Keith “The Loon” Moon

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Keith “The Loon” Moon - 23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978

That’s probably the best description of Keith Moon I’ve heard– He’s like the Jackson Pollock of drums, he wouldn’t paint inside the lines like the rest of the world.  Keith Moon has also been called the Jimi Hendrix of the drum kit.  His drumming directly reflected his life– loud, wild, original, inspired, and totally unpredictable.  Moon was the first Rock & Roll superstar drummer, and the first drummer to be the center of the band, as many considered him to be. 

Title, Year

Borsalino, 1949

Designer

Max Huber (1919-1992)

Client

Borsalino, Italy

Size (h x w), Language

5.875 x 4.125” (14.92 x 10.48 cm), Italian

Description

Postcard publicity (also designed as a poster in the same year) for Borsalino hats. Huber uses photography as an illustrative device, pure form and primary colored circles resulting in Swiss (logical and organized) and Italian (playful and poetic) stylized design.