Corporate Identities and International Style: Bradbury Thompson

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World War II ends in 1945Color television comes to the U.S. in 1952Vietnam War begins in 1954 and ends in 1975Civil Rights movementComputer mouse invented

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Jackson PollockAndy WarholBridget RileySaul BassPaul Rand

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Wave of European immigrants travel to U.S. and infl uence design

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Ideals of rationalism and universal communicationTypography: grids, sans serifs, neutality, left aligned, ragged right Univers, HelveticaNo distraction from contentSimplicity of style worked as unifying language of corporate identityPersonal expression rejected

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C orporate Identities

Form brand identitiesDesign is problem solving disciplineColor TV has impact on advertisingChermayeff and GeismarRefer to design studio as “design offi ce”

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C“Trademark design challenges us to use all the magic and intelligence at our command, all our skill, knowledge, vision, and ability, in the creation of a single. clear, direct image that will em body the character and aspirations of the organizations that come to us in search of identity.”

Born in 1911 in Topeka, KSMajored in EconomicsLearned about design through magazines and interviewsMember of the New York SchoolThought of “type as toy”Mainly used CMYK colorsDesigned magazines, books, stampsDesigned government magazines during WWII

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Designed 60 issues over 23 yearsDistributed to printers, designers, art directors, and artistsOpportunity for personal and professional growth and experimentation

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Washburn College Bibl

Innovative reassessment of bible typographyText in cadenced phrasesGenerous white space

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