When I think of the 20s, The Great Gatsby immediately comes to mind: its opulent parties, flapper dresses, and jovial music. With the increased popularity of the gramophone and radio, in addition to high morale after the carnage of WWI and the exponential economic growth in America, celebration was in order. Hence, the dissemination of jazz culture.
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Advertisements – they’re everywhere; we find ourselves submerged in them on a day to day basis. Poster design is one huge facet of this industry, and though ads via the use of posters have been around for a quite a while, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that the modern, simplified posters we see so often today were born.
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This week, I was assigned a spread on science. I have chosen to do it on the early film, as I remember being introduced to several early films when I was younger – the strange imagery burrowed its way into my dreams. In particular, the moon from Voyage Dans la Lune and the train in L’Arrivée d’un Train à la Ciotat.
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Advertisement is everywhere – it permeates all aspects of society – from billboards, to pop-up ads online. Posters have become commonplace, but things weren’t always this way. For this, we can thank Jules Chéret – the Parisian father of poster design.
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The industrial revolution – a time of exponential growth in production (and pollution). With this influx in production, many things which were previously perceived as niche became commonplace, as more and more items were readily available to the public at affordable prices. Interior decorating belonged to this newly accessible group, among others.
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The golden age of type – a time filled with wonder, talented designers, and new typefaces around every corner. Among the many font developed in this time, a personal favourite of mine (historical context and design elements considered) is the dependable font we call Baskerville.
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Imagine going to a doctor’s office with a common cold, and leaving with pneumonia, typhus, and the Black Plague. From the beginning of the common era to the early renaissance, a plethora of inventions and new ideas came into fruition during the high gothic era. The introduction of paper truly revolutionized the production of manuscripts, as well as printing, which has evolved to become a lucrative and nearly ubiquitous industry today; however, for every good idea comes a bad one.
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More than 7000. That’s the number of living languages currently spoken in the world. More than half are presumed to lack a written counterpart, though that still lands the number of written languages at a staggering 2,800. The Bible alone has been translated into more than 2000 languages, making it the most universal and accessible book in the world. How did such linguistic diversity evolve from mere etchings in stone?
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