Thursday, February 18, 2010
Designers are a lot like superheroes in the sense that we should be using our powers for good and not evil. We may not be fighting crime, but we are fighting bad design. So it’s refreshing to find a design studio that takes that concept to the extreme and designs items for the greater good. [...]
The (e)motion typography blog reminded me of a project from my Type I class, and since we have to post something we have done, here it is. The assignment was to take fifteen lines of lyrics from a song and manipulate them to visually flow with the song on an 8.5 by 11 sheet of [...]
A client, is a client, is a client, right? This article says differently. Freelance Switch, a blog dedicated to all things freelance, wrote this article that talks about who to talk to 12 different types of clients ranging from the very low tech to the high-minded. For each we learn how not only to talk [...]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
My senior show is the first week in March I wanted to post my design for my postcards. Since I’m not a graphic artist I figure this is a great opportunity for feedback. My show is about viewer interaction and my work has a rustic feel to it and the only color present is from [...]
Last semester I had a design class which was actually my second “design” class I had ever taken. The process was still a little new for me and for the first project we had to design different versions of a tool or a kitchen appliance using Quark Express and Adobe Suite. This project was very [...]
“Information graphics or infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge.” “These graphics are used anywhere where information needs to be explained quickly or simply, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education.” (WIKIPEDIA) The biggest challenge is that they need to be both aesthetically intriguing and functional at the same time. [...]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
If one walked around a college campus today, toured the library or dormitories and received a dollar for every file of illegal pirated software found on student’s computers, they would be rich. Software pirating is the unauthorized copying of software without paying for it. Most individuals and small businesses are licensed for the use of [...]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Graphic Design plays a vital role in the United State’s presidential elections. Many people think that design is not as important as television or other media resources. They say graphic design does not have a positive or negative influence on the presidential nominees. Graphic design does matter, especially during the important presidential election seasons. Whether [...]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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I feel like I don’t have time for personal projects, especially when I’m constantly worrying about my future and school. Whenever I do get the chance to do something grand, however, I usually abandon it half way due to loss of interest, boredom, or interference of school and/or work. Since I don’t have any personal [...]