There's the bad kind of vinegar syndrome and the good kind. The latter si based out of Connnecticut and is saving vintage movies from an untimely demise.
Author Archives: Don Vaughan
Sex on Display: The Golden Age of Adult Film Posters
Sex sells, the saying goes, but what if sex is what you’re selling? For the producers of adult films during the genre’s golden age (1970-1985), the secret to hot ticket sales was an eye-catching poster. And during that 15-year heyday, there were some beauts. Though many of the films were coarse, poorly made “weekend...
Kiss and Tell: Artist Ken Kelly
Fantasy artist Ken Kelly was just five years into his professional career when he received the assignment of a lifetime—painting the cover for…
Chesley Bonestell: Imagining the Future
Chesley Bonestell is little remembered today except by hardcore science fiction fans. However, a new documentary is about to change that.
Mort Künstler: Man of Adventure
Mort Künstler is best known today for his vivid paintings of scenes from American history. Less known is Künstler’s early work in men’s adventure magazines.
William Stout: More Than Just Dinosaurs
Though best known as one of the premiere dinosaur artists of the 20th century, the fascinating William Stout has done it all, from movie posters and film production to comic books and theme park design.
Craig Yoe: Preserving the History of Comics
Graphic designer Craig Yoe is a man on a mission: to preserve for future generations the works of lesser known comic book creators and rare efforts by well-known cartoonists. It’s a cause Yoe pursues with almost religious zeal, and he’s using the book division of his and Clizia Gussoni’s design company, Yoe Studio, to...
Sam Viviano: Designing MAD-ness
Strong art direction coupled with nuanced design are fundamental to MAD magazine’s spot-on parodies and satirical observations, and driving it all is art director Sam Viviano.