Communication Design - Week 8
During this week we looked at futurism, in particular Russian Futurism. Russian futurism was a movement that expressed the principles of Flilippo Marinetti’s, “manifesto of Futurism” which characterises the rejection of the past as well as it was a celebration of speed, machinery, violence, youth, industry, destruction of academies, museums, and urbanism. Above I have attached two famous artefacts from the futurism movement that I will endeavour to research further.
Design As Art
The first image is a page taken from Bruno Munari’s Design as Art book. Bruno Munari was one of the last surviving members of the futurist generation. Munari philosophy towards design stated that design be beautiful, functional and accessible. Munari encouraged people to go beyond formal conventions and stereotypes by showing them how to widen their perceptual awareness. And this book does just that. The book shows how his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design plays a role in the objects we use everyday. (Image from: https://www.bookdepository.com/Design-Art-Bruno-Munari/9780141035819)
The Futurist Cookbook
Commonly mistaken for an easy to read cook book, this cookbook is like no other. The book reflected right-wing Futurist propaganda while taking an avant-garde exploration into the blurred line between food, art, and ideology. A interesting article from Amanda Arnold noted that we now live in a time where cookbooks whether physical or online have become almost a quintessential part of living. And this fact makes “Marinetti feel comically prophetic in a way, leaving you wondering, are we in the true age of Futurism?”. (Image from: https://www.amazon.com.au/Futurist-Cookbook-Filippo-Tommaso-Marinetti/)
