Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
How
- The New York Yankees have won over 27 World Championship.
- Which is the most championships ever won by any franchise.
- The long time owner of the Yankees was George Steinbrenner, in which he owned for 1973 until his death in July 2010
- The ownership of the Yankees was passed on to his sons Hal and Hank Steinbrenner
- During the time period from 1996 to 2000 the New York Yankees won 3 out 4 years, putting themselves as the first dynasty in decades.
- During this period the Yankees were managed by Joe Torre, who was with the franchise for 12 seasons and won 4 World Championships, and made the playoffs each year he managed.
- In 2008 Joe Torre was released from the Yankees and was replaced by a form Yankees catcher Joe Girardi
- It took Girardi his second season in New York to lead the Yankees to their 27th World Championship.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Modernism/ Modern Movement/ New York School
-1940s
- Intuitive design/ less structured compared to European design
-More informal with organizing space
- American approach to European modern design



International Typographic Style
-1950-1970
-Clarity of design objective
-Grid Format
-Visual Unity of design through asymmetrical organization through a mathematically organized grid
- Predominant Use of Sans-Serif expresses spirit of progressive age



Art Deco
-1920-1930
-Straight Lines
-Flat, geometric, constructed shapes
-Chevrons, zigzags, lightning bolts



Constructivism
-Organization of abstract, geometrical elements to make dynamic or visually stable forms
-Combination of different sans serif typefaces for their visual and formal properties as well as their literal meanings
-Simple, flat, symbolic colors
-Extensive white space as part of the design
-Photography (rather than drawn illustrations) and photo montage


Bauhaus
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