Art Nouveau

Lorenzaccio (Sarah Bernhardt). Poster. Alphonse Mucha, 1896. Theatre de la Renaissance, Paris.

From Parkland Library, "Advertising, Reflections of a Century" by Bryan Holme.
It functions as a promotion for a theatre performance, starring the famous French actress, Sarah Bernhardt, as well as "where" and "what" (as in, what the play is called). I really enjoyed the borders and floral design as well as the gentle figure portrayed in this. The font has horizontal and vertical positioning acting as an extension of the frame. The font has a bit of a serif and looks very consistent.

I really like Mucha's artwork, and I didn't even know who made it before so I'm very interested in finding out more about him. His art and design seem very feminine and warm; It really draws me right to it.

Emphasis by Color Contrast

Rainbow necklace. Ad (detail). Pamplemousse. 1979. Boucheron

From Parkland library, "Advertising, Reflections of a Century" by Bryan Holme
I think this ad serves a good function giving attention to the jewelry. You think, "Is there a necklace on that cat?" and then you obviously look at it, observing the bright shining colors in contrast with the black. I also think the lighting from the left does very well to draw the eye in a natural motion. The image is also very  symmetrical by being just a simple picture of a cat, which does all the better at creating focus on the product of interest.

Unity & Balance (late modern)

Enka Rayon Ad. Francesco Scavullo. 1952.

-From Parkland library, "Advertising: Reflections of a century" by Bryan Holme.
 This is an ad for Enka Rayon, a company that makes rayon clothing.
I think it displays the clothing and material nicely, and reuses colors (mostly green) throughout for a nice complementing contrast.
The text for the brand name is big, while the description and location is small and placed in the negative space, so first you see the women's face, the name, the dress, and then the description. At least that's how I saw it. I like the use of serif font, its slim but still bold.

Art Logo

This is the logo for Society6 a company that runs a site for artists (of all sorts) to sell their art on products.
It serves as a stylish and subtle representation of the site and the company while not being over-bearing and "artsy fartsy", so you can focus on the products with art and not  just their logo.
I really liked the font type on these stickers I got them after ordering from their site, so I decided to scan them up. It looks good with white or black font, which is nice that the font is thick enough that it can be read either way. The snake logo I think is sort of a play on all the S's in "sssocietysssix".
Also I feel like the snake logo sort of displays continuation because it's all cut up,

Art & Coffee

Kemang Art & Coffee Festival by Aditya Pratama Putra

This Illustration has a very nice design harmony, with the warmer colors on the less intense background. It has a muddy look but the colors seem very brilliant. I like how the three main figures kind of create balance. As well as shapes in negative space and direction using the small figures in the background, and the picture continuing outward making an open feel.
 Designed to represent "an artsy coffee shop"-- I think it has a good color scheme for that.
From 2014, Design & Illustration Collection.