Bass to Ya Face!

The true definition of what most of us young graphic designers was summed up to me by this man here. Saul Bass breaks down what a commercial artist is. For most of us we all have a love for art and started out at a young age and always wanted to make a career doing what we love. I've seen through out the years people with talent who just decide to stop doing art all together or have chosen to keep it personal and for their own enjoyment.

There is a big hurdle once we do start on our career paths as a commercial artist. To create at times can be hard for any artist but to create simply for the sake of work for hire can down right be a pain in the ass. Like I said a hurdle that we have to over come. We all start out doing work for people that we know isn't worth the time or the headache (or even the money...yes I said it so what!!).


We don't need to sell our souls when it comes to doing what we love - creating!! We are commercial artists and we should always raise the bar when it comes to our work so it shows growth and understanding. We are making a living out of our work correct???!!!



Back to the man, Saul Bass not only created amazing pieces of commercial art but he also brought them to life doing film title sequences. How great it is to see an idea have motion and sound instead of being flat. He's worked on films we all love such as Goodfellas, Cape Fear and Casino just to name a few. Take a moment and do some research on this man and it doesn't hurt to learn from those who helped pave the way for us today.

This I found so entertaining because it showed me how they we inspired by his work enough to set up the credit sequence for the animated movie "The Incredibles" to reflect it. Not to mention its one of my favorite animated movies.