Different Designs

Post Modern: From 20th Century, for of art and creativity, all different cultures. Colourful, graphicly, it was made on photoshop. 3-4 different fonts, Banksy is one of the most realist one to use, different effects, war, capitalism, hypocrisy and greed. Political/Propaganda, Colours american flag, stand out, danger, death. Typography is regular with various forms.

Futurism: Based on the future, speed, technology, painting, sculpture, graphic, overlapping style, all different shapes and colours, Originated from italy, Russia and England, Filippo Marinetti, 1914, Promoting soviet Union featuring robots, war machines.

Soviet Realism: Started in 1924, death of Linen and rise of Stalin, Nina Vatonlina created posters like do not talk (Pay Attention), simple making it very effective. Do not talk back to the leader, David King created posters but more modern. It is still used, white space and icon is very popular to show political propaganda. Dark and dull colours, young and old.

Moulin Rouge:  Founded in Paris 1889, Toulour Lautrec inspired by the play ‘Moulin Rouge’  Spread across europe, may it to Britain and was created by British companies. Main colours yellows, blacks, oranges, whites and reds, very expensive to print, hard to make an image stand out, text story, sketched characters, mainly primary colours, Some posters look hand drawn. Screen printers. It is still used today in Fashion, restaurants, perfume and fragrances.

Swiss Style: Originated in Switzerland, based off of a mathematical grid, very easy to read. most commonly used font is san serif. Used in Olympic poster, Rudolph De Harak mainly makes covers for books. Used mainly in business. Josef Muller Brockmann made a lot of film and music posters. Is still used today, Used for lots of ‘Artisan’ and theatre posters.

Bauhaus: Art school in Germany, 1919-33, Ikea use it, Walter Gropius. very political, diagonal lines and straight lines, Rectangle shapes and buildings designs. Universal font never put through, make objects, used not only in art but in furniture. Closed down in 1933, criticism from the Nazi writers, very communists/russians.