De Stijl: The Purity of the Grid
Emerging from the psychological wreckage of World War I, the Dutch De Stijl movement sought to build a utopian society...
Category: Design
Dadaism: The Art of Chaos
Traumatized by the senseless slaughter of World War I, a rebellious group of anti-war artists completely rejected the harmonious design...
The Roots of the Grid: The Glasgow School & The Vienna Secession
By the 1890s, graphic design was lost in a tangled, organic forest of twisting vines and dense Victorian clutter. Discover...
The Golden Age of Typography: From Gutenberg to the Enlightenment
If you open your font menu today, you are looking at centuries of design history. Discover how the raw, heavy...
The Impact and Legacy of Futurism in Art and Design
In the tumultuous early 20th century, marked by a whirlwind of new inventions and a shift from agrarian to urban...
Plakatstil: The Dawn of Modern Graphic Art
As the twentieth century unfolded, emerging artists sought inspiration beyond the intricate designs of the Victorian era, Art Nouveau, and...
Masters of Art Nouveau: Innovators of Elegance and Form
The Art Nouveau movement, which flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was characterized by its ornamental and...
Art Nouveau: Unraveling 19th-Century Parisian Streets
As the 19th century unfolded, the city of Paris became a hotbed of optimism and creativity, fueled by a confluence...
Victorian Age and The Birth of Advertising
In the mid to late 19th century, the technological change was a big driving force, just like today. The new...
Arts and Crafts Movement
While these developments were happening, the deskilling of the craftsman and manufacturing of mass-produced items, expansion of factories and even...