Old Esquire Covers

Back in the day, all Esquire covers had to incorporate the magazine's mascot, Esky. The great Henry Wolf was the art director from 1952 to 1958, and had pretty creative ways of using the logo without just sticking it on the corner of each cover.

covers found on grain edit.

Lou Dorfsman and the CBS Wall

This is one of the most amazing pieces of typography, ever. He worked with close friend Herb Lubalin on the type, which was all hand-cut from wood. The Center for Design Study is currently restoring the wall as it was sitting in a basement for years after CBS just tore it down in the 80s or 90s.

The Center for Design Study

The Center for Design Study's Flickr photostream of the restoration/comp sketches of the wall.

Klute

The title sequence alone is amazing, unfortunately hard to find on youtube, but the use of audio from wiretapped-phone calls 

alongside creepy/atmospheric soundtrack with minimal visuals is fantastic. They also build the wide latin "Klute" in the title from triangles, 

which is pretty inventive. Also worth seeing is Bree's (Jane Fonda) wardrobe, which understandably defined a new style in the 70s, and continues to influence many today.  

Also, Donald Sutherland, I might be in love with you.