Postmodernism In Europe

by Ethan Woronko | Mar 17, 2021 | IDEA 142

Jamie Reid

“God Save The Queen”

Jamie Reid is a designer whose work is all too well known to me. Creating the infamous cover for The Sex Pistols “Never Mind The Bollocks”, he used a mix of harsh bold colours and ransom note style type. This album cover would go on to define punk art and design to this day. His work was anarchistic, Nationalistic, and used heavily defaced pop imagery (like his work ” God Save The Queen” on the left). He continued to design for The Sex Pistols and still does design work to this day. His work for The Sex Pistols has been shown in the MOMA, the Tate Gallery, and others.

Sources

https://medium.com/fgd1-the-archive/jamie-reid-god-save-the-queen-25852ef575d4

http://www.artnet.com/artists/jamie-reid/

Supergraphics Innovator

by Ethan Woronko | Mar 5, 2021 | IDEA 142

Paula Scher

Paula Scher is heralded as a design titan, and for a good reason! Working with companies like Microsoft, the MOMA, and CBS records, she has revolutionized design through her distinct style. Her work uses typography to its full potential- bold, full of motion, and definitely worthy of the supergraphic title. personally, my favourite works from her that I have seen are her map series and her redesign of the Atlantic Theater Company’s brand identity. I was immediately drawn to these projects due to how unique and fun they were, the maps almost looking like pop art! And of course her super graphics, some of the most interesting public art I’ve seen recently. Her use of perspective and angles makes pieces seem full of life and extremely thought out while also delivering the desired message extremely well.