Road Trip!

We went to the Albany Institute of History and Art and saw the exhibit titled “Graphic Design Get the Message.” Graphic design is a carefully planned arrangement of visual images and printed text. It conveys both meaning and message. The exhibit examined technological, commercial, aesthetic, and social factors through graphic designs, objects, and the history of design work from the Albany area. After examining these factors, viewers were compelled to address broader issues of national and international significance.
We saw one piece of the Walkway on the Hudson that stood out particularly to Mike. This is because he lives only a few minutes from the footbridge. His entire family has walked on it, but Mike has not because he claims he was always too busy with school. After seeing the work, Mike has vowed to visit the footbridge as soon as he graduates. The Walkway on the Hudson items/pictures are below.

 

Below is another piece in the gallery that moved us. We thought the class might think it is interesting as well. The poster is titled Do With Less So They’ll Have Enough. It was printed by the US Government Printing Office during WWII. As an econ minor and econ major, we both instantly thought of the “Guns or Butter” concept.