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  • The Art Nouveau Movement

    September 25, 2019 by

    Art Nouveau (literally translates to ‘New Art’) is an artistic style that flourished in Europe and the US from around 1890 to 1910. The style of Art Nouveau is characterized by its detail orientedness and features long, elegant, rhythmic and organic lines. It features the graceful use of flowers, buds, vines, leaves, insects and other… Read more

  • Milton Glaser

    September 9, 2019 by

    “Certainty is a closing of the mind. To create something new you must have doubt.” Milton Glaser Milton Glaser is a renowned American designer and illustrator. Born in 1929 New York City, Glaser studied at the High School of Music and Art, then the Cooper Union School of Art in New York. After which he… Read more

  • Morag Myerscough

    August 30, 2019 by

    Artist’s Bio. Morag Myerscough is a designer born in Holloway, North London in 1963. She was raised in a fairly unconventional family of musicians, artists and performers. Inspired by her environment, Myerscough decided to study art at the Center of Saint Martens in London followed by the Royal College of Art.                Myerscough’s work is… Read more

  • Deconstructivism

    November 24, 2019 by

    Deconstructivism is an artistic movement that started in architecture by the end of the 1980s. It criticizes the rational order, purity, and simplicity of modern design and developed a new aesthetic based on complex geometries. It’s often considered a current of postmodernism. It is characterized by its lack of predictability and harmony in design. One… Read more

  • Saul Bass

    November 24, 2019 by

    Saul Bass was a prominent American graphic designer of the twentieth-century. He largely designed motion picture title sequences, corporate logos and movie posters. He was a pioneer of the modern title sequence designing. He enjoyed four decades of successful career in his lifetime, winning Academy Award for his exquisite graphic designing.  Saul Bass was born… Read more

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