Some of the great popular modern art of the 20th century was done in the form of movie posters and book covers. In these mediums, a designer is given the luxury of approaching another artist's work and boiling its themes and most vivid imagery down to a single evocative image. But TV shows rarely, if ever, get this treatment, which means that when a show like Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek––which featured the work of some of the greatest visionaries and talents of the 1960s––never got a chance to have its own Saul Bass, Bill Gold, or Joaquin Pertierra poster designs. But what if episodes of Star Trek weren't just unceremoniously broadcast over the airwaves but played in local movie theaters? What if some of the top designers of the '60s got a chance to make movie posters for each episode? That is the conceit of Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz, a wonderfully retro new book out now from Titan Books that gives a different '60s–style poster design to every one of Star Trek's original 80 episodes. "I was always inspired by Star Trek and the contemporary world that Gene Roddenberry was trying to escape from," Ortiz tells Co.Design. "What was great about the series is that it was so many things at once, all wrapped up in sci–fi: it could be a courtroom drama, a western, a war tale, a horror story, a romance, or anything else, just set in space. What binds them all together, though, are the contemporary social and political backdrop of the '60s and the '70s."Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Canada experiments with publishing a multimedia digital original fiction series with text, illustrations and soundtrack created by Bedouin Soundclash frontman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobel laureate was told by publisher that 'people will shudder and be puzzled and confused' by reading Echo's BonesA previously unpublished story by Samuel Beckett will go on sale in bookshops for the first time, 80 years after his publisher rejected it as a nightmare read that gave him "the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s nice to see newspaper publishers working their way out of the existential doldrums. If there was one overall takeaway from last week’s mediaXchange, the Newspaper Association of America’s confab in Denver, it wa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Owner Richard Desmond agrees to officially audited figures for monthly visitors to dailystar.co.uk and express.co.ukOfficially audited traffic figures for the Daily Star and Daily Express websites have been published for the first time – ranking them bottom in the national newspaper online... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specs Who Albert Tsai Age 9 Accomplishments Stars as Bert on ABC’s Trophy Wife (Tuesdays at 9:30/8:30c) Base Los Angeles I’ve read that you take all of your classes online. What’s that like? Yeah, I’m homeschooled. When I’m on set, there’s a studio teacher who helps me with my work. I like it,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House is going after film buffs. The publisher's Vintage Books imprint has created Vintage Movie Classics to release backlist books that served as the basis for iconic films. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anna Soler-Pont of Barcelona's Pontas Literary & Film Agency discusses the her dual careers in books and movies, and role as an agent, writer and producer. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'Paddington' book series was written by Michael Bond and initially illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In February, social media chatter was dominated by films inspired by books—six of the top 10 most-discussed books have movie adaptations either in theaters or in the works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corporation's contract with Christie estate will bring new series and documentaries coinciding with author's 125th anniversaryDavid Walliams will star in a new Agatha Christie adaptation on BBC1 under a new deal to bring some of the author's best-known works to the small screen in the 125th... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cara Putman didn’t plan on her new book sharing Amazon and Twitter space with George Clooney, but she and her publisher aren’t saying no. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The movie will be based on the memoir by journalist Kim Barker, a darkly comic look at reporting in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From a Pink Floyd/Dali version of "Dune" to Kubrick's "Napoleon," these are the best movies you'll never see. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specs Who Brandi Glanville Age 41 Accomplishments Star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; author (her new book, Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance, will be released Feb. 11) Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I guess it... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bauer's Closer, Hearst's Best and IPC's Now, and OK! all record double-digit falls, year on yearRichard Desmond's Star magazine has jumped into the top 10 biggest sellers in the women's weeklies market, after reporting a 16.5% sales surge in the second half of 2013.But there were double digit... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett's Indianapolis Star is happily learning what movie studios have long known: Ghost stories are a huge draw."The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons," a 5,300-word feature by investigative reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski, has become one of the most widely read pieces in the paper's history since it was... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are very few occasions when bringing together the UK's celeb hack pack would be anything other than akin to juggling dynamite. But knives were sheathed and cutting comments zipped in a remarkable display of support for Gavin Reeve-Daniels, deputy editor of Heat magazine, who was diagnosed... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Projects you “desperately want to publish” but that you also can’t imagine “sliding comfortably between those two stiff pieces of cardboard” is how Farrar, Straus & Giroux senior editor Sean McDonald described FSG Originals, the publisher’s paperback line. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling tops a new list of children's favourite books which is dominated by titles that have been made into films. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Scully actress will use her 'ingrained knowledge and rhythm' for SF to pen multi-volume EarthEnd SagaAfter delving into the paranormal for years as The X-Files' resident sceptic Dr Dana Scully, actor Gillian Anderson is set to create her own science-fictional universe – but this time in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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