Color Graphics

I got this from Color Graphics book at the Parkland Library.  I love the simple but eye catching black and whit photos and the the colorful hand written font.  Really good composition.

A Clock Work Orange

mine above

 

This is a foreign poster of the book, "The Clock Work Orange." from Baseline magazine.  I love the different versions of the this cover over time and in different countries.  I had done a lot of research on this story.  This was my own interpretation of it. 

PRINT hands

 

This was one of the covers from a PRINT magazine at the Parkland Library.  Initially this attracted me because of the hand from the Creation of Adam.  It reminded of the web page I did for Project 1 in my Graphic Design class.  I love the context it was put in and shows a lot about the change in style through history.

Inspirational quote

 

 I found this inspirational quote for AIGA from the PRINT magazine at Parkland College.  I like it a lot.  I think it a good way of looking at what designers can potentially do.  This quote can also apply to vast amount of other passions that people.  I also like the way it was presented with a quirky, sheik girl holding it. 

Candy Sweets

I got this from the market packaging book from the Parkland Library. I love the uniform position and drizzle of the chocolate covered sticks. It also shows an enticing image of the product which will is sales. I also like the way the that "RICH" was split by the stick.

AIAWA

This design for the AIWA: All India Animal Welfare Association, which is a public organization towards caring for animals.  It was done by a well known Indian Graphic Designer, Sudarshan Dheer.  India is famous for being the place of love, even for its pets.  In the illustration for the logo one can clearly see affection for the dog by the position and gesture of the hands.  I love the fluidity of the image, right down to the dog's tail.  The type is pleasingly contrasting, having large, bold and straight lines.  However, the type and the illustration still fit well together to work as a successful whole.  

Pen Packaging

I found this packaging example from the "Less is More" book in the Parkland Library.  The packaging itself is very stark and rather dull.  There is not color, the composition is straight forward, and the type is basic.  What attracted me to this is what the type said.  I now realize that the composition was mostly likely intentionally made plain to not detract from the words' meaning.  Another good example of that technique is Helvetica.  If you look closely, the pens have imprints of the "List of Essentials" by Jack Kerouse.  An example of one is 3. "try never to get drunk outside yr house"  It is not something you would expect to find on a pencil, let alone an very generic looking one.  Overall, I like it for its deceiving nature.

"Saving our City" Poster

I got this poster example from the "Less is More" book in the Parkland Library.  Even though it was made in the 1990s, it does not look out of date.  That is one of the reasons why I like it.  I tend to favor more classical designs.  The black and white composition with a hint of red in the corner will never go out of style. 

Graphic Design 1 has made me appreciate the use of typography a lot, and I am really enjoying this typography.  I love the varying sizes that are very intentional, the way that the word "Save" seems to be disappearing into the darkness, but is still understandable.  I like the way the other type was rotated to represent a city, and lastly I like the the red accent of type in the lower corner.  Each group of type grabs your attention in different ways.  There are so many symbols and representations in this composition.  If there is one thing I have learned from this class, you can do a lot with just type.  

Logo Page

I got this from "The Book of Logos" in the Parkland Library.  This page was just one of the many logo examples.  I think it was interesting to see all the different problems solved, such as using the thorns in the rose as part of the title in the "The VIllas at Saint Therese."  There are a lot of good examples of using font type to accentuate what the type is saying.  For example, the Jerome Schottenstein Center type is tall and straight, which pairs well with the vertical straight lines building graphic.

Jogging

This is a T-shirt Design by Glenn Jones, a Graphic Designer and Illustrator in Auckland, New Zealand.  I like the very effective graphic approach to portraying the old saying, "Don't run with scissors." I am registered for the Illinois Half-Marathon in April, so I have running on my mind.  This definitely caught my eye, as  well as this one.
 http://www.marcofolio.net/other/spotlight_t-shirt_design_from_glenn_jones.html
http://www.glennz.co.nz/

Learn to say 'NO'

“ You don’t see people hiring a doctor and tell him exactly how you want him to work, that’s not how it goes. You tell him your problem and hope for a good fix. It should be no different with design.”

Here is a quote I got from the website of Paulo Canabarro, a passionate web designer and blogger.  He was referring to  how a lot of the times, when clients hire graphic designers they use them to execute their own ideas, rather than allow the designer, to design it as well as execute it.  Canabarro says it is very important to learn to say "no" to clients that make you design things that you are not proud to call your own. 

T-Shirt Design

This was actually out of a Logo Design book in the Parkland Library.  It is a good T-shirt example for Project 2.  I like how the hands create a star and the seeming random positioning of type.  I think the colors are all too saturated for my taste, but that was more the style in the 90s, so it is appropriate.  Overall, it has a very bright, graphic look, that is cheery and energetic.

Lego

 

I also found this ad in Communication Arts Advertising Annual.  The little Lego blocks stood out to me because I grew up with Lego and it brought back memories.   Lego is very well known, so I think it was a successful way of getting an instant reaction from the audience.  

I was also curious by the four sectioned composition.  I like how they made an entire story about one single Lego cube.  It makes you excited to think of how much fun you could have with a whole bucket of Lego.  It captures the spirit of imagination quite well, and even leaves a space for you to create your own story, making it an interactive image.  Overall, quite nice and surprisingly more complex than it initially seemed.

Tide

I found this dramatized ad in Communication Arts (C.A.) Advertising Annual as well.   I like it because of the very vivid images of places with very pungent odors such as the confined room piled high with buckets of fish.  

Expertly contrasted with the surroundings is a pure white garment, showing off Tide's ability to whiten and freshen clothes.  The one with the potatoes even has a guy with a Tide treated shirt over his nose as he rests or sleeps completely surrounded by potatoes, to further accentuate the freshness of the cloth.  What I like most about this ad is the high contrast and interesting photography. 

Anorexia

I found this ad in Communication Arts Advertising Annual.  As us all being human, we can all relate to the human form no matter what age or gender.  That is why the human body is used so frequently in advertisement.  I think this image of a belly was very cleverly used, as well as the typography.  If you look at it directly, the lower bottom of the image says "How she is," indicating that the image of the belly is a girl's and this is how she actually looks in real life.  

If you turn the image so the right side is now on the bottom, you now can read "How she sees yourself."  Looking at the image of the belly this way looks a lot wider and "fatter."  This shows what the girl sees in her mind.  We now know that the girl represents how an anorexic person would view themselves.  I think this is a creative way of explaining something simple and clearly and yet is also  attention getting having a large scaled image and positioning the type allowing it to play an active role in communicating the message.  

What if Money Was No Object? What would you do??

I know this not a picture but I wanted to post this.  This a good video for artistic college students or basically anyone.  please watch!  It made me think about what I wanted to do with my life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cYGv4g0GmA