During class, we were honored to have Amanda present on the Victorian Era. Through learning more about the Victorian Era, it is now easier to distinguish between this style of design and others. Some characteristics about this culture include filled pages with ornaments and other decorations, realistic paintings were created, and imagery was expressed through children, puppies, and flowers. Some other things discussed in class include how printing presses worked. It was very interesting to see how printing presses work and after watching the video on how it was made, it was easier to understand how it was done. To see the hard work that goes into creating just one poster really shows the value of creating one design. Watching the process of creating designs and posters really helped in the understanding of the machine press.
One other thing that I found interesting was a comment made that William Morris stayed with the mechanical press instead of moving in to the steam powered press. Morris did not conform in the Industrial Revolution by using steam powered presses unlike the rest of the world. It makes me wonder why he didn't conform and why he stuck with a press that takes more work, time and energy to run.
One question that I have that concerns Victorian style designs is why did people like the filigree typefaces that were impossible to use? You would think that that style, being hard to read, would not last as a 'fashionable style' .
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