Schwitters

Looking back at early forms of graphic design has always been interesting but ive done it quite a few times now. I always however find myself coming back to looking at the work of Kurt Schwitters, in particular the pieces where he uses photographs. You can see how influential Bauhaus art is upon graphic design today with loads of pieces. The style is robbed, copied, modernised and reproduced all the time in modern design. He also uses a lot of ephemera in his work which gives it a more personal touch. But the main thing i want to look at is the layering of images on top of each other and how all the different components interact to create the end product. Although it looks as if its all been thrown together, careful consideration of composition was used and how different colours interact with each other, something very very important in all design.