If you do not have a Graphic Design background, please do not bother.
Chapter 5: Revolutions
Please also view the 21-page pdf “Theo Van Doesburg”.
Questions: Brief Answers
1. What messages does De Stijl try to convey and how did Theo Van Doesburg
add to Destijl?
2. What types of posters did Alexander Apsit produce?
Who did he work for and what were their goals?
3. What was Vladimir Tatlin’s view of the designer’s role in society? What types of art/design is he known for?
4. How is Constructivism different from Suprematism?
5. Describe the look of Alexandr Rodchenko’s typical work. Who did he work for?
6. What distinctive attributes make up the Russian movie poster style during the 1920’s? How did it mimic film techniques?
7. What elements did El Lissitzky add to Suprematism? Who did he work for?
Why are “The Constructor” and “Use the Red Wedge to Beat the White” important
images in graphic design?
Short Essay
View the “Theo Van Doesburg” PDF and answer this question- just one paragraph.
How can you reconcile Theo van Doesburg’s simultaneous embrace of De Stijl and Dada?
Chapter 6: Bauhaus
Please also view the 5-page pdf “moholy-nagy”.
Questions: Brief Answers
1. In what ways are DaDa and Constructivism similar to each other in their goals
and attributes? Why was the meeting of artists in Weimar important?
2. Describe the expressive elements in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari or Metropolis.
3. List the goals of the Weimar Bauhaus.
-How did the school change from Expressionist to functional?
-Who was Walter Gropius?
4. What were the goals of the Dessau Bauhaus? How did the school change from Weimar?
5. What is the significance of the 1923 Bauhaus Exhibition?
6. List the elements, goals and beliefs of The New Typography (Die Neue Typographie).
-Who were its important innovators and what were their influences?
Short Essay
View the “moholy-nagy” PDF and answer this question- just one paragraph.
Why is “typo-photo” important to graphic designers?