The United States Housing Authority asked Lester Beall to create a project. The association was also created by President Roosevelt in the 1930’s. The purpose of the United States Housing Authority was created to loan money to states for low cost construction. During this time Beall created the infamous poster titled Cross Out Slums. Beall…
These three posters were apart of a project that Lester Beall completed for the Rural Electrification Administration. This administration agency was founded in the year 1935 by President Roosevelt. The purpose of the agency was to generate electricity in rural areas that, at the time being, did not have the luxury of utilizing. The…
I chose this design because of an upcoming album release by one of my favorite musicians, Hayley Williams. Some of you might recognize her from the band Paramore. She is releasing her first solo project called Petals for Armor in early May of this year. I think she took a very unique aesthetic approach to…
For my wild design post, I chose to do the Fedex logo that I have recently seen on a box inside my storage room. For the first 20 years of the history of FedEx, from 1973-1994, the company had two designs for their logo. both of these designs weren’t exactly what the company was looking…
This Wild Design post will discuss the opening title sequence for the television showThe Man in the High Castle. The sequence uses imagery, sound and music to help the viewer understand the fictional world the television show represents and provide a key element to its plot line. You can find the sequence here: https://vimeo.com/173250809 The…
I chose this image as an example of wild design because of the humor it brings me. I found this image while scrolling through one of my many meme pages that I follow on social media. This specific design in particular is notable to me because of its sarcastic tone it represents. This design is…
This poster is from an Indie Rock band called Whitney. It really called my attention because of the choice of design used in the poster. A design that comes into mind is that of the Henry Van de Velde. Although in this case a greater variety of colors are used. The design for Tropon definitely…
This is a prime example of his use of photomontage to transmit his idea. This poster was primarily created to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the transition into a socialist government. In other words the victory of the proletarian or working class. They are the main protagonist of this piece. An interesting fact is that…
This image is a great example of the genius mind of Klutsis. He would use the ideas of constructivism in order to transmit the message. In this case he would be sharing to the public the idea of the five-year plan. The success that this plan was taking under the image of Lenin himself. By…
Gustav Klutsis was a Latvian graphic designer who was very prominent in the times of the Russian revolution. He was drafted into the Imperial Army at first but became involved in the revolt that ended with Czar Nicholas II being overthrown and executed. He would become a major influence in the rising worker’s movement of Russia through…
My last wild design post is going to be on my Anatomy and Physiology For Speech, Language, and Hearing textbook. This class is an anatomy class but instead of learning about how the whole body is set up and how it functions, we only learn about how speech is produced and how people are able…
Is it a flip phone? Is it a calculator? Is that the Adidas logo? When I first saw this on the sidewalk, I didn’t really know what to make of it. Sometimes, with street art, it almost seems as if certain aspects were added later, but I am not sure with this one. Maybe the…
Dad Jeans- who even knows what Dad Jeans actually are? Are they jeans 80’s style? Do you think of Danny Tanner immediately like I did? I saw this art on a sidewalk lamp post in my neighborhood in New York City. Like the other art that I saw around the city and in my neighborhood,…
I chose this wild design because I loved the way this glass was designed. I have never seen any kind of glass that you drink out of with this intricate of a design. I am honestly extremely curious how this is even achieved. From the top and the bottom of the glass, the design is…
This semester, I am taking a class called Religious Traditions of the World, and this is the cover of my textbook. The class covers a number of distinct religious traditions, and the book goes into depth about each of them. The design of the cover gives the reader a clear idea of what is inside.…