Task 1 Poster

1870-1900: Proto-Modernism is an age approaching what is now known as modern, or the beginnings of Modern Design. Modernism is a philosophical movement that followed the vast changes in western society during the late 19th and early 20th century during the development of industrialisation. Moving away from old traditionalist culture as people felt tradition were becoming outdated in the new social, economic and political environment of the new industrialised world. This movement streered away from old traditional, ornamental designs to designs which utilise the new materials, technologies, and societal movement/culture to invent a new style of design. Although the world was slowly industrialising, there were people who still opposed this new social change. These people created forms of design which can still be recognised up until today ...

W i l l i a m MORRIS

William Morris was a heavy influencer of the Arts and Crafts Movement. His designs favoured handmade production, which was opposing to the current era leaning to industrial progress. Morris is most famous for his Wallpaper Designs, which are woodblock painted. He was also a poet, artist, philosopher, typographer, and political theorist. Morris’ Designs became so famous his name was world renown and even influenced a new art movement in Japan (Mingei - 1920s). In 1861, Morris established his company called Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.. The company was known for wallpaper and fabric designs, and the company enjoyed long term growth up until the first and second world war, which caused a voluntary liquidation in 1940

vince frost Born 1964 Brighton, England Studied at the west sussex college of design Youngest pentagram associate (27) in 1989 Formed his own consultancy in 1994 “Frost* Design” Moved to SYD Australia 2003, running a consultancy of 40 people Top 100 Sydney's most influential people Bold fonts. Solid bold colours. Lack of capitalization. Lowercase titles Titles justifed all lines Breaking typography norms Accent colour pop Heavy. Large typeface

1876: The Telephone

The inventor is credited to many people such as Antonio Meucci. Johann Philipp Reis, Elisha Gray and Tivadar Puskas. But the invention was patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. On 10th of August 1876 the world’s first long distance call using telegraph lines was performed by Bell, making a distance of 13 kilometers from Brantford to Paris. Invented by Thomas Edison

HarperBROTHERS

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In 1850, Harper and Brothers opened the era of the pictorial magazine. The monthly magazine underwent publication with serialised english fiction and was looked upon as the finest achievement of graphic design to date.

Thomas Nast heavily contributed to the beginning and influence of the American cartoon industry. Harper magazine hired him to publish battlefield sketches during the civil war. The pioneers of the monthly magazine which is still relevant today. This was as regarded as a revolutionary step for graphic design

Frank WRIGHT

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect and interior designer. He designed more than 1,000 structures, of which 532 were completed over the span of 70 years. His architectural works were original and innovative which included but not limited to houses, offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, museums. He also designed interior elements for these buildings, as well, including furniture and stained glass.

Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time”. Fallingwater was one of his most iconic work. He believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, which he called Organic architecture, the fallingwater was an example of this practice. In 2019, a selection of his work, including the Fallingwater became a listed World Heritage Site selected by UNESCO

1883: The Skyscraper

Crucial to the modern movement, the first definitive skyscraper

The Electric Light Bulb

was built in 1883-1885, by William le Baron Jenney.

1879:

The Zeppelins

The first airship was designed by Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, a retired German military officer. The First flight was not until 1900. It was patented in 1895 in Germany, however has been in concept since 1874 by Zeppelin. It was originally used as an airline service, but after the outbreak of WWI, was used as a bombing air raid ship. 1895: