Olly Moss

www.ollymoss.com

Ingenious visual cunning & wit.

This guy's got a stylistic similarity to Saul Bass, particularly when it comes to the simple and perfectly executed film posters. He also reminds me of Bob Gill, in his understanding of the visual language and an ingenuity, that makes you go, "why didn't I think of that?!"

Here's some from his website that I ruh-huh-heally love.

Tarantino film posters.

Love these film posters. Innovative, simplistic, subtle, yet extremely striking. I admire the way the designer has turned his back on today's norm of pushing the famous faces over the concept of the film itself. This simple, graphic and conceptual approach with muted tones reminds me very much of one of the pioneers of film poster design, Saul Bass. It's getting back to basics - and I like it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/heemaz/sets/72157622978507773/

Saul Bass.

I've liked his work since I discovered him about the age of 15. He isn't my usual style, but nevertheless, I truly admire his work. Simple, classic, individual, with a real aptitude for hand rendered type. His colour schemes are simple, graphical and of an era. Hitchcock and Bass had a creative bond with each other, Bass designing many of Hitchcock's film posters and even co-directing that famous shower scene.

Mario Schifano.

I went to Italy, and of course did all the usual - the Pantheon, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican, the Spanish Steps, and after a few days, walking without the aid of pain killers was merely impossible (wine was sufficient). And although it was initially awe-inspiring and jaw-droppingly spectacular, I regret to say it began becoming slightly..

. "samey"?

We went to the Modern Art Gallery in Rome, and it was a true breath of fresh air. Mario Shifano's, graphic and simple (yet considered) work filled the entire gallery, and it was just what I needed after meticulous oil paintings and perfect, serene marble sculptures. A lot of them involved text, and had I been able to continue photographing his work James Bond style (obviously I got caught), I would have put up some of my favourites of his humorous musings within his art. His choice of language and content remind me very much of the whimsical, and somewhat silly, daydreaming copy that is used so frequently at the moment; and of course, Schifano was turning it out decades before now.

So here are some of the pieces I could photograp

h in secret, before having to put my spy camera away (please excuse the 

poor photography, I was undercover).