Graphic Design History: The Arts and Crafts Movement

Learn about the history of the Arts and Crafts movement, including leading designers such as William Morris and Gustav Stickley, and its influences on contemporary design.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. The Victorian Age and Industrial Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution
• Victorian excess
• Gothic Revival
• "The Grammar of Ornament"
• The Pre-Raphaelites

2. The Arts and Crafts Movement

• Social issues
• The Art and Crafts movement's beginnings
• Gesamtkunstwerk: Total work of art
• Morris & Co.
• The Kelmscott Press
• Small presses: Bookmaking

3. Disciplines

• Architecture
• Textiles and patterns
• Gustav Stickley and American Arts and Crafts
• Glass and lighting: Morris and Tiffany
• Typography

4. Other Notable People

• Julia Morgan
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Bruce Rogers
• Frederic Goudy
• Will Bradley

Conclusion

• The evolution of the Arts and Crafts movement
• Influence on contemporary graphic design
• Recap