Who had the best signature (never mind the artwork)? Please vote in the poll at left.
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Addendum: The winner is Frazetta, with 312, followed by Leyendecker with 129, and Norman Rockwell with 66.
All of them are cool looking sigs, but I have always found Norman Rockwell's to look too much like a stencil was used, whereas Frazetta's and Leyendecker's look more freehand.
i understand Norman Rockwell would vary his according to the picture - and interestingly enough, he usually hired letter specialists to paint any lettering in his paintings like his famous "yankee doodle' one in the nassau inn in princeton.
I have seen other rockwell signatures i like better than this one.
I've been a fan of John Cassaday's box shaped "JC" (lower right) http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/irredeemable1-john-cassaday.jpg
Then there's Walt Simonson's Big "O" signature. http://willeisner.tripod.com/images/eisner_signature.jpg
According to interviews it's supposed to resemble a dinosaur.
Adam Hughes gets rather creative with his initials "AH!" http://www.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_2700/subcat_13824/AH3.jpg
Will Eisner doesn't need any gimmicks, the man was a master of hand written typography. http://willeisner.tripod.com/images/eisner_signature.jpg
Aubrey Beardsley had my all-out favorite signature: http://www.zazzle.com/aubrey_beardsley_sticker-217796329975878521 here it is on a "Zazzle" sticker.
I think I'm gonna have to go with Rockwell. I'm surprised I haven't come across a typeface that tries to mimic the lettering. Although I guess it's not like I've actively been searching for one either...
Ooh, you really picked hard ones to choose between! In the end I went with Frazetta, because I think it's most invocative of his style, even if they all are. I've got to mention Greg Manchess' M signature though. I've always liked that one. http://www.manchess.com/images/16.jpg
If I were handed a blank business card with Rockwell's lettering on it, the combination of the name 'Rockwell' with the lettering presentation would give me the impression of someone solid and dependable. I may be thinking about it too much from a design standpoint, but I think that's why I like it the best here.
All of them are cool looking sigs, but I have always found Norman Rockwell's to look too much like a stencil was used, whereas Frazetta's and Leyendecker's look more freehand.
ReplyDeleteJeff Jones?? He has all the letters of his name in a simple symbol.
ReplyDeleteFrazetta has the Space Needle worked into his...
ReplyDeleteWalt Disney. Oh wait, you meant out of those three? I'm sort of leaning towards Leyendecker's. Though Frazetta's is pretty neat too.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with Frazetta, as it's legible. Rockwell's looks to much like a stencil. The other one is cool, but not legibile enough.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it interesting how Frazetta's and Leyendecker's signatures actually resemble their style of painting?
ReplyDeleteI voted for Frazetta, but have you seen Virgil Finlay's signature? That is my true favorite...
ReplyDeleteNow I'm wishing my signature had as much flair as these guys'. Though Dan Dos Santos' is pretty neat as well. :O
ReplyDeletei understand Norman Rockwell would vary his according to the picture - and interestingly enough, he usually hired letter specialists to paint any lettering in his paintings like his famous "yankee doodle' one in the nassau inn in princeton.
ReplyDeleteI have seen other rockwell signatures i like better than this one.
Inspired Choices, Tough Call.
ReplyDeleteI've been a fan of John Cassaday's box shaped "JC" (lower right) http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/irredeemable1-john-cassaday.jpg
Then there's Walt Simonson's Big "O" signature. http://willeisner.tripod.com/images/eisner_signature.jpg
According to interviews it's supposed to resemble a dinosaur.
Adam Hughes gets rather creative with his initials "AH!"
http://www.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_2700/subcat_13824/AH3.jpg
Will Eisner doesn't need any gimmicks, the man was a master of hand written typography.
http://willeisner.tripod.com/images/eisner_signature.jpg
I had never taken a close look at Leyendecker's signature before. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteAubrey Beardsley had my all-out favorite signature:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.zazzle.com/aubrey_beardsley_sticker-217796329975878521
here it is on a "Zazzle" sticker.
Mike Whelan's M/W isn't bad, either.
Albretch Dürer beats them all :)
ReplyDeleteI think I'm gonna have to go with Rockwell. I'm surprised I haven't come across a typeface that tries to mimic the lettering. Although I guess it's not like I've actively been searching for one either...
ReplyDeleteOoh, you really picked hard ones to choose between! In the end I went with Frazetta, because I think it's most invocative of his style, even if they all are.
ReplyDeleteI've got to mention Greg Manchess' M signature though. I've always liked that one. http://www.manchess.com/images/16.jpg
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ReplyDeleteCan't choose. They're all neat.
ReplyDeleteI like Sys Mead's signature.
(An imaginative realist who doesn't get much mention here.)
That should Syd Mead - typo.
ReplyDeleteOut of these three, Frazetta. Legible and unique.
ReplyDeleteI think Drew Struzan's is possibly my all-time favorite, though. So simple, and unmistakable.
If I were handed a blank business card with Rockwell's lettering on it, the combination of the name 'Rockwell' with the lettering presentation would give me the impression of someone solid and dependable. I may be thinking about it too much from a design standpoint, but I think that's why I like it the best here.
ReplyDeleteFrazetta, Leyendecker's is all over the place and Rockwell's is too static.
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