shifts and advances paved the way for typographic evolution. As society shifted from the revolutionary machine age to cutting edge technology in the 20th and 21st century‚ the world of typography strove to achieve the perfect letterform for its time and place in culture. Throughout typographic history‚ there were changes in technology‚ the kinds of typographers who created the new typefaces. Through the centuries‚ the typographic aim was to establish a visual style for written communication that met
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Postmodernism‚ focus on style and methods of representation‚ and is often interpreted as a successor to modernism. Similar to Architecture‚ postmodernism influenced all kind of art such as: Art‚ music‚ theatre‚ literature‚ dance and even photography. In the work of Best‚ S. and Kellner‚ D. “Postmodern turn” (1997‚ p.152) they state that postmodern architecture was a particular reaction to the aesthetics and as they describe “Philosophical assumptions” of the International Style. This is because
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The Bauhaus was a German school of design from 1919 to 1933. It was a movement that was strongly influenced by the outcomes of World War One and rejected the ideals of the past and embraced the age of the machine. By focusing on the materials and the eradication of superfluous decoration‚ the Bauhaus established a new ideal‚ which was‚ form following function. Through their manipulation of established and new products this enabled them to emphasise the very ‘materiality’ of the items they produced
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influences of the past. The break through of the Industrial Revolution made a new definition for the machine age. With the fast production of new material that improved construction and spawned a movement toward lean architecture‚ styles such as Postmodernism‚ International‚ and the Bauhaus were born. The Bauhaus Movement (1918-1933) was based on a German revival of a purer‚ honest design representation in architecture‚ art‚ and product design. Its philosophy celebrated an intense functionalism with
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a social and political movement‚ because architectural forms result from complex and multi-layers problem solving. This paper argues that a particular architectural style or vocabularies in these two eras could be described as architects’ idiosyncratic aesthetic tastes. Therefore‚ this study reveals two different architectural styles of two renowned architectural designs‚ the Eames House and the Vanna Ventri House that each represents Modernism and Postmodernism. This paper demonstrates that Eames’
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the decade after industrial revolution I. It was based on the rational use of modern materials‚ the principles of functionalist planning‚ and the reject of what it is exists and miscellaneous decoration. This style has been generally designated as modern‚ although the labels International style and functionalism have also been used. In rudimentary architecture the human presence can seem subject to the domination of nature. Architecture cannot disengage it self from the natural and human factors‚ it
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mainly notes‚ needs a little work but ideas are all there and has great opening - What impact has technology had on architecture of the 20th century? Throughout the nineteenth century‚ architecture refused to have anything to do with industry; it had been concerned solely with monumental projects glorifying the state and giant civic structures expressing the pride of its people. This however‚ all changed with the dawn of the twentieth century. Industrial production became an integral part of modern
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The Einstein Tower: An Expressionist Landmark Introduction Erich Mendelsohn began his creative architectural sketches while standing guard in World War I‚ along with many other famous architects such as Mies van der Rohe‚ Gropius‚ and Le Corbusier. What was it about standing guard between life and death that enticed a certain creative architectural vision? Maybe it simply provided an ability to envision a world unlike the one being occupied or maybe it reminded these young men of the preciousness
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The Bauhaus Manifesto called for a new architecture that made no distinction between monumental and decorative art. New architecture is brought upon by a turn to a technical civilization and a design style that is based on honesty of thought and feeling. Architecture is all around us‚ and its future developments are based on the way our society consistently is advancing. A fusion of terms such as “functionalism” and “fitness for purpose =beauty” have caused an ignorance of architecture to stand
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not as a whole - prefer newness of modern function over its complexity - practicality over aesthetics - exclusion for expressive purposes - why simple? - propaganda (as an instrument to reform from classical style) 2. Post-modern architecture - more than just a single layer of meaning - eg. A wall is not just a wall - Venturi embraces the load-bearing wall as phenomenologically and tectonically rich and significant
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