Posted on 8 May 2013

Google Doodle Inspires Twitter Tributes To Saul Bass

The man trusted by Scorsese and Hitchcock to illustrate their films is remembered. Here's round up of the best quotes, clips and celebrations.

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Google have produced their most elaborate and impressive 'Google Doodle' to date with this tribute to American graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, who would have been 93 today.
The Doodle prompted Bass fans around the world to share their own memories and tributes to the man most famous for making animated titles sequences, credits and movie posters for the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese.

Google have produced their most elaborate and impressive 'Google Doodle' to date with this tribute to American graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass, who would have been 93 today.
The Doodle prompted Bass fans around the world to share their own memories and tributes to the man most famous for making animated titles sequences, credits and movie posters for the likes of Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese.

Bobby Solomon
@thefoxisblack
In honor of Saul Bass' 93rd birthday, let's revisit the sketches he did for Stanley Kubrick's classic, The Shining.
http://t.co/1VDtD2320A

Von Glitschka
@Vonster
"Design is thinking made visual." - Saul Bass @ Glitschka Studios http://t.co/jW7Lxum8KO

Maria Popova
@brainpicker
"I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares." Saul Bass http://t.co/TDyfqWHpyS

Alex Buono
@AlexBuono
After helping Kubrick define his signature style, Saul Bass directed his own sci-fi epic, "Phase IV". Trip on this: http://t.co/IqkSdRu8Pw

Hollywood Classics
@HollywoodC_news
As Google is honouring Saul Bass today, attached is one of my favourite poster designs of his.

Mrs Stephen Fry
@MrsStephenFry
Happy Birthday to iconic designer Saul Bass, famous for West Side Story, Vertigo and inspiration for this . . . http://t.co/UElEs4g7rd

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