review for final exam - design: history & theory

*note* fashion is not on this list... there will be another "matching" sheet for fashion only, but you may want to consider fashion in your answers if you do the take-home

**make sure you can discuss the "overall context" for these works; also make sure you can define key terms like "postmodernism" etc.

1930s - 1940s

• Norman Bel Geddes, model of Motor Car #9, 1933 patent
• Teague, radio, 1934
• Loewy, "super six" refrigerator, 1935 (Woodham figs. 38, 39)
• Binder, A&P Coffee, 1939
• Hohlwein, Recruiting Poster "Und Du?"

1940s

• Poster, Women in the War, we can't win without them, 1942
• Bayer, poster to encourage egg production, 1943
• Carlu, America's Answer! Production, 1941 (Hollis, p. 108)
• B.E.N., An Orderly Line, 1930s
• Bender, Jobs for Girls and Women, 1930s
• Beall, Rural Electrification Posters, c. 1937 (Hollis, p. 102)
• Matter, Swiss Tourism Poster, 1934 (See Hollis, p. 78) 1950s

1950s

• Wright, Melamine, 1953
• Tupperware
• Hack , packaging for Jif Lemon, 1954-6
• 1958 advertisement for Cadillac cars
• 1959 Cadillac (see Woodham, fig. 74)
• Jacobsen, "Ant" chair, 1953 (see Woodham, fig. 109)
• Bertoia, Wire Lounge Chairs, 1953 (See Woodham, fig. 106)
• Nelson, Marshmallow Sofa, 1956 Eames, Storage Unit, 1949-50
• Eames, Fiberglass Side Chair, 1950
• Saarinen, Womb Chair, 1946
• Saarinen, Tulip Chair, 1956
• Wright, Guggenheim Museum, 1957-59 (Frampton, fig. 178)
• Golden, CBS Eye, 1951 (Hollis, p. 125)
• Rand, IBM logo, 1956 (Woodham, fig. 105; Hollis p. 119)
• Rand, logo for Westinghouse, 1960 (Woodham, fig. 105; Hollis, p. 119)
• Pintori, poster for Olivetti, 1956
• Kamekura, Poster for Nikon, 1957
• Bass, Man with the Golden Arm, 1955 (Hollis, p. 122)
• Rand, Direction magazine cover, 1940
• Rand, book cover, Dada Painters and Poets
• Bradbury Thompson, Westvaco Inspirations 152, inside spread, 1952 (see Hollis, page 116)

1960s

• Wes Wilson, Poster for Fillmore Auditorium, 1966
• Wes Wilson, Grateful Dead, Fillmore Auditorium, 1967
• Rick Griffin, Kaleidoscope, 1960s
• Pesce, Donna Chair & Footrest, 1969
• Ris/Seildorf, Sunball easy chair, 1969-71
• Aarnio, Globe Chair, 1965 Blow Chair, 1967
• Columbo, "tube" chair, 1969 Castiglioni,
• Boalum lamp, 1969
• Volkswagen Beetle, 1960 (see Hollis p. 113)
• Safdie, Habitat, 1967-68
• Buckminster Fuller, Geodesic Dome, 1967

1970s

• Glaser, slogan "I love NY" 1975
  
• Nike "swoosh" 1971 (Carolyn Davidson)
• Piano & Rogers, Pompidou Center, 1971-77 (Frampton, 284, 285)

1980s

• Toilet Duck, 1985
• Tanaka, Kimono ex. 1991
• Tanaka, Aids Awareness poster, 1992
• Grapus, poster, 1982
  
• McCoy, Cranbrook school of art, 1985 (see H. p. 211)
• Weingart, Museum Poster, 1982
• Greiman, Snow White and the 7 Pixels, 1980s
• Greiman, Pacific Design Center, 1983 Greiman, Design Quarterly 133, 1986
• Greiman, The Modern Poster, 1988
• Brody, Cover, THE FACE, 1986
• Pantera, Raw magazine Cover, 1981 (W fig. 130)
• Emigré Magazine, 1986
• Fletcher, "Viewer participation" example (Card, 1985)
• Fletcher, "The Alphabet at Work" (magazine vignette, 1992)
• Pirtle, Hot Seat Poster, 1983
• Scher, Swatch Watch poster (ö la Matter), 1980s (H p. 188)
• Scher, The Diva is Dismissed, 1994
• Murphy/Jahn, State of Illinois Center, 1979-1985 (exterior, interior)
• I.M. Pei, Louvre Pyramid, 1984-1988
• Graves, Portland Public Services Building, Oregon, 1980-82 (Frampton fig. 312)
• Graves, Whistling Kettle, 1985 vs. Teapot for Target, 1999 Toaster for Target, 1999
• Baier, "Bay City Roller" cabinet, 1983
• Aulenti, Table with Wheels, 1980
• Toshiyuki Kita, Wink Chair, 1980 (W fig. 120)
• Kuramata, "furniture in irregular forms" 1970
• Kuramata, "How High the Moon Armchair" 1986
• Lane, Glass Chair, 1980s
• Maurer, Ya Ya Ho lighting system, 1981-4
• Sottsass, Carlton Sideboard, 1981
• GK Dynamics, Eva Machina, 1980s
• Frogdesign, Apple Macintosh, 1984

1990s

• Carson, Beach Culture, 1990
• Carson, Ray Gun, 1990s
• Valicenti, Uck N Pretty Typeface, 1992
• Drone Typeface, 1995
• Designer's Republic, Exhibition Poster, 1995
• Sych, Jesus Saves, 1996
• Mattel Media, Barbie Fashion Designers, 1990s
• Greenblatt, Dazzleoids, 1990s
• Electric Car, 1994
• Philips, Multimedia Kiosk, 1997
• Arad, Well-Tempered Chair, 1986-93
• Starck, WW Stool, 1990
• Gehry, Powerplay Armchair, 1992
• Gehry, Guggenheim, Bilbao, 1997
• Eden (completion 2000)

FINAL EXAMINATION QUESTIONS -take home option for undergrads (do all five) -take home option for grads (do all five, noting special instructions)

*IN CLASS VERSION* -match the costume to the time period; match the logo to the designer -single slides (identified for you) which you will discuss in a few meaty sentences -slide comparisons (identified for you) which you will use in a compare/contrast essay * if you are doing the in-class version, bring a LARGE blue book with you * if you are doing the take-home version it is due at the beginning of class, preferably typed but in any case legible.

*GRADS DOING THE IN-CLASS VERSION MUST STILL COMPLETE ONE OF THE FIVE ESSAY QUESTIONS AND TURN IT IN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.

1. Discuss the importance of new materials in furniture design through a consideration of chairs from the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. Make sure you consider plastics, glass, wood AND metal in your answer and be sure to discuss the effect that the medium had on the style, as well as the historical context for each and each designer's "goals."

2. Using appropriate examples, compare the architecture four of the following in terms of context, theory, purpose and style:

• Saarinen
• Safdie
• Buckminster Fuller
• Rogers/Piano
• Murphy/Jahn
• Gehry
• Graves.

3. Compare the strategy/purpose and visual strategies of the following four "campaigns" -- don't neglect to discuss the historical context relevant to each (and use additional handouts as appropriate). (Make sure to address the specific designers involved in these campaigns and the historical context for each).

• VW Beetle
• Nike
• Rural Electrification
• Swiss Tourism
  

4. Discuss how the stylistic approach utilized by the following four poster makers embodies particular characteristics of the designer, of the period in question and/or of the product or issue addressed. Make sure to use additional handouts as appropriate).

• Carlu
• Pintori
• Wilson
• Tanaka

5. Discuss characteristics of postmodernism using no less than four specific examples. (Choose examples so that you can demonstrate each of the characteristics discussed in class). Don't forget to discuss context, theory, personal approach of designer as relevant for your choices, and utilize additional handouts as appropriate. MAKE SURE TO ADDRESS A VARIETY OF MEDIA (e.g. GD, Architecture, Furniture) in your answer.

You will be graded on the quality of the essays based on content as well as clarity of writing (organization). Choose examples judiciously, so as to write the best possible essay. Your task is to demonstrate to me what you know, you know.

GRADS: I expect you to move beyond a rote repetition of facts to a synthesis of ideas (e.g. higher order of learning, critical thinking etc.) Grads do not receive the "slack" afforded to undergraduates. Make sure your argument is well-formed and is supported with material presented in an organized manner. Do not forget a conclusion!