Just because there is a great movie, doesn’t necessarily mean that it will have a great nicely designed poster to advertise it.  The year 1976 was full of some great movies like A Star is Born, Taxi Driver, Rocky, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Marathon Man and All The President’s Men.  However, it is the following seven movies whose posters I felt were doing something different in graphic design to make them stand out from the bunch. The Omen (1976) Ahhh yes.  The little.. || Continue Reading →

The Year 1975, for me, produced 7 posters that I felt stood out at the cinemas that regards to movie poster design.  Here is the list as I see it… Jaws (1975) Of course I had to start off the list with this monumental cinematic movie.  This movie not only scared the pants off of movie-goers, but its poster has become an icon in movie posters.  The symmetry, the proportion of the two elements really help you fear going back into the water… as if the movie itself didn’t.. || Continue Reading →

Ahhh… 1974.  It was the year Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee and the “Six Million Dollar Man” premiered on ABC.  It was also the year for some notable movie posters. Earthquake (1974) Another cinematic entry into the Disaster genre that captivated movie audiences in the 70’s, Earthquake was by far my favorite in that it used such a creative approach to the title type treatment and has such a strong diagonal lead visually.. || Continue Reading →

While it was a good year for some very memorable flicks like The Exorcist, Enter The Dragon, Disney’s Robin Hood and American Graffiti, I am not so sure it was a great year for some memorable movie posters.  In combing the archives, I really only came up with 6 that I felt really tried something different in either layout or imagery. Day of The Jackel (1973) Even though this is the foreign movie posters for this film, the sheer simplicity of the poster helps convey what.. || Continue Reading →

It was a good year for movie poster design. Some monumental films were being released (The Godfather and Deliverance), and some designers where helping to break out of the mold and try something different to help draw the interest in from passerbys.  Below are twelve that I felt made my cut for great movie poster designs of 1972. The Godfather (1972) This is one of the more iconic movie logos ever created.  Originally crafted by the great S. Neil Fujita who originally created.. || Continue Reading →

So what did the year of 1971 have to give the design world in the form of movie posters? Well, check out my pick for the best of that year below… The Clockwork Orange (1971) Okay, it is not only a VERY disturbing movie, but it’s poster was equally as jarring.  The strong visual balance of the layout, with the knife blade and concentric triangles, makes this a graphic powerhouse. Clockwork Orange – Alternate Version (1971) Warner Brothers released this alternate.. || Continue Reading →

This will be the first of many entries as I look out over the last 40 years in the area of movie poster design.  So I thought I would kick it off with the Year 1970.  While I was only 2 years old at the time and did not yet have an affinity toward the art and design of movie posters yet, this doesn’t stop me for now going back in time and hunting for unique designs in the form of the great movie print ad. Here are the best as I see it: Airport (1970) One of the greatest.. || Continue Reading →

I love lists and I love editorial photographs.  If you have ever picked up a LIFE Magazine “The Year Was…” coffee table books you would know what I mean.  There is something about great editorial photographs that capture the moment, a feeling, the human condition and can tell the whole story or just enough that you crave to know the rest. As usual, Time has unveiled what it considers to be the Top Ten Photographs of 2009. In summary, I would have to agree. #1:.. || Continue Reading →

There is a recent trend going on in the World of Facebook these days that is called “25 Random Things“. The idea is simple. You create a list of 25 random facts or bits of trivia about yourself. They can be in any order and as big or miniscule as you desire. You then “tag” 25 of your friends (which means that they will be notified that you have posted this note on your Facebook profile page) and they are requested to then create a similiar list and.. || Continue Reading →