Exhibit #2, 3, 4

Concours - Clara Haskil, 1965

Walter Marti

International Style

The layering of transparent chalk-like shapes create a stunning effect. 

La Vie est un songe, 1961

A. Poretti

International Style

The little man is ingenious.  Even though the images are flat, the scale and the proportion of silhouetted character and black and white background create a sense of depth.

Akari (Lamp Exhibit), 1975

Joesf Muller-Brockmann

International Style

The circle and the oval are very successful in the believability of a reflection.

Icon#3 & 4

Upper Deck, 1929

Charles Sheeler

Precisionism

Nighthawks, 1942

Edward Hopper

American Realism

Cover to Cover, Case to Case.

Graphic Designer: Takashi Murakami

Artist: Kanye West

CD: Graduation, 9/2007

Kanye’s bear mascot used repetitively through his (3) CDs: 1) The College Dropout 2) Late Registration and now 3) Graduation. A story of the bear has been told through the years, from college dropout to now graduating. In Graduation, vibrant explosion of colors in the celebration of graduating and being pushed out into the real (cruel) world.

Graphic Designer: Emek

Artist: Erykah Badu

CD: New Amerykah Part One: 4^th World War, 2/2008

Erykah Badu is known as analog girl in a digital world. New Amerykah is a fusion of Hip Hop music and political, social, and religious subject matter.  New Amerykah speaks on the awareness of the artist when she once lived in the “OLD Amerykah” before World War IV. 

Artist: Beck

CD: Modern Guilt, 7/2008

 AllMusic best described the album. “An effective dosage of 21^st Century paranoia.”  Beck fusion of funk, hip-hop, rock, and blues is simply shown inside the cover. With a modern clean cutoff of two unidentified character with some sort that seem to be coming from musical instrument, the modern style is a perfect way to show less is more (it makes a big impact).

Artist: John Legend

CD: Evolver, 10/2008

  The red and black color scheme gives off a vintage Hollywood vibe. The red works well with blacks, grays, and whites. Emphasis on ‘Evolver.’ Title itself in important because on this album John Legend is stepping out of his piano based songs and into songs you’d probably would not expect.  Not big into thematics. John Legend was quoted stating:

"I think it's hard to find a general theme [for the album]. It's a lot of love and relationship songs, as people probably would expect from me. There's not an overarching lyrical theme that goes throughout. It's just a bunch of good songs, I think."

—John Legend, MTV

Another LOGO Critic.

Connecticut Art Director’s Club, 1986

Paul Rand

The methodical use of color leading the eye into a ‘Z’ pattern.

Using the CLUB to imply an actual club (organization) is ingenious.

For some reason I read Canada!

Quaker, 1971

Saul Bass

The iconic brand we all know, the Quaker man on the Quaker box.

When it comes to iconic logos, Saul Bass is one of the best. Simple design of silhouette demonstrated in the Quaker logo was made to stand the test of time. No trends or fads here.   

Zune, 2006

The Zune is a digital media device that allows users to share pictures, video, and music wirelessly. Using the web-like design to convey a network or community of some sort has been done several times. However, the web in this design also takes the form of the actual Zune device with the intersecting "Z"s, which is ingenious.

The Electric Company, 2007

Overlapping of the various "E"s suggest integration or unity of the company. Sorry to let you down folks it's not the television show. According to Gillen Army’s, “The Electric Company is a working laboratory for theatrical lighting and sound designers, production designers, design engineers, producers and directors…. providing an open…environment for the conceptualization, development…”  

Always the LOGO Critic.

fenchurch 

   Named after an area in London where the creators used to skate, Fenchurch is “late-night session idea” that developed from clothes the creators just made for themselves to making clothing for their peers. The layering of curved lines creates the illusion of the letter "F," which also creates the image of a church window. 

Lemar and Dualey

     The image of the bridge captures the message that Lemar and Dualey Clothing and Fashions for men wants to convey. In the mission statement on Karmaloop.com, it states

“The brand has methodically bridged the gap between boroughs and city’s across the country and overseas…the ability to dig in the toy chest of American culture without downplaying the social implications of pop history.” 

Subtle earth tones behind the cool monotone present a vintage aesthetic.

In the mission statement on Karmaloop.com, it also states

“Nostalgia has never been so vibrant. Lemar and Dauley insist on re-illustrating the past with an endless palette of color like a daydream that lingers on forever”

Garbege

    The brand almost speaks for itself, except until you notice the changing of one vowel. In the mission statement on Karmaloop.com, it states, “the word “GARBEGE” is a play on words garb, meaning garment and edge, as in cutting edge.” The integration of the word garb and edge is a play on the play of words in itself. Although the concept of garbage is used throughout the brand different concepts, the actual meaning of GARBAGE was not the inspiration here! The brand infuses personal styles of the street and luxury. 

Icon#2

For Kate, 1947

Kurt Schwitters

Dada - collage