Pictorial Modernism

Graphic simplification

Integration of word and image

Symbolic concerns of Synthetic

Cubism.

Cubism replaced a rendering of natural appearances with purely invented form.

Bernhard’s work considered the

logical conclusion of the turn of the

century poster movement where

Graphic design was not be

limited to any one medium.

Lucian Bernhard set the ground work for distinct

professional idenity for graphic design.

Mythical Realism - promoted patriotism

at all levels of society thru national

symbols full of realism.

Uncle Sam becomes a symbol of nationalism still in use today.

There is a direct reflection of modern warfare coming up in Graphic Design in Posters

Futurism

Dada takes off

Filippo Marinetti launched typographic modernism

Iconoclastic

type becomes weapon

Illustration got sucked into dada as well and then moves onto surrealism

Used art of photomontage as a potent propaganda weapon against the Weimar Republic

Berlin Dada

Kurt Schwitters- Non political-Concerned more with the formal and artistic concerns first modern designer who became an author

Surrealism hand an impact on graphic design by the way of the movements of painters

Automatism- A pure psychicexercise

Max Ernst the bridge between dada and surrealism

Man Ray-surrilist photographer

I realy enjoyed the images from tonight this is always a favorite time in history classes! Why do you think it is that surrealist holds on still today? Is it because it's a free expression of yourself?