1. Sum up the reading in your own words in 1 paragraph.
The Kitsch reading from UrbanDictionary.com was quite interesting. It basically said that kitsch design is tacky, pleasingly distasteful, gaudy, sentimental, and folksy. Some people find kitsch to be collectible while most find it to be junk that you find at a rummage sale. Decorative items that fall under kitsch style are usually seen as ugly and you're not quite sure to take it serious or not, but are always amusing. At some point a kitsch item was mass produced and then later grew in sentimental value and rose in monetary value. "Kitsch-it is a type of art based on love for the human expression and must have some form of talent and technical skill."
WWII posters were created to promote production of materials and food for our troops and Allie troops, including eggs (Herbert Bayer's poster). Intense feeling towards the attack on Pearl Harbor and Hitler seemed to increase powerful communications from graphic designers, artists, and illustrators. They were creating propaganda posters, support your troops posters, informational posters, and powerful graphic symbols.
2. Name the one thing (or person) you found most interesting from the reading.
From the kitsch reading on UrbanDictionary.com I thought it was really interesting to see all the definitions that are given to kitsch, even though they basically say the same thing. I also liked how some people find kitsch items to be beautiful and priceless while others find them to be complete junk, tacky, and ugly.
One thing from the reading on WWII posters that I found to be interesting was the section on Herbert Bayer. His involvement with the WWII posters, his style/design change from when he first started with Bauhaus to his final style/design during the war.
3. State at least one question you have after the reading or from last class.
Why is it that there are two completely different sides to the liking of kitsch? I mean they are complete polar opposites, I would think that more people would fall in the middle, not on the extreme outliers.
Why did Herbert Bayer's poster on egg production have a burning city in the background? Was is meant to show the causes of war? Or something else?
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