styles in graphic design- nostalgic remix

This was a more difficult style for me to research but when I came across The Beatles Love advertisement for Circ de Soleil it just seemed to fit. The "groovy" flower-like growth and patterning come away from the text is very reminiscent of "my grandma's house" with a twist. I haven't decided which image is more successful yet: the one with the orange-yellow background or the white background. I think the one with the orange-yellow background is probably more appealing to the eye because its bright and vivid to get your attention but I do not know if that makes it somehow less nostalgic. The text in "LOVE" is very basic- the "O" doesn't even have the center cut out of it but you still know which letter it is. But in the text for "The Beatles" the letters have footings on them. All the text is capitalized too. In the last image (which looks like wallpaper) is very similar to the "groovy" patterning that is coming out from the text on the LOVE advertisement. But that image is a much more organized pattern. Maybe the beatles images are more "remix" and the wallpaper image is more "nostalgic".

styles in graphic design- retro modern

This was a fun style to research. It seems that maybe retro is making a comeback in modern because it was easier to research than some of the other styles. These images are flatter too, with little dimension to them and clean/precise lines. The first lime green flower image is my favorite. The simplicity of the bright orange centers of the flowers offset the more complexity of the lime green petals. All the patterns have a repetative nature but it seems to be more "random" with a good use of positive and negative space rather than organized pattern.

styles in graphic design- pop art

I love this image by Andy Warhol. The colors are bright and vivid, unlike the colors used in the bauhaus images which are much more muted. The images are flat too, and have almost no depth to them. The highlighted grass pieces in the background add some texture. Although the orange flowers appear larger, they are not as bright as the red and purple ones which are smaller- good use of positive and negative space.

styles in graphic design- bauhaus

Both images are made up of black and white and highlighted with primary colors. The lines are clean and crisp but there is not a high level of detail included in either. There is also very little texture- there is some shading and shadow in the image on the left but much less in the image on the right.

Monochromatic Illustrator

Monochromatic Illustrator

The first one is my first attempt at this assignment in illustrator. The second one is my final iteration for this assignment. I think that my technique is much improved from one to the other. Although... these are not the colors I chose. When I uploaded them here onto blogger, the colors changed but these look kinda cool too.

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