Logo and conceptual clarity that were the hallmarks of Modernism as an artistic movement formed a powerful toolset for a new generation of graphic designers whose logos embodied Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s dictum, "Less is more." Modernist-inspired logos proved successful in the era of mass visual communication ushered in by television, improvements in printing technology, and digital innovations. The current era of logo design began in the 1870s with the first abstract logo, the Bass red triangle. , many corporations, products, brands, services, agencies, and other entities use an ideogram (sign, icon) or an emblem (symbol) or a combination of
The Old Brewery New Mission House at the Five Points was erected. Over forty years later, this mission house would itself be replaced by a newer, even bigger one. The Old Brewery is depicted in the Martin Scorsese 2002 film "Gangs of New York" as the Five Points Christian Mission, tenement building, and pauper playhouse. The 2012 video game "Assassin's Creed III" has the "Boston Brawlers Tournament" in Boston, Massachusetts within an old brewery modeled after the former Five Points building. The Old Brewery The Old Brewery was the name given to Coulthard's Brewery (built in 1792, in lower central Manhattan, on land