Get inspired by Plakatstil posters style with its bold, simple but very powerful works of Brnhard, Hohlwein, Erdt and Gipkens.

The Plakatstil or “Poster Style” movement emerged in Germany between 1900 and 1930. The main characteristic of this style are strong central image, bold lines of the font, often in hand-drawn block letters, with very simple design and emphasis on flat colours and shapes. Plakatstil moved away from complex decorative style of the Art Nouveau and set new standards for modern commercial posters.

The modern poster dates back to 1870s when invention of colour lithography allowed artist to achieve vibrant colours and cheap mass production. By the 1890s in France (“Belle Epoque”) a number of artists created poster art in this period, foremost amongst them Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Jules Chéret (“The Father of the Poster”).

The poster art has been recognized as an art form and attracted many well known artists. Commercial success of the poster art led to a major exhibition in Paris in 1884; Great Britain and Italy in 1894, Germany in 1896 and Russia in 1897. The most significant exhibition of that time was held in Reims, France in 1896 (1690 posters).

In the 1890s poster art became important part of Art Nouveau style characterized by flowing, organic lines, elegant grace, and a richly complex symbolism. Alphonse Mucha and Eugène Grasset were the most influential poster designers of this generation.

The Art Poster spreads through Europe and the United States. Each countries developed their distinctive national style. In France the cult of the café; in Italy the opera and fashion; in Spain the bullfight and festivals; in Germany trade fairs and magazines; in Britain and America literary journals and the circus.

David Carson: Design + Discovery (22:37)
Design is a never-ending journey of discovery for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor.

Stefan Sagmeister: Happy Design (15:33)
He takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design.

Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off (17:40)
Every seven years, he closes his studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.

Stefan Sagmeister : What he has learned (4:49)
A short talk on life lessons, expressed through surprising modes of design.

Milton Glaser: How great design makes ideas new (15:45)
He dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. What makes a convincing poster: the act of breaking down an idea and making it new.

Don Norman: 3 Ways good design makes you happy (12:44)
He looks at design that makes people happy. He names the three emotional cues (beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion) that a well-designed product must hit to succeed.

Paula Scher: Gets serious (21:52)
She looks back at a life in design and pinpoints the moment when she started really having fun.

Elizabeth Gilbert: Nurturing creativity (19:32)
She muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

Tim Brown: Creativity and play (27:54)
He talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play.

Philippe Starck: Think deep on design (17:11)
Designer Philippe Starck reach for the very roots of the question “Why design?” He talks about cynical design and narcissistic design, very interesting and entertaining speech.

John Maeda: The simple life (16:02)
The intersection of technology and art, a place that can get very complicated. John Maeda talks about paring down to basics.

I would like to share with you some of the great animation I have seen there (New British Talent 2009, J-Star 09 & Extended Play 09). I would recommend you to check works by Laurie Hill, Phil & Olly, David Ochs or Satoshi Tomioka’s Usavich which will make you laugh.

I hope you enjoy the work of these brilliant artists. If you have seen some other really stunning animations from OneDotZero please feel free to post the links.

If you have missed OneDotZero Adventure in Motion in London, don’t despair. Onedotzero will appear at several other film festivals around the Europe (Switzerland, Netherlands and France). Next Onedotzero event will be back in London in December this year. Decode: Digital Design Sensation at The Porter Gallery at V&A (8 December 2009 – 11 April 2010).

The logo is different in almost every game. Each version takes on certain visual aspect of the game, but still keeps shape of the EA letters the same and the logo always remains in the circle.

EA logo is the best example how to extend the brand and still keep its original brand value. Logo variations are easily recognizable as EA brand, but with characteristic look and feel of the product. This appeals to the gamers and keeps EA logo fresh and engaging.

Some of the examples are not official EA logo, but created by fans and designers. I would really appreciate if you could help me to identify the rest of the logos and their authors if possible. I suppose most of them were created in-house EA designers.

I am sorry for low image quality of some of the logos. But it was hard to find good quality for all logos. Nevertheless I hope you enjoy it.