Hammer and Suckle

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Tonight is the premiere of The Americans, a curious post–Cold War series about a Russian invasion of the United States. Red Dawn and Amerika, anyone? It comes complete with a great title sequence (here) with a lot of familiar design images and a deja-vu-all-over-again logo (below).

Title for The Americans
The Russians Are Coming Title by Pablo Ferro
Let My People Go by Dan Reisinger

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Steven Heller is the co-chair of the SVA MFA Designer /Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program, writes frequently for Wired and Design Observer. He is also the author of over 170 books on design and visual culture. He received the 1999 AIGA Medal and is the 2011 recipient of the Smithsonian National Design Award.View all posts by Steven Heller →