{"id":291,"date":"2020-04-06T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/?p=291"},"modified":"2020-04-06T07:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T07:51:00","slug":"blog-4-april-greiman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/2020\/04\/06\/blog-4-april-greiman\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 4: April Greiman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April Greiman was one of the first graphic designers to push the limitations of the computer in the late 1970s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduating with an undergraduate degree from Kansas City Art Institute, April found herself moving to Switzerland for additional learning, attending Basel School of Design, where she was mentored by Armin Hofmann and Wolfgang Weingart. Armin and Wolfgang exposed April to the International Style movement and later the \u201cNew Wave\u201d which she associates her art style as. Things that seemed like a disadvantage such as pixelation and other digitization \u201cerrors\u201d, April was able to integrate them as part of the design in her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few key elements you can commonly find in most of April&#8217;s works is that she tends to make her subjects floating in mid air on different angles, while accompanied by different typefaces.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/april.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/april.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/april-300x226.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>April has a way of bringing an element of surprise with all her pieces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>April\u2019s body of work is overall enjoyable to look at. The use of colour, photography, font variation and perspective puts viewers through a new experience every time it is encountered with. What I have pulled out from  April\u2019s work is that putting thought and intention into your work does not have to be boring, thus why she is a quintessential member of the \u201cNew Wave\u201d movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/april-greiman-06.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/april-greiman-06.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/amandawong5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9745\/2020\/04\/april-greiman-06-300x224.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Distorting text is normally something a designer will not do, but it works well in this piece given that the photograph is quite plain. It gives this a level of interest and makes the viewers want to look more into the message of the poster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiga.org\/medalist-aprilgreiman\">https:\/\/www.aiga.org\/medalist-aprilgreiman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-famous-graphic-designers\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ojsCgTpq6n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.famousgraphicdesigners.org\/april-greiman\">April Greiman<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#8220;April Greiman&#8221; &#8212; Famous Graphic Designers\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.famousgraphicdesigners.org\/april-greiman\/embed#?secret=ojsCgTpq6n\" data-secret=\"ojsCgTpq6n\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April Greiman was one of the first graphic designers to push the limitations of the computer in the late 1970s. Graduating with an undergraduate degree from Kansas City Art Institute, April found herself moving to Switzerland for additional learning, attending Basel School of Design, where she was mentored by Armin Hofmann and Wolfgang Weingart. 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