Sunday 26 October 2014

Dr No Lab Designs


Concept studies and design for the lab in "Dr No", artwork by Ken Adam.

Saturday 25 October 2014

The Living Daylights Illustration

Original illustration for "The Living Daylights" from the Dorling Kindersley book "The Secret World of 007" illustrated by  Roger Stewart.

Thanks to Thomas from The Nixdorf Collection for sharing these.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

German Never Say Never Again Artwork


Original artwork for the German campaign of "Sag Niemals Nie" (Never Say Never Again). Illustration by Renato Casaro.

Sunday 19 October 2014

The Secret World of 007 Artwork: Dr No



Original illustration for "Dr No" from the Dorling Kindersley book "The Secret World of 007" illustrated by  Roger Stewart.

Thanks to Thomas from The Nixdorf Collection for sharing these.

Saturday 11 October 2014

Diamonds Are Forever Artwork from Daily Express

In April 1956 the British newspaper Daily Express serialised Ian Fleming's novel "Diamonds Are Forever" The text was illustrated by the artist Robb.


Friday 10 October 2014

James Bond Record Cover Art

"James Bond Themes" record cover,  MFP 4M026-19055

Saturday 4 October 2014

James Bond Artwork by Ralph MacQuarrie

1987 artwork by Ralph MacQuarrie for a planned Universal Studios Attraction. More info about the artwork here.

Wednesday 1 October 2014

US Lobby Cards for From Russia With Love

"From Russia With Love" lobby cards were printed in black and white and then tinted to give it a red tinge. Various reasons for this have been offered but the most oft recurring one was that those responsible for the marketing wanted to push the political “red-ness” of the film. This would appear to be a credible reason as both the US 1 Sheet posters for the film also followed the black, white and red colour scheme. While the lobby images are generous in size, it nonetheless remains the least obviously glamorous of the series.
However, perhaps due to what may later be seen as various printers sharing the duties to produce the marketing material, there are in fact two slightly differing sets of FRWL cards. The sets differ both by the tint and a slight juxtaposition of card numbering of the first five cards. One set is purple-tinted and the other set is rose-tinted. Again, only the first five cards are numbered differently -- cards #6, #7 and #8 feature the same photos in both sets. For example, Bond in bed was printed as Nos. 3 and 4, the Helicopter chase was printed as Nos. 2 and 3. 

Thanks to Simon for sharing his lobby cards and the information above about the cards!