# Basic Graphic Design Communication: Baruch College/CUNY

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# Design Movements

Basic Graphic Communication offers an introduction to 4 design movements from the early 20th century through the present: Russian Constructivism, Bauhaus, Swiss Grid/International Style, and Design Against Convention (which includes democratic design, political, self-expression and identity, and punk, from 1960-present). Resources can be used to create lectures, find images, and to assign for student reading.

## Russian Constructivism

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Constructivism Manifesto http://www.terezakis.com/realist-manifesto.html

https://creativepro.com/russian-constructivism-and-graphic-design/

https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/russian-constructivism

Kraftwerk inspo: https://retroavangarda.com/avant-garde-inspirations-kraftwerk-franz-ferdinand-and-laibach/

## Bauhaus

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Bauhaus Manifesto https://bauhausmanifesto.com/

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/tour/the-bauhaus/slide/6439

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/sore-popitz-meet-the-bauhauss-only-known-woman-graphic-designer/

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/bidding-farewell-to-the-centennial-of-the-famous-art-school-with-eye-on-designs-bauhaus-week-%f0%9f%91%8b/

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/not-a-style-but-a-stance-bauhaus-in-the-age-of-social-media/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-bauhaus-movement-in-graphic-design-impact-application.html

## Swiss Grid & International Style

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Swiss Style Principles, The Principles, Typefaces, and Designers by Callie Budrick
https://www.printmag.com/post/swiss-style-principles-typefaces-designers

## Design Against Convention (Democratic Design)

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PUNK self-published/political/radical/handmade/riot grrl/postmodern/grunge/raygun/feminist/anti-establishment/

> In design, visual expression is informed by an understanding of history, language, symbols, patterns and image aesthetics. It is imperative that designers have a strong foundation in these areas in order to support the creation of culturally conscious work. Despite this awareness, there remain gaps in design history that neglect showing a broad spectrum of visual languages from the past, and excludes discussions on how design has been complicit in forming and reinforcing racism.

> —Kelly Walters

### PUNK inspiration

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/multimedia-artist-jaime-levy-was-at-the-forefront-of-web-design-before-websites-even-existed/https://www.stackmagazines.com/

https://www.emigre.com/Magazine/38

Punk Planet Zine archive: https://archive.org/details/punkplanet

Voting zine: https://crimethinc.com/zines/voting-vs-direct-action

Punk from grid: https://typetastingnews.com/2013/10/24/how-punk-changed-graphic-design/

Impact of hardcore on graphic design: https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/this-is-hardcore-the-huge-impact-of-a-niche-movement-on-graphic-designers-today/

### Grunge

Grunge Typography: https://www.theawl.com/2012/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-grunge-typography/

### Feminist

https://www.peopleofprint.com/exhibition/feminist-findings/

https://magculture.com/feminist-findings/

feminist zines https://www.openculture.com/2016/04/download-834-radical-zines-from-a-new-online-archive.html

### Black Panthers/Emory Douglas

Emory Douglas on Design Activism: https://dc.aiga.org/emory-douglas-design-activism/

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