The directions for this final project seem simple (pick a past design style and argue why it is better than today’s), but the complexity and sheer breadth of graphic design requires two pieces of analysis before you can choose: one, how do you evaluate a piece of visual communication, and two, how do you categorize … Read more
Meggs says Zembla was 100% original, I need to see more example of Vince Frost’s work So as usual, it is hard to forget about the last 20 years of modern design and look at something from the past as being innovative and new when it has been imitated and copied for years and become … Read more
Assignment: Module 9 includes much of recent graphic design, names, countries and styles most of you have seen. Tell us what interests you of recent past. Seeing how designers respond to cultural, technological, and political changes – both good and bad – fascinates me. We tend to think only of the upheavals of the late … Read more
Assignment: This module continues more of the same material as Module 7, European influences and contemporary design. Tell me what or who impresses you most. Herb Lubalin is the one designer who was an immediate favorite on seeing his work, I loved his exuberant style and creativity. Some of my favorite poets played with the … Read more