Christian Pennington Design

05/26/2026

Logo for B.C.

05/04/2026

Today we remember Keith Haring on what would've been his 68th birthday.

The Pop artist was born on this day in 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He was a friend of Warhol’s and his work was shown alongside Warhol’s in various exhibitions.

Andy Warhol, "Keith Haring", 1986, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

04/24/2026

Cool! Happy Arborist Day.

04/17/2026

Ink with wash.

03/10/2026

Post-it doodle.

02/13/2026

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01/06/2026

Very cool! I love logo design.

Gerard Huerta, born in 1952 in Southern California, is a renowned American typographer and graphic designer who graduated from the Art Center College of Design in 1974. He began his career at CBS Records, creating iconic logos for artists like Bob Dylan and Boston. In 1977, Huerta designed the legendary AC/DC logo for their Let There Be Rock album, inspired by the Gutenberg Bible’s Gothic lettering. Featuring sharp, angular letters and a lightning bolt splitting “AC” and “DC,” it perfectly captured the band’s raw energy. Despite its global success, Huerta received only a one-time payment and no royalties, yet he remains gracious, noting the logo’s fame led to further commissions. His timeless design, debuted in June 1977, is one of rock’s most recognizable symbols, adorning millions of albums and merchandise. Huerta’s work is displayed in the Museum of Modern Art.

11/19/2025

Saul Bass is THE MAN!

Saul Bass (1920–1996), a pioneering American graphic designer, transformed corporate branding with his minimalist approach. In 1969, Bass redesigned the Bell System logo for AT&T, creating a sleek, iconic bell symbol that became a hallmark of modern design. His process began with analyzing the outdated 1939 logo, which was overly ornate and impractical for widespread use. Bass prioritized simplicity, ensuring the new logo was scalable across 135,000 vehicles, 22,000 buildings, 1,250,000 phone booths, and 170 million directories. He sketched extensively, refining the bell into a clean, geometric form that retained brand recognition while embracing modernity. His 27-minute pitch film to AT&T executives detailed this vision, blending cultural trends with practical branding solutions, including proposals for uniforms and phone books. Though not all ideas were implemented, the logo achieved 93% recognition, cementing Bass’s legacy in design innovation until its replacement in 1983.

11/19/2025

What would you pay?

A watershed moment for the November auctions arrived tonight at Sotheby’s, where Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) sold for $236M after 20 minutes of bidding, eclipsing the artist’s previous auction record and instantly becoming one of the most valuable portraits of the 20th century.

Read more: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gustav-klimt-portrait-of-elisabeth-lederer-auction-record-1234762083/

10/15/2025

The MASTER!

Rest in peace to legendary artist Drew Struzan (1947–2025), who has passed away at 78.

The visionary behind some of the most iconic movie posters ever made — from Star Wars to Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, The Thing and countless more — his art defined the magic of cinema for generations. 🕯️