Black & White, una scelta.
fu incaricato di studiare il design di alcune macchine fotografiche prodotte nel decennio 1930-1940. Oltre alla Kodak Bantam Special qui riportata da ricordare la Purma Special, macchina insolita per il suo otturatore a gravit. Di grande notoriet il suo lavoro svolto per la Texaco, con grande attenzione ai distributori di carburante.
Teague, Walter Dorwin - Designer/architect of the 1940's-era Texaco corporate identity,
whose main impetus was streamlined, gleaming white porcelain-enamel gas stations with
green
tri-lines running horizontally across the parapet, and red Texaco logotype. This identity was
replaced by a new mansarded-roof design beginning in about 1964.
The prettiest camera Ever? Maybe.
With its beautiful Art Deco styling by Walter Dorwin Teague, the Kodak Bantam Special is one of the most beautiful camera designs ever.
The Special's clam shell styling enabled it to become a truly pocketable, and practical carry everywhere camera. It measures only 3 3/16" x 4 13/16" x 1 13/16" deep (81x124x45mm) and weighs in at a petite 17oz. Its body is remarkably elegant, having a beautiful black enamel finish with machined aluminum die cast body.... damn it's a beautiful camera, perfect for a Raymond Chandler novel.
(by Camera Quest - Stephen Gandy)
