Episode 128: Homage Designs - A Poster for Swatch and an Orgy for Disney
Everyone says that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But if that were true, copyright law wouldn’t need to exist.
We’re discussing a couple of items that could be called homages…or could be called unfair (or even unauthorized) use (but we’ll leave that up to you): a Swatch poster from the ‘80s and The Disneyland Memorial Orgy from the '60s, two projects with colorful artwork and equally colorful backstories.
So place your order for a Rainbow Paradise, because we’re drawing unwanted attention once again here in the bar.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): Herbert Matter’s Swiss tourism poster on the left, Paula Scher’s pardy poster for Swatch on the right; A print ad series for Swatch
(Top to bottom): A framed print of The Disneyland Memorial Orgy by Paul Krassner and Wally Wood (be sure to click to enlarge), the limited edition skateboard deck and surfboard collections from France’s boom-art, the original black-and-white artwork from the 1967 issue of The Realist magazine
Additional Links
Paula Scher biography (Pentagram)
Swatch Watches
The Disneyland Memorial Orgy (Wikipedia entry)
The Realist magazine issue archive
Paul Krassner obituary (Los Angeles Times)
Wally Wood biography (lambiek.net)
