Postmodernism heralded a spirit of liberation that allowed designers to respond positively to vernacular and historic forms and to incorporate them into their work. An atmosphere of inclusion and expanding possibilities encouraged designers to experiment. The English designer _____________ wondered, "Why can’t you take a painterly approach within the print medium?" His work evolves from an effort to discover an intuitive yet logical approach to design, expressing a personal vision that could have meaning to his audience. His typographic configurations project an emblematic authority that evokes heraldry and military emblems (Fig. 22-51/23-52).