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The Famous Charisma Label
In the late 1960s, Paul Whitehead became the first Art Director for the fledgling magazine, Time Out in London which was to be become an international institution. Through this work on the magazine, he came to the attention of Tony Stratton-Smith and The Famous Charisma Label in London in 1969. During this period he created the iconic "Mad Hatter" logo for the label and created memorable LP cover artwork for such bands as Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator, If, High Tide, Mott the Hoople, Peter Hammill, Colin Scott, Steamhammer, Mathews Southern Comfort and Renaissance.
Creative Services Director for Universal Studios
It was inevitable that, with all of his experience in licensing, merchandise design and art, one of the major corporate entertainment companies would offer Paul a job. Through a friend who did licensing business with Universal Studios, Paul interviewed and subsequently, was hired as the Creative Services Director for Universal Studios in Hollywood. He designed a whole line of apparel and souvenirs to promote Universal Movies and Theme Park Attractions. His work for Disney, Warner Bros. & Amblin led to the production of creative merchandise for movies such as Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Waterworld, The Flintstones and The Looney Tunes characters.
Vegas World Mural
When I was about fourteen I got a part time job at a sign painting business in Dartford, they wanted someone that was “arty”, could draw and was cheap to help with the design of their signs. I became fascinated with type design and the many graphic ways that you could use to get your message across. The process of taking your small sketch and then transforming it into a huge illuminated sign for all to see was to me sheer magic. This was to be very useful to me later in the 80’s when I started a business called Mega Arts. We painted advertising on the sides of 45 ft ‘semi’ trailers. My knowledge was even more useful to me when I was hired to paint Vegas World Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The hotel was 36 stories high and 180 ft across, this coincidentally turned out to be the “largest mural in the world” and was in the Guinness Book of Records for many years.
Selected Commercial Work By Paul Whitehead
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