History of Design: Reflective Essay Question 1 Given the purview of past design movements which flowed with changing contexts (social, political, economic, scientific, technological, philosophical, environmental, etc), what could be a potential emergent design manifesto, ethos, movements, styles, trends or directions, which you could creatively adopt for your FYP/Graduation Project? Continue Reading →
History of Graphic Design: To Bauhaus and Beyond The Dada Movement I have always had a liking for Dada’s works and ethos. Continue Reading →
History of Graphic Design: Industrial Revolution & Graphic Reactions Wood-type Posters The one thing that really caught my eye was the wood-type posters purely because of the incorporation of the different weights, sizes and typefaces that came together to form eye-catching albeit chaotic designs (but that’s what I liked about them). Continue Reading →
History of Graphic Design: Writing To Typography Writing to Typography Being a Typography student, I found this presentation particularly interesting, especially at the mention of some of my favourite typefaces like Garamond and Bodoni! Continue Reading →
History of Design: Reflections Week 1 Learning more about the people who spearheaded breakthroughs on our discovering and journey towards improving the means of how humans interact with media was fascinating – big names like Vannevar Bush, J.C.R Licklider, Alan Kay etc were dropped. Continue Reading →