Surrealism is a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images. More often than not, it is always associated with Salvador deal and his art pieces. But there’s a lot more to it. Surrealism can not only …
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Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace
Night Attack at the Sanjo Palace is a Japanese handscroll from the Kamakura period. The Kamakura period commenced from the time Minamoto no Yoritomo defeated the Taira clan at the Battle of Dannoura in 1185BC, which was a part of the Heiji war. The period is named after Kamakura, a coastal town 48 kilometres (30 miles) southwest …
An Ode to Innovative and Sustainable Packaging
Rice is a staple food across countries and continents—it is also a crop that needs much attention and care to grow. Inarguably, the ones who harvest rice are quite the unsung heroes. This is why Armenia-based branding agency Backbone decided to pay an ode to these farmers through their sustainable, innovative packaging; the project aptly …
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Branding
Before digging deep into branding, we need to understand a few basic terms. Firstly, what is a logo? Logo is the mainstay of your brand identity. It should clearly communicate your brand’s ideas and simultaneously it should play along the industries standards. It should be visually appealing, clean and classic. Because the last thing you …
Street Art
“Street art is by the people for the people, the least autocratic, most democratic and open-source of all art forms.“ Some of the earliest expressions of street art were certainly the graffiti which started showing up on the sides of train cars and walls. This was the work of gangs in the 1920s and 1930s New …
Golden Ratio in Layouts
The Golden ratio is a special number found by dividing a line into two parts so that the longer part divided by the smaller part is also equal to the whole length divided by the longer part. It is often symbolized using phi, after the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. In an equation form, …
Baroque
The Baroque was a period of artistic style that started around 1600 in Rome , Italy, and spread throughout the majority of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. In informal usage, the word baroque describes something that is elaborate and highly detailed. Talking about the most important factors, Baroque era was a period where the Reformation …
Master of Pop Art – Andy Worhol
Without any doubt, Andy Warhol, known for its tempting paintings was the most successful and well paid commercial illustrator in New York. Andy Warhol was born to Czechoslovakian immigrant parents in 1928. From a very young age, Andy was elegant and artistic. In addition to his keen interest in painting and creating box sculptures, Warhol began …
Avant Garde – Cubism
During our week 4 lecture of cultural and contextual studies, we were briefed about the Avant Garde movements – Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism and Expressionism. Personally, Cubism intrigued me the most and hence this blog is a response to my new found interest. The Cubism art movement made its debut in 1907 and since then …
Design Principles and its Basic Application
“Design principles are aimed at helping designers find ways to enhance usability, influence perception, increase appeal, teach users, and make sound design decisions during projects.” The principles of design, also known as principles of composition, suggest how a designer can best arrange the various components of a page layout to connect to the overall design and …
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