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Palettes by Era

Collective Unconscious

Medieval Era

HERALDRY

• - Overview of Heraldry
• Heraldry - Basic Elements
• Heraldry

Tinctures

• - Tinctures
• - Meaning of Tinctures
• - Furs
• - Furs

Partition Lines

• - Partition Lines Overview and Symbolism
• - Nebuly Lines
• - Wavy Lines
• - Engrailed Lines
• - Invected Lines
• - Indented Lines
• - Dancetty Lines
• - Raguly Lines
• - Embattled Lines

Charges and Ordinaries

• - Proper Charges
• - Symbolism of Proper Charges
• - Common Charges
• - Symbolism of Common Charges
• -Postures or Attitudes
• - Animate Charges
• - Inanimate Charges
• - Miscellaneaus Charges
• - Cadence, Birth Order
• - Blazoning
• - SCA, for Inspiration
• - Chris Punchers' Ordinary Design Program
• - Free Herladic Clip Art

Heraldry of the Knights Templar

• - Templar Heraldry
• - Templar Heraldic Crosses
• - Arm and Hammer
- Quiz

Modern Soviet-Era Heraldry

• - Socialist Realism
• - Soviet Era Heraldry Part 1
• - Soviet Era Heraldry Part 2
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• - PROJECT

BYZANTINE ICONOGRAPHY

• - "Writing" an Icon
• - Byzantine Icons
• - Contemporary Iconography
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RENAISSANCE

Tarot

• - Overview of Tarot
• - Meanings of the Tarot
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Alchemy

• - Overview of Alchemy
• Ars Magna
• Ars Combinata
• - Alchemical Metallic Symbols
• - Alchemical Illustrations
• - Alchemical Themes
• Alchemy in Colors of the Renaissance
• - History of Pigments
• - Alchemical Symbolism of "Red"
• - Da Vinci and Sacred Geometry

ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS

• - Art Deco
• - Art Nouveau
• - Bauhaus
• - Constructivism
• - Cubism
• - Dadaism
• - Futurism
• - Harlem Renaissance
• - Minimalism
• - Op Art
• - Pop Art
• - Surrealism
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Graphic Design based on Artistic Movements

• - Scena Illustrata
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• - Early Soviet Era Advertising
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• - Quiz
• - Late Twentieth Century Swiss Graphic Design
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TYPE

• - Type Timeline
• - Evolution of Letter Forms
• - Anatomy of Type
• - Type Classification
• - Uncial
• - Blackletter and Roman

Athletics

• - Early Olmypic Posters
• - 1964 Olympics in Tokyo
• - Olympic Posters
• - Vintage Grand Prix Posters
• - Sixties Grand Prix Posters
• - Soviet Space Program
• - London 2012 Entry
• - Gallery of Olympic Bids
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• - Quiz

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Posted by: John Power / Wednesday, March 23, 2005 0 comments

The Grid and Advertising

The Grid is a very flexible format as these designs from David Ogilvy demonstrate. The Grids can be implied as in the McGraw-Hill ad featuring the man sitting, or explicit, like the Guiness ad laid out in a very formal grid.

Posted by: John Power / Wednesday, March 23, 2005 0 comments