Content includes:
The Lively Poster Arts of Rockwell Kent – Eliot H. Stanley
Marketing Strategies as Indices to Style: The Pottery of Artus Van Briggle – Timothy Robert Rodgers
The Advertising Architecture of Fortunato Depero – Dennis P. Doordan
“New Masses” and John Reed Club Artists, 1926-1936: Evolution of Ideology, Subject Matter, and Style – Virginia Hagelstein Marquardt
Interview: Alan Moss and the Revival of American Modernism – Stephen Neil Greengard and Alan Moss
Correction: Propaganda Art in the Postage Stamps of the Third Reich
Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements
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.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Kiyoshi Awazu (粟津) was a renowned Japanese graphic designer, known for his contributions across various creative fields including poster design, architecture, set design, filmmaking, and illustration. His unique style was commissioned by theatre groups, design and architecture magazines and various organisations for the covers of book covers and posters.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Poster Design, Regional Histories
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.
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