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  1. Nov 2023
    1. collotype

      a process for making high-quality prints from a sheet of light-sensitive gelatin exposed photographically to the image without using a screen.

    2. We want to hymn the man at the wheel, who hurls the lance of his spiritacross the Earth, along the circle of its orbit

      My interpretation of this phrase is that the individual has the power to push the earth farther than it's been. I have a vision of a lance being thrown along the earth's axis. speeding up the rotation of the planet.

    3. cal layout, activated white space, serial design, geometric typefaces, minimalism,hierarchy, functionalism, and universality.

      They decided on these approaches from their desire to be in opposition to the chaotic world the war created. It's interesting, to see the style that is still prevalent in today's world comes from a need to bring some semblance of order into a world that has been torn apart. May That be why styles that are more "chaotic" came about in more peaceful times?

  2. Sep 2023
    1. al antiglobalization, antibranding treatise.14 Thirty-three prominent graphic designers signed the “First Things First Manifesto2000” protesting the dominance of the advertising industry over the designprofession. Designers began generating content both inside and outside thedesigner-client relationship in the critique of society.15

      Designers want to tackle something deeper than the surface level. They now have a greater power in advertising, a greater influences on the general public. With this power they feel a sense of responsibility to create a positive change in the world.

    2. As the field shifted toward a moresubjective design approach, a social responsibility movement emerged in the1990s and 2000s.13 Graphic designers joined media activists to revolt againstthe dangers of consumer culture.

      By taking the pursue of societal change away from the just one person. Making it a collective effort, allows it the become more powerful as a message and can withstand many threats it might face.

    3. This revamped hybrid universal language crosses boundaries betweendisciplines and individuals, between countries and cultures.

      It's feels like art that allows the object to express itself instead of the creator. Making it something that is universally understood like a color.

    4. the hygiene of the optical,the health of the visible is slowly filtering through.

      Letting go of your ego in your work allows you to have power the Zen. It's the ability to combine scientific approach to art. You are no longer thinking of how you feel and see things but behind just yourself. Something for people who might not see things the same as you.

    5. A new kind of collective voice, moreanonymous than individual, is beginning to emerge. This collective creativevoice reflects a culture that has as its central paradigm the decentered powerstructure of the network and that promotes a more open sharing of ideas,tools, and intellectual property.

      A collective voice might get boring or un inspiring after a while. It can lack a personality. For example when we think of a basket ball team like the NY Nicks or a hero team like the avengers. If they we're all to similar, lacking there own style it will get the whole thing will get boring after some time. Some things don't need to be entreating, just need to be purely functional. So it's just knowing when you need to stick out or stick to the standard

    6. n the early 1900s avant-garde artists like El Lissitzky, AleksandrRodchenko, Herbert Bayer, and László Moholy-Nagy viewed the authoredwork of the old art world as shamefully elitist and ego driven. In their minds,such bourgeois, subjective visions corrupted society.

      I agree with this staminate, It's something that i find very prevalent today in the art world. Many artist focus on image more than the work itself. When artist have to get noticed by making there work stand out the quality of work is much higher than when your story is what carries you work. Sometimes this has value but not when it's just a popularity contest for the cool rich kids.