CONTEMPORARY PROPAGANDA

THIS POSTER IS MY FAVORITE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY HAD TO DEAL WITH. THAT CHEERLEADERS ARE DUMB AND ARE AIRHEADS. THIS GIRL ISNT REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB OF DEFENDING US. BUT THIS IS REALLY FUNNY AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME. =]

CONTEMPORARY PROPAGANDA

THIS POSTER DEALS WITH THE STEREOTYPING OF COPS AND HOW THEY LOVE DONUTS. THIS IS SO FUNNY BECAUSE PEOPLE JOKE ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME AND COPS DISAGREE AND SAY THAT THEY DONT DO THIS AND THEY WORK OUT AND STAY FIT BUT THE STATEMENT AT THE BOTTOM SAYS IT ALL.

HISTORICAL PROPAGANDA

THIS POSTER IS ONE THAT BROKE THE STEREOTYPING. IT SHOWS THAT WOMEN ARE TOUGH TOO, NOT JUST MEN.

HISTORICAL PROPAGANDA

THIS PIECE IS AN EXAMPLE OF STEREOTYPING. THIS STEREOTYPE IS SAYING THAT AMERICA IS LAZY AND THAT WE NEED TO GET OFF OUR LAZY BUTTS AND DO SOMETHING.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY DANNY VAN DEN DUNGEN AND A FEW OTHERS THAT HE WORKED WITH. I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE ALOT. THE PICTURE IS DOING WHAT THE WORD IT. "BLOW UP" SO IN EVERY SQUARE PICTURE, THE WORDS ARE BLOWING UP AND GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. AND AS IT GETS BIGGER, THE LETTER GETS BLURRY WHICH I THINK IS REALLY COOL. IT GIVES THIS FONT SOME TEXTURE.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY PAULA SCHER. I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE. I LOVE HOW WITH THE WORD SHE HAS TYPED, SHE IS ALSO DESIGNING THAT WORD WITH A FONT THAT REPRESENTS THAT WORD. THE WORD BOLD IS THAT. IT IS STRONG AND THICK AND BOLD. WHERE THE WORD FRIENDLY IS A VERY SMOOTH AND SOFT FONT THAT IS VERY INVITING. I REALLY LIKE THIS POSTER AND WHAT SHE HAS DONE WITH IT.

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THIS POSTER WAS DONE BY RICK POYNOR IN 2003. I REALLY LOVE THIS POSTER! THE LINE "NO MORE RULES" WORKS REALLY NICELY HERE. I LIKE THAT HE IS BREAKING THE RULES. I LIKE THAT HE IS USING COLOR AND IS MAKING IT MORE MODERN. THIS POSTER HAS SO MUCH MORE CHARACTER TO IT WHICH MAKES ME LOVE THE FONT HE CHOSE EVEN MORE. THIS FONT IS FUN AND INTERESTING! AND I LOVE HOW HE BROKE THE RED AND YELLOW COLOR WITH THE WHITE INSTEAD OF PUTING THE WHITE ON THE OUTSIDE.

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THIS FONT WAS DONE BY MIKE PARKER. THIS WAS THE ONLY FONT POSTER THAT I COULD FIND FROM HIM. THIS FONT IS KIND OF PLAIN. THERE ISNT REALLY MUCH DIVERSITY IN THIS ONE. I GUESS THE POSTER IS SOMEWHAT INTERESTING WITH THE SPACING AND HOW IT GOES IN AND OUT. I DO THINK THE FONT GETS BETTER AT THE BOTTOM WHEN IT GETS SMALLER AND HAS ALL THE DIFFERENT SYMBOLS ADDED TO IT.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY MANUEL KREBS. HE WORKS ALONG SIDE WITH DIMITRI BRUNI AND HAS BEEN FOR 10 YEARS NOW. KREBS TAKES HIS TIME ON MAKING HIS FONTS. SOME DESIGNERS ONLY TAKE ONE DAY BUT HE AND BRUNI WILL WORK ON THINGS FOR YEARS BECAUSE THEY ARE "GRAPHIC ARTISTS WHO ALSO MAKE FONTS." THEY WORKED ALMOST 4 YEARS ON ONE OF THEIR LATEST FONTS "REPLICA". I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE BECAUSE IT IS SO CRAZY BUT ALSO VERY EVEN AND BALANCED. I LOVE THE COLOR THEY CHOSE ALSO. IT GIVES IT A FUN LOOK.

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THIS WAS DONE BY JONATHAN HOFLER AND HE HAS DONE MANY DIFFERENT FONTS WITHIN THE HOEFLER TEXT. I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT PLACEMENTS AND THE COLOR. THE FONTS THEMSELVES ARE INTERESTING. I LIKE THAT THEY ARE SIMPLE BUT THEY ARE ALSO ELEGANT AND SOFT. I REALLY LIKE HOW HE CHOSE TO DO THE WHITE "A". IT FILLS THE BLANK SPACE BUT IT DOESNT OVER POWER THE ENTIRE POSTER.

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THIS WAS DONE BY OTMAR HOEFER WHO IS A GERMAN FONT DESIGNER. I DIDNT REALLY FIND MUCH ON HIM EXCEPT FOR THIS. THIS PIECE IS REALLY BORING. ITS IS TOO SIMPLE. I GUESS THE ONLY THING INTERESTING ABOUT THIS PIECE IS HOW HE BROKE UP THE WORD WITH HOW YOU SOUND IT OUT. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE IS NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY TOBIAS FRERE-JONES. HE IS A FONT ARTIST AND GOT A JOB AT THE FONT BUREAU IN BOSTON. AFTER 7 YEARS OF WORKING THERE HE MOVED TO NEW YORK AND WORKED FOR A HUGE PUBLISHING HOUSE. HE ALSO DID STUFF FOR GQ MAGAZINE. I LIKE HIS STUFF BECAUSE HE DOESNT JUST USE THE SAME WORD OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN DIFFERENT SIZES. HE USES DIFFERENT WORDS WHICH MAKES THIS MORE INTERESTING TO LOOK AT.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY WIM CROUWEL AND IT IS CALLED CATHERINE DE SMET. THIS PICTURE IS PRETTY INTERESTING. I LIKE HOW HE HAS ALL THE WORDS PLACED AND BROKEN UP. AND I LIKE HOW THE TOP RIGHT PICTURE IS TURNED ON ITS SIDE WITH THE MAN STANDING SIDEWAYS. THE FONT IS GOOD. IT IS A CLEAN AND EASY TO READ FONT. BUT IT IS STILL BOLD AND A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

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THIS WAS DONE BY MATTHEW CARTER. HE IS FROM LONDON. HE IS A TYPE DESIGNER. HE HAS DONE ALOT OF TYPE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST, TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES, AND MANY MORE. THIS IS A PRETTY BASIC FONT. ITS EASY TO READ AND VERY CLEAN.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY DAVID CARSON. HE IS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER. HE HAS DONE WORK FOR PEPSI, NIKE, MICROSOFT AND TONS OF OTHER HUGE DESIGNERS. I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE BECAUSE THE COLORS ARE REALLY COOL. THEY ALL WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER. AND I LIKE HOW THE EXCLAMATION POINT IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS STROKED. IT REALLY STANDS OUT FROM EVERYTHING AND DOESNT GET LOST.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY DIMITRI BRUNI. IM NOT SURE WHERE AND WHEN THIS WAS DONE. THE FONT IS A VERY SIMPLE FONT. BUT IT HAS A GOOD THICKNESS TO IT. I DO LIKE HOW THE TEXT GETS SMALLER AND TIGHTER AS THE POSTER MOVES DOWN.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY NEVILLE BRODY. IT IS CALLED FF HARLEM. BRODY WAS A ENGLISH GRAPHIC AND TYPE DESIGNER. I LIKE THIS FONT BECAUSE IT HAS A SERIOUS AND FUNNY SIDE TO IT. AND IT IS STILL LEGIBLE TO READ. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE THIS FONT ON SOME OF MY BROCHURES OR INVITATIONS.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY MICHAEL BIERUT. THIS POSTER WAS DONE FOR THE YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. AND I THINK IT WAS DONE IN 1998. I LIKE THIS POSTER BECAUSE IT IS SO BOLD AND CRAZY BUT STILL HAS A BIT OF UNIFORM TO IT. AND I LIKE HOW HE DOESNT USE SPACES. HE JUST CAPITALIZED THE FIRST LETTER OF THE NEXT WORD.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY DMITRI MOOR. IT IS CALLED "ARE YOU A VOLUNTEER" AND IT WAS DONE IN 1920. THIS WAS PART OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION MOVEMENT. THIS IS PROPAGANDA BECAUSE IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE UNCLE SAM POINTING HIS FINGER SAYING "WE WANT YOU". THIS PIECE HAS NICE LINES AND I LIKE ALL THE RED THAT WAS USED.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY STANLEY MORISON. THIS IS CALLED "THE ROMAN ITALIC & BLACK LETTER" AND IT WAS IN THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS IN 1951. MORISON WAS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE MOVEMENT. I LOVE THIS TYPE. THE SMOOTH LINES AND SHADOW ARE BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE HOW THE DESIGN BEHIND AND AROUND THE LETTER ARE SO SMOOTH AND THEN THE LETTER "T" IS SO STRONG AND BOLD! VERY NICE CONTRAST!

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY VLADIMIR TATLIN IN 1917. HE WAS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTIVISM MOVEMENT. THIS PIECE IS CALLED THE TATLIN TOWER. THIS TOWER IS VERY INTERESTING. HOW THE TOWER IS TILTING SO MUCH! AND I LOVE THE SPIRAL MOVEMENT. IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE SOME CRAZY PERSON TRIED TO MAKE A HOMEMADE ROLLER COASTER.

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ALTON KELLEY, 1966

ALTON KELLEY, 1966

ALTON KELLEY, 1966

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY GEORGE GROSZ IN 1920. HE WAS PART OF THE DADA MOVEMENT IN BERLIN. ALOT OF HIS PIECES ARE VERY SEXUAL BUT I LIKE THIS ONE. IT HAS ALMOST A CHALK AND WATERCOLOR LOOK TO IT. I LOVE THE CONTRAST FROM DARK TO LIGHT AND HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS SO SOFT AND SMOOTH. THE BRIGHTNESS IN THE MENS SKIN ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD FEEL LIKE BABY POWDER OR SOMETHING.

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THIS PIECE OF GRAFFITI ART WAS DONE BY THE ROLLING THUNDER WRITERS WHO ARE FROM NEW YORK CITY. I LIKE THIS PICTURE BECAUSE OF ALL THE COLOR. THE YELLOW AND ORANGE ARE SO BOLD. AND I REALLY LIKE THE BLUE AND PURPLE. THIS PIECE ALSO SHOWS ALOT OF DEPTH.

THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY PETER BEHRENS AND ITS CALLED "DER KUSS" AND IM SURE THAT STANDS FOR "THE KISS". IM NOT REALLY SURE WHEN HE DID THIS PIECE BUT THIS PICTURE IS VERY INTERESTING. THE WEAVING AND COLORS OF THE HAIR IS AMAZING! IT ALL FLOWS SO WELL AND THE COLORS ALL WORK TOGETHER SO GOOD BUT THEY ARE STILL INDIVIDUAL AND DIFFERENT. THIS PIECE IS SEXUAL AND CLASSIC AT THE SAME TIME. I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE.

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THIS PIECE WAS DONE BY PAUL RENNER. HE WAS PART OF THE BAUHAUS MOVEMENT. RENNER WAS THE KIND OF ARTIST THAT WORKED WITH ALOT OF TYPE. HE DESIGNED ALOT OF FONTS INCLUDING FUTURA. I REALLY LIKE THIS PIECE BECAUSE OF THE COLORS. THEY ARE ALL VERY STRONG AND BOLD COLORS.

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THIS POSTER IS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTIVISM MOVEMENT. IT WAS DONE BY EL LISSITZKY IN 1919. THIS POSTER IS CALLED "BEAT THE WHITES WITH THE RED WEDGE". IM NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT THE WHOLE POLITICAL PART OF THIS POSTER BUT I DO LIKE THE COLORS HE USED. THEY ARE ALL VERY STRONG COLORS. AND I LIKE HOW THE DESIGN ISNT CENTER. IT IS OFF SET AND DIAGONAL. BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE REALLY BALANCED OUT.

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THIS POSTER WAS DONE BY PIET MONDRIAN. HIS ART WAS IN THE DE STIJL MOVEMENT. THIS MOVEMENT FOCUSES ON USING PRIMARY COLORS WITH BLACK AND WHITE. AND ONLY DOING SHAPES THAT ARE EITHER VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL. I REALLY LIKE HIS WORK AND THIS MOVEMENT BECAUSE IT IS SO SIMPLE BUT STILL IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.

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THIS BUILDING WAS DONE BY LE CORBUSIER. THIS DESIGN IS CALLED "NOTRE DAME DU HAUT" AND IT WAS DONE IN 1955. HIS ART IS A FORM OF THE PURISM MOVEMENT. HIS DESIGNS ARE ALL REALLY STRANGE BUT SOME EVEN LOOK LIKE HOUSES THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON PENSACOLA BEACH OR ON THE BAYOU. THIS DESIGN IS REALLY INTERESTING TO ME. THE TOP ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A WOODEN BOAT OR SOMETHING. HIS STUFF IS WEIRD BUT VERY INTERESTING TO LOOK AT.

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THIS POSTER WAS DONE BY MAX ERNST. ITS CALLED "A FRIENDS REUNION" AND IT WAS DONE IN 1922. THIS PIECE IS A PART OF THE DADA MOVEMENT. I LIKE THIS POSTER BECAUSE IT SEEMS SO CRAZY. NO ONES HEAD SEEMS TO FIT THEIR BODIES. AND WITH THE ICEBERG IN THE BACK, IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A CRAZY SCENE FROM THE TITANIC. LIKE THE SHIP IS GOING DOWN AND ALL THIS CRAZINESS IS HAPPENING. BUT I REALLY LIKE HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE IN FULL COLOR AND SOME HAVE BLACK AND WHITE HEADS. IT MAKES THIS POSTER REALLY INTERESTING.

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THIS POSTER IS IN THE WAR MOVEMENT BY FRED SPEAR. IT IS CALLED "ENLIST" AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN JUNE OF 1915. THIS PICTURE IS OF A MOTHER AND CHILD THAT DROWNED DUE TO A BOAT ATTACK. I LOVE THIS PICTURE. EVEN THOUGH THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DYING, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. THE LINES ARE SO SOFT AND SMOOTH AND THE COLORS ARE REALLY GREAT.

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THIS POSTER IS CALLED FETE DES FLEURS BY JULES CHERET IN THE ART NOUVAU MOVEMENT. HE WAS A FRENCH PAINTER AND LITHOGRAPHER. HE WAS OFTEN CALLED THE "FATHER OF MODERN POSTER". I REALLY LIKE THIS POSTER AND MOST OF HIS WORK. HE USES REALLY GOOD COLORS AND ALL OF HIS WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY ARE THE STARS OF THE POSTERS. IN ALL OF HIS POSTERS, THE WOMEN ARE DOING EVERYDAY THINGS WHILE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AND ALL DOLLED UP.

ART NOUVEAU

THIS POSTER IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ART NOUVEAU IMAGES. IT WAS DONE BY A BELGIAN POSTERIST PRIVAT-LIVEMONT IN 1896. I REALLY LIKE THIS POSTER. ALL OF THE COLORS ARE SO SOFT BUT STILL STRONG IN A WAY. ART NOUVEAU IS ABOUT MOVEMENT AND HAS ALOT OF FLORALS AND THIS PIECE HAS SO MUCH MOVEMENT AND SMOOTH LINES. IT ALL FLOWS REALLY WELL.

PSYCHEDELIC ART

THIS PSYCHEDELIC POSTER WAS DONE BY MOSCOSO AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN MASTERS OF ROCK MAGAZINE ON JANUARY 1, 1992. I REALLY LIKE THIS POSTER BECAUSE OF ALL THE COLORS AND HOW THEY ALL WORK WELL TOGETHER. I ALSO LIKE THE SUNGLASSES BUT THERE IS STILL THE ALL SEEING EYE.