Design Articles based on this decade
Decade/s: 1980s
A 1,500 essay on the transformative era of graphic design from the 1970s to the 1990s. Moving beyond the constraints of modernism, designers like Wolfgang Weingart and April Greiman redefined visual communication through bold experimentation with type, colour, and early computer graphics. This essay highlights how postmodernism and New Wave design introduced complexity, individuality, and digital innovation in to graphic design.
In 1997 Tadanori Yokoo showcased 31 new silkscreens at the Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo. Many of these works were previously unseen, and I was fortunate enough to discover a feature in a back issue of Idea magazine that showcased the full collection of silkscreen posters.
Decade/s: 1980s
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- Format: Book
- Designer/s: Celestino Piatti
- Year: 1982
From the design archive:
- Format: Book
- Designer/s: Bob Gill
- Year: 1981
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Alan Fletcher
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Ikko Tanaka
- Year: 1982
From the design archive:
- Format: Exhibition Catalogue
- Designer/s: Jan van Toorn
- Year: 1987
From the design archive:
- Format: Book
- Year: 1989
From the design archive:
- Format: Timetable / Book
- Designer/s: Tel Design
- Year: 1985
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Milton Glaser
- Year: 1987
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Stanislaw Fernandes
- Year: 1987
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: John Mazzini
- Year: 1987
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Tom Vack
- Year: 1987
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Takenobu Igarashi
- Year: 1985
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Rudolf Beck
- Year: 1985
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Jan Młodożeniec
- Year: 1985
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Brad Holland
- Year: 1985
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Ute Osterwalder
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Stephen Tarantal
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Hans Hillmann
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Paul Brühwiler
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Yusaku Kamekura
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Holger Matthies
- Year: 1984
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Jacques Nathan-Garamond
- Year: 1983
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Eugene Hoffman
- Year: 1983
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Marvin Rubin
- Year: 1983
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Michel Dubré
- Year: 1983
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Roman Cieslewicz
- Year: 1982
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Josse Goffin
- Year: 1982
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Paula Scher (Photo John Paul Endress)
- Year: 1981
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Milton Glaser
- Year: 1981
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: André François
- Year: 1981
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Gilbert Stone
- Year: 1981
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Herbert Matter
- Year: 1980
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: François Robert
- Year: 1980
From the design archive:
- Format: Boarding Passes
- Year: 1985
From the design archive:
- Format: Magazine
- Designer/s: Terry Jones
- Year: 1985