This work, titled “Made in Japan, Tadanori Yokoo, Having Reached a Climax at the Age of 29, I Was Dead,” was created by Yokoo for Matsuya Ginza department store’s group exhibition, “Persona,” in 1965. This poster marked Yokoo’s breakthrough into recognition and popularity as a graphic designer in Japan, and one who would come to…
This is a copy of a vintage Hawaii poster from 1913 that I got from a vintage poster shop in Maui, Hawaii. I chose it for my Wild Design post because we studied many poster designs from throughout history that I thought were very interesting and I happened to already own one myself. This particular poster…
For the first project, I wanted to take a look at some of Neville Brody’s early work. I thought this might help provide further context to the information I learned in writing the biography. And provide a nice foundation by which to view his later work. Also, I was just curious to see how his…
Jean Carlu is one of the more famous art deco poster designers from France during the 1900s. This piece in particular, the Monsavon, was just an advertisement for a soap brand in France. Jean Carlu is one of the four main designers during the Art Deco era in France. In all honesty, in most of…
Boston – Boston (1976) Design: Paula Scher Illustration:Roger Huyssen After graduating from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970, Paula Scher became the East Coast art director at CBS Records in New York City at the age of 25. From 1972 until 1982, Scher designed approximately 150 album covers per year and produced…
Steven Heller is a very influential name in the design world. In addition to graphic design, his works are included in categories such as art critic, author, director, and editor (Famous Graphic Designers). Currently, Heller is credited with author rights on over 60 books. Not only has Steven Heller provided his own influence on the…
The Yellow Book was a leading periodical in the 1890s for its distinctive and distinguished format, as it combined the avant-garde with the traditional in its visual and verbal contents and appeal to the popular readership interested in books as beautiful objects. Its concept was first formulated by Aubrey Beardsley and his friend Henry Harland. …
Salomé is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde, published first in France in 1891 and in English in 1894 The play tells one act of the biblical story of Salomé, the stepdaughter of Herod, who requested the head of John the Baptist, as a reward of doing the “Dance of the seven veils.” Beardsley accepted the challenge…
Jonathan Barnbrook created this project, Evolution, in 2010. I chose to include this project into the portfolio because this image was an important project for Barnbrook, as he was able to clearly portray his anti-war beliefs. Barnbrook feels very strongly about social and political issues that are present in the world, and feels that his skills…
Barnbrook released this project in partnership with the well-known magazine firm, Adbusters, in 2001. I chose to include this project into the portfolio because this was an important milestone for Barnbrook, as it gave him a larger platform to release pieces of design work that truly reflected his own opinion in terms of advocating for political and…
Tanaka’s first Noh-inspired poster was commissioned for Noh Play, The 8th Sankei Kanze Noh, 1961. It was created as a screen print at 40 11/16 x 28 3/4in. An original print currently resides in the collection of Cooper Hewitt. This poster is one of the few posters in this entire series that doesn’t feature a…
For my submission for the “Who’s Who in Graphic Design” project, I’ve chosen to write about artist, graphic designer and typographer Ikko Tanaka. Since beginning my journey into design at age 15, I’ve always been fascinated with work that has a strong Japanese influence or point-of-view. From my perspective, there is often a deeply-imbedded sense…
Visual Aspects of Science was a booklet written by Burtin for Kodak, IBM, The Upjohn Company, and Union Carbide in 1962. One of the commissioners, The Upjohn Company, was a company that created pharmaceuticals and published a magazine called Scope. The magazine was important because it helped doctors comprehend complex medical and scientific concepts. Another…
Seven years after the death of Adriano Olivetti, Giovanni Pintori decided to leave Olivetti because of differences with the new management of the Olivetti typewriter manufacturing company. Once he left Olivetti, Pintori began to do freelance design work out of Milan and he opened his own studio. Despite leaving Olivetti, he continued to do freelance…
Giovanni Pintori worked for the Olivetti typewriter manufacturing company for many years and contributed numerous posters of many different styles and mediums. Despite the variety in the posters, all of them look as though they belong in the same system. They all use the same basic colors, red, yellow, blue, and green. Also, they all…