I’ve uploaded my research journal a little earlier on in the semester, but I wanted to include the link for it now so that it’s easier to access.
Author: Yunique Griffith (Page 1 of 2)
For my research project, I wanted to address the issue of climate change. Although, it’s a widely known topic around the world, there aren’t many people, especially as designers, advocating towards change. Throughout the project I explain what climate change is, how it effects poorer … Read More
80s Design is Alive, Well, and Living in 2019” by Nadja Sayej, published in PRINT, March 6, 2019
Questions/Prompts
- Find 1 example of work from a postmodern graphic designer from the 1980s and 1 example of work from a contemporary graphic designer from
For my first draft of my second research paper, I explored a degrading advertisement from the nineteenth century titled Lautz Bro’s & Co’s Soap.
Roland Barthes’ “Rhetoric of the Image“ essay from Image – Music – Text, Translated by Stephen Heath. Hill and Wang, 1977. (excerpt)
Questions/Prompts
- How do images hold and convey meaning?
- What are they trying to say?
- How do they persuade and influence us?
Response
Images … Read More
“Good Design Is Good Will” in  Graphic Design Theory: Readings From the Field page 64-69 and Steven Heller’s “Underground Mainstream” in Design Observer
Questions/Prompts
- What is your opinion of Paul Rand’s view of the designer/client relationship?
- Is there a difference between
Celebrating the African-American Practitioners Absent From Way Too Many Classroom Lectures by Madeleine Morley, Eye on Design, 2018, Typography as a Radical Act in an Industry Ever-dominated by White Men by Silas Munro, Eye on Design, 2019 and Design Gets More Diverse by Alice Rawsthorn, NYTimes, … Read More
So far this semester, I think I did a good job staying on track with my assignments. It was definitely a new way for me to explore other ways to educate myself on these topics. Some things I feel I could improve on is my … Read More
For my research project, I want to explore more of the effects climate change has within society. As explained within my design manifesto, I push more into the specificity of the effects it has on us and what could potentially happen if legislation fails to … Read More
Yunique Griffith
A Masterpiece: Paula Scher’s “The Public Theater”
My paper will be exploring designer, Paula Scher’s poster for the “Public Theater”. I will explain how past movements within design such as the New Typography, Bauhaus, Russian Constructivist and Futurism all influence her work. I’ll … Read More
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