{"id":23856,"date":"2016-10-10T18:50:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/en\/?p=23856"},"modified":"2022-02-02T00:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T23:13:12","slug":"client-graphic-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/en\/graphic-design-en\/client-graphic-designer","title":{"rendered":"My client is a graphic designer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Our mailboxes\u00a0are\u00a0filled with these. We anxiously wait for them. Say hi to clients' feedback!<\/p>\n
We must admit clients are not always wrong. True, the cat on\u00a0this poster is anxiety-inducing, let's put a\u00a0\"lol cat<\/a>\" instead. Based on an initial\u00a0idea<\/a> of\u00a0@MarieJulien<\/a>\u00a0we've imagined\u00a0clients'\u00a0feedback on other iconic\u00a0posters. The tone is exacerbated and any resemblance to real and actual feedback\u00a0is purely coincidental.<\/p>\n Click on the images for HD resolution!<\/p>\n Tourn\u00e9e du Chat noir<\/strong>\u00a0(Black Cat on tour) is a poster from Swiss painter\u00a0Th\u00e9ophile-Alexandre Steinlen<\/a>\u00a0painted in 1896 to promote the Parisian cabaret Le Chat noir <\/strong>(the Black Cat), created by Rodolphe Salis in Montmartre. No need to say that this music hall was the most famous of all amongst the bohemian and literari from Paris by\u00a0the late\u00a019th century.<\/p>\n Rumor has it that in 1881, Rodolphe Salis is visiting a venue in the idea of opening his cabaret. Greeted by a stray cat, that is meowing on top of a street light, he decides to adopt\u00a0the cat and to turn him into a mascot. Of course the cat was black... and the cabaret's name was all set!<\/p>\n Telling this story we almost forget to talk about\u00a0the graphic designer behind the poster, Th\u00e9ophile-Alexandre Steinlen. He was an arnachist painter-sculptor-illustrator... and also a\u00a0cat expert<\/a>.<\/p>\n Saul Bass<\/a>, american graphic designer (1920-1996) is famous for his work in the film industry. He's collaborated with the best film directors, both\u00a0creating film credits and film posters. This remind us that we\u00a0have to write\u00a0about his work later on the blog. Posters he did at his time were completely\u00a0revolutionary. Unlike Hollywood trends, where all essential parts of the movie\u00a0appear\u00a0on the poster (mainly actors' faces in action), Bass chose to capture and represent the essence of the movie in a minimalistic graphic style.<\/p>\n The poster can be understood right away. Each of his creations are graphic masterpieces.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, 50 years later we regret the poor graphic quality of movie posters. We'll blame it on client\u00a0feedback.<\/p>\n Originally, this poster was included as a bonus in a CD compiling the best\u00a0of Dylan's songs. It was back\u00a0in 1967. Since then, this image and the\u00a0\"I love NY\", has entered the graphic design Pantheon. Credit given to Milton Glaser. To make a long story short, Dylan was ending his contract with the record company at that time, so he couldn't\u00a0care less\u00a0for Milton.\u00a0Actually, he didn't\u00a0even give him feedback at all.<\/p>\n A project without client feedback! What a blast!<\/p>\n On a side note, Milton Glaser took inspiration from a self-portrait from Marcel Duchamp\u00a0to create this poster.<\/p>\n For April's fool last year we already had fun with the Louvre logo<\/a>. Spare the rod and spoil the child. This logo is a cornerstone in graphic design, signed by the\u00a0Grapus<\/a>\u00a0collective. It's a rare example of a logo which highlights\u00a0nothing about the place itself, but poetically embodies the silver lining\u00a0fostered by the Louvre, opening our minds on culture.<\/p>\n For the record, and thanks to the client\u00a0for once, we owe this logo to a client\u00a0feedback ! During the creation process, Grapus Atelier had designed\u00a0a logo with a stylized pyramid, in a \"Centre Pompidou\" style. Hopefully, the megalomany of architect Ieoh Ming Pei made things shift.\u00a0He didn't stand that someone else could draw his pyramid. He thus prohibited the museum to use it in the logo.<\/p>\n While gaving\u00a0the logo a second try, Grapus found this bright idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imagining customer feedback on mythical posters. The tone is exacerbated and any resemblance to real and actual feedback\u00a0is purely coincidental.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":23861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[1063,1626],"class_list":["post-23856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-graphic-design-en","tag-affiches-en","tag-retours-clients-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMore seriously;\u00a0an excess of marketing, consensus, and politically correct were never behind\u00a0a memorable project.<\/p>\nA black kitten?<\/h2>\n
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Blood, please!<\/h2>\n
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Dylan isn't black!<\/h2>\n
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Moody Lisa<\/h2>\n
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