips sway when walking, and forcing the pelvis to tilt so that both chest and rear end protrude. Continue Reading
The Super Bowl Ring – the ultimate symbol of gaudy machismo and sporting achievement. From simple to ornate, these rings say not only did we kick some serious ass on the field, we are not afraid to flaunt it. Curious about how the ring has evolved over the years? We’ve gathered images of all the official designs and pulled a few notables from the past forty plus years.
Created by artist Jon Defreest these NFL parody designs won the Silver Award for Logo Design at the 2010 Hatch Awards in Boston. Available on t-shirts at Tauntr.com, a company that prides itself on “adding insult to everything”, these disturbing logos are an offbeat, original way to say “Your team sucks.”
Paying homage to everything from Bruce Lee to X-rays, the mercurial Google Doodle Logo alerts us to obscure daily factoids through its simplistic graphic designs. We’ve pulled the top twenty 2010 Doodles from around the globe.
