Saul Bass

Saul Bass iconic status is legendary. It can be attributed to his rejection the status quo on how graphic designers and film makers create title

sequences in featured films. As a graphic designer and noted film maker his work brought him legions of fans; Hollywood royalty-Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubic, Alfred Hitchcock, et al. Carmen Jones, a film

directed by Otto Premier put him on the map with industry giants. This film was a box office an

d critical success. Hailed by his peers as a genius. He singlehandedly resurrected the art form of storytelling. Utilizing, visual cues in the opening and closing sequences of film he extended the story arc to moviegoers.

This Native New Yorker born in the Bronx; credits his influence, in modernism to his mentor, Gydrgy Keepes, a Brooklyn College alumni.

Despite winning an Oscar for his documentary, “Why Man Creates”, his creative impulses could not be stifled nor restricted to the Silver Screen. Bass is responsible for creating eye catching visually appealing logos for Fortune 500 companies: AT&T, Quaker Oats, Minolta et al. Besides designing draw dropping posters like West Side Story: He is revered by cinematographer for pioneering new uses of digital animation in graphic design. Click here to see many of Saul Bass's movie posters.

Saul Bass animation and cinematography continues to inspire a new crop of filmmakers, graphic designers and animators. Although he died in the 1990s his work lives on. The fan trailer for the film X-Men First Class was inspired by his work.