Source: Strube, J. (n.d.). Social Pastiche. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/social-pastiche/
Design a poster that is a pastiche of a historical design movement. Next, choose a current social, cultural, or political topic and communicate it using the historical design style. The historical design movement’s social, cultural, or political ideologies should inspire finished designs.
Pin Vo, 2019: Using Russian Constructivism to symbolically “present the poverty of the peasant society” to expose wealth inequality that defines classism in the United States
PROJECT BRIEF
- Research design history to identify and investigate movements stylistically: typography, colors, composition, etc.
- Define meanings for pastiche and poster.
- Define an event, topic, or idea correlating modern social ideology with the historical design movement.
- Develop sketches exploring the contextual meaning of graphic and style elements.
- Create, refine, and present a final conceptual design
Nhan Phan, 2019: Using post-post-modern or contemporary digital methods to expose plastic pollution
Brianna Ostronic, 2019: Employing the ideals of Dada to comment on “fast fashion” as social decadence caused by the destructive impact of technological “progress”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Enhance understanding of ideologies that underpin historical design movements.
- Create functional communication combining conceptual interpretation and practical application.
- Develop literature review and research skills to implement objective interpretation of subject matter.
DELIVERABLES
All research completed in the project brief. You may use whatever program you wish to complete this as long as the final deliverable is a PDF.
Completed Full-Color Poster
Strube, J.Strube, J. (n.d.). Social Pastiche. Retrieved from https://teachingresource.aiga.org/project/social-pastiche/