These innovations had a profound effect on the development of modern and contemporary art movements including Constructivism, Futurism, Orphism, Purism and Vorticism, as well as Dada and Surrealism, and on contemporary painters (eg. Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris, Fernand Leger, Francis Picabia, Robert ...
This logo and identity system is probably one of the pieces of design I’ve referenced the most in my own practice. It still looks like it could work as well today as it did back then. I’ve always loved the story of how it came to be—an international competition, Lance Wyman and ...
Tracks like “Ko-Ko,”“Now’s The Time,” and “Billie’s Bounce” reveal his blazing speed, daring improvisations, and harmonic innovations that laid the foundation for bebop. While various Charlie Parker compilations exist, a good one will showcase the explosive energy and inventiveness that...
The movie’s technical innovations were seismic, from Ben Burtt’s imaginative sound design to the ingenious creatures and model effects. But chiefly, this was a film that launched a million toys – and, not insignificantly, a million dreams. Harrison Ford became a megastar overnight; ditto the...
Sloan probably wouldn’t have cut it in today’s era of de rigueur air bags and making nice with the UAW. But his turnaround of GM - which was nearly bankrupt when he inherited it in 1923 - ensured the company’s survival. Among his top innovations: making each of GM’s brands into...
The musical innovations devised by the blind Cuban musician known as "El Ciego Maravilloso" set the course for much of Latin dance music and jazz. The trés player, composer and bandleader put the Afro in Afro-Cuban dance music, bringing elements of the island's sacred traditions to the pop...
He is credited with some of the early innovations in scat singing and made a series of classiccollaborations with Ella Fitzgerald. Above all, he put jazz singing on the map as the popular music of the era with style and originality!
and the specific innovations that allowed Napoleon to dominate so much of Europe. He often brings in the perspective of the average soldier, which adds a layer of detail to his narrative. If you want to learn why wars are lost and won, thenThe Face of Battleshould be on your reading ...
Les Paul is rightly celebrated for his innovations in sound and recording, but his playing was dazzling enough on its own. From the opening lick, this track gives you all the flying fingers that could fit on apop recordin 1951. The guitar solo swoops all over the heavens, and Mary’s br...
Old school hip-hop’s greatest instrumental masterpiece, and the best sample-free rap beat ever, made before the innovations of folks like Steinski, Rick Rubin andMarley Marlbrought loops to the forefront. The mix of cascading synthesizers, guitar plucks and timbale fills was the perfect backdr...