Today is the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back—and to mark the occasion, Matt Ferguson has released a new, official one-sheet poster for Lucasfilm and Disney. Ferguson co-founded Vice Press in Sheffield, U.K. The independent outfit is known for high-quality limited-edition screenprints and collectibles of sci-fi, comic and cult properties, all officially licensed. On his own, meanwhile, Ferguson has created a delightful array of work for Marvel, Star Wars and myriad

[Call for entries: HOW Logo Design Awards] If you enjoy a good movie poster, then you’re going to love Designer of the Week Chungkong’s work. Not only is his minimalistic movie poster side project ongoing (with 850+ titles thus far!), but he calls it his magnum opus, so you can bet he’s bringing his A game to every last piece he creates. Name: Chungkong Location: Amsterdam Website: www.chungkong.nl Design school attended: The Dutch Academy of Art and Design, The Gerrit Rietve

Johnny Got His Gun movie poster, 1971 Back in 2011, I wrote an article for the August issue of PRINT on movie title designer Wayne Fitzgerald, responsible for scores of iconic opening film images in the later half of the 20th century. More recently, while researching the film poster for Johnny Got His Gun, the 1971 film directed by Dalton Trumbo based on his 1938 book of the same name, I happened upon the work of Don Record. Turns out Record too created a vast array of title

by Rafael Van Winkel, Art Director at Art Machine Typography can present a challenge for graphic designers, especially in the context of movie poster design. In this realm, it can be difficult to break some common typography trends while still creating a successful, eye-catching poster design. As a result, there’s a debate between creatives and marketing over whether these common but repetitive movie poster design trends are good or a bad thing. It’s clear that if you follow

You’ve read Steve Heller’s effusive review of Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design in the N.Y. Times this past Sunday; it’s the one that concludes, “… an essential portrait of a designer who successfully balanced art and commerce, and who remains an influence on contemporary graphic and motion design.” Well, Pat Kirkham – the book’s co-editor with Saul’s daughter Jennifer – is set to discuss it at L.A.’s Hammer Museum this coming Tuesday, Dec. 13th. And if Santa’s arrived ear