1. Graphic Design History Clocks

2. Objectives: Students will...
Students will familiarize themselves with the most important and significant movements in graphic design history as well as the designers and artists who made the movements so memorable.
Students will research a specific move in graphic design extensively
Students will create sketches of plans for a clock face honoring their chosen movement.
Students will have to create a template for their design.
Clocks will be displayed at the art show on May 26th.

3. Specs Size: Varies Inks: 4/0
ID: lastname_clock. Ai. pdf- Make sure to package all files
Steps:
Research graphic design history and choose your favorite movement.
Research that movement and the art that was created during that time extensively.
Using the plan sheet provided, draw at least six ideas for your a clock face which will honor your movement- what better way to display a timeline than on a clock?

4. Resources: Fonts in Use History of favorite fonts
100 best fonts of all time
History of graphic design
More history
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6. Victorian Style

9. Victorian Style characteristics
decorative outer borders
elaborate typography
symmetry
highly ornate and 'busy' imagery
very few straight lines or edges

10. Arts and Crafts

13. Arts and Crafts characteristics
reused traditional/older style features
simple forms
illustrated typography
lots of textures

14. Art Nouveau

16. Art Nouveau characteristics
Intricate hand drawn style
linear based designs
use of natural forms
regularly features female form

17. Futurism

19. Futurism characteristics
eclectic style
featuring or using new technology
offset text
some cubist influences
no traditional features

20. Art Deco

22. Art Deco characteristics
bold geometric shapes
use of motion lines and sunbursts
high contrast in colours
flat (in terms of depth)

23. Heroic Realism

25. Heroic Realism characteristics
realistic imagery
usually featuring one person
promoting an ideal
strong message in the text
clear, bold font

26. Early Modernism

28. Early Modernism characteristics
geometrically based
minimalistic approach
clean type
more photos, less illustrations

29. American Kitsch

30. American Kitsch characteristics
contrasting imagery and fonts
bold, vibrant colours
aerodynamic shapes
people in dramatic poses

31. Late Modern characteristics

33. Late Modern Characteristics
distorted geometric shapes
informal structural layout
plain, simple, non decorative type

34. Swiss International Typographic

36. Swiss International Typographic characteristics
use of negative space
very 'clean' and simple
sans serif fonts favoured
asymmetrical layouts

37. Psychedelic Style

39. Psychedelic Style characteristics
influenced by the prevalence of hallucinatory drugs
featuring abstract swirls of intense color
curvilinear calligraphy reminiscent of Art Nouveau.
intense optical colour vibration

40. Post Modern

42. Post Modern characteristics
collage like illustrations
overlapping elements
impulsive and playful
tilted axis

43. Grunge Style

46. Grunge characteristics
Dirty textures and background images
irregular lines and frames
coffee rings, spilled out liquids and dirty stains
torn paper and dirty edges
hand-written elements

47. Flat Design

49. Flat Design characteristics
minimalist
no depth
neutral tones
straight lines
use of negative space