Who Is Seymour Chwast?

Graphic design lives on a spectrum of consequences. The beginning of the spectrum houses the design that remains unnoticed by most. This idea is illustrated in the novel when the narrator begins to discard a chewing gum wrapper. The narrator would not have registered any thought on the wrapper’s design without the outside force from his graphic design professor. This is not an indication that the wrapper’s design was unsuccessful; the wrapper’s purpose was not to shock the internal working of its audience. In this case, ease is desired. The wrapper’s design remaining unnoticed is a reflection of all of the things it did

At 11, Wiley’s mother enrolled him and his twin in a small art conservatory program at Cal State, and in the summer of 1989, he was sent to Russia for training in classical painting. After excelling in this program, he went on to earn his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA for the Yale University School of Art. Although Wiley achieved things beyond his neighborhood, he did not forget the black struggle he was familiar with growing up.

Art Spiegelman was born on February 15 1948 in Stockholm Sweden. In 1951 Art, Anja Spiegelman (his mother), and Vladek Spiegelman (his father) emigrated from Stockholm to Norristown Pennsylvania, and eventually to Queens NY six years later. Art started drawing cartoons in 1960 for his high school, Russell Sage Junior High, and at this point was being paid for his work by multiple newspapers. In 1963 he enrolled into the high school of Art and Design (Ray). Art then chose to go Harpur College to pursue his comic career despite his parents wanting him to become a dentist. After an internship at Topps Chewing Gum Company he was given the job in the product development at the age of 18. In 1968 Art admitted himself into a metal hospital because

During my time as volunteer at Somerset Dade Academy, I was able to work closely with the elementary and middle school teacher. During each visit, I was able to follow Ms. Lee’s daily routine. In the morning, we had 30 minutes to plan and get her cart ready with supplies she needed for the day. Also, we would both create various model artworks to inspire her students to create something more original and imaginative. She wheeled her cart through certain elementary classes depending on her schedule. Depending on the grade level she was assign to that day, we were able to teach her students the fundamental concepts of arts and major art movements, all in 30 minutes. Every three weeks, she would focus on a concept, artist, or art movement. Additionally, she would assign vocabulary words, which her students would copy and also had access to them online on Quizlet. At the end, she would administer a summative test on everything they learned for the past three weeks. On the other hand, Ms. Lee’s middle school classes were different, more one-on-one, and it was a one-hour period. Her students were able to recreate impressionist and expressionist artworks, such as Monet’s Water Lilies, Van Gogh Starry Night and The Bedroom on wall-sized canvases.

Raised in the projects of Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the city dump could be seen from every corner of his apartment, a young Leonardo Drew was exposed to many raw and decaying sources of inspiration which would later shape his creative and rustic style of composition. Drew would often use materials from the city dump and repurpose them to create something beautiful. One of the biggest reasons for his artistic success would be the youth group he attended which offered free supplies and lessons from mentors. It is from this experience which led Drew to have his first exhibition at the age of thirteen. This prodigy-like image gained the attention of DC Comics and Marvel Comics talent scouts. From then on, he further expanded his artistic abilities

Chris was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 18, 1949. After high school he went to the University of Michigan where he learned skills like wood carving and where he majored in sculpture and, then he went to Rhode Island School of Design and continued his study in sculpture. Chris has won two Caldecott Medals. For his great amount of work that he put into the illustrations in his books like the Jumanji and The Polar Express. As he continues writing and illustrating books into the 21 century.

Graphic Design is all around us and without noticing has a large impact on our life. Behind the design are the influential graphic designers behind them. These designers come from everywhere around the world and all have different backgrounds and influences. Some of the most influential graphic designers were doing their most impactful work during the fifties and sixties, but even some modern designers are already having a big influence on the graphic design scene. Saul Bass, one of the influencers of the graphic design communities during the fifties and sixties, was best known for his influential minimalistic movie posters (artofthetitle.com).

A personal favorite of mine and a film that made me want to pursue my career in Graphic Design. Following on from Helvetica, Gary Hustwit’s second film looks at the world of design and the creative concepts behind objects used every day such as toothbrushes to tech gadgets.

David Carson had such an impact on the graphic design scene throughout the 90’s that he was nicknamed “The Godfather of Grunge.” Having a highly specialized style of contemporary work he is considered to be one of the greats of this field. His career first started to take flight with a magazine called “Ray Gun” this is where he started getting recognition for his distinct layouts and innovative typographies. September 8, 1954, You could say a legend was born, Carson excelled at many things over his life in 1989 he was considered to be in the top 10 surfers in the world. Which ironically enough led him to graphic design.

He was labeled a terrible graphic designer in the nineties. His agonized typography drove a clique of critics to indict him of not being serious and of destroying the origins and foundation of communication design. Now, the work and techniques of David Carson dominates design, advertising, the Web, and even motion pictures.

I selected the artist Franz Marc. Franz Marc was born in Munich, Germany in February 8, 1880. He went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and is known for cubism and expressionism in his art.

Milton Glaser: Taking inspiration from the history of art and graphic design, Glaser created a new style of graphic communication that combines visual and intellectual concepts.

Meredith Davis’s book “Graphic Design Theory” was published in September 2012 by Thames & Hudson. This book blends a study of historical thinking of design with contemporary / modern approach to it. It also suggests students to critically analyse their work and asks them to adopt the design theories to embellish their practical design work as it will help them construct better work. This book also helps in understanding the consumers and the history of Graphic Design and also talks about a range of theories and introduces a collection of concepts and sources for future use and reference. In this book, Meredith Davis talks about the relationship of visual representation to the contexts of design. It talks about focusing on the broad and long term aftereffects of design and not to design only for the moment and responding to prompt needs.

Throughout the timeline of graphic design, designers have seemed to push boundaries, express passion, and create unique compositions. Alvin Lustig was born in Denver, CO in 1915. During his education days he studied at LA City college art center while working independently with Frank Lloyd Wright at his Taliesin studio. Alvin Lusig projects an overall theme of modernism within his design work. It is often that graphic design seems to repeat itself over time, but that is not the case for Alvin; his ideas were fresh, he took risks in his work by mixing typefaces and experimenting with different color pallets. Creativity sparked in 1937 when he began designing book jackets, and was eventually offered a position as the Director of Visual Research

Kurt Schwitters was a part of the revolutionary movement known as the Dadaism movement. The movement and Kurt are significant to the history of graphic art. The movement took part during the period between World War 1 and World War 2. The movement was caused by the rebellion of people towards the wars. Other rebel’s part of the movement were Hugo Ball and John Heartfield. All three had their own style of art and design but were all connected by the unusual, and nonsense technique they possessed.