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Criterion Designs (The Criterion Cover Art Book)
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:15 pm
by dwk
From Criterion's instagram:
We've been keeping busy with a little October surprise...
Those look the same as the Grand Illusion paper they posted earlier, so I guess that isn't coming back
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:21 pm
by Minkin
Are these postcards? (would be a welcome return after like a 8 year disappearance). If the Grand Illusion turns out to be just a postcard, well, I guess something is still going on with Studio Canal (Tati + Vanishing).
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:23 pm
by domino harvey
They look like book proofs
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:26 pm
by Shrew
I wonder if they're going to release a coffee-table book of their cover designs?
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:26 pm
by The Narrator Returns
Does anyone know what the one above Rome Open City is?
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:29 pm
by FakeBonanza
I wonder if they're going to begin to make cover artwork available as prints; several of the pieces that appear in the above photos have already been released as posters (Safety Last, Grand Illusion, Rome Open City, The Freshman).
domino harvey wrote:They look like book proofs
Ah, I think you're correct. That would explain the layouts of those Autumn Sonata and Judex sheets (not to mention the explanatory text), as well as those sheets of gridded artwork.
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:30 pm
by domino harvey
The Narrator Returns wrote:Does anyone know what the one above Rome Open City is?
Hidden Fortress, Jubilee, and Gimme Shelter share the sheet
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:33 pm
by Shrew
I think the the other two "covers" on that sheet might just be collages.
EDIT: Jumping off from there, maybe this is Criterion: The Trading Card Game and those are checklist cards!
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:45 pm
by Bando
domino harvey wrote:They look like book proofs
Yep. If you look closely, there appear to be captions next to some of the images.
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:11 pm
by Yaanu
Judging by the blurbs of text, I'm going to guess that it is indeed an artwork collection.
Re: Criterion on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:55 pm
by Jeff
domino harvey wrote:They look like book proofs
This year is Criterion's 30th anniversary. I was wondering if they planned to do anything special for it. I'm sure it's a
The Criterion Collection: The First 30 Years coffee table book or something to that effect.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:45 am
by Jeff
This is why you abstain from "LOL" til you actually need it
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:46 am
by domino harvey
LOL @ $125 coffee table book of Criterion covers
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:50 am
by FrauBlucher
domino harvey wrote:LOL @ $125 coffee table book of Criterion covers
Maybe if it had legs, a la Kramer's design.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:51 am
by SpiderBaby
If only there was another way to have all my favorite movie covers from Criterion somehow.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:57 am
by sir_luke
For someone who's not a completist by any means but adores (most) of the company's artwork (and loves coffee table books), $125 doesn't seem too unreasonable. I'll still probably wait until it drops a little, but...
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:00 am
by Valin Kenobi
It does seem a little pointless. There are several I would buy as posters if I had unlimited money, but having them in a book doesn't do much for me.
But presumably there'll be supplementary content to justify it. Information about the artists or the original posters as the case may be, earlier versions and alternate designs, etc. Some of the CC design blogs I've seen are fascinating, so if this has even a fraction of that content it would be worth a look. I used to own a book of Absolut ads with a section of vetoed concepts and a brief explanation for each, so hopefully this will include something like that.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:32 am
by Gregory
FrauBlucher wrote:domino harvey wrote:LOL @ $125 coffee table book of Criterion covers
Maybe if it had legs, a la Kramer's design.
Next time I go to Barnes & Noble, I'll just flip through the book while I'm in the men's room.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:36 am
by vidussoni
Gregory wrote:FrauBlucher wrote:domino harvey wrote:LOL @ $125 coffee table book of Criterion covers
Maybe if it had legs, a la Kramer's design.
Next time I go to Barnes & Noble, I'll just flip through the book while I'm in the men's room.
George Costanza, is that you?
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:37 am
by domino harvey
SWARM
SWARM
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:42 am
by Feego
I would totally buy it if it was just a book of all of their rejected covers. Pink Viridiana FTW!
Re: Criterion Designs
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:51 pm
by ptatler
I just hope swimminghorses self-publishes a Kindle rebuttal.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:20 pm
by Valin Kenobi
Can somebody move my above post into the Book thread? Now I just look like I'm talking to myself...
Re: Criterion Designs (The Criterion Cover Art Book)
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:55 pm
by ptatler
Amazon link is now a 404.
Re: Criterion Designs (The Criterion Cover Art Book)
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:52 am
by vidussoni
Pre-order is back up.
The most exciting names in design and illustration today apply their talents to some of the most important and influential films of all time. This volume gathers highlights from designs commissioned by the Criterion Collection, featuring covers, supplemental art, and never-before-seen sketches and concept art plus a gallery of every Criterion cover since the collection's first laserdisc in 1984. From avant-garde experiments to big-budget blockbusters, cult favorites to the towering classics of world cinema, the depth and breadth of what film can be is on display in these striking images. Whether painstakingly faithful re-creations or bold re-imaginings, the stunningly diverse designs collected here offer new ways for cinephiles and design aficionados alike to engage with the world's greatest filmmakers.