Photomontage and collage

John Heartfield
http://www.towson.edu/heartfield/artarchive.html

Some changes at Melborne, Marseilles

I had a feeling that the last two designs were better than earlier works, so I have made some changes in Melbourne and Marseilles designs. Still I am not satisfied with Madrid - the idea of the frames somehow bore me, also Marrakesh looks like a flag and Manchester needs some treat. I like very much designs of Mumbai and Montreal. Overall, the typography was very hard to me and I was not sure which typography used here.

MUMBAI

When I saw the black and white photograph of the town I knew what style the design could be. I noticed the stripe patterns of the Mumbai buildings and I wanted to use them in this design. The town has dominant  white and blue colors which I used. The green represents green vegetation.

MONTREAL

Here I used a filter to raster the Montreal  landscapes. I used two landscapes with colors of autumn and summer seasons. I picked colors from both seasons and made designs below. Under the landscape of skyscrapers is a monochromatic stripe of black color which represents the underground city. Here I wanted to use only few colors.

MELBOURNE

Here I wanted to make a night design. I found a night photo of Melborne and I made the design according to a night photograph.

MARSEILLES

Marseilles is a beautiful white town for me and the white is a dominant color if we are in the town. I added blue color to design the sea with white lines as boat masts in port. The red colors are roofs. 

MARRAKECH

MANHATTAN

The Manhattan has central park and when I saw it from satellite view I decided to transfer the shape into design. When I walked in streets from google-car view I saw the yellow taxi everywhere. Also there is beautiful green side of the town. I made reverse of the shape, so I put outside the green and put inside the colors of the skyscrapers. The turquoise color represents the Statue of Liberty.

MANCHESTER

Manchester is a beautiful town for me. I like the color of old town. The brick color is everywhere so it was my dominant color. I tried to build design which would be close to the last photograph. I used analogous color of the brick, the green is complementary and the blue is color of Manchester City football team. Because there are new buildings I add the white and light blue. I am not sure about the sign "manchester" , mainly about its position.