Helmut Krone. The book.
Graphic Design and Art
Direction (concept, form
and meaning) after
advertising's Creative
Revolution. Clive Challis
The Cambridge Enchorial
Press Ltd.
ISBN 0954893107 I
ISBN 0-9548931-0-7 Erik Kessels is surprised by his honesty. Bob Levenson learnt the new way to write copy from him. George Lois called him a 'fucking kraut'. The creative Director of Chiat Day LA used to be his assistant. David Abbott wrote a book about his most famous campaign, for the VW Beetle. Yet Helmut Krone never became the Creative Director of William (Bill) Bernbach's DDB. Instead he remains 'the greatest art director' honored by Advertising Age and Adweek.
...changes in the art-direction of the Volkswagen campaign... the 'commodification of dissent'... branding the consumer... Julian Koenig on conspicuous consumption... on his copywriting styles... on the apostrophe: Jones' vs. Jones...