Some People Can't Surf The Graphic Design of Art Chantry

by Lasky, Julie; Jacobs, Karrie

• ISBN13: 9780811823654
• ISBN10: 0811823652
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

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 Chantryis 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 magazineThe Rocket,to album covers for such cult bands as Mudhoney, the Reverend Horton Heat, and the Fastbacks,Some People Can't Surfis 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 Surfis a much-anticipated exploration of this idiosyncratic design master.

Author Biography

Julie Lasky is former managing editor of Print magazine and current editor of Interiors. She lives in New York.

Karrie Jacobs met Art Chantry at the Seattle music magazine The Rocket. She has since edited Colors magazine, served as architecture critic for New York magazine, and currently edits Dwell magazine in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(9)
Introduction	9	(2)
Karrie Jacobs
The Cult of Subcultures	11	(10)
The Formative Years (1954-1972)	21	(18)
The Informative Years (1972-1978)	39	(14)
The Conformative Years (1978-1983)	53	(14)
Rocket Science (1983-1993)	67	(36)
The Deformative Years (1993-present)	103	(36)
Epilogue	139	(1)
Case Studies Pigeonhed The Reverend Horton Heat Man...or Astroman? The Mono Men	140	(16)
Notes	156	(1)
Selected Bibliography	157	(1)
Index	158