7 July 1887 • Marc Chagall • 28 March 1985Exploration of Color and Movement in Life and Fantasy

1911 • I and the Village

1913 • The Betrothed and the Ei�el Tower

1984 • Couple on a Red Background

1908 • WindowVitebsk

1924 • The Green Violinist

1918 • The Promenade

1925 • Peasant Life 1975 • Tree of Jesse

1967 • The Magic Flute

1964 • The Circus

1951 • The Dance

1943 • The Juggler

1939 • Midsummer Nights Dream

1966 • Cows of Vitebsk

1914 • Over Vitebsk

1947 • Madonna with the Sleigh

Marc ChagallFor my timeline about the work of Marc Chagall I really wanted to emphasize the develop-ment of his style and use of color over his lifetime. I explored many options, but because of the unique quality of his work I found it di�cult to categorize most of Chagall's paintings. This aspect prohibited me from following a pattern like my �rst sketch, where I would have divided the images by artistic movement. Although Chagall was part of many movements, his style was truly his own. I also found it necessary to establish a method for narrowing down the selection of paintings to use. I found that a theme of everyday life mixed with a bit of fantasy appeared to be quite prominent in his work and it provided very vibrant examples of Chagall's use of color and various techniques.

In order to exemplify the boldness of his work and use of color and the development of his understanding and style I found that it was important to keep the surrounding area fairly simple. In this way, the eye is simply drawn towards the images of the paintings, exploring a path through Chagall's artistic life. I committed to a plain white background and straightfor-ward, but impactful black typography to accomplish this simplicity. In this design, the eye is free to meditate on the work of Marc Chagall over his almost 80 year career.

Letters Gothis Std: Used for subheading. I liked the more spread out font because it needed to cover the same amount of space as the main header, but still be a very legible

Impact: Used for the main header - Name and life dates. I wanted something very bold, but clear.

Myriad Pro: Used for Titles and Years of Artwork. (These are small and therefore needed a very clear, basic font)

Design Color Palette:

Extra color was not used in order to place emphasis on the color used in Chagall’s work.

Marc Chagall Color Palette (Compound): Variations of this color palette can be found throughout the works used to explore Chagall’s manipulation of color.

Timeline Text:Header: Marc Chagall. Born 7 July 1887. Died 28 March 1985 Subheading: Exploration of Color and Movement in Life and Fantasy1908 - Window Vitebsk1911 - I and the Village1913 - The Betrothel and the Ei�el Tower1914 - Over Vitebsk1918 - The Promenade1924 - The Green Violinist1925 - Peasant Life1939 - Midsummer Nights Dream1943 - The Juggler1947 - Madonna with the Sleigh1951 - The Dance1964 - The Circus1966 - Cows of Vitebsk1967 - The Magic Flute1975 - Tree of Jesse1984 - Couple on a Red Background