A clean, streamlined furniture style from the 1930s with roots in the German Bauhaus School of Design and Scandinavian modern design. Characterized by polished surfaces, sleek geometric shapes and asymmetry. Expansive windows play into the overall aesthetic. Expansive, unadorned windows marry the interior with the exterior landscape. More info
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";
the styles of jazz since 1945. Especially applied to bebop, cool jazz, and hard bop.
Music written in the 20th century; contempory music.
The current housing style that has been in existence since the 1950's.
In art, styles that are cut from the past.
Modern typefaces lose the strict geometric design that characterizes Old Style fonts, resulting in less varied widths.
Clean, architectural and streamlined 20th century furniture with roots in the German Bauhaus School of architecture and Scandinavian design. Sometimes known as International Style.
fonts are fonts based on designs developed in the 19th century or later. The moderns have a solid appearance due to their vertical stress. They tend to have more ``character'' or ``attitude'' than the old styles and transitionals, but still carry a certain amount of dignity and formality. They are not suited for writing long passages, but they are useful for adding character to a piece of writing. Bodoni is a notable modern typeface.
refers to type styles introduced towards the end of the 19th century. Times roman is a good example of modern type.
This style consists of 21st Century ideals: clean lines, smooth accents (i.e. glass or stainless steel), and updated concepts.
A clean streamlined furniture style of 20th century with roots in the German Bauhaus School of design and Scandinavian design. Sometimes referred to as International Style.