Sucker Punch

Russian Constructivism

"And the cleaning lady, she cleans up dust... she dusts"

So, I took a little break from Assignment 2 to make a start on Assignment 3, Russian Constructivism, while watching Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  The result was a band poster for 3 of the bands from the film, also featuring Ramona's 3rd Evil Ex, Todd Ingram.

Art Nouveau

"And heres your first assignment, produce an original piece of art in the style of... Art Nouveau"

This is the first of 9 assignments for a Design History class.  Each week we study a different style of Graphic Design, and then have to create an original piece in that particular style.

Coming from a time when Europe was run on a steady stream of Absinthe, Art, Burlesque, Poetry and Naughty Salt, this assignment was a lot of fun to do.  I drew inspiration from Alphonse Mucha, the film The Bright Young Things, and watching Moulin Rouge while listening to Marilyn Manson's The Golden Age of Grotesque.1 down, 8 to go