Wolfgang Weingart was the first person to question the modernist 'Swiss Style' that had slowly emerged and evolved since the early 20th Century and peaked in the 1950s and 60s. Barney Bubbles (Colin Fulcher) was also subverting the Modernist style in his work as the Stiff Records designer where he created record sleeves for Elvis Costello, Ian Dury & the Blockheads and the Damned. The last article I posted was about what I believe is a new trend in web design. How to start a revolution with Comic Sans. The whole story, in all its facets and details, the music, people, scenes, cities, events—all told in chronological order. Below the contrast between the clean structure of Modernist design and DIY style of Punk. We’re now reaching a point where the dominance of minimalist or “app style” sans serif type is starting to wane and a new aesthetic is emerging. Hot Love – Swiss Punk & Wave 1976-1980 tells the fascinating story of the pioneering Swiss Punk scene from the beginning. Can we look to history for parallels in how graphic design and cultural attitudes are changing today? The clean structure of Modernist design from the 1950s and 60s is a style that returned and has become pretty ubiquitous in the last decade, especially in the world of typography. (A side-note from the author: Be more Punk, a call to action in 2016.). At the time Reid’s DIY style was considered shocking and uncontrolled but the influence on design has been far reaching and subsequently widely emulated. I have original posters from Armin Hofmann, Josef Muller-Brockmann, Emil Ruder, Lester Beall, Paul Rand, and others. Most of the punk and hardcore posters and flyers were just black and white, photocopied pages. And then, in the early 90's, I studied graphic design under the great Swiss modernist Fred Troller (Fred hated hardcore flyers by the way). On the other hand, it's pretty ironic how conservative a small sector of that scene can be sometimes. Sharing knowledge is an amazing way to equip the world with the tools to evolve. Library is a selection of books that we have read and think are particularly interesting and relevant in this age of potential technical overload. So I've always been inspired by those two contrasting art forms. I never intended to create a "style." And while both punk and Swiss modernism share the same stripped down and minimal approach, their content and message were mostly polar opposites. Treating type as if it was a photograph also freed him from the restrictions of typesetting within a structured grid. As traditional attitudes came to be considered outdated, society rebelled against the mainstream and … Punkt. And although I love and am inspired by these little works of art, I don't know if I want to hang a wrinkled, letter-size image of Ronald Reagan dressed as a circus monkey [on my wall]. Punk design style lives on in contemporary zine culture, album cover designs and DIY poster design… More cred for ya. This project demonstrates a design I created for one of the A2 sides using the Swiss Punk style as a basis for my work. The DIY design ethos gained new impetus with the arrival of the Apple mac in the 1980s which gave designers direct access to typefaces and started a whole new debate about ‘ugly’ design. We're thinking ahead and we want to find new topics, good ones, to share with you guys. Have you ever taken advantage of this fact? Sarah Hyndman on Punk, which first exploded in the 1970s and, at the time, looked like youthful rebellion. (Ed note: Cred to be used on Goth girls, perhaps?). And I think it's fun to see that bands like the Goo Goo Dolls started out as a messy, thrash-punk band opening up for the Dead Milkmen. The band’s style of music was well represented by art student and anarchist Jamie Reid who had developed his unique collaged ‘ransom note’ typography whilst art directing a radical political magazine. Malcolm McLaren had known Reid since art school. And then, in the early 90's, I studied graphic design under the great Swiss modernist Fred Troller (Fred hated hardcore flyers by the way). Wait, that actually sounds pretty awesome. HuffPost Arts: Will a part of you always be seventeen and angry at the world? How Punk changed Graphic Design It also suggests a fascinating framework for how the punk ethos influenced design history. There was a time (pre-internet and pre-Nirvana) when underground music was just that, and you felt like you were in a special club for discovering it. Above: 2018 T2 tea packaging, 2019 book cover, both using 1970s style typography. I feel that the contemporary and disorganised style of the newly named 'Swiss Punk' is similar to the way in which text is used in art. Punk emerged as a reaction to the rigid restrictions of Modernism and its style ripped up the rules of Swiss minimalism and neutral sans serif typography. It feels like we are at a similar turning point today, both culturally and typographically. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! I asked Mike to answer some questions via e-mail, so check out his responses below, and keep scrolling for a slideshow of the posters. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. I could compare typography projects within the 1980's and 90's with artwork concerning text, and perhaps explore if there is an overlap between the two. Instead Reid cut letters out of newspapers and magazines, collaging them together to be photographed. I see no possible way of ever growing tired of this or becoming too busy for this, or running out of geometric shapes to put on 45-degree angles. I feel that using Weingart as a main topic within an essay would be interesting. All rights reserved. By doing this he could see what he was creating as he went along, trying out different font styles and sizes and seeing the results instantly. The comparison and exploration of certain times in which typography changed dramatically could also be an interesting topic, I could focus on the digital revolution and the industrial revolution. Sarah Hyndman is the founder of Type Tasting, which she launched on February 14th 2013 with an evening of ‘Typographic Swearing ’n’ Cussing’, as an antidote to the saccharine sweet commercial romance of Valentine’s Day. The Punkt. Punk emerged as a reaction to the rigid restrictions of Modernism and its style ripped up the rules of Swiss minimalism and neutral sans serif typography. In the 1980's the legibility of the text became less important that the aesthetics and styles behind the piece as a whole and typography appeared almost like an art form. It was like an instant-cred I.D. Plus, how can you not love a guy who sued Morrissey for a million bucks -- and won?! Artistic inspiration _ Swiss designers did not create this high-modernist approach out of nowhere. Apr 14, 2016 - The last article I posted was about what I believe is a new trend in web design. Above ‘Typesetting and paste-up, 1970 style’, by Wayne Overbeck, click on the title to see the full typesetting process. (Alternate question: how did you first get involved with punk music and what was its effect on you?). A poster I designed as part of a double sided A2 broadsheet. It's a style that has been around for quite a long time and actually has a lot of influence from Wolfgang Weingart work and many other designers that broke with … is a Swiss design-led consumer technology company that make products which aim to simplify lives and create a healthy work life balance. Many designers use free information they find around the web to learn how to design, code, paint, etc. In actuality it was part of the Postmodernist movement which began as a reaction to the rigid restrictions of Modernism. Therefore, New Wave designers such as Weingart felt intuition was just as valuable as analytical skill in composition. Hello, your basket is still empty.If you already have an account, please Sign In to see your basket. Sign up here to receive updates on what we're planning next and get a 10% discount code for your first online order. According to Weingart, "I took 'Swiss Typography' as my starting point, but then I blew it apart, never forcing any style upon my students. She has been interviewed on the topic by Dazed & Confused “How to start a revolution with Comic Sans” and Design Week “Punk was the anti-Helvetica”. I did a few designs just as a fun exercise for myself and six months and a carpal tunnel diagnose later, here I am at 220 posters. Today is National Voter Registration Day! HuffPost Arts: Do you ever get confused for Mike Joyce, the Smiths' drummer? They both shared similar taste in design and similar political ideals, influenced by the beliefs of Situationist International—a Paris-based movement rooted in anarchy and anti-capitalism, and made up of quirky artists and intellects. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. They’re all real books, with pages, cover and a spine: plenty of studies have shown that reading non-electronic texts is a much more effective way of accessing content. So what do you think of the slideshow below, readers -- genius or sacrilege? The DIY ethos and uncontrolled, home made style was revolutionary at the time and launched a new era in British music, fashion and design. Wolfgang Weingart is a German artist born in 1941, he is known as the “father” of the New Wave style/Swiss Punk Typography style. It's like when I put the Replacements' "Tim" on, it's still the most perfect and beautiful album ever made -- not even up for debate.

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