His school sought to merge the aesthetics of fine art with the practicality of modern industry-products that looked as good as they functioned. Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus art school under the principle that form and function should work together, not separately. Thanks to electricity and the industrial revolution, mass production quickly became the new norm.Īrtists were worried this new way of manufacturing was the end of art as we knew it, but a small community in Weimar, Germany, saw the situation from a different angle. The world was abuzz with the latest new tech disruptor-electricity-and it was changing the way everyday people lived their lives.

The Bauhaus signet reflects many of the movement’s principles: a minimalist approach, geometric leanings, plain colors, no embellishments, and a pleasing aesthetic. To keep it short, here’s a quick, minimalist overview of the necessities, in true Bauhaus style. The full history of Bauhaus design is as elaborate and colorful as the prevailing styles it unseated.

To celebrate its impact, both then and now, we’ve asked our community of graphic designers to reimagine the most popular logos of today in the Bauhaus design style.Īside from being fun, educational and demonstrative of their skill, what our designers created just goes to show how the timeless principles of Bauhaus design still hold up after all this time. Logo designed by Jaseng99Īnd 2019 marks the 100th anniversary since this one-of-a-kind design revolution first started. It outlasted a century’s worth of competing styles, survived the initial criticisms from traditionalists, and although the Nazis shut down the institution in 1933, the Bauhaus movement itself lives on to this day.

After a hundred years, Bauhaus design continues to inspire artists, graphic designers and architects across the globe.

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