Bauhaus vs Memphis

バウハウス / メンフィス

Bauhaus comes from Functionalism and Memphis from Pop. Both are read here as style. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.

Bauhaus

Bauhaus — Joost Schmidt《バウハウス展 1923》ポスター — Wikimedia Commons / Public domainBauhaus — Joost Schmidt によるバウハウス叢書7 1926 — Wikimedia Commons / Public domainBauhaus — Joost Schmidt によるユンカース社の広告 — Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

Makes function and play coexist through the circle, triangle and square.

Memphis

Memphis — Ettore Sottsass《カールトン》1981 — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0Memphis — Memphis Milano のコレクション — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0Memphis — Ettore Sottsass《アショカ》1980, トリエンナーレ・デザイン美術館 — Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0

Laughs off functionalism and enjoys the dissonance of shape and color.

BauhausMemphis
Era1919–19331980s
FamilyFunctionalismPop
KindStyleStyle
CuesElementary shapes / Primary colors / Functional beauty / Visible structureZigzags / Small figures / Pastel plus primary / Speckles
Best used forGiving an idea a clear, legible form · Bringing intelligence and warmth to education and cultureSoftening a stiff subject · A young, sunny personality
TypeGeometric sans-serifA chunky geometric sans
CompositionTreat shapes and letters as the same building blocksScatter small motifs, anchor with one large shape
MaterialRed, blue and yellow held together by black and off-whitePink, yellow, teal, black speckles
CautionScattered shapes read as childish. Give every element a job.Don't stop at background pattern. Map the figures to navigation and units of meaning.

Put these two together

Functionalism ／ Pop

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