explanatory dada poster for button system
DESCRIPTION
In Graphic Design II, one of our projects consisted of creating a button system for a hypothetical Graphic Design History Exhibition. I chose Dada as my historical movement. This poster accompanies the buttons I created, explaining to the hypothetical exhibition attendees how the button system works.TRANSCRIPT
WOMEN
MEN
TYPOGRAPHY
DADA
The Dada movement incorporated a lot of collages and cut-and-paste imagery in the pieces that were created during this time. Typography was another great influence on much of the work that was produced. Women and men were also incorporated into a lot of the designs of the Dada movement. Chance was an active factor for the artists during this movement. Incorporating this element into the designs of these buttons allowed for experimentation and unusual creative practices. The system for this series of 18 buttons covers an 18-day exhibit. Men, women, and typography are the categories for which the buttons were created. From these 3 categories, there are 6 subcategories that are assigned for each of the 6 days of the week that the museum is open to the public. These subcategories are: black & white, red, letters, hands, faces, and feet. The 3 categories defined the overall design of the buttons. The 6 subcategories then refined these categories to include specific imagery and other design elements of the movement to develop the final button.
From left to right (for each category). Top: Hands, Black & White, Feet. Bottom: Letters, Red, Faces.
DADA
DADADADA
B/W
RED FACES
HANDS
LETTERS FEET
The Dada movement incorporated a lot of collages and cut-and-paste imagery in the pieces that were created during this time. Typography was another great influence on much of the work that was produced. Women and men were also incorporated into a lot of the designs of the Dada movement. Chance was an active factor for the artists during this movement. Incorporating this element into the designs of these buttons allowed for experimentation and unusual creative practices. The system for this series of 18 buttons covers an 18-day exhibit. Men, women, and typography are the categories for which the buttons were created. From these 3 categories, there are 6 subcategories that are assigned for each of the 6 days of the week that the museum is open to the public. These subcategories are: black & white, red, letters, hands, faces, and feet. The 3 categories defined the overall design of the buttons. The 6 subcategories then refined these categories to include specific imagery and other design elements of the movement to develop the final button.