Modernism

Huge influence which is continuing till today has The Modernist school. The modernism started at the end of the 19th century and continue to the 20th century. Because of the earlier using of machines instead of humans for working goods, this movement put the artists to thing their practice. One of the main rules of this time was 'Function should always dictate form'.

   In this movement belong impressionism, cubism, fauvism, futurism, brutalism and surrealism. With all of that, and with all the innovative things that artists did at that time this became the most influential movement of the 20th century. It changed thinking process for communications, graphic design and typography. Before this happened design of everything was overdecorated, they were trying to over fill every poster with imaginary and type. But, at this movement they changed that. Their motive were to structure grid system with emphasis on negative space, just using clean San-serif type. They wanted to create strong graphics that were against commercialism, greed and cheapness.

De Stijl

This movement was led by group of architect in which was Theo van Deosburg. Their style was to put blocks with black and whites, without any curves. Strict and simple.

The harmony and order was established through that reduction and with only use of primary colours. The publication De Stijl represents the most brilliant designs of that movement.

Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red, 1937

Theo Van Doesburg

At first Theo Van Doesburg was a competent figurative painter, his work reminiscent of Van Gogh in early ages. Later he met Mondrian and than begins the creation of De Stijl movement. His life was short but full of important things that he did. He was electic, element in a diverse and chaotic artistic world. The main things of his works were ideal houses, created in conjunction with the young architect Cornelis van Eesteren. Besides of his involvement in De Stijl movement his appearance is of the importance in the Dada.

References:

The easy guide to design movements: Modernism | Graphic design | Creative Bloq. 2013. The easy guide to design movements: Modernism | Graphic design | Creative Bloq. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/easy-guide-design-movements-modernism-10134971. [Accessed 25 November 2013].

De Stijl : Design Is History. 2013. De Stijl : Design Is History. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.designishistory.com/1920/de-stijl/. [Accessed 25 November 2013].

 Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant garde | Art and design | The Guardian . 2013. Theo van Doesburg: Forgotten artist of the avant garde | Art and design | The Guardian . [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/jan/23/theo-van-doesburg-avant-garde-tate. [Accessed 25 November 2013].