Blog Post #1

One of the poster that caught my eye while reading was the Modern Poster from 1895 designed by Will H. Bradley. He took inspiration from Renaissance-inspired letter, as well as influence from Japan and England. I noticed throughout the reading mentions of designers taking inspiration from Japanese art work. I was drawn to this poster because of the intricate design of the tail of the peacock. When I looked it up and saw it in color I liked the poster even more. I also enjoy the lettering and the way he uses different sizes to fill the boarder of the poster.

Bradley, W. (1895). 'The Modern Poster' [Poster]. Retrieved from https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b52585/ January 15, 2020 







The brochures by Herbert Matter also caught my eye while reading. I looked at more of his work and I enjoy the way he combines colored images and type with black and white images.  In the one of them had polio brochure I enjoy the way he uses different types of colored text across the black and white image. It makes it feel like the words are moving with the children. Also I think it is interesting he designed a very light hearted brochure about something that was a terrifying matter at the time.  


Matters, H. (1949). "One of Them Had Polio' [Brochure]. Retrieved from https://www.moma.org/collection/works/7815 January 15, 2020



Lastly, I was drawn to the work of Lucian Bernhard. I enjoyed the big illustrations of the product and the simple name of the product. The book mentions the way that having the big illustration of the product and just the simple one word was possible because it was so bold that there did not need to be any more explanation for what was going on in the poster. Because just by looking at it the viewer 
knows what it is. In the Klein-Adler poster he uses complementary colors make the image pop. The dark black type also draws your attention because it contrasts the bright orange of the background.  



Bernhard, L. (1914). 'Klein-Adler' Retrieved from https://www.moma.org/collection/works/7132?artist_id=515&locale=en&page=1&sov_referrer=artist January 15, 2020 






Comments

  1. Ivy MarkhamJanuary 15, 2020 at 11:49 AM

    I was also very drawn to The Modern Poster by Bradley. The blue and green color scheme combined with the curves and lines of the peacock tail creates a very elegant aesthetic. The lines of the tail also create a very interesting perspective because it appears that the tail is closer to you and the body of the peacock is farther away. This makes the image a little more dynamic rather than just a flat graphic.

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  2. Ramsey BellJanuary 15, 2020 at 1:15 PM

    I think that all three of these poster examples you have chosen are very unique in that they fill the space of the poster form in unique ways. With the first example the peacock is the main focus of the image and dominates the frame, curving and adding a bit of depth to the composition. In the second poster the children are positioned in an almost collage style placement, a little off kilter. Giving the composition an interesting amount of movement. And the third example rotating the standard vertical poster form and then dominating the space with the unique typewriter graphic

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