7-11-11: Saul Bass Case Study: Saul Bass
D.O.B-Death: 1920-1996
Bass studied in NYC Art Students League. Worked as a freelance graphic designer/commercial artist. 1946 he moved to LA to get away from creative constraights. 1954 Otto preminger invited him to design the poster for his movie he was so impressed he asked him to do the title sequence.
Saul Bass is best known for his use of simple geometric shapes and their symbolism. Often a single dominant image stands alone to deliver a powerful message.
Bass's posters and titles had an uncanny ability to capture the mood of a film with simple shapes and images.
Bass was heavily influenced by bauhaus and russian constructivism- 1923.
Between 1970 & 1986 Bass only worked for a handful of films.
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