In a series of surrealism illustrations by American artist James Lipnickas of which he named them ‘In the Future, We…
Automatism in Surrealism
Surrealism, a literary and art movement, came about as a reaction against the “rationalism” that had guided European culture and…
IKEA: Cook this Page!
IKEA products often come with a clean-cut manual pamphlet or instruction booklet to guide users on how to install their…
The Titanic (1978) and the Demise of Modernism
Modernism was radical; it was seen as relevant with its dominant era beginning from 1830s to the early 1960s. Modernism…
100 Years of Bauhaus: Presenting Bauhaus in all of its Dazzling Diversity
As a celebration to the marking of Bauhaus’ 100th anniversary, the city of Weimar celebrated the opening of the recently-completed…
House of Leaves
When one were to be questioned what exactly the novel ‘House of Leaves’ is about, Mark Z. Danielewski observed that…
Post-Modern Architecture: A Discourse
If modern architecture came about as a discourse to the traditional method of architecture, post-modernism was criticism towards modernism. Post-modernism…
Modernism in Architecture
Modernism in architecture, as discussed by Sarah Williams Goldhagen in her article Something to Talk about: Modernism, Discourse, Style, may…
Henry Steiner: the Father of Hong Kong graphic design
Henry Steiner is considered as the Father of Hong Kong graphic design. Back when the word ‘graphic design’ was foreign…
Cross-Cultural Design
In Henry Steiner and Ken Haas’ book named Cross-Cultural Design: Communicating in a Global Marketplace, Steiner discussed Cross-Cultural Design, a…
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