After Class, Chapter 9

In class today, we talked more about the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian Era. We discussed how Matthew Brady's pictures of the Civil War showed the public what war was really about. The invention on photography let the public see what the battlefields are really like during war. Horrific pictures were taken by him and then were produced and published in magazines and newspapers everywhere. We also discussed Eadweard Muybridge and how he produced the first sequence of photographs that were of motion. These photographs were of a horse and the development of motion-picture photography changed the photography world forever.

Along with photography, we also discussed the Victorian Era. As we saw pictures shown in class, most of the graphics and designers depicted children, maidens, puppies, and flowers in their design style. Filigree and embellished typefaces were used and part of the Victorian Era style as well. Shadows, outlines, embellishments were also part of Victorian typography and was added in behind the type. Along with this style of design, islamic style also emerged during the Victorian Era. We discussed how Owen Jones produced islamic graphic design during this time.

One thing I learned in class today was lithography. I was a little confused about lithography after reading about it but now I understand the process of lithography better and according to Mark, it's a "pain in the ass." It sounds like a very long process and I would like to see how it is done sometime.

One question I have after class discussion today is how did islamic style emerge during a time like the Victorian Era? I feel that islamic style wouldn't have emerged until later years. When we discussed that today I was a bit shocked!