Lester Beall. A man that I had not heard of since I scrolled down my pinterest the other weekend and now I consider his work most highly. In one range of posters he used very simple colours and text to advert the needs of the American people. Rural Electrification Administration's campaign was it's name. Ostritch sans was the main font more my choices but initially he used a serif typeface. I trimmed it down to just type as an extra challenge to see if I could make it work. Setting yourself limitations makes you work harder to find a solution. I think.
Showing posts with label 1930's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930's. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
How a Beall-ing
Labels:
1930's,
Advert,
Colours,
Heating,
Inspiration,
Lester Beall,
Light,
Pinterest,
Posters,
radio,
Troops.,
Typography,
USA,
water
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
State of the Nation: Part 2
My last post on this subject got a great amount of coverage and success and I liked the idea very much. Having never read 1984 by George Orwell, I love the idea of the dystopian future ruled by the goverment, the thought of seeing these propoganda around us in the vintage 30's style would be amazing. However, in that situation I would be incapable of free thought and I would not be able to enjoy them as musch as I do know. The idea of these REALLY existing is laughable.Hope you like them. I do also enjoy controversial design hence some of the language I have used here is of that ilk.
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