Blog Post 1 - Karin Buffie























Hohlwein, L. (1912) "Frankfurt Dog Show" poster. Retrieved from
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/29273466303664692/ 

This poster, “Frankfurt Dog Show” by Ludwig Hohlwein caught my eye mainly due its simplicity, while still presenting bold qualities. I think it is very interesting how he used paint to create both darkness and shadow, and how the contrast between the lettering and the image are so strong. What is cool about this work is that it probably is possible to create with a digital program a poster similar to this using paint brush tools on a computer to achieve the same look.


 

Hoffman, J. "Wiener Werkstaette Poster" poster. Retrieved from
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/172684966938141729/

Secondly, I wanted to point out what captured my eye about Josef Hoffman’s Lettering work. His designs are very balanced and structured, and typically very bold and striking to the eye. I find his use of line strokes to create letters are very creative and interesting to look at due to the use of both straight and curved lines. With my research, I believe Hoffman also created a lot of furniture in his time, which I think goes hand in hand with his designs being so well structured and balanced as a furniture creator must understand.


 

Influenced by Beck, H. (2010) "London Underground Map" map. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/downloads/tube_map.html

Lastly, I wanted to view a map of the London underground transit map, but one that is much more recent than Henry Beck’s map from 1933. What I find very fascinating is that the concept of the map has not changed very much at all. The same idea that using colored lines with circles representing the stops has not changed over the last 90 years. As the map I found below obviously is much more modernized, and has more detail, the same general concept is the same which says something about how maps are viewed and by what is universally understandable so that people can get from one place to another efficiently.

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  1. Viv LopezJanuary 15, 2020 at 2:51 PM

    I noticed too, when I was reading the information design sections, that most of the transit posters still look very similar to the example from the book. I think it goes to show just what works! Just like you said, the idea of colored lines with shapes representing stops hasn't changed much over the years as well as across different locations. It's a good example of a layout that works well anywhere.

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  2. HarryKJanuary 20, 2020 at 6:31 PM

    The Wiener Werkstaette poster and logos in the book also caught my attention. The stylings of the lettering, logos, and symbols (like on the key) reminded me of the style of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Both have that same kind of art deco/modern feel to them. Both my parents are architects, and Wright has always stood out to me as amazing for his design style, even though my dad thinks he is overrated.

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