2. In Cassandre's poster for the Paris newspaper, "L'Intransigeant" the use of a dynamic composition made up of strong lines and reduced shapes illustrate the principles of modernism in graphic design.
3. Berthold Loffler's poster for a theater and cabaretin 1907 shows qualities of modernism in its use of flat color and simple outline to illustrate an idea simply and efficiently.
Hi Kathleen - These all could work, but I think you could do the most with the Loffler poster. You could discuss how it is modern on many levels, but distinguish those aspects from its Art Nouveau, or Protomodernist, decorative touches. For me, anyway, it shifts back and forth between clean and modern, and decorative and a bit decadent.
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