Friday, 10 February 2017

Issue-Orientated Design Lecture

Examples of design that have been produced with a current issue in mind

Obama 'hope' poster
- made independently from the campaign
- screenprint
- Artist known for Obey (Shephard Fairy)

Che Guevara poster
- Alberto Corder
- original photo was outside of int. copy law
- duo tone screen print for dutch magazine in 60s

Russel Brand 'Messiah Complex'
-  comedy tour poster
- another one by Shephard Fairey
- distinct style

CND logo
- Gerald Holtom, 1950s
- known as the peace sign
- CND soldiers - Banksy, 2005

May 1968 posters
- unknown artist - 68
- student revolution - occupied school of fine arts
- produced posters put all around Paris
- objecting to government, unemployment and poverty


Anti-apartheid poster

- artist unknown, 1990s
- apartheid meaning the divide betwene races regarding services, accessibility etc

Black Panthers posters
- Emory Douglas, 1970s
- fighting for equal rights for black citizens
- very aggressive way
- tone is portrayed through posters



Contributions to Ficciones Typografika
- by erik brandt, 2013
- 'no human being is illegal'

Envirnomental

Greenpeace bp
- poster design

Theres an approach to advertising and communication
- the use of metaphors, puns, linguistic tricks

Health

- charities tugging heart strings
- sometimes can go too far
- guilty of shaming people, viewer to initiate action
- is it appropriate to make the viewer feel guilty/awkward/upset etc ??
- NHS adverts - smoking etc

Human Rights

- Human trafficking 
- 'infantry'
- advantages and disadvantages to a harsh approach


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