TASK
Find
five Graphic Designers that, in your opinion, produce work that in some
way relates to each of the following themes, taken from the level 4
lecture programme-
Modernism
Postmodernism
Graffiti / Street Art
Film Theory
High Culture / Low Culture
A History of Type
Media Specificity
Advertising
Communication
You must find five Graphic Designers for each of the above themes, making a list of 45 Graphic Designers in total.
Write
an explanation of why you think each designers work relates to the
lecture theme and also include examples of their work and links to
online research / articles about the designer.
Modernism:
Wim Crouwel - Dutch designer typical use of modern design, use of Helvetica and sans serif typefaces, grid systems and legibility.
http://www.iconofgraphics.com/Wim-Crouwel/
Hiroshima 1957:
http://www.iconofgraphics.com/Wim-Crouwel/
Hiroshima 1957:
Jim Brair - vrije tijd-blije tijd. Another Dutch designer. Simple legible poster. Really graphic illustration on the characters. Simple colour scheme.
Mike Joyce. Joyce has done a series of swiss style posters redoing flyers for classic hardcore punk and indie shows in the modernist style. He used grid systems, transparency and scale - http://grainedit.com/2012/01/11/swissted/
Erik Nitsche - Swiss born modernist designer. Again uses scale and sans serif typefaces which are highly legible. This image is from Gerneral Dynmics poster for the Convair 880 commercial jetliner
http://grainedit.com/index.php?s=modernist&x=0&y=0
Walter Bangerter - Helvetica, grisa, simple layouts which are easy to read. No decoration.
Wettbewerb für einen neubau des stadttheaters zürich c196:
Wettbewerb für einen neubau des stadttheaters zürich c196:
PostmodernismRichard Niessen & Esther de Vries - Busy visually, patterns, serif typeface, mix of different colours, decoration and the legibility isn't that clear.
David Carson - Braking out of the grid system, busy to look, experimental.
Do not be satisfied do not:
Little white Lies - The black swan issue
http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/
April Greiman. Collage of found imagery, patterns, no sense of a structure.
April Greiman. Collage of found imagery, patterns, no sense of a structure.
Wet magazine:
'Does it make sense':
Weingart Wolfgang - 'He was the father of New Wave, an experimental movement in graphic design that
emerged in the late 1960′s, As a reaction to the uniformity of
’Swiss Style’. Using ‘Swiss Typography’ as a starting point, Weingart
exploited phototypesetting and the technology of film to create work
that was radically different at the time.'
Dan Friedman - Described as a radical modernist and new wave designer. He uses a mix of modernism and postmodernism in this image below.
Yale University School of Art and Architecture application form.
Graffiti / Street Art
Nico189 - Italian graffiti writer and graphic designer. You can see how graffiti has influenced the work of Nico189 here directly as a transition from street to digital work.
'Catch your breath'
'My Bauhaus is impossible | 2010'
Aske/ Sicksystems Design - 'Sicksystems has evolved from initially being a graffiti crew to being the showcase of Aske’s graphic, illustration, and art work.'
CT - Another Italian street artist. CT's work is really graphic even though it exists mostly outdoors. I really like the colours he uses. Especially in the second image across the door.
http://www.thecoolist.com/modern-graffiti-by-ct/
Steve Powers -vNew York City artist who at one time wrote graffiti in Philadelphia and New York under the name ESPO.
http://www.aloveletterforyou.com/?page_id=198
http://www.firstandfifteenth.net/
Steve Powers’ imprint
is all over Philadelphia—20 blocks of the
city, in fact. That’s where Powers, along with a team of 25 artists,
conceived and developed his latest public art project, A Love Letter
for You, spanning more than 50 city rooftops.
Shepard fairery - American contemporary graphic designer, he emerged from the skateboarding scene. He became famous from his 'Andre the giant has a posse' which was a sticker campaign. He began is career as a street artist and now has a clothing label.
Film Theory
Olly Moss - Doesn't usually do artwork for films but he does remake classics and films he likes. Usually using the idea of the film or some significant or iconic imagery to create the covers. Here you can see he has used the cross for the oil pump from 'There Will Be Blood' because christianity plays a big part within the film.
'There will be blood'
'Robocop'
'Jackie Brown'
Martin Ansin - Another Graphic designer and illustrator that remakes classic films into his own style.
'The Bride'
'Planet of the Apes'
Tom Whalen - Whalen does poster remakes. Hes an illustrator and graphic designer. I prefer the remakes then the original, especially the Monsters. Inc poster.
'Mad Doctor'
'Monsters. INC'
'Journey To Babel'
'Stay Connected'
Phantom City Creative - Toronto based practice.
Ken Taylor - Screen prints of cult classics. Melbourne based Illustrator & Designer.
High Culture / Low Culture
Stefan Sagmeister - A well known Graphic designer and typographer based in New York he owns his own practice, Sagmeister INC. A very high end designer who has worked with big clients such as The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Lou Reed.
'Designer Bananas'
Stefan Sagmeister and Bruce Mau
Typography on the body
Bleed - 'BOTH OUR CLIENT LIST AND CREATIVE OUTPUT HAS BECOME DIVERSE AND INTERESTING, AND MADE US ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED AGENCIES IN NORWAY, WITH INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ACCLAIM.
WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF VISUAL LANGUAGE. OUR WORK DEALS WITH LONG TERM BRAND-STRATEGIES AS WELL AS KEEPING IT FRESH BY CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING THE BOUNDARIES OF DESIGN AND MEDIA.
BLEED FOR THE REVOLUTION™' - why the capitals? ask Bleed.
'Alta Bike'
'Alu Italy'
Russell Shaw - 'Russell Shaw is an independent, Atlanta-based designer. His concentrations include illustration, graphic design, logo and branding design, book layouts, user interface/experience, and video. He has done work for organizations like Microsoft, AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” Bearings Guide, SweetWater Brewery, DesignersCouch, GiantImpact, Catalyst Conference, Uptown Treehouse, Plywood People, GiftCardGiver, and Exile International – among many others. His photography has gained national recognition in Photographer’s Forum for four years, and he has been published in international design annuals for some of his book layout designs, branded startup companies that went on to receive award-winning attention in the media, and received several press releases concerning branding materials created for a biannual event in Atlanta. When not working or blogging about design, he enjoys cycling, music, coffee, and making pancakes.'
'Social Innovation'
'The hope of collaboration'
Neville Brody - Graphic Designer, Art director and typographer. Clients -
'Music for youth: collateral'
ANARCHY/apathy day held at the Anti Design Festival.
Milton Glaser - http://www.miltonglaser.com/
Everyone knows the I love NY design. Glaser is highly celebrated and has won lots of awards - In 2004 he was selected for the lifetime achievement award of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. He opened Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974, and continues to produce in many fields of design still.
Poster for Bob Dylans greatest hits 1975
Media Specificity
Walton Creel - Creel uses one media, guns. This is specific to his practice and what he produces.
'Deweaponizing the Gun'
ED NACIONAL - Digital artist who works predominantly on illustrator.
'Spot the tiger, should smoking in all public places be banned?'
'Live now'
Keith Haring - artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s. He focused on graffiti using marker pens and spray paint.
'Art is power'
detail of ‘portrait of andy warhol’, 1985
Prologue - Motion graphics.
'Heineken Bar'
'Ford Equalizer'
Dana Tanamachi - Chalk lettering projects. She is part of Louise Fili Ltd., a lettering studio, where she helps to create some really nice type work.
A History of Type
Doyald Young - Was a typography instructor and logotype designer at Art Center College of Design. The majority of his typefaces are mostly script, decorated and contain serif.
Boa Mistura - Perspective typography. I really want to do this somewhere and so does Sam Lane. We will get around to doing it soon.
These two images were done in Brazil with the help of the local children!
Jon Contino - I really like Contino's stuff. Especially his typographyinspired illustrations. You can see the influence of growing up in New York has had on him. His typography is usually hand drawn and digitally rendered which I'm into. I think I'll start doing some work in this process.
'Soulseven is the creative studio
of Minneapolis based designer Sam Soulek. His current creative focus is
fairly broad, including: logos & identity systems, brand campaigns,
interactive applications, retail environments, packaging, promotions,
posters'
Soulek has some really poster with interesting type.
Erik Spiekermann - 'information architect, type
designer and author of books and articles on type and typography. Two of
his typefaces, FF Meta and ITC Officina, are considered to be modern
classics. In 1979 he founded MetaDesign and in 1989 FontShop. He is
behind the design of well-know brands such as Audi, Bosch, VW, German
Railways and Heidelberg Printing, among others; information systems for
Berlin Transit and Düsseldorf Airport and for publications like The
Economist. '
Advertising
Allan Peters - Allan Peters is a Senior Art Director from Minneapolis with over nine
years of experience. His work has been recognized by Effie, AdFed, AIGA,
Print, How, ID, Davey and Rockport. Most of his work is advertising and branding based. I've used his work before.
Azek
Frabill
Jennie O Turkey
Kate Prior - Kate Prior is a graphic designer and illustrator from Leeds who spends
her time designing posters for Ariel Pink, No Age and Spectrals as well
as drawing dogs on skate boards. As shes from Leeds and I live pretty much next door to the Brudanell I have a few of her posters.
I got dis on my wall!
Christian Helms - Christian is a co-founder and partner in The Decoder Ring Design Concern. Texas based.
http://www.thedecoderring.com/
Shame Obama didn't end the war...
Frank
Ned Wright is a Designer. He lives and works in Minneapolis.
I don't particularly like this.
Benny Gold - Just read Benny golds 'story' on his website and he seems like a really sound guy. He explains how he started off working for other people after graduating and after working for an in house company for a while he was getting no satisfaction out of it so he did his own thing. Starting from one sticker which he stuck around his town.
Communication
Benoit Ollive - Graduate from France. He has some creative and thoughtful work. I like his CV. Its interesting id give him a job.
ALLAN AUBRY - is an artistic director, graphic designer and illustrator.
He lives in Paris. 'this city inspires me our my work.
I'll let you see my world through my various works and illustrations.'
Dan Cassaro - 'Dan Cassaro is a designer, animator, and illustrator living and working
in Brooklyn, New York. He puts words on paper so that they might be
accountable for themselves. Young Jerks is his one-man design studio
specializing in custom type, illustration, logo design, and powerful
70's rock and roll. ' He generally trys to communicate a message or point of view through his practice.
Matix clothing
Occupy
Best Made Company
is dedicated to equipping customers with quality tools and dependable
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Although Best Made isnt specifically graphic design their products are visually really strong and the whole brand and concept is great. I REALLY WANT AN AXE.
