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Andy · 19-02-2007, 03:48

Gotta start my essay this week for my art foundation. The question I have chosen is
'Technology has had a great impact on the way graphic designers work today. How has it affected the way they work and think?'

can anybody point me in the direction of useful articles, designers, studios, or topics to look up that will help me out.
i'm particularily looking for articles on the introduction of photoshop etc, and bauhaus related stuff.

or, what's your opinion on the matter?

thanks

funkyprem · 19-02-2007, 03:55

Jeremy Clarkson is seemingly an expert on Bauhaus, maybe email him!

Andy · 19-02-2007, 04:06

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Originally Posted by funkyprem

Jeremy Clarkson is seemingly an expert on Bauhaus, maybe email him!

already did, said he was too busy.

steveb · 19-02-2007, 04:09

I miss the smell of Cow Gum and the sensual feel of repro paper.

Mr Fred · 19-02-2007, 05:04

that was almost the same title of my dissertation.

steveb · 19-02-2007, 05:10

Well, there you go - great minds think alike, and other assorted clichés.

Andy · 19-02-2007, 05:22

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Originally Posted by steveb

Well, there you go - great minds think alike, and other assorted clichés.

anything useful you want to add to this thread? if not, move along.

steveb · 19-02-2007, 08:07

I beg your pardon.

One way of doing some research would be to Google up a couple of local design companies or ad agencies and see if they have any old farts still working there who wouldn't mind talking about the good old days with you over a pint of beer darna pub. As long as you're paying, but that's understood. You'll probably get a better insight into how the field has changed and workflows have adapted over the years by talking to real people rather than a boiled-down history on a couple of web pages.

Is that idea useful enough for you? I'll move along now ;-)

Andy · 20-02-2007, 03:28

yeaah thats more like it, BUT i might just email them as opposed to taking them for a drink. cheers mate

Mandy Moo · 20-02-2007, 04:54

Google John Maeda.

John Maeda is a world-renowned graphic designer, visual artist, and computer scientist
at the MIT Media Lab, and is a founding voice for “simplicity” in the digital age.

Are we on the right track? I'll move move along if we arent.

djeglin · 20-02-2007, 04:56

I think technology has mainly impacted the business in that trends seem to boom much quicker now... The massively easy connectivity that the internet facilitates has allowed trends to emerge on a global scale - Something that was much rarer before the internet was commonplace. If anything that has dulled the edge off design now... There seems to be less creativity and more relentless playing on a particular theme that is popular at a given time (read: shiny text, drop shadows, tic-tacs, reflections etc at the moment).

Just my thoughts.

David

Mandy Moo · 20-02-2007, 05:02

You've pick a wide subject to base your essay on! Unless you're doing a 8000 words disertation I doubt you will fit the history of technology of Graphic Design and how it's affected the industry!

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Andy liquid cosh Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: leeds/brighton Posts: 2,807	essay Gotta start my essay this week for my art foundation. The question I have chosen is 'Technology has had a great impact on the way graphic designers work today. How has it affected the way they work and think?' can anybody point me in the direction of useful articles, designers, studios, or topics to look up that will help me out. i'm particularily looking for articles on the introduction of photoshop etc, and bauhaus related stuff. or, what's your opinion on the matter? thanks __________________ portfolio or flickr or dt on flickr

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funkyprem For all your goober needs Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,528	Jeremy Clarkson is seemingly an expert on Bauhaus, maybe email him! __________________ Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the one thing that he can’t afford to lose. - Thomas Edison prem ghinde

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Andy liquid cosh Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: leeds/brighton Posts: 2,807	yeaah thats more like it, BUT i might just email them as opposed to taking them for a drink. cheers mate __________________ portfolio or flickr or dt on flickr

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19-02-2007, 04:09	#4 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,877	I miss the smell of Cow Gum and the sensual feel of repro paper.

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Mr Fred Magazines™ Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Glasgow.. Posts: 11,427	that was almost the same title of my dissertation.

19-02-2007, 05:10	#6 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,877	Well, there you go - great minds think alike, and other assorted clichés.

19-02-2007, 08:07	#8 (permalink)
steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,877	I beg your pardon. One way of doing some research would be to Google up a couple of local design companies or ad agencies and see if they have any old farts still working there who wouldn't mind talking about the good old days with you over a pint of beer darna pub. As long as you're paying, but that's understood. You'll probably get a better insight into how the field has changed and workflows have adapted over the years by talking to real people rather than a boiled-down history on a couple of web pages. Is that idea useful enough for you? I'll move along now ;-)

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Mandy Moo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 494	Google John Maeda. John Maeda is a world-renowned graphic designer, visual artist, and computer scientist at the MIT Media Lab, and is a founding voice for “simplicity” in the digital age. Are we on the right track? I'll move move along if we arent.

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djeglin goober :-) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 539	I think technology has mainly impacted the business in that trends seem to boom much quicker now... The massively easy connectivity that the internet facilitates has allowed trends to emerge on a global scale - Something that was much rarer before the internet was commonplace. If anything that has dulled the edge off design now... There seems to be less creativity and more relentless playing on a particular theme that is popular at a given time (read: shiny text, drop shadows, tic-tacs, reflections etc at the moment). Just my thoughts. David

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Mandy Moo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 494	You've pick a wide subject to base your essay on! Unless you're doing a 8000 words disertation I doubt you will fit the history of technology of Graphic Design and how it's affected the industry!

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