Movements & Styles

I found this online. It's a poster for Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the year 2007. It was a bauhaus exhibition and clearly shows an example in the format of the poster, from the lettering to the diagonal style. For Bauhaus typography, not only serifs were unnecessary, but there was no need for upper and lower case lettering. The aim for Bauhaus typography is communication that is shown in the 'universal' type.  I was attracted to this piece because I love how the same format was used and reintroduced in this poster for 2007.

American Kitsch

American Kitsch is simply known as '50's art' and is prevalent in this picture of the City Center Motel that is located in Las Vegas 'Neon Boneyard'. I was attracted to this piece because I thought that Las Vegas art is very artistic and creative...even though it can look extremely tacky at times. You can tell the casual script of this neon sign. This sign is very representational of Kitsch because it seems very tacky, witty, artistic, brash and tasteless. It must have looked really neat when it was lit!!

Late Modern

The Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia is a great example of late modernism. I found it on a tourism website. Late modern artists applied the non decorative approach of modern to their designs, but without all the hype. There was a new simplicity that was formed and is shown in this structure. You can see the merge of natural curves in this structure and it attracted me because it is beautiful and it displays function dictating form!

Swiss/International

I found this posted on a blog livinglive.posterous.com/ and what immediately attracted me to the piece was the design! Swiss style works reveal a strong attention of graphic designers to uniform design elements and strong geometric shapes. You can see the strong geometric shapes in this example with the background grid and the player outline itself. Their visuals are abstract and seem to clearly convey their purpose in a remarkable way. Just these simple pictures were even used in Olympic photography. So simple, yet to the point!

Contemporary Design

I found this chair on zeospot.com...It's obvious why I chose this design. It looked so comfortable to sit in! "Ivy Chair" will make you feel comfortable as if you were surrounded by trees and flowers. By sitting in this amazing contemporary chair, it will give you the signal to think about nature over the function of the chair. It clearly shows contemporary design because it is simple, clean, and offers an uncluttered look. This design is opposite of traditional.

Psychedelic Design

This is an album cover from the band 'Kay Kay'. You can definitely tell the psychedelic approach on this piece and once I discovered this cd in my brother's collection, I had to take a picture! This psychedelic cover really depicts this design because it includes a 'sensory stimulation' as if you were on something! Everything is pictured as opposite and shows that sensory deprivation. It's as if you were experiencing hallucinations, changes of perception, and an altered state of awareness. This movement appealed to a younger generation.

Postmodern Design

I found this picture on dornob.com. It was shown as a 'what if' these were created. Since postmodern design was during a time of 'funny' design, I thought this picture was great! You wouldn't just be able to buy just one though...there could be a story created with them all 'interacting'...Postmodernism reestablished interest in ornamentation, symbolism and visual wit! Postmodernism deliberately violated the Bauhaus tenet that form must follow function...and it is clearly shown with these lamps!

Digital Design

I stumbled on this website and thought it was really neat what they were trying to accomplish. This is a photo of a digitally mediated environment. The UTSGallery showcased digitally enhanced environments by focusing on digital technologies as creative and critical tools for artists and designers. I think it's amazing what digital design can do and how far it can be taken! I don't think of it as lowering design standards, but enhancing it!