Journal- Week 2

 Week 2

This week we spoke about Graphic Arts Techniques, The Victorian Age, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.

It is interesting to see what people did many years ago, and what methods they used.

- Before printing was used, books were copied by hand

Some techniques were carving into wood, to make print. To make a book you would have to skin 300 sheep.

-          Up until 1860, paper was made out of grass

-          The definition of ‘Noise’ is many, crowded

-          Crosshatching gives fine detail

This example is a woodblock print carved by a chisel and hammer.

The Victorian Age- 1840-1900

I found interest in this era, because all designs are very elegant, and nice. The Victorian Age has a very strong home feeling.

-          It was an era of strong moral and religious beliefs.

-          The Eiffel tower is an example of architecture in the Victorian Age in 1889

 - Coca-Cola’s logo has never changed. It is worth more than anything they own.

The Victorian Age Design consisted of:

-          Symmetry

-          Cloth banners

-          Typography on a curve

-          Realistic images

-          Architecture

-          Sentimental imagery

This image of a poster shows the symmetry used in the age, and realistic images.

This image uses symmetry, cloth banners, typography on a curve.

 

The Victorian Age was an era where no one showed too much of their bodies, and clothing was very much covering all of their bodies.

 

Here is an example of what a Victorian drawing room looks like:

 

The Arts & Crafts Movement

-The Arts & Crafts was a reaction against the poor aesthetic quality of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.

- It is a socialist reform movement which embraced artists, architects, designers, writers and craft workers of all types.

- In retrospect, the arts and crafts movement is recognised as the bridge between traditional Victorian values and the modern movement.

William Morris is the leader of the movement, the one who wrote the rules.

 

The movement was all about unity, colours and print all going together.

This following picture shows the arts and craft movements ideal design.

 

And this image is an example of early Venician printing which Morris admired. Italian printers used borders, headbands and decorative initials. Wood and metal engravers were used as grander effects.