Today I was late so I have no idea what is going on lol
But from what I’ve gathered we are looking at posters and design styles from different time periods, we looked at some Swiss design and pop art, once the powerpoint has been uploaded I will take more notes.
We looked at WW1 propaganda as well, seeing what methods they used, whether it was shame, glory, sex appeal, the future etc. the lithographic prints were made to advertise soldiers into joining the war. there is a distinct style to propaganda, using the colour red a lot as it stands out as well as detailed portraits.
Futurism - this is a movement that started off in Italy, embracing the chaos of how technology was progressing rapidly. it was done through film, media, art etc. I would go far to link to PTSD from the war as a muse for the artists but that is not the case for some artists. it is wild.
Some futurism pieces do use the war for inspiration, we looked at a poster created by the girlfriend of a soldier taking what he wrote in the letters and visualising explosions through words.
Dada - was an anti-establishment art movement that developed in 1915 in the context of the Great War and the earlier anti-art movement. Early centers for dadaism included Zürich and Berlin. Within a few years, the movement had spread to New York City and a variety of artistic centers in Europe and Asia
A famous Artists of this time was Marcel Duchamp who created L.H.O.O.Q a mock painting of Mona Lisa that has a fake moustache on her face.
Punk art has taken inspiration through dadaism with examples such as Jamie Reids work on the sex pistols
Art Deco - tried to simplify things further. Art Deco objects often showcase simple, clean shapes, usually with a “streamlined” look; ornament that is geometric or stylized from representational forms such as florals, animals, and sunrays; and use of man-made substances, including plastics, vita-glass, and reinforced concrete
London undergrounds graphic design was art deco. the original map was geographically accurate but very complicated, harry beck found that passengers only care about where they're at and where they have to go, so instead of a map he created a diagram.
He really designed a user interface. by making it simple and thinking in a cross disciplinary way.
He took the design style from circuit boards and transferred it to the underground map. many train companies around the world have adopted this style for their lines
Unfortunately due to Translink, I was late this morning but that doesn’t mean I didn’t learn anything, I learned more about Art Deco and User Interface with the London underground system, I find it interesting how instead of the conventional geographical map, Harry Beck created this simplified map that would work better for the average train passenger, making it faster to read and to know where to go.