Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Deciding the concept of graphic design is very easy and simple but it is somewhat difficult to determine the exact definition. The Cambridge advanced Learner’s Online dictionary defined graphic design as the art of designing pictures and text for books, magazines, advertisitng and so on. In addition, dictionary.com defined that graphic design is the art [...]
Monday, September 28, 2009
Think of it as too much, but even busses are being decorated today for advertisement purposes. They are glued on all sides of public transportation busses and advertise anything from tooth brushes to the National Geographic. Usually interacting with the bus elements such as the wheels, doors and windows these designs are clever and inventive [...]
Sunday, September 13, 2009
How the heck does this keyboard plugged into a box of cake mix relate to design? Well, Kenneth FitzGerald explains in his article Design’s Just Dessert, that a box of cake mix contains pre-mixed ingredients which require a couple extra steps (like adding eggs and actually baking it) to reach a final product. Computers and software [...]
Sunday, September 13, 2009
As a design student I have a lot of insecurities about how my skills are going to actually hold up in the market. I see these design geniuses we study throughout class and I wonder if I have the same skills necessary to become successful. A friend of mine told me over this past summer [...]
Listening to Steven Heller and viewing his slides I couldn’t help being reminded of the recent Obama campaign. His use of design was well managed and very successful, but now that the election is over there is still the same level of collateral. So much in fact that business have been joining the bandwagon to [...]
A question for Steven Heller in regards to his lecture on Iron Fists: Branding the 20th Century Totalitarian State. Q. Was there a correlation between the amount of propaganda and the success of the régime? A. “Yes, absolutely, it was about spectacle, you need a lot of promotion.” It seems to me that if want [...]
I found this fake commercial for the 1990 VW Jetta on a site called Creative Cow. It’s for cgi, film, games, and motion graphics insight, news, and tutorials. This commercial was in an article written called “How CGI in Commericals Chaged the History of Film”. There are many examples of cgi for ads that were [...]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
A playful graphic illustration of a pencil and a joint leaning on a hand-drawn type that reads “Never not working”. This is the motto of New York based designer, Eric Elms. Starting his first job screen printing posters for the well-known designer, Shepard Fairey, Elms has landed multiple projects with reputable companies such as Nike, [...]
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Giambattistas Bodoni grew up in Italy quite some time ago. He is relavent because he is highly revered in the typographic world for his contribution to the trade. He was born with the advantage of being raised within a family that was lead by a father and grandfather who were prominant printers of that time. [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
3D World Magazine: Vol. 111 – December 2008 “The rise and rise of online training?” by Andy Price While it is true that online training in the 3D / VFX industry is rising, it will not give attention to the needs of personal interaction with others, i.e. clients. Online training should be seen as a [...]