Of all the posters of classic black films from the late 1980s through the 1990’s, one could argue that the poster for Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” (created by Art Sims and 11:24 Design) is one of the most… Continue Reading →...
- 12/16/2016
- by Sergio Mims
- ShadowAndAct
Exactly a year ago I did a revealing and very informative interview with the pioneering African American graphic designer Art Sims (read Here) whose advertising and marketing agency 1124 has been responsible for cutting edge ad campaigns for many of the most important black and urban themed films and TV productions, such as HBO’s When The Levees Broke, Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo Better Blues, Love and Basketball, Clockers, and The Color Purple among so many other films. And last month at the Michigan State University in East Lansing Michigan , which is where the Detroit native graduated from, in its museum opened an exhibition of his most famous movie...
- 3/5/2015
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
It is literally impossible to not have seen the work of Art Sims - the founder of 1124 Design - in the last 25 years if you just even occasionally go to the movies. The Southern California-based advertising and marketing agency has been responsible for cutting edge ad campaigns for many of the most important black and urban themed films and TV productions, such as Red Tails, HBO’s When The Levees Broke, Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X, Mo Better Blues, Love and Basketball, Clockers, and The Color Purple. And Sims and his firm also provided creative presentations for many black and mainstream films, such as Unstoppable, Inside Man, I Am Legend, The Best Man...
- 3/31/2014
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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