CH 1 Image Response

image 109, pg. 15 --- A pack of smoking tobacco from the 1880s.  The lettering of this image was printed by chromolithography.  Chromolithography is a method of producing multi-colored prints.  The process is a chemical one that relies on using a grease-based crayon on zinc plates, then using a gum arabic acid solution and oil-based paints.

image 156, pg. 21 --- "Anatomy of a Murder" film title by Saul Bass.  A very noted graphic designer, Saul Bass was one of the first designers to recognize the potential for creativity in title and credit sequences.  He has a very distinct style that revolves around the use and re-use of simple cut out, often geometric shapes and few colors.  His distinct style can also be seen in the logos of many big corporations such as AT&T, United Airlines, Bell telephones, etc..

image 160, pg. 22 --- peace symbol by Gerald Holton, 1959.  Holton originally designed the universally recognizable peace symbol for a British nuclear disarmament movement.  The symbol is made up of the semaphore signals for the letters 'N' and 'D'.  The 'N' is made by a person holding two flags in an upside down 'V'.  The 'D' is made by a person holding one arm straight up and the other arm straight down.