Photography: Construction or Composition?

Okay, so I'm on a photography kick this week, what can I say?
Although I think the more familiar and widely used term is composition, I couldn't help but notice the presence of characteristically bold, geometr elements in these black and white photographs:

Photograph by Damian Riehl

Both the Russian constructivist and the De Stijl movement explored abstraction with a distinct emphasis on geometric shapes and patterns, despite the fact that the intention behind these works was quite contradictory. This opposition can be attributed to Russian constructivism's association with propaganda and the needs of the state while the De Stijl movement was produced as a result of the desire to alleviate or counteract the chaotic effects of war.

Transfixed by Billy Barraclough

Circular Logic

Wow, talking about typography has made me realize how mistaken I was about graphic design when I started this blog. Typography is one of the most straight forward methods of visual communication, so I've been looking at various designers' typefaces.

Albrecht Dürer's studies in the formation of capitals influenced how letters are constructed in typefaces today, and this focus on geometric proportions can be seen in Herbert Bayer's sans-serif Bauhaus typeface called Universal, designed in 1925.

Universal, a typeface focusing on lowercase letters made of circles and lines.

Here is another variation of Herbert Bayer's Universal typeface: