Graphic Designer. He was born in The Bronx, New York and was an Academy Award-winning graphic artist and movie title designer (both the opening title sequences and film posters), especially for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho" (1960) of which he co-directed the very famous shower scene. He is remembered for his creations for Alfred Hitchcock films "Vertigo" (1958) and "North by Northwest" (1959) and for Otto Preminger in "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959). Others of his works include "Carmen Jones" (1954), "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), "The Big Knife" (1955), "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955), "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956), "Bonjour Tristesse" (1958), "Ocean's Eleven" (1960), "Exodus" (1960), "West Side Story" (1961), "Advise and Consent" (1962), "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963), "Bunny Lake Is Missing" (1965), "The Human Factor" (1979), "Big" (1988), "Cape Fear" (1991), "The Age of Innocence" (1993) and "Casino" (1995). In 1968, Saul Bass and his co-creator wife Elaine Makatura Bass produced, directed, and wrote the Oscar-winning short film, "Why Man Creates," a film that had significant impact on many young, future designers. Bass was also the creator of brand identities/logos for Continental Airlines (1967), United Airlines (1974), and Frontier Airlines (1978). Besides his airline clients, Bass created some of the most recognized brand design of the 1960s and 1970s, including logos for AT&T, Quaker Oats, Rockwell International, Warner Communications, United Way, and the Girl Scouts.
Graphic Designer. He was born in The Bronx, New York and was an Academy Award-winning graphic artist and movie title designer (both the opening title sequences and film posters), especially for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho" (1960) of which he co-directed the very famous shower scene. He is remembered for his creations for Alfred Hitchcock films "Vertigo" (1958) and "North by Northwest" (1959) and for Otto Preminger in "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959). Others of his works include "Carmen Jones" (1954), "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), "The Big Knife" (1955), "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955), "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1956), "Bonjour Tristesse" (1958), "Ocean's Eleven" (1960), "Exodus" (1960), "West Side Story" (1961), "Advise and Consent" (1962), "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963), "Bunny Lake Is Missing" (1965), "The Human Factor" (1979), "Big" (1988), "Cape Fear" (1991), "The Age of Innocence" (1993) and "Casino" (1995). In 1968, Saul Bass and his co-creator wife Elaine Makatura Bass produced, directed, and wrote the Oscar-winning short film, "Why Man Creates," a film that had significant impact on many young, future designers. Bass was also the creator of brand identities/logos for Continental Airlines (1967), United Airlines (1974), and Frontier Airlines (1978). Besides his airline clients, Bass created some of the most recognized brand design of the 1960s and 1970s, including logos for AT&T, Quaker Oats, Rockwell International, Warner Communications, United Way, and the Girl Scouts.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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