John Pasche
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John Pasche is an art designer, most famous for designing the "Tongue and Lip Design" logo for the popular band The Rolling Stones.[1]
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[edit] Education
John Pasche completed his B. A. in graphic design from the Brighton College of Art during the period of 1963-1967. He completed his M. A. at the Royal College of Art in London from 1967-1970.[2]
[edit] Work
[edit] Royal College of Art
At the Royal College of Art, John Pasche created a film poster for Judex in 1969. He also created a film poster, in 1970, for Roger Vadim's film And God Created Woman. He made the poster for a Stamp Design Seminar held at the Royal College of Art in 1970. [1]
“John Pasche designed four tour posters for the Rolling Stones between 1970 and 1974 and also worked for other reputed artists, such as Paul McCartney, The Who, The Stranglers and Dr Feelgood. He works as a freelance designer in Surrey, UK, and he still remains a fan of the band, as he says "I have fond memories of a good working relationship with them. The logo is one of the strongest and most recognizable worldwide. And of course I’m proud of that."”
[edit] Musical industry
For The Rolling Stones, Pasche designed the "Tongue and Lip Design" logo in 1971, which was originally reproduced on the Sticky Fingers album. He also designed posters for many Rolling Stones tours, namely the European tours of 1970 and 1973, and the American tour of 1972. He made a promotional sticker for Goats Head Soup (the image being an actual pot of soup being made with a goat's head) and the single sleeve for the single "She's So Cold".[1]
For the United Artists, Pasche has done considerable design work. Among these he has designed album and single sleeves, as well as concert posters for The Stranglers; The Raven (1979), The Stranglers IV (1979), La Folie (1981), Live (X Cert) (1979), "Duchess" (1979) and "Peaches" (1979). He created the single disc picture for Fischer-Z's "The Worker" (1979) and the album cover for Going Deaf For A Living (1980). He made the album cover for The Vapors 1980 album New Clear Days, as well as a 1979 Dr. Feelgood single.[1]
Apart from this, he has also done some work for Chrysalis Records, mainly for Art of Noise (1985-87), Les Enfants (1985), Innocence (1990), Into Paradise (1991), Kingmaker (1991), and Jethro Tull (1987).[1]
His freelance work includes designs for noted performers like Jimi Hendrix (1977), Judas Priest (1975), David Bowie (1976), The Who (1975), and the Bay City Rollers (1975).[1]
[edit] Awards
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1970 | IPA Award Best RCA Graphic Design Student |
1970 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1971 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1973 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1974 | Music Week - Highly Commended Album Sleeve |
1975 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1976 | D&AD Silver Award |
1977 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1979 | Music Week - Top classical album |
1980 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1980 | NME Top Album Sleeve |
1980 | Music Week - Top Point of Sale Design |
1980 | Music Week - Top TV Commercial |
1981 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1982 | Music Week - Top classical sleeve |
1983 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1983 | Music Week - Top Classical Sleeve |
1985 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1987 | Music Week - Top Album Sleeve |
1987 | Music Week - Top Single Sleeve |
1988 | D&AD Awards Annual |
1996 | Communication Arts - Award of Excellence |