Showing posts with label roger huyssen. Show all posts
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Dec 15, 2020

Star Trek: The Vengeance of Khan - Roger Huyssen Art

Roger Huyssen created this preliminary 'Vengeance of Khan' title treatment for Star Trek II, before the title was changed to The Wrath of Khan, circa 1981. Artist signature in the lower third of the image on the right. Note the seams above and below the title where the art was extended beyond its initial size. I speculate that this artwork may have been intended for a teaser poster before the title was changed.

Huyssen also created this advance one sheet for The Motion Picture, and is credited, along with Gerard Huerta, with co-creating this design for The Search for Spock.

Image courtesy of Harry Angelikas / TrekCore.

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock - Gerard Huerta Art

This key art for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is by Gerard Huerta (artist signature on the lower right side of the art). This art was used for STIII’s theatrical poster campaign in the US, examples of which can be viewed here.

Huerta is predominantly known for his letterform and logo design; this is one of the few movie posters he created or co-created. While most sources credit this art to Huerta alone, some sources list Huerta and Roger Huyssen as co-artists. Based on the work Huyssen did for the "Vengeance of Khan" title, I speculate that Huyssen did the title lettering for the final version of this poster (and possibly the starry elements), seen below, while Huerta was responsible for the face of Spock.

Note that the final design elements of the Enterprise and the Klingon Bird-of-Prey are absent from the original illustration. They are photographic elements—likely added during the graphic design and layout phase along with the film title, poster border, credits block and corporate logos—and are not part of Huerta's original artwork.

In discussing this artwork, we must also recognize Spiros Angelikas, designer and owner of the Spiros Associates design firm, for his art direction. Art like this for a major studio production is typically a collaborative process, and Angelikas worked alongside Bob Peak on the poster art and design for the first several Star Trek films and many others. For further reading on Mr. Angelikas, check out this post at TrekCore.

Nov 1, 2020

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Procter & Gamble Promo Posters (1979)



Star Trek: The Motion Picture promotional posters, set of three designs. Be sure to click the images above for a hi-resolution version!
 
Notes:

  • Photographers / designers unknown. The third design uses as its background the Roger Huyssen "starburst" TMP advance art.
  • In the first design, the image of the orbital office complex (bottom center left) is a still from the film which has been rotated 180° so that the model is shown upside down.
  • Sizes either 17" x 22" or 20" x 24", sources conflict.
  • These posters were given away as a mail-in offer from Procter & Gamble in 1979, through their Crest toothpaste, Secret deodorant, and Prell shampoo brands. The reverse side of each poster was printed with the text "FREE Star Trek poster with the purchase of Crest, Secret, or Prell" as shown below (approximate re-creation).

Oct 12, 2020

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Advance One Sheet (1979)


Star Trek: The Motion Picture
advance one-sheet poster. Tagline: "The human adventure is just beginning." Single-sided.
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: One Sheet (25.25" x 39.25")
Artist/Illustrator: Roger Huyssen
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1979
Region: North America
Notes:

  • This design was printed on eye-catching reflective mylar.
  • Huyssen is perhaps best known for his "guitar ships" painting for Boston's self-titled album (1976).
  • See below another version of this poster art, courtesy of RogerHuyssen.com. Note that there are minor differences between this and the one sheet design above, notably the crop size of the image, and the placement and color of the artist's signature in the bottom left corner.