Mythology vs. Modernity How Political, Social, and Ethical Ideologies impacted upon graphic design in the 20th century : Case Studies of Germany and the Soviet Union

The following work will discuss whether mythology or modernity had the greatest impact upon the political, social, and ethical ideologies that were closely linked to or had an influence upon graphic design and artistic culture during the twentieth century. The main focus of this dissertation will be to describe the often-complex relationship between mythology and modernity in relation to political, social, and ethical ideologies with particular reference to Germany and, to a lesser extent the Soviet Union, essentially between 1914 and the early 1930s.