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Saul Bass Gets The Google Doodle Treatment

Google is running a doodle celebrating the birthday of graphic designer and typographer Saul Bass in parts of the world where the date has changed to May 8th. Also a filmmaker, Bass is best known for ...
Saul Bass Gets The Google Doodle Treatment
Written by Chris Crum
  • Google is running a doodle celebrating the birthday of graphic designer and typographer Saul Bass in parts of the world where the date has changed to May 8th.

    Also a filmmaker, Bass is best known for his work on movie title sequences, posters and corporate logos. How many films can you pick out from Google’s animation?

    Saul Bass did title sequences for the following films:

    Carmen Jones (1954)
    The Big Knife (1955)
    The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
    The Racers (1955)
    The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    The Shrike (1955)
    Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
    Storm Center (1956)
    Attack (1956)
    Edge of the City (1957)
    Saint Joan (1957)
    The Pride and the Passion (1957)
    The Young Stranger (1957)
    Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
    Cowboy (1958)
    Vertigo (1958)
    The Big Country (1958)
    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
    North by Northwest (1959)
    Psycho (1960)
    Spartacus (1960)
    The Facts of Life (1960)
    Exodus (1960)
    Ocean’s 11 (1960)
    West Side Story (1961)
    Something Wild (1961)
    Advise and Consent (1962)
    Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
    The Victors (1963)
    Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
    It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    The Cardinal (1963)
    In Harm’s Way (1965)
    Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
    Grand Prix (1966)
    Not with My Wife, You Don’t! (1966)
    Seconds (1966)
    Such Good Friends (1971)
    That’s Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    Broadcast News (1987)
    Big (1988)
    The War of the Roses (1989)
    Goodfellas (1990)
    Cape Fear (1991)
    Doc Hollywood (1991)
    Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
    The Age of Innocence (1993)
    Higher Learning (1995)
    Casino (1995)

    He did movie posters for:

    Carmen Jones (1954)
    The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
    Edge of the City (1956)
    Storm Center (1956)
    Love in the Afternoon (1957)
    Saint Joan (1957)
    Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
    The Big Country (1958) (style b poster)
    Vertigo (1958)
    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
    Exodus (1960)
    The Magnificent Seven (1960) (design not used)
    One, Two, Three (1961)
    Advise & Consent (1962)
    It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    The Cardinal (1963)
    In Harm’s Way (1964)
    Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
    The Firemen’s Ball (1967)
    The Two of Us (1967)
    Why Man Creates (1968)
    Very Happy Alexander (1969)
    Exodus (1960)
    The Magnificent Seven (1960) (design not used)
    One, Two, Three (1961)
    Advise & Consent (1962)
    It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    The Cardinal (1963)
    In Harm’s Way (1964)
    Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
    The Firemen’s Ball (1967)
    The Two of Us (1967)
    Why Man Creates (1968)
    Very Happy Alexander (1969)
    Such Good Friends (1971)
    Rosebud (1975)
    Brothers (1977)
    Notes on the Popular Arts (1977)
    Bass on Titles (1978)
    The Human Factor (1979)
    The Shining (1980)
    The Solar Film (1980)
    Return from the River Kwai (1989)
    Schindler’s List (1993)

    Saul Bass The Shining poster

    Bass also did logos and designs for:

    Alcoa (1963)
    AT&T Corporation (1969 and 1983)
    Avery International (1975)
    Boys & Girls Clubs of America (1980)
    Celanese (1965)
    Continental Airlines (1968)[10]
    Dixie (1969)
    Frontier Airlines (1978)
    Fuller Paints (1962)
    Geffen Records (1980)
    General Foods (1984)
    Girl Scouts of the USA (1978)
    Japan Energy Corporation (1993)
    J. Paul Getty Trust (1993)
    Kibun Foods (1984)
    Kose Cosmetics (1991)
    Lawry’s Foods (1959)
    Minami Sports (1991)
    Minolta (1978)
    NCR Corporation (1996)
    Quaker Oats (1969)
    Rockwell International (1968)
    Security Pacific Bank (1966)
    United Airlines (1974)
    United Way (1972)
    US Postage (1983)[11]
    Warner Communications (1974)
    Wienerschnitzel (1978)
    Wesson Oil (1964)
    YWCA (1988)

    Hat tip to Patrick from DoodleShow, Lists from Wikipedia

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