0 The Real Mad Men - 1950s and 60s

After the devastation of World War II and the implications it had on the economy many people ended up migrating to America which had suffered far less of the post wartime impact. This lead to America, especially New York having a wider and more diverse social groups and ethnics.  Due to this increase multi cultures in one place an artistic expansion took place across everything such as film, fashion, design and also to advertising. This allowed people to become more creative with ideas and so became the 'Creative Revolution'. This revolution was truly started by DDB (Doyle Dane Bernbach), a agency helmed by Bill Bernbach, Ned Doyle...

0 Modernism - LMS Ads

Modernism was something that emerged in the 1920s during the World War I and II to bring faith and optimism back to peoples lives. The images used in the LMS ads depict the growth of industry such as railways and coal mines to promote hope to people coming out of depression post wartime.  These set of posters are typically modernist as it uses art that was very modern in that time. The art uses very bold designs and flat colours painted by David Murray.  ...