After the tragic death of Bruce Lee, one of the greatest exponents of Chinese action cinema, someone was needed to occupy that enormous space. The problem is that nobody was Bruce Lee, many tried, but nobody could fill those shoes. It is then that Jackie … Read More
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In this essay, we are going to focus on how many advertising and marketing campaigns use different types of stereotypes and how they affect certain people, groups, races, cultures, etc. Thus, we will discover the different hidden messages through the analysis of a poster published … Read More
80s Design is Alive, Well, and Living in 2019” by Nadja Sayej, published in PRINT, March 6, 2019
Prompts
- How or where are the principles of “collage” and “mixed media” used today?
- In what ways do we see the 80’s aesthetic / ideologies in
Roland Barthes’ “Rhetoric of the Image” essay from Image – Music – Text, Translated by Stephen Heath. Hill and Wang, 1977. (excerpt)
Prompts
- Define and identify the three types of messages that Barthes breaks down in the Panzani advertisement (linguistic, coded iconic, non-coded iconic).
- How
Hall, Sean. This Means This, This Means That A User’s Guide to Semiotics, Laurence King Publishing, 2012 (Chapters 1 & 2) pgs 21-67.
Prompts
- Using an example, define Saussure’s terms sign, signifier, and signified in your own words.
- How are
So far this semester I must say that I am satisfied with my progress. When the semester began, I had doubts about how much I could improve in my writing or when it came to writing the first essay. Now, I think that all the … Read More
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Paul Rand “Good Design Is Good Will” 1987 from Graphic Design Theory: Readings From the Field page 64-69 and Steven Heller’s “Underground Mainstream” in Design Observer 2008.
Prompts:
- In your opinion, is there a difference between “underground” and “mainstream” today?
Typography as a Radical Act in an Industry Ever-dominated by White Men by Silas Munro, Eye on Design, 2019
Prompts:
- What stood out to you the most in this reading?
- How do we change the commercial design field to include a diversity of voices and
The Porsche 911 and its Swiss Style influence
This essay is focused on the analysis and comparison between a 1974 Porsche poster and some artistic movements belonging to the Avant-Garde. We’ll explore how they tie together, what sets them apart, and how much design has … Read More
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