Murray Tinkelman on Herb Lubalin: "... he was a genius."

My wife got me the 1970 and '71 NYAD Annuals for Christmas and that lead me to ask Murray Tinkelman to clarify a few things about trends in illustration and graphic design at the time. Yesterday Murray explained how Pushpin Studios influenced the industry during that period. Today we discuss the role of the typographer during the same period... ~ Leif PengLP: From looking through these books and from flipping through magazines from the early 1970s,...

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Murray Tinkelman Enlightens Me about the '70s

I am such a nerd that I get all excited about receiving old advertising industry books that other, saner people are throwing away. So just imagine my delight when my darling wife got me the 1970 and '71 New York Art Directors Annuals last Christmas. Woohoo! I was thrilled! These two books were quite a revelation. For one thing, they are entirely devoid of anything remotely resembling traditional narrative illustration. Among all the hundreds...

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Joe Bowler Interview, Part 6: From Illustration to Portrait Painting.

Last week, in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of this interview, Joe described the early years of his life, the beginning of his professional career, and his days at the Charles E. Cooper studio. In Part 4 and Part 5 we discussed some of Joe's major influences and his art process. In this concluding instalment of my interview with Joe Bowler, the artist talks about shifting gears from commercial art to portrait painting... ~ Leif Peng LP: You mentioned that, because...

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