Leonid
Konstantinovich Chelnokov

Russia • 1919−2003

Famous graphic designer of products of confectionery factory "Red October", "rot Front", "Udarnitsa", "Babaevskiy".

In the 1930-ies of the Shuttles under the direction of Konstantin Yuon was in the "working Studio" in the trade unions and took private lessons at Igor Grabar. In 1947, the anniversary of the October revolution of the Shuttles made a sketch of the labels for 100 g of chocolate, which was approved by the artistic Council of the factory "Red October", after which the novice promgraphika took to California where he worked for 42 years, first as an ordinary designer, and then to retirement as a lead artist.

His works are technically a "dunno", "Well-ka, take away!", "Cervical cancer", "Cock", "poppy Red", "stratosphere", "Benedictine", "Cow", "Truffles", "Cheburashka", "kitty-Kitty", "Lemon", chocolate "Alenka", "humpbacked Horse", "Bear", "Glory", "the Firebird", "Pushkin's fairy Tales" and many others. Display flight of man into space on the labels of candy and chocolate also entrusted Chelnokova.

In addition to labels for confectionery products Shuttles made labels for cheeses, pates, vodka, wine. He was also a professional artist, wrote the big picture.

In the early 2000-ies Shuttles sued the factory "Red October", meaning to achieve a ban on the use of created once labels.

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