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2016 · Posters · Typography

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Homage to the Greats

A poster series in conversation with designers and movements that shaped the practice.

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Poster design

Independent poster study responding to Saul Bass, Clive Cochran, and Massimo Vignelli.

Yellow Saul Bass quote poster clipped against a pale wall, with diagonal black typography

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  1. 01 · A Bass maxim becomes a dynamic typographic diagonal.
  2. 02 · The flat artwork reveals the full asymmetrical construction.
  3. 03 · Display styles turn Cochran's line into a forceful hierarchy.
  4. 04 · A compact visual system in red and white.
  5. 05 · Transit-like lines give Vignelli's maxim a disciplined rhythm.
  6. 06 · Color-coded routes organize discipline, intelligence, and negative space.
  7. 07 · Japanese modernism is translated into a warm geometric landscape.
  8. 08 · The flat composition balances sun, terrain, type, and small accents.
  9. 09 · A framed application gives the pixel poster domestic scale.
  10. 10 · The exhibition poster holds its own within a bright interior.

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