20. Does the London Underground poster designs embody the Look, Mood, Aspiration, Technology of the 1920’s, 1930’s, and 1940’s?
Graphic Design has been around for generations giving it a vibrant history. For this, the case study was going to specifically look at the London Underground. Starting from the 1920 when the avant-garde posters were created, all the way to 1940 during the Second World War. The idea behind this study is to see how the design has changed depending on the time period. The time periods this case study will observe are 1920’s, 1930’s and finally 1940’s. This will give a variety of posters to discuss. In addition, we will look at how the design embodies the look, mood, aspiration, and technology, historical, social and
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By the 1900’s some of the first graphics appeared for transportation involving posters and signwriting, for instance, the London Underground. At the start, many people found these difficult to understand and follow but did develop around 1915. 1916 saw the beginning of the iconic typeface, which could be seen throughout many station signs, directions, posters and various information. The typeface was created by Edward Johnston and is used throughout all of the Undergrounds property and publicity. The poster was one of the main advertisement methods of the underground and could be recognised by the typeface. Many posters in the early era of the Underground showed people being happy and busy a great example is the poster ‘Brightest London’, but this design will be discussed more clearly later. Frank Pick was a major contributor to the design and industries association. However, forty says His plan was to bring together people to help create a coordinated environment and efficient system, which required help from others. Picks intentions were ‘to entice the prospective traveller indirectly’ (Green 1990 p.10). Meaning his goal was to promote the underground by using the imagery of theatre, concerts, etc. Posters, map design and signs were useful towards his completion of the Underground. His intentions were to make the designs for the London Underground uplifting especially in …show more content…
The goal behind this poster as mentioned earlier is to promote the underground by showing activities the traveller could participate in if they travelled by underground. The colours and style are that of an avant-garde movement being bright and eye catching to the viewer. The mood and feel of figure 1 are obviously trying to represent a good time and happiness. However, does this fit in with the 1920’s The beginning of the 20’s was prosperity; nonetheless by the time the poster was created it was the start of the great depression. So in a sense the mood and the feel do not resemble the 20’s. In addition, to the vibrant colours its design isn’t targeted at specific people and suggests that the underground is available to anyone and everyone. To identify the poster for the underground, the typeface was printed subtly at the base. Society at this time was focused on women, particularly with them being employed and being able to vote nearer the end of the 1920’s. With women’s independence becoming a new thing during this time, the poster seems to focus its attention on them. ‘Women felt more confident and empowered, and this new independence was reflected in the new fashions’. (Website no 1. P5). Everything required for independence was represented by shortest; this could be seen in the poster design. The 1920’s were definitely about
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Throughout the years of change for both of these famous American circuses, countless advertisements were designed to draw the public into the shows and many of them were created by the Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cincinnati Art Museum houses a sizeable permanent collection of Strobridge circus posters among which are a few for the Ringling’s circus and also some from the many incarnations of Barnum’s circus. Despite being made by the same company, the posters created for the two circuses were overall very different in style, in the treatment of typography, and in the layout while still maintaining some basic similarities. The best example of this from the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection can be seen through the comparison of two posters, one for the Ringling Bros. advertising The 9 Jordans and The Incomparable Cla...
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The New York City Subway is one of the oldest public transit systems in the world, and Manhattan has its fair share of it, especially in the form of abandoned subway stations.Subways are great mean of transportation, with great historical and geographical value. Interborough Rapid Transit company built the first subway in 1904. The subway consisted of what is today the IRT Lexington Avenue Line south of 42nd Street, the 42nd Street Shuttle and the IRT Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line between 42nd and 145th Streets. 28th Street is a part of the first IRT line of NewYork city. It a local station on the Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Park
Brisbane is a city that embraces the idea of public sculptures in the streets, which can be inspiring to fellow artists and people of Brisbane. Specifically, 'George V' and 'The Guardian' are to be compared and contrasted in their successes of enriching the community of Brisbane and influencing the people. Supporters and people of the city claim that both public arts enhance the streets although in very different ways. While both 'George V' and 'The Guardian' portrays a figure of some kind, 'George V' is more concerned with history while 'The Guardian' focuses on its symbolisms and objects that are shown.
The purpose of this Essay is to discuss an example of design from the late 1800s, I will relate it to the social, economic, technical and cultural context of that time. . I intend on delivering details of the artist and his life experiences as well as his style and possible interests. I will also evaluate the subject with my own opinion, likes and dislikes, with comparisons of work and artists from within that period up to the present date
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...heir work acknowledged when Terence Conran’s Habitat opened in 1964, resulting in the world of design becoming an increasingly inclusive place, no longer ruled over by a select committee of self worshipping forces. The culling of past British styles signified the return of faith in British design, which had been lost amidst the previous decade’s infatuation with Modernism. This symbolised the sealing of the wounds of World War II and its oppressive aftermath, whilst the sometimes seemingly irrelevant twists applied to these past styles, which gave 60s design that unique futuristic feel, encompassed the optimistic flare that dominated the decade. But with the realities of the Vietnam War and the home hitting, drug fuelled deaths of 60s musical icons Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison penetrating the feel good bubble, could this exuberance continue to thrive into the 70s?
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