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On|V magazine is a bimonthly publication dedicated to promoting musicians, artists and culture in Meath and surrounding areas. Edition 3 is out now. Click here to view.

Second part of the interview with Sol Sender discussing the launch of the Barack Obama identity.

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Part one of the Sol Sender interview about the design of the Barack Obama logo.

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This gorgeous book, titled ‘Wicklow Photographs’ , is by Peter Evans who was a fashion photographer for 10 years, when one day he took a picture in Wicklow with the sun coming through leaves. He loved it so much that he dicided to take a further 3,500 pictures over the next 2 years.

Wicklow Photographs is available from Huxley Press, priced €45. Alternatively you can pick it up online at www.wicklowphotographs.com or from all good book stores.

All for the childrens museum I believe, very beautiful.

My Dad was 20 and living in London at the time of Psycho’s theatrical release. Needless to say he was already a big Hitchcock fan and when I appeared on the scene he passed on this appreciation to me. Like many people this is how I was first introduced to the work of Saul Bass, sitting with my Dad watching movies. I can still remember being captivated by the opening credits to North by Northwest. The film would have been twenty-five years old by the time I first saw it and even through RTÉ’s fuzzy reception it still felt new, interesting and exciting. Aged around 10, this is the first time I can remember seeing a piece if visual communication and recognising it as graphic design.



The fact that the North by Northwest title sequence can, half a century later retain it’s freshness encapsulates the genius of Saul Bass. His work has a timeless quality, graphically stripped down to the essentials – shape, colour and text and yet despite, or rather because of this, his work transmits emotion, thoughtfulness and intent with striking purity. The staccato of lines in Psycho’s opening titles, the ghostly apparition trapped within The Shining typography or the hypnotic shapes from Vertigo are all testament to this.



What makes Saul Bass’ work all the more impressive is the practical limitations through which his designs were realised. These days we have it easy, working through complex software which affords us the ability to generate our work. The flexibility we enjoy often allows us to create visually appealing designs, which ultimately communicate poorly. Saul Bass worked within tight limitations on colour, photography and reproductive quality and his triumph was in creating a style which turned these restrictions into strengths.



I’ve selected an unused Saul Bass design for my poster not because it is the best (an impossible term) but because it is probably the least seen, and so deserves sharing. This post has been more about how Saul Bass has impacted on me personally, and so if you’d like to learn more about Saul Bass and his work here’s a full profile.

The Dieline is one of the most visited websites in the packaging design world and is a great source of inspiration and learning. It is an active sponsor of the Pentawards, the first and only professional design competition devoted exclusively to the art of brand packaging, further promoting the field.

Click here to visit the site.

Mister Fabien Baron, legend of fashion publishing having created some of the most iconic fashion images of the past two decades. His website showcases an astonishing array of editorial work as well as advertising and branding for the world’s top fashion labels. His most recent diversification into furniture design and photography proves that Baron has now without a doubt become a brand himself.