by Michael Aron on March 22, 2012
Herb Lubalin was my teacher, mentor, and boss. He was virtually mute, ambidextrous, and amazingly talented.
Early Herb Lubalin Design Studio Sign
I rescued this brass sign from the trash when I worked there back in the 1980s. Read his brief biography here. My favorite memory is driving around with him in his fantastic Volvo P1800 ES, a tour de force of automotive design. Herb definitely had style. This sign definitely is the work of Tom Carnase, and you can see a resemblance to the New York Magazine logo he modified years later.
by Michael Aron on March 5, 2012
A recent visit to the Museum of Modern Art yielded this wonderful piece I’d never seen before. “Bleu O Noir” by Jacques Villeglé, Done in 1955. Paper on canvas.
He calls this art methodology “Ultra-Lettrist psychogeographical hypergraphics.” That’s awesome.
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by Michael Aron on March 1, 2012
This modernist package is one my favorite possessions. I purchased it for a few bucks at a flea market in Philadelphia.
Paul Rand El Producto cigar box
It was designed by the legendary Paul Rand and features a photogram on the cover—hence the title “Cigar Album.” [click to continue…]
Herb Lubalin Drove a Racing Green Volvo P1800 ES
by Michael Aron on March 22, 2012
Herb Lubalin was my teacher, mentor, and boss. He was virtually mute, ambidextrous, and amazingly talented.
Early Herb Lubalin Design Studio Sign
I rescued this brass sign from the trash when I worked there back in the 1980s. Read his brief biography here. My favorite memory is driving around with him in his fantastic Volvo P1800 ES, a tour de force of automotive design. Herb definitely had style. This sign definitely is the work of Tom Carnase, and you can see a resemblance to the New York Magazine logo he modified years later.
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