Saul Bass was a graphic designer and film director who had a 40 year career working with major Hollywood filmmakers from the 1940s to the 1990s. He is known for revolutionizing film title sequences and posters, moving away from simply depicting scenes to using abstract graphic designs. Some of his most famous works included title sequences for films like North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Psycho. His innovative graphic style has continued to inspire recent films and TV shows seeking to capture the look of 1960s era films and advertising.
2. Who is Saul Bass?
Occupation: Graphic designer, title designer and film director.
Born: May 8, 1920
Died: April 25, 1996
Saul Bass had a 40 year career and worked with some of the
best film makers in Hollywood. He started in Hollywood in the
1940s and created print work for film ads. He then created a
film poster with Otto preminger and this helped him get
noticed. He was one of the first people to realise how
important the opening and ending credits or a film were.
3. Designs that he created
The image below shows designs that were made by Saul Bass.
4. Movie posters he created
Saul Bass changed the way that movie posters worked.
Before he created his iconic film posters. Designers would
usually just use a scene from the film and use this in the film
poster. His work has inspired other designers and his work
has spanned for over 5 decades. Some of his work is below.
5. The innovative Saul Bass Idea in recent years
Some recent films and television series have used the
used his graphic style. Some of these include Catch
me if you can, X-Men first class and the opening to the
AMC series Mad Men. Films and television series that
are set in the 1960’s often also use his graphic style.
His last title sequence he created was for Casino in
1995. He also created opening sequences for films like
Goodfellas, Cape Fear and The age of innocence.
