Sunday, 3 January 2021

Contextual Research


- Would be really interesting to develop some rules to work from based on the 'repetitive four on the floor beat'. This could work with graphic notation/ image treatment. 
- Themes of 'electronic': how could this be visualised? 
- Developed from African American styles of music such as House, Electro, and Funk. 
- Popularity grew in the 90s with subgenres including ambient, acid, and dub techno. 


- I really want to find some visuals for Chicago's 1980s underground club culture.








https://www.frieze.com/article/vintage-posters-early-days-chicago-house-pictures

- Found some! Absolutely amazing visual examples. Through looking at them I found out that there is a huge appreciation for Chicago house music. The visuals are so iconic and I can really see the influence on design for modern day House/ Techno. It's all there - the gradients, strong type, playful imagery etc.

One idea this has given me is possibly working with letterpress? the type here is so strong I thik it could be really interesting to play with. 

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