Uncle Sam by James Montgomery Flagg

Title: Uncle Sam
Date: 1917
Artist: James Montgomery Flagg
Design Movement: War

James Montgomery Flagg was an American poster designer and artist. This poster here, the Uncle Sam recruitment poster is his most famous and Sam remains an iconic figure in our culture. The poster is inspired by a similar British recruitment poster, and Flagg actually used his own face for Uncle Sam (adding the white hair and goatee). The message is clear and so are the design elements, it is a very well designed poster and an impressive work of art. The figure feels almost 3D with the hand pointing out at the viewer and the bold YOU personalizes the message more than the text could alone. Flagg did other works as well, but non so prominent and witstanding as this one.

Self Portrait by Egon Schiele

Title: 'Self Portrait'
Date: 1912
Artist: Egon Schiele
Design Movement: Art Nouveau - Expressionism

was an Australian painter who lived at the turn of the century and had a profound influence during the Expressionism movement. He is most famous for his many self portraits such as this one where the figures are twisted and harsh with expressive lines and intensity. I like this one in particular because, despite the drama and expressionism that this painting is dripping with, you can still see the artist and tell who it is. His works are very powerful and he remains a key figure in the Expressionist period.

Album Covers

Movie Posters

Original Mascot/Character Designs: Cereal Boxes

Leonetto Capiello

http://www.pixelcola.net/~brian0000/Untitled-2.html

Everything you ever wanted to know about Leonetto Capiello
(but were afraid to ask)

Erik Spiekermann 1979

Helvetica
Erik Spiekermann

A German typographer and designer, Erik Spiekermann has worked all over Europe, particularly between 1972 and the present. He designed the 'FF Meta' typeface as well as Berliner Grotesk BQ, FF Info Display, FF Info Office, FF Info Text, FF Meta Boiled, FF Meta Condensed, FF Meta Correspondence, FF Meta Subnormal, ITC Officina Display, ITC Officina Sans, ITC Officina Serif, FF Unit and several other typefaces as parts of corporate design programmes. He has won many awards and is well respected in the typeface community.