John Alvin
John Alvin  was an award-winning movie poster artist. He designed and illustrated the posters for .

Hailing from Massachusetts, Alvin graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California. He became a freelance artist and began illustrating film posters, beginning with the poster for ' 1974 comedy, Blazing Saddles. Alvin went on to design many more posters for Brooks, including those for Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs.

Alvin has designed posters for many  films (including Gremlins and InnerSpace) and has worked frequently with director  (10, Victor/Victoria). He also designed posters for such movies as Blade Runner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Cocoon, The Color Purple (for which he drew a silhouette of star Whoopi Goldberg), The Princess Bride, The Goonies, Rain Man, Willow, City Slickers, Hook, Batman Returns, and Batman Forever. 

His work for Disney includes posters for the animated films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and Mulan. His more recent collaborations with Disney include campaign advertisement designs for the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and the 2007 film Enchanted. Alvin has also designed and illustrated special advertisement projects for the Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter film franchises.

Alvin was asked to design the Star Trek VI poster in the style of Bob Peak, who did the posters for the earlier . Alvin found the opportunity to be an honor, citing Peak as one of his greatest influences. 

Alvin died of a heart attack in Rhinebeck, New York, on 6 February 2008. He was 59 years old.

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 – fan site
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Star Trek publicity artists