Artist: Lucian BernhardMovement: Sachplakat
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Artist: Milton GlaserYear: 1966
Name: Dylan
I really like this poster, not only because I love Bob Dylan, but because of the artistic vision. I like how Glaser uses only a silhouette of Dylan and highlights the hair with strings of different colors. Glaser's exaggeration of color tells how Dylan's image became iconic and, to me, signifies his rebellious attitude. Milton Glaser was also responsible for designing the "I Love New York" logo in the 1970's, which has been popularly used throughout the world ever since.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Stanley Morrison
Artist: Stanley Morrison
Title: Times New Roman
Date: 1932
Movement: International Style
Stanley Morrison is a well-known English typographer and designer who worked for many different journal and paper companies from the 1920's to the 60's. In 1931, while working at the The Times newspaper, he was commissioned to come up with a new typeface that would be easier to read. Morrison, along with graphic artist Victor Lardent, developed the typeface Times New Roman, and was first used by the paper in 1932.
Beggarstaff Bros.
Title~ Kassama Corn Flour
Artist~ Beggarstaff Bros.
Date~ 1900
Movement~ Art Nouveau
Beggarstaff Brothers was a pseudonym used by William Nicholson and James Pryde. Their work was very simple and clear and was a new art throughout Europe in the 1890's.
In this piece, "Kassama Corn Flour", you notice the simplicity of their design and how easy they made it to convey their message. The background is a simple yellow, the same yellow used for the basket the woman is holding and the highlight in her hair. The floor is also a light brown without any variation from light to dark, not displaying any texture at all. Yet, the poster is very good compositionally.
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