Egon Schiele

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Egon Schiele (12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter. Schiele is recognized for his many portraits he did throughout his lifetime and the intensisty of his work. He depicted twisted body forms often through expressive line in his work. Schiele has been recognized in the Expressionism and Art Nouveau movement. A good example of his work would be Sitzender weiblicher Akt of 1914.

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Milton Glaser

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Milton Glaser, born June 26, 1929, is a famous graphic designer. His most well known work is the "I love New York" logo. This logo has been used for decades. It has been imitated and altered all over the world. Milton Glaser's work has had a major influence and impact on contemporary illustration and design.

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Leonetto Capiello's Contratto poster

Leonetto Capiello was an Italian poster designer (1875-1942). He is often referred to as the father in modern poster designing because of his innovation in poster design. He was the first poster artist to use bold black backgrounds. This black background contrasted with his images and lettering to help the image visually pop out. This particular poster demonstrates Capiello's style well. The image and lettering are clear, bold, and easy to understand. I particularly enjoy the drastic contrast he creates by using black backgrounds.

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Neville Brody Nike Ad

Neville Brody is an English graphic designer, art director, and type designer. In 1988 Neville Brody worked and designed for Nike. Brody's variations of size and angles of the typeface Helvetica make this ad compelling and interesting. The ad is modern,eye catching, and clean all at the same time. Aesthetically I enjoy this piece because not only does it use contrast well, but it is also easy to read. The piece being so clear and easy to read gets the message across quickly, efficiently, and I understand it.

info link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Brody

Heather O’Dell

Research

A1. The Devil’s Rejects

B1. Art Machine, A Trailer Park Company 2005

C1. This movie poster’s composition pulls the viewers eyes from the top of the poster down vertically to the bottom. The majority of the composition is fairly uniform with emphasis only on the lifeless arm that protrudes out of the doorway into the hall. This arm serves to point/underline the movies title and information.

A2. Pulp Fiction

B2. Indika Entertainment Advertising 1994

C2. This movie poster is cut horizontally a third of the way down the poster which serves to cut the surface area into two pieces to balance out the visual weight of the image. If you were to fold this poster vertically the image would be visually equal on either side.

A3. Vertigo

B3. Saul Bass 1958

C3. This movie poster has radial symmetry. This symmetry moves your eyes in a circular motion around the central image. Three bold colors are use to balance out the image. This composition is flat and has no visual depth.

A4. Dracula’s Daughter

B4. Artist unknown 1936

C4. This movie poster’s composition is made up of three sections. The emphasis is placed on the title by using bold and thick letters that cut diagonally through the page, which creates these separate sections visually. The rest of the composition is balanced out with images from the movie on either side of the title.