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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artworks are highly recognizable and personal. In contemporary times, many brands, artists, and/or musicians have used his artwork for promotional uses.  The first time I came across his works was through Uniqlo’s shirts promoting his works. I was immediately intrigued by his unique use of colors, techniques, and the iconic three crown symbolism.… Continue reading New Contemporary and Post Modernism: Jean-Michel Basquiat

I first came across Pablo Picasso’s Guernica painting in 10th grade history class. I was astonished by the amount of detail that went into it. I felt as if it really captured the horrific event of the bombing of Guernica. This was one of my first exposures to anti-war art, and I became significantly interested… Continue reading The Painting that Represented Peace and Chaos

For my historical poster, I looked at Bauhaus posters for inspiration. I was particularly interested in arranging my information through geometric shapes. I used a slanted rectangle for the background as I notice a common technique within the Bauhaus posters was diagonal placements. I think this gives visual interest which is one of the criteria… Continue reading Historical Type Rationale

The Dada Movement My main inspiration for this historical artifact was the Dada movement. As I researched the different artists during this period, I was specifically inclined towards Hannah Hoch and John Heartfield’s works, primarily on their composition and political topic. I initially had the idea of creating a piece surrounding modern-day feminism, like Hannah… Continue reading Historical Artifact Rationale

The saying “a 5-year-old can do that!” is often said about most abstract art pieces. Russian artist Kazimir Malevich’s The Black Square is no exception – it’s quite literally a black square on a canvas. Well, not quite. How many squares are too many squares? Malevich created four different black squares, each one still being exhibited in… Continue reading Is Black Square Considered Art?

Thinking about shooting a film or taking a photograph seems simple enough. A simple tap or click of a button will instantly produce an image or record what we wish to capture. While reading through the survey timeline, I was immediately drawn to knowing the history behind motion pictures and filmmaking when seeing the Lumiere… Continue reading How the Lumiere Brothers Changed Film History

I spent about 6 hours creating my zine from the research stage to completing my zine booklet. I quite liked researching about my topic, just because this is a typeface that I’ve always wondered about its history and why it’s been used so much. When it came to creating the final product, composing it all… Continue reading Zine Project Rationale

A dive into the history of Caslon and it’s impact on Western design Caslon is undoubtedly one of design’s most recognizable typefaces, mostly derived from its early popularity when it was first released by William Caslon. Started as an engraver of gunlocks and barrels, he was quickly familiarized with engraving letterforms as well. Soon after,… Continue reading Design Rule #1: “When in Doubt, Use Caslon”

Although I chose different events, I learned that a key similarity between all my research topics was the power of art and design upon activism. I was most interested in researching Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice through a feminist lens, mainly because the work that she had done must’ve been revolutionary in the eyes of… Continue reading Moodboard Rationale

Often when we think of the afterlife, concepts about heaven and hell pop up in our minds, assuming we’re basing it off Christianity, which is predominantly practiced in Western countries. Depending on an individual’s beliefs, they may have a different idea of what the afterlife looks like. For instance, Hinduism believes in the idea of… Continue reading Book of the Dead: A Cheat Sheet to the Afterlife