Specifically, we were inspired by posters that were hung in corporate offices; the "Hang In There Baby!"
poster (roughly translated "Tiens bon-cherie!" in French) being the most popular. Our intent was to
elevate this genre of posters; making them more aesthetically elegant by combining Victorian-era
French patterns with modern typography and more conceptually visceral by changing the content
(most of which came from a book about a 19th century, U.S. type foundry called "MacKellar, Smith's &
Jordan" that was written by Doug Clouse and published by Oak Knoll Press).
Whether in your living room, bedroom, in your studio or cubicle; we hope that these posters will inspire
you to find light amidst the darkness, to imagine, create, and just keep plugging away.
The Romanticism of the late 18th century was a reaction to the Enlightenment Era, a time when life
was approached and understood through scientific study and formulaic deduction. As opposed to the
Rationalists of the Enlightenment Era, the Romantics were much more interested in imagination and
emotion and were more inspired by the beauty and adventure they found in untamed nature than the
mechanical rigor of the industrial revolution. This series of prints seeks to illustrate the struggle between
Romanticism and Rationalism while also exploring the harmony that can occur when two diametrically
opposed ideas come together.
