In Focus II: Jan Tschichold and Graphic Design in the 1920s

This course will be a preparation for the Focus exhibition Jan Tschichold and the New Typography to be shown in spring, 2019. Drawn from the collection of posters and graphic ephemera assembled by Tschichold in Weimar Germany (now held in the Museum of Modern Art), the exhibition aims to provide an overview of the most radical innovations in modernist graphic design and photography of the period. Students will undertake research into some famous artist-designers, including El Lissitzky, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Kurt Schwitters, and Jan Tschichold himself, as well as many less well known figures who made a significant contribution to modern graphic design. There will also be an opportunity work on interpretation and complementary digital features of the exhibition. 3 credits.