80's Geometry Lesson
If there is one big no-no in
graphic design, it is using complex geometrical shapes with a full
color spectrum to create a logo.
As to whether the capability to fax a logo is good or bad does not
matter. This argument could persist through the years but one thing
is certain: this complex geometry will be here for awhile.
When this 80s trend first came out, it was a way of capturing the
consumer's attention. The purpose
was
Psychedelic Pop Backgrounds
A myriad of colours and
shapes burst into the scene even if design classes still promote a
decrease in complexity in favour of concept and essence. Again,
this new development led to a no-holds barred position, putting
everything out in the open, concealing nothing.
Every technological revolution inevitably gives birth to a romantic
counter culture. But mixing these two by using 1960s psychedelic
patterns as backgrounds for contemporary shapes is as postmodern as
it can be.
What do the bac
