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Chapter III - Sachplakat Key Terms and Definitions: Sachplakat (object poster) Characterized by a simple and sometimes hyperrealistic approach.
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Chapter III - Sachplakat Key Terms and Definitions: Sachplakat (object poster) Characterized by a simple and sometimes hyperrealistic approach. Plakatstil (poster style) The reductive, flat-color design school that emerged in Germany early in the twentieth century; it employed flat background colors; large, simple images; and product names.
Text Definitions Chapter III- Sachplakat “Here is the product, this is its name” Lucian Bernhard, 1905.
Influences Beggarstaff Brothers 1896
Influences Cappiello 1896
Sachplakat Phenomenon • Represents a direct rejection of the ornamental complexity of Art Nouveau. • Sachplakat style offered an alternative to corporate clients such as Priester, who • were dismayed by the “artiness” of Art Nouveau graphics, and whose complexity of style could obscure their product.
Lucian BernhardFlat color shapes, product name, and product image. Introduced the "sachplakat" (object poster) His formula was simple: flat background color; large, simple image, and product name. Lucian Bernhard, poster for Stiller shoes, 1912.
Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) Hermann Scherrer, 1911
Changes in Typography German Fraktur (16th Century German Orgins) Bernhard Antiqua, 1912. Berthold Type Foundry, Block Type, 1910.