Movements & Styles
Early Modern, American Kitsch, Late Modern, Swiss, Contemporary, Psychedelic, Postmodern, and Digital
I found this chair being sold on Etsy and it screamed early modern to me. They loved geometry during that time and did not want ornamentation on things. It doesn't look very comfortable but it reminded me of the one we saw in one of our slides that was primary colors. Overall it was very different then previous movements with tons of frill!
AMERICAN KITSCH
This is a photo of a diner that is the ultimate American Kitsch representation! Kitsch was during the 50s and was a very fun movement of design. They loved curves and shapely items in everything. Personally I love the colors in this diner and think it seems light but still keeps to the dramatic factor of the era.
Here is a photo from Frank Lloyd Wright's House Falling Water. We discussed him and the home in our power point of Late Modern because of the clean lines and function influencing form. In the Late Modern era simple geometric shapes and simplicity played a large part of design. I love the color palette and how everything seems to fit together.
SWISS / INTERNATIONAL
My example for swiss design comes from Ryan an instructor at O'more and his design for Helvetica Cards. During the Swiss era the color scheme of black white and red was HUGE! Also during this time the font Helvetica was introduced and used everywhere. The symbols and color scheme are what drew my attention to these awesome cards!
CONTEMPORARY
This piece is from a book called Naive all about contemporary art and the design of it. During this time they used minimal shapes to convey a message. Alot of silhouettes were used during this era and I appreciate the clean look of the designs of this time. The colors on these pieces are very fun and not too overwhelming with the amount of white space.
PSYCHEDELIC
This poster I found was for Jimi Hendrix and this piece grabbed my attention as the perfect piece for psychedelic. The colors during this time were super bright and in your face. The type was usually hand drawn and wavy. Graphic design during this time grabbed the attention of young people and were perfect for concert posters!
POSTMODERN
This is the St. Louis Arch and I thought it was perfect for Post Modern Era. During this time architecture like the Opera house in Sydney was designed. It shows the obsession with geometry during this time. It is a gentle era where things were meant to be visually appealing and abstract.
The digital era was the time of computers. I thought who better to represent this era then Mr. David Carson himself. Digital design had collage and images put together to form cohesive pieces. David Carson pushed the boundaries of type and legibility in all of his designs this one included. This spread he made, combined random items and made to fit together into a design. He started a revolution of people copying him and this style ended up everywhere.
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