German Modernism & Bauhaus Influences

Typhography

The Bauhaus typeface design is based on Herbert Bayer's 1925 experimental Universal typeface. It is made by simple geometric shapes and monotone stroke weights that has the aim to represent the simplicity of the Bauhaus movement. Some of the typeface's that belong into this style are:

• Blippo
• Bauhaus 93
• ITC Ronda
• ITC Bauhaus

Fine Art

With the appearance of the photography the aim of the fine art changed completely and turned into a non-stopping search to find new ways to express art. New tendencies of art such as expressionism or surrealism became important and changed completely the concept of art that it was before.

• Expressionism: The aim of this style is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists sought to express meaning or emotional experience rather than physical reality.

• Dadaism: The Dadaist poem used to be a succession of words and sounds so difficult to find logic. It was distinguished by an inclination towards uncertainty and absurdity. It also had a general trend of rebellion and destruction due they were against literary and artistic conventions. Therefore, they were rejecting the conventions of bourgeois society that they considered selfish and apathetic.