For this project we must look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and pick one article and design it in a manner that will match the words from the article it must be appropriate and emotional. I choose article 5 “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” I have watched video games, documentaries and films about inhumane treatment other people inflict on each other and it has deeply effected me.
Postmodernism began in the 1970s and became the dominant look of the 1980s, also known as the 'designer decade'. Vivid colour and exaggeration made everything a style statement.
It had a anti authoritarian style, it refused to recognise the rules of any style or what art should be. It broke the rule between the miss and the poor and introduced a new movement of self expressionism and freedom. Not everyone however aesthetically likes the postmodern messy style. It can make people feel uncomfortable and challenges the boundaries of controversy. It often mixes art styles together creating a chaotic design filled with colour and different art style movements from past to present.
He started first designing in Dallas, Texas in 1978. He was commissioned by Amnesty International in 2002 to design multiple posters focusing on the twelve articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The designs have heavy uses of photography of objects related to each article. The posters come in a range of colours but mostly focuses on red and black as it stands out in a classroom.
These two designs are typography focused, the first poster designed by Paul John Moscatello is very impactful visually. The splitting of the font down the middle plays with the words which makes it look imaginative.
The second design is simple but the use of shadowing on the typography and black background makes this design stand out. It was found on Pinterest created by a unknown designer.
The last design ‘Change Everything’ was created for contemporary artists advocating for change through protest, it was designed by Anthony Burrill. What I really like about this poster is the usage of colour and how it makes the whole design come together with alignment.
Wim Crouwel is a dutch designer born in the north of the Netherlands in a city called Groningen. He was heavily influenced by the Bauhaus art movement and connected it to his typography designs. Much of Wim Crouwels work feels experimental and futuristic even back with his early designs. He put in so much emotion into his work and used a bright modern colour pallet which is what drew me to him as a designer. As above the usage of yellow, red or black is very empowering.
David Carson is a contemporary designer and art director. His extremely experimental graphic style changed the graphic design world in America in the 90s. He is mostly known as the master of grunge typography. His work is chaotic and messy but it has its own purpose. Each brush stroke shows a feeling/emotion and you can feel it in his typography style. David Carsons work is inspiring as it shows disorganisation can have structure.