For the design from another country this week I used Ludwig Hohlwein's 1924 poster for advertising the Electricity in the Household Exhibition. Hohlwein was conceded to be one of the best poster artists of the time and had great influence. This poster resembles much of the vibrant colors and gradients used in posters done by A.M. Cassandre, another successful poster artist. By emphasizing the lamp in the mostly dark blue scene it advertises the main point greatly. The man's flat black and white suit also creates a lot of attention, which is important to the individual it's being advertised to. The font color and border also pertain to the few yellow and white portions of the poster while also having some stability of their own.

Source: Graphic Design in Germany 1890-1945, pg.135
Design. Die Elektriczitat im Haushalt (Exhibition, Electricty in the Household) by Ludwig Hohlwein, 1924

Originally it was a piece of artwork on its own, without the sharpie, but it was turned into a conceptual piece. "Love me, suffer for me or turn me into art." It works with the original sculpture because someone could interpret the subject literally saying these words to whoever made this. The part of the sentence "Love me, suffer for me..." also makes love sound like more trouble than it's worth, so it's not surprising that the artist decided to just make the subject saying these words into this sculpture. 
Questionable as to whether it was intended or not, the "N' in 'turn' is stretched down to meet the same base as 'me', making 'me' read almost like 'men'. This could be interpreted with the artist going against what the subject was saying, making a woman into a sculpture instead. Likewise, the 'T' in 'turn' is also stretched down to meet the 'me' but it is much less noticeable and it doesn't translate into any recognizable meaning.

Source: Sharpie Art Workshop by: Timothy Goodman pg. 68

These are some images to a title sequence for the TV show True Blood, worked on by Rama Allen, Ryan Gagnier, Matthew Mulder, and Camm Rowland.. We can see the difference in 'True' and 'blood' in the fonts with 'blood' being much smaller than that of 'true'. This puts much emphasis on the thicker word, especially with the perspective, it being over a bubble, making it closer to the camera. From what I've heard 'True Blood' is about vampires, someone could have made the guess with the imagery, what with snakes being feared for their bite, like the legend of the vampire. the hands on the skin gives it a dramatic feel, dramas often times embellish the story of 'who slept with who' and also stays in line with the vampire feel, as vampires have been seen in a very sexual light in modern media. Even the original vampire story, 'Dracula', by Bram Stoker, has been interpreted as allegory for rape. The close up of the blood is important because in the show they focus on the transferring of blood and how humans become vampires.


Source: Typography 30: The Annual of the Type Directors Club, pg. 149

This psychedelic piece done by Mary Beth Edelson is an expressional piece. By taking a photograph and editing it with ink and paint, Edelson created a piece that went against the material woman stereotype to create a more naturalistic femininity. The white streaks painted on top of her dark hair radiating outwards creates much contrast and naturally brings the focus onto her face in the middle of it all. 

Source: Are You Experienced?: How Psychedelic Consciousness Transformed Modern Art, Pg #180
By: Ken Johnson