Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Russian Constructivism
I found this website showcasing one of my favorite design movements, Russian Constructivism (correct me if it is actually another -ism, they aren't labeled but I'm pretty sure). Design 1- Design 8 shows a bunch of examples. Constructivist design is based very heavily on geometric shapes, as well as the use of angled figures and typography to create movement in the composition. This was a huge breakthrough in design at the time, because static text and realistic images were replaced with flat and very expressive geometric-based compositions.
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Those are really cool I like the simplicity.
i really like these images, i love how flat they are but space is still hinted at but only through shape really and color. it's like picasso's collages, he put shadows to give the idea of space and dimentions
Last year we learned about this in History of Modern Design, and it was by far the most interesting time period, I even had to dress up as it for the Fashion Show featured in class. I'll post the embarrassing picture of me as a Constructivist Construction worker in the future.
Okay, they might Russian constructivist inspiration, but it is definetely not Russian. You might notice that the letters are not cyrillic.
Actually the first image is a Hungarian newspaper's calendar and the second one is a coffee, Hungarian as well.
these are all Hungarian posters from the same era.
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