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IXD102 – Web Essay Link

December 11, 2020December 23, 2020 donnan-j2Leave a comment

Link to Github: https://jessdonnan.github.io/web_essay/

IXD102 – Pocket Profile: Studio Dumbar

December 1, 2020January 5, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

Studio Dumbar is a highly respected and influential Dutch graphic design agency, known for its work that has helped shape both local and global design for the past four decades. The company was founded by Gert Dumbar in 1977. Later on, after Dumbar retired, Michel de Boer took over as creative director, and then after… Continue reading IXD102 – Pocket Profile: Studio Dumbar

IXD102 – History of the Internet

November 27, 2020January 5, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

This week, during Friday’s class, we took a look at the history of the internet. Vannevar Bush Dr Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator. He headed to the US during WWII, where he emphasised the importance of scientific research to national security and economic well-being, and was chiefly responsible for the… Continue reading IXD102 – History of the Internet

IXD102 – Web Essay

November 27, 2020January 5, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

Link to Github: https://github.com/jessdonnan/web_essay Writing My Essay Introduction Michael Bierut is one of the leading and most innovating artists of modern design. A graphic designer, design critic and educator, he has spent the last four decades striving to represent and change people’s everyday lives, by creating engaging work that people want to read and look… Continue reading IXD102 – Web Essay

IXD102 – Pocket Profile: Aoife Dooley

November 25, 2020January 5, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

Aoife Dooley Aoife Dooley is an illustrator, author and comedian from Dublin. Her body of works involves a number of mediums, such as illustration, typography, graphic design and sketch comedy. She currently has a web series called ‘Your One Nikita’ which is based on the life of people living on the north side of Dublin,… Continue reading IXD102 – Pocket Profile: Aoife Dooley

IXD102 – Postmodernism

November 20, 2020January 4, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

This week during Friday’s class, we took a look at Postmodernism. Postmodernism Towards the end of the 70’s, many artists began to feel that modernism was drawing to a close, and there was a climate of cultural change. There was a rise to challenge the order and clarity of modernism, which sent shock waves to… Continue reading IXD102 – Postmodernism

IXD102 – Group Presentation: Bauhaus

November 10, 2020January 4, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

We were split into groups of four to develop and present a project on a chosen topic, based on one of the following titles: Bauhaus and the New Typography Design Systems for the Olympic Games The Influence of Modern Art The Modern Movement in America Pioneers of Postmodern Graphic Design Pioneers of Web / Digital… Continue reading IXD102 – Group Presentation: Bauhaus

IXD102 – WWII and Modernism

October 23, 2020January 3, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

Modernism This week’s class taught about Modernism, which was a period of art that began in the 20th Century, after the end of the First World War. It was made up of a number of key definitive features: Reject traditional forms and decorative elements Seek a solution that is simple and direct Use systematic methods… Continue reading IXD102 – WWII and Modernism

IXD102 – Pocket Profile: UsTwo

October 23, 2020January 5, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

Ustwo is a Lodon-based software development studio which focuses on digital design. Their work centres on producing clean and elegant user interfaces. The company was founded in 2004, by two best friends “Mills and “Sinx”. The company originally started out as a developer for mobile apps and games, but upon gaining a significant amount of… Continue reading IXD102 – Pocket Profile: UsTwo

IXD102 – Revolution and the Bauhaus

October 16, 2020January 3, 2021 donnan-j2Leave a comment

De Stijl De Stijl style was developed as a reaction to the First World War in the 20th Century. The founders of the movement were Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian, who were looking for a cure to the individualism and nationalist pride and egocentricity they saw around them, as a result of the war.… Continue reading IXD102 – Revolution and the Bauhaus

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