Dan Barbour

@danbarbour.bsky.social

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Graphic designer. Lover of logos. Celluloid scholar. Saul Bass enthusiast. Local grouch. linktr.ee/dan_barbourshop

Film title card for Whirligigs. A blue metal whirligig sculpture spins against a pale sky, framed by visible Super 8 film sprockets. The title ‘whirligigs’ appears in bold yellow gothic lettering across the center, with a copyright notice at the bottom.
A screenshot of a movie-tracking app showing the “Recent Activity” section with four film posters in a row. From left to right: Breathless — a stylized poster featuring a man’s face and collage elements, rated four stars; Nouvelle Vague — a black-and-white image of a smiling couple with a filmmaker behind them, rated four stars; Eddington — a minimalist black-and-white image of cattle falling down a rocky slope with the title in red text, rated four stars; and Wake Up Dead Man — a dark, moody ensemble poster showing a group of people framed by a grave-shaped opening, rated four stars.
A screenshot of a movie-tracking app showing the “Recent Activity” section with four film posters displayed in a row. From left to right: 1. Chinatown — illustrated poster with a woman’s face emerging from swirling smoke and a man in a fedora below. Rated five stars. 2. Zodiac — a foggy nighttime image of the Golden Gate Bridge with the film’s title over it. Rated four and a half stars. 3. Lost Highway — split black-and-white cover featuring a man’s shadowed mouth on top and a woman’s face below, with yellow title text across the middle. Rated three and a half stars with a rewatch icon. 4. Crossfire — vintage red-toned noir poster featuring a man in a suit with a pistol and three smaller floating heads. Rated three and a half stars.
A hand holds a Criterion Collection Blu-ray of David Lynch’s Lost Highway. The cover art is split horizontally: the top half shows a close-up of a man’s shadowed mouth and chin in a dark, muted tone, and the bottom half shows a black-and-white close-up of a woman’s lips and face. The title “LOST HIGHWAY” runs across the middle in bold yellow text. A TV screen with a blue glow is blurred in the background.
A book titled Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design rests on a gray fabric surface. The white cover features a large black abstract, angular figure reminiscent of Saul Bass’s iconic graphic style. The title is printed in bold orange text, with the authors Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, and a foreword by Martin Scorsese, listed in small blue text in the lower right corner.
A screenshot of a movie-tracking app showing two sections: “Favorites” and “Recent Activity.” Under Favorites, four film posters appear: Sorcerer, Mulholland Dr., The Jerk, and Reservoir Dogs. Under Recent Activity, four posters appear: Blackout (rated 1½ stars), Honey Don’t! (unrated), Black Angel (rated 2 stars), and The Blue Gardenia (rated 3½ stars). The posters are displayed in a horizontal grid on a dark background.
A screenshot of a movie-tracking app showing two sections: “Favorites” and “Recent Activity.” Under Favorites, four film posters appear: Sorcerer, Mulholland Dr., The Jerk, and Reservoir Dogs. Under Recent Activity, four posters appear: Blackout (rated 1½ stars), Honey Don’t! (unrated), Black Angel (rated 2 stars), and The Blue Gardenia (rated 3½ stars). The posters are displayed in a horizontal grid on a dark background.
A close-up shot of a weathered red-and-white metal post covered in stickers, including a circular one with a geometric design and the handle “@barbourshopcreative,” a colorful “Imposter Syndrome” sticker with a cartoon figure, and a black-and-white “Sixto” sticker. The background is out of focus, showing gravel and pavement.
A hand holding the Criterion Collection DVD of Mystery Train, a 1989 film by Jim Jarmusch. The cover features bold block lettering with a train illustration and lists cast members including Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Joe Strummer, Steve Buscemi, and Tom Noonan, with music by John Lurie and cinematography by Robby Müller.
Cartoon of Leslie Nielsen as Priest Father Jebediah Mayii from the movie Reposessed. Text bubble reads: Luke, Remember when you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward”
A cartoon of an owl smoking a joint. The headline reads “Take A hoot! don’t pollute.
Illustrated Poster for the movie Piranha. Posters shows a cartoon foot being surrounded by several small fish that are presumably about to eat the foot.