Author: Chantel Cookson (Page 1 of 2)
Roland Barthes’ “Rhetoric of the Image” essay from Image – Music – Text, Translated by Stephen Heath. Hill and Wang, 1977. (excerpt)
This section of Roland Barthes’ “Rhetoric of the Image” is an examination of a Panzani advertising, and it is presented here as a … Read More
Karl Gerstner, Designing Programmes pg 55-61, Joseph Muller-Brockman, “Grid and Design Philosophy” pg 62-63 Graphic Design Theory: Readings From the Field by Helen Armstrong; and Margaret Rhodes, The Swiss Designers Breaking Tradition.
This article examines the development of the Swiss Style in graphic design as … Read More
Steven Heller “Underground Mainstream” in Design Observer 2008.S
In my opinion there is a difference between underground and mainstream today. I believe this because with mainstream everything is controlled by the companies and the masses. But when it comes to underground its raw … Read More
80s Design is Alive, Well, and Living in 2019” by Nadja Sayej, published in PRINT, March 6, 2019
Bringing the 80′ use of collage into today’s society looks different. The principles of collage and mixed media have been used today through social media and … Read More
Advertisements Evolution
My research paper looks at the coded and non-coded messages embedded into the formally known, “Aunt Jemima” now know as Pearl Millings Company Branding and representation of the “likeness” of the stereotypical Black women. It also looks at some of the changes they … Read More
THE FORMULA FOR PROGRESS
How do we make advertisement true to inclusively
We are all familiar with ads but, what is the purpose of them. The purpose of advertisement is to persuade their audience to buy a product or service. Advertisers are tasked with producing … Read More
My progress so far has been hard and slow. I feel like this semester is not going the way it should. My writing skills are usually on point but these past few weeks it’s not where they’re supposed to be and it’s hard to focus. … Read More
The Foundation
Through visual communication, we take you through time addressing social and political issues at the time. As a cultural movement, the Avant-Garde emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, setting new traditions for us. The rejection of traditional artistic conventions is … Read More
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