1. Germany/France/
Great Britian and USA
1920s & 1930s

17. Characteristics of Art Deco
• Simple geometric shapes
• Lack of a political directive
• More emphasis on decorative elements
• Celebrates glamour
• Celebrates affluent modern lifestyles

28. Basic Elements of Art Deco
Simplicity
Symmetry
Planarity – (flat, two-dimensional)
Geometry
Machine aesthetic
Reductive geometric abstraction

37. Streamlining
Stylistic element of Art Deco that
Uses clean sweeping curves

90. 1920s Organizations founded in US
• The Art Director’s Club
• Society of Typographic Artists in Chicago
• American Institute of Graphic Arts