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Art Chantry's contrarian ways have placed him in the pantheon of great modern designers. Some People Can't Surf: The Graphic Design of Art Chantry is the first survey of this visual iconoclast, who also designed the book and packed it with hundreds of his vibrant images. Gritty, funny, and refreshingly low-tech, his award-winning work has promoted countless bands, social causes, and non-profits. Tracing Chantry's career from his covers and layouts for the seminal music magazine The Rocket, to album covers for such cult bands as Mudhoney, the Reverend Horton Heat, and the Fastbacks, Some People Can't Surf is a comprehensive look at his creative evolution. Complete with commentary on the unusual origins and unorthodox processes behind his work, as well as providing context for his oft-copied look, Some People Can't Surf is a much-anticipated exploration of this idiosyncratic design master.
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Great design book!.......2006-11-10
Nothing can beat the "raw power" of Art Chantry. This book is a must in every graphic designer/student bookshelf!...
wow.......2004-09-09
i really wasn't too familiar with Art's work before getting this. i've only seen mentionings in random other books about how influencial he is. but after seeing this i can see why. he combines the rough aesthetic of punk and shows that it can be acceptible in mainstream graphic design. it shows that there's hope for punk rock artists like myself.
The sad irony..........2002-10-02
...is that Art Chantry's groundbreaking artwork (and yes--unlike some snooty traditionalist art-weenies--I DO consider graphic design to be "art"!) is more often than not gobs more compelling than the work of the people who have directly benefitted from his work (i.e. most of the so-called grunge bands from the Pacific Northwest). Yet almost nobody outside of Seattle, Tacoma or underground graphic-design circles knows who the hell he is, even though almost everyone has seen his work in one form or other (The Sub Pop logo is one example that immediately comes to mind).
In early 1991, I discovered and became obsessed with underground garagepunk & instro-surf music, the most exciting of which was coming out of the Pacific Northwest, and specifically Estrus Records, in Bellingham, Washington. It was the Estrus label that started my appreciation, and later, reverence, for Art Chantry's ir-reverent style of graphic design. When Nirvana's "Nevermind" was released later that year, the wall that previously kept mainstream riffraff from crashing "our" underground party came crumbling down, and as a result, grungy Northwest music had become suddenly (and inexplicably) marketable. The sudden onslaught of new bands inspired by this alleged "rebirth" of punkrock quickly caused the quality of Estrus' releases to assume an inversely proportional relationship to the quantity of records they put out (well, that's MY theory, at least...). Simply put, the really good music on Estrus soon became a rare commodity. Thankfully, what didn't change was the brilliant package design that thier slabs o' vinyl and silver frisbees were encased in. Art Chantry was responsible for the bulk of these designs, and is the only reason why a big chunk of my record and CD collection isn't fermenting in some used-record store somewhere. His artwork transcended the actual product it was emblazoned on, and made it worth keeping even if the music it promoted was supremely lame.
Chantry's work led me to notice and gain an appreciation for artists such as Stealworks' John Yates, Frank Kozik and even Roy Lichtenstein. But as great as those artists are, Chantry's work is the perfect amalgam of irony, humor, subversion, obnoxiousness and kitsch, and no one that I'm aware of has yet to outshadow him in this regard, even though he is without a doubt a man with many imitators. In fact, many people directly point the finger at him for popularizing the now passè movement in "grunge" design and layout. Whether this is actually true or not is debatable (although it certainly makes sense), but "Some People Can't Surf" is interesting in that it showcases a non-"grunge" (god, I hate that term) side of Chantry that most people would be very surprised to see. The same man responsible for some of the most outrageous and iconoclastic posters and album covers in music history was at the same time designing nondescript logos and brochures for boring, faceless corporations--biotech companies, architectural firms, airlines, etc.--and it's extremely interesting to see this real-world dichotomy brought to light in this book.
Another notable section of the book recalls the time when Art creatively attempted to get around a draconian 1994 Seattle anti-postering ordinance by posting up 'zine-like tabloids to telephone poles instead, ostensibly daring the city to attempt to fine him for what is fundamentally a First Amendment issue. As someone who firmly believes that graphic design and traditional "art" are not mutually exclusive, I found it refreshing to read this shining example of how designers can use their talent to actively influence and challenge the cultural status quo, instead of simply generating pretty pictures for passive consumer consumption.
When I first saw Art years ago in the documentary film, "Hype!" (which I also HIGHLY recommend), talking about the early Northwest music scene, and then proceeding to chop up his super-rare (and super-expensive) posters with a paper cutter, it completely validated what I always thought--this man is an ironic and wonderfully irreverent genius. "Some People Can't Surf" bolsters this fact even further, and I enjoyed reading this book's narrative at /least/ as much as looking at all the cool, full-color images of his brilliant work. I highly recommend this to any graphic designer who is tired of all the c.r.a.p. that tries to pass itself off as "cool", "grungy" or "retro" nowadays.
The Art of Art.......2001-12-01
In a similar manner to Paula Scher and Charles Anderson, one of the main themes of Art Chantry's work is to take old images and give them a twist. While you can see an echo of this look in almost every graphic design award annual today, Chantry has been working in this style since the late 70's. And while many have borrowed his approach, few have been able to imitate it with the same sense of grit, humor, color and power.
True to the title of the book "Some People Can't Surf" there isn't one website design to be found, but that may not be a bad thing as Chantry is a master within his medium. A very large body of work that spans three decades is showcased which includes everything from his very first poster design for a school concert to promotional work for major Hollywood record labels. One pleasant surprise is seeing quite a bit of logo design work which involves the charm and craft of hand lettering. In end Chantry reminds one of a later day Milton Glaser with a punk rock point of view.
At some points the book can become too crammed by trying to jam several posters onto a page by shrinking them down to matchbook size, however the work holds up pretty well under the strain. This volume would be valuable to any graphic designer looking for inspiration or anyone who is a fan of the Seattle music from the 90's.
Genius........2001-06-21
Thee-anti-cool-subversive-godfather-backroad-bar-b-que shack-genius. If you are in school but this book. If you are over 50 buy this book. If you are successful buy this book. If you are struggling-steal this book.
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Painting with Crayons, Pastels and Chalks (The Complete Art Course)
Manufacturer: Murdoch Books UK
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Megaton Man, Volume 1
Don Simpson
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Megaton Man is an outrageous and loony satire of the superhero genre. The origins of Megaton Man are shrouded in mystery. Some say he was bitten by a radioactive frog, others that he was a guinea pig in a top secret government megasoldier program. Regardless, one-time normal civilian Trent Phloog now has superpowers and is Megaton Man! Armed with a highly developed sense of justice, superhumanly developed biceps, and a brain the size of a pea, Megaton Man strides through the city determined to bring evildoers to task-regardless of the chaos he causes.
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WOO!.......2006-07-13
I believe this book was originally announced as a "Best of Megaton Man" collection, but DON SIMPSON'S MEGATON MAN, from ibooks, is actually a collection of MM #1-5, from 1984-85. But hey, you're still getting some great material! This series from Simpson is a superb satire of the superhero genre in general, and a parody of 1960s Marvel Comics in particular: the hyperbole, the purple prose, the beloved origins, and even goofs on artistic styles are all here, along with thinly-disguised versions of Silver Age Marvel heroes (sometimes bordering on the edge of lawsuit). There are even mock-ups of classic covers. Megaton Man is a hypermuscular and nigh-invulnerable clod who none-too-subtly disguises himself as Trent Phloog, ace reporter, simply by wearing an ill-fitting suit and hat over his superhero togs.
The humor and look is straight out of Harvey Kurtzman's MAD - the buffoonish characters, the chaotic crowded panels, the excessive details. Believe it or not, the storyline does get a bit laborious at times, and I can't say it's all that easy to follow the flashbacks, let alone figure out where Simpson was going with this storyline at the time. Actually, what begins as a parody of Marvel heroes appears to be developing towards some serious insight into their motivations (or lack thereof) near the end of the book. The only real problem I have with this collection is that the reproduction quality is not that great. The art appears to have been scanned from the printed pages, so lines are blurry, and details and subtle colors are difficult to catch. Still, this is a worthwhile book, just for the humor in the stories. I would love to see more volumes, but as ibooks is under Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to editor Byron Preiss' sudden death in July 2005, that may not be too likely.
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Black & white underground comic published by Kitchen Sink Comix. A serious hard SF story written & illustrated by indie comics author Don Simpson (creator of Megaton Man). Premiere issue- Highly collectible!
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Megaton Man #1
Donald Simpson
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Full-color comic book published by Kitchen Sink Press. Humorous parody of the superhero genre. Premiere issue tells Megaton Man's origin.
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Megaton Man #2
Donald Simpson
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Megaton Man #3
Donald Simpson
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Full-color comic book published by Kitchen Sink Press. Humorous parody of the superhero genre.
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Megaton Man #5
Donald Simpson
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Megaton Man #6 October 1985
Donald Simpson
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Megaton Man #7 December 1985
Donald Simpson
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Megaton Man #8 February 1986
Donald Simpson
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Megaton Man 10
Donald Simpson
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- This a waste of paper and delivery charges.
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Abused, Victimized, and Traumatized : An Idiot's Guide to Dating
Dazed Crazed and Confused
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Have you ever dated an Idiot? Have you ever felt abused, victimized, and traumatized, after a date? This book offers insight into the making of idiot daters.
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This a waste of paper and delivery charges........2005-02-11
The book is double printed. First 60 pages are repeated. The book is of no value as the humor is drivle and all advice is tounge in cheek. There is no real value of this book and I feel that the other similar titles will be the same.
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- Very insightful and a must have for any fan!
- very fine collection
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Headcleaner: Text Fur Einsturzende Neubauten/Text for Collapsing New Buildings
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Liebeslieder
ASIN: 3931126129 |
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Very insightful and a must have for any fan!.......2006-12-20
Its got every lyric I was eagerly searching for a long time.
Plus a few interviews in english and german.
but the true selling point is...
The cover of the book glows in the dark!!!
'nuff said.
very fine collection.......2005-05-14
i was really into einstuerzende neubauten for years--and this collection gives the original german lyrics, as well as some decent (but not perfect) english translations, of their lyrics up to the mid-1990s. i would say the main flaw in this book is the serial interview with blixa bargeld--it's not very insightful. still, this is a must-have for diehard EN fans. too bad their recent work is so terrible!
For Einsturzende Fans.......2004-05-18
If you are an EN fan or just want to understand the songs without translating them from the German yourself, you need this book. It doesn't include the most recent songs but the more recent CD's include translations anyway. It also has some interesting insights from Blixa regarding the music and the growth of the band's ideas.
If you are a fan you need to become a supporter. Checkout www.neubauten.org for information.
A must have for fans of Einstuerzende Neubauten.......1999-02-04
Headcleaner contains nearly all of Bargeld's lyrics, an interesting interview by Harry Lachner, partial discography, "net of tracks," and a nifty glow-in-the-dark cover. Aside from the lyrics themselves, possibly the most interesting thing in the book is the "net of tracks," which looks rather like a subway map, charting Bargeld's songs. The lyrics themselves, while enhanced by Neubauten's music, stand alone quite well. One can't help but see the threads of mind/body dissonance, destruction, passion, irony and lonely existenialism at the heart of his work. It's quite beautiful.
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Intertextual Encounters in American Fiction, Film, and Popular Culture
Michael Dunne
Manufacturer: Bowling Green University Popular Press
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Intertextual encounters occur whenever an author or the author's text recognizes, references, alludes to, imitates, parodies, or otherwise elicits an audience member's familiarity with, other texts, however texts are defined. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nathanael West use the fiction of Horatio Alger, Jr., as an intertext in their novels, The Great Gatsby and A Cool Million. Ira Gershwin uses the tradition of the classic American love song as an intertext in his "What Can You Say in a Love Song (That Hasn't Been Said Before)." Callie Khouri and Ridley Scott use the buddy-road-picture genre as an intertext for their Thelma & Louise. In all these cases, intertextual encounters take place between artists, between texts, between texts and audiences, between artists and audiences. Ranging from the 1830s to the 1990s and from the canonical American novel to Bugs Bunny and Jerry Seinfeld, such encounters and the communities they create are Michael Dunne's subjects in this book.
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At seventeen, Indiana Jones thirsted for adventure--but what he found in World War I Paris was beyond his wildest dreams...
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War Books.......2006-09-25
This book is about Indiana Jones being fooled by a gorgeous dancer. She was actually with many man before she met up with Indy. Indiana Jones was in love with her. The dancer, M'Greet, is actually a German spy. She is on a heartless mission to win the war for her country at whatever cost to the allies. Indiana Jones has to choose sides in a battle he could lose easily to the Germans.
In the end, M'Greet was sentenced to an eight-month imprisonment. In the end, she was shot by the members of the squad. Indy found out that M'Greet was alleged to have sold French military secrets to a German Major posted in Madrid.
I love this book as it has a high usage of good english language. This book can actually be applied in your daily lives. We can be more aware of other people. I liked the part when he found out that M'Greet was also meeting up with other man. At that time, he was so disappointed with himself. He was not her Prince Charming.
This book is something about choosing the right from the wrong. There are quite a number of quotes I can find. Eg: Indy had to choose between M'Greet and his country.
I will recommend this book to anyone who likes Wars and Romance. This can be read by anybody 13 and above. It should be quite suitable for them. I hope this review will be useful to those who reads it.
Fantastic Book.......2000-01-03
This book, and indeed the entire series, has been very important to my life. The story is excellent in every way and it is sad that such a book has gone out of print.
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Young Indy learns archealogy from T.E. Larence........1998-04-16
Young Indiana Jones is on a two-year lecture tour with his mother and father and they stop in Oxford to pick up his privit toture Miss Semore and they head to Egypt, the first country of the lecture tour. while there indy meets T.E. Larence or ned and uncovers a mummy and solvs a murder.
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Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult, TV Tie In, Choose Your Own Adventure, Action
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You are young Indiana Jones traveling through Russia in 1917, working as an undercover spy for the French embassy. Caught up in the political revolution, you encounter Vladimir Lenin and the famous reporter John Reed.
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Master of the Louvre: Paris, July 1908.......1999-12-03
When I was young I read this book. I loved all of the forgien lanaguage that was in the book. Also I would like to know if your going to reprint it in the next future or so? From, Christina Breloski P.S. If you do reprint can you send me a note by mail. Here is my address: Christina Breloski 19808 Jolgren Clinton Twp. MI 48038
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