Harry Borgman

"Most of the staff worked day and night during the busy season. Sometimes 15 or 18 hours at a stretch. I can remember one weekend when I designed five automotive brochures."

although i don't work as a graphic designer i do work in the 3D visual effects business.... some things never change!

we work in a constant love/hate relationship with our daily tasks, redesigning and re-iterating repeatedly.

although, after all the B.S. and pressures the final product always makes it worthwhile... very strange.

i enjoy all the J.J. articles, but this is one of my favorites! it hits home in more ways than one.

 

Hey Ryan..I hope you didnt say The F word in this post too..heh heh heh wonder if that guy got the message?
great posts BTW love reading this rich history and seeing the vintage art..

 

It is a funy thing. I worked as a creative designer and art director for all the studios in LA. I did a 4 year stint art directing exclusively for the auto industry there as well. Did the 16 -18 hour days and always at the end never minded all the prior h***le. After several several years I thought I was done and moved to Austin. A year later ,no work to be had here and I completely miss it all.....the indusrty is a strange mistress you hate and love at the same time. Luckily for me Austin gave me the boot so I get to go back. Great post Ryan. Love the fact you keep this site so diverse. We are all better for it...........

 

This is some great art and advertising design. I really love that period, the designers were able to 'free-express' a bit more with out having a hammer taken to them by the client (not that they were any easier to please). It is cool that this site has so many different and eclectic means of inspiration. Also that it all ultimatly ends up back at why we are all here in the first place, hot rods.

I also couldn't agree more with the above posts, it is either a love or hate industry. It is yet another inspiration to get out of my current client commitment.

Glad you put up this post. MRAK

 

Cool post Ryan. I feel the pain of all those who are working long hours as an Art Director or an illustrator. It would seem that after putting in all those hours in at the office, design would be the last thing on our minds when we get home. But there you will find me, in front of the electronic slave box working on my own stuff or just chicking in the HAMB. It's really a sickness more then an occupation. Anyhow, I would have really like to work back in that era of design. Everything was more hands on and less gererated by the computer. And although that seems like more work, I just would like to mix it up a bit more. Give me a few more years and I will probably be *****ing a great deal about the hours and the industry for that matter.

 

Here's a photo that fits nicely next to the one at the beginning of this post.......

 

Oooooooohhh! Nice find. I love this stuff.