Tuesday, September 8, 2009

DADA POSTER


DADA POSTER PROGRESS

Number six.

POSTMODERNISM STYLE INFOMATION

ASPECTS OF THE STYLE:
1.Embraces pop culture.
2. Not seen as a style but more of a way of thinking.
3. often played upon parody, irony and anti-aesthetic qualities.
4. Compared to International style, Postmodernism was seen as impure, chaotic and irregular.
5. Contradictory approaches were often used.
6. There is no set style so many works had a unique look.

ARTISTS OF POSTMODERNISM:
Milton Glaser - rejects international style. Imagery and posters that include drawing. Best known for his I love New York logo. He has designed over 300 posters, including the famously known poster for Bob Dylan.


Wolfgang Weingart - still uses grids and texts such as International Style. But also uses kinetic decoration. He was interested in pushing the qualities of typography without ruining its meaning.



April Greiman - one of the firt designers to develop a "digital aesthetic". She sees the computer as a design tool.










Katherine McCoy - "typography as discourse" she wanted type and image to co-exists. Rejected traditional distinction between reading and seeing. Was interested in the "power" of design.



Monday, September 7, 2009

DADA POSTER


This is the first draft of the final poster. I believe it is typical Dada style through the use of colour and text. The particular colour was used a lot in traditional Dada posters. Also the use of text on angles and having capitals and lowercase make it edgy and has that "crazy" vibe that Dada portrayed. The typography in the background is all out of order, making it impossible to string a sentence out of it, Another Dada characteristic. Although, I believe it could be a little more crazy and feature more fint styles.

DADA POSTER PROGRESS


Number Five.

DADA POSTER PROGRESS


Number Four.

DADA POSTER PROGRESS


Number Three.

DADA POSTER PROGRESS


Number Two.

DADA POSTER PROGRESS


Here are a few shots of my Dada poster in progress.
Number One.

DADA POSTER SKETCHES


I wanted to base my poster on typography only. This I felt was a true Dada style.