Punk

Introduction

The post World War 2 permissive society had led what was referred to as a decaying society. In the 60s many things had changed such as the rise of the divorce and the Free Love ideology which meant an increase in teenage pregnancies.

The World in the 60s had changed such as:

·         The 1968 protests where the UK students protested.

·         In Prague revolts against the Soviet occupation and communist rule.

Even in that time the traditional norms were challenged and changed. There was a bad economic climate which was really bad since the great depression of the 30s. In 1973, the Stock market crash due to rise in oil prices. 

By the 70s rock music developed into a mature music industry with multinational companies. Some were more concerned with profit making and commercial competition that with the idea of the rebellion of the 50s and 60s.

In the 70s, England had many problems such as:

·         High rate of unemployment

·         General feeling of disillusionment

·         Sense of boredom

·         No hope for the future attitude

·         Rebellion through sarcasm and cynicism

So Punk movement was created.

Punk -70s

When Punk flourished in the 70s from United States and United Kingdom it looked like a youthful rebellion. This movement rejected everything that had to do with politics and core values. Punk affected everything such as fashion, music, design. Their clothes were usually made from unwanted fabric and other materials. They wear safety pins and razor blades as body adornments. 

Jamie Reid

Malcolm Mclaren asked Reid to design posters, T-shirts and adverts for the band Sex Pistol. In his poster Reid used:

·         Collage techniques

·         Random unusual typography

·         Ransom note lettering

·         Day glow inks and highlighter pens 

The Anarchic graphic design was created.

Jamie Reid was born in 1952 and studied Art in London. He was a college friend of Malcolm Mclaren. His designs referred to as ‘the art of plunder’. Reid took icons of the British establishment and mutilated them. This juxtaposition of order and anarchy created shock elements.

Nowadays….

Punk style is still used nowadays. Here is a logo design by thealienfactory for Bakd.

References

Designhistory.org, (2015). Punk. [online] Available at: http://www.designhistory.org/PostModern_pages/Punk.html [Accessed 28 Jan. 2015].

Lekach, M. (2014). All ripped up: Punk influences on graphic design - The Creative Edge. [online] The Creative Edge. Available at: http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2014/04/25/ripped-punk-influences-graphic-design/ [Accessed 28 Jan. 2015].

Type Tasting, (2013). How Punk changed Graphic Design. [online] Available at: http://typetastingnews.com/2013/10/24/how-punk-changed-graphic-design/ [Accessed 28 Jan. 2015].