05-21-2014, 11:19 AM
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Quote:Tony Palladino, Designer of ‘Psycho’ Typeface, Dies at 84
By STEVEN HELLERMAY 20, 2014
Tony Palladino, an innovative graphic designer and illustrator who created one of the most recognizable typographic titles in publishing and film history, the off-kilter, violently slashed block-letter rendering of “Psycho,” died on May 14 in Manhattan. He was 84.
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Among other projects, Mr. Palladino illustrated posters for Mobil’s Masterpiece Theater series and designed the propulsive blue-and-white logo for Conrail, the Northeast railroad that operated 1976 to 1999.
Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/arts/d...at-84.html