Category Archives: graphic design history
Read & Respond: Chermayeff & Geismar
Perhaps more than any other, the design firm of Chermayeff & Geismar has created the most ubiquitous and instantly recognizable corporate identities of the 20th century. First, go look at the work on their website: Chermayeff & Geismar Then, check out their work at the AIGA Design Archive And finally, go read this biography at [...]
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Flickr finds
Check out this amazing flickr set of modernist design: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blankaposters/
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You should know: George Lois
George Lois is best known as the massively influential art director of Esquire magazine from 1962-72. In this feature for New York magazine, he describes his 12 favorite Esquire covers.
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You should know: Massimo Vignelli
Massimo Vignelli is the Italian-born designer behind Vignelli Associates. His career has spanned half a century, and you probably see it every single day whether you know it or not. He is a staunch modernist, and his work is a crystal clear reflection of that. He has some pretty important things to say, and you [...]
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HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN/MULTIMEDIA: Mid-term project
TYPOGRAPHIC SCAVENGER HUNT: One objective of studying graphic design is to become more aware of your surroundings. Through studying and looking at various movements in the history of graphic design, you will see them in the visual culture in which we live. Your mid-term project is to go on a scavenger hunt of sorts. I [...]
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HELVETICA!
Logos featuring Helvetica…
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History of Graphic Design: Read & Respond
MODERNISM! Things are getting good! We are well into the 20th century now, and the designers and their work continue to evolve in brilliant ways. Please read & respond to the following articles in the comments section below. (Your comment counts for attendance/participation for today’s class) Jan Tschichold – Linotype Feature Go read this fantastic [...]
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A brief history of the bauhaus
Arts.21 | Bauhaus Fever – The Biggest Show Everby deutschewelle bauhaus 01
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Graphic Design History: Italian Vintage Posters
Read & Respond to this article from International Poster Gallery (you can read it here, or on their website with accompanying images). Please add your comments below before class on Wednesday the 17th: The Italian Poster Rediscovered Rare and spectacular, vintage Italian posters from 1895 to 1940 are today increasingly appreciated and sought after by [...]
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Graphic Design History: Review for Final