Douglas Annand The Typist

Artwork “The Typist”, designed by Annand in 1936, was one of the cover for “The Home” magazine at that period.
This cover design for The Home really shows the strong principle of modernism as well as (small amount of) minimalism in it. A very simple face of a female office worker was made out of found objects such as pencils, rubbers, typewriter ribbon, a piece of string , a beads match and a cigarette. It’s a very minimal and innovative design that reflects the strong modernist influence in culture. The use of modern and objects from that period of time (can be found everywhere in daily life) really connect to the intention of the work as well as the title itself. Using the objects that office worker uses every day to create an image of them is very clever and easy to understand because it’s been used before. ‘The Typist” itself is an image of number of objects and they were placed in position to make an explanation for a lifestyle (typists, office worker at that period).
Not only show the …show more content…
“The typist “really stands out of the whole series of the magazine and was one of the quirkiest covers at that time. It was by Cubist collage, he created a unique decorative vitality by combining materials of diverse shapes and textures. The typist's face is formed from everyday office equipment, while the cigarette in her mouth is the ultimate symbol of the modern independent woman of the time. The light-hearted humor of this witty work belies its disciplined construction. The typist's face is formed