I Love Graphic Design
I Love Graphic Design, the self explanatory title for the piece done by graphic designer Thomas Dufranne, is a personal piece that is both urban and fresh. Although flat by nature, the bold black in contrast with the soft blues and pinks creates a pop in this piece that is only heightened by the bold outlines. The unique type face with its overlapping bubble style furthers this piece’s connection to its graffiti roots and creates a tension that the piece is pushing and pulling itself. Its soft edges and bright color palette gives the piece a feminine look; and the way the piece is composed creates an intestine look. Although a well designed piece, upon closer inspection, the execution could be improved as sharp edges occur among the text. Continuing with the image of the intestines the top of the piece would flow better if it was thicker, and the “x” in the “e” is unnecessary. Otherwise, overall a very satisfying piece.
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I agree with most of what you said about this piece. It does have the graffiti look to it. I’m not a big fan of the color choices maybe because I am male and the colors are feminine like you said or the white around the whole design throws it off a bit. I think that if the visual field was smaller than this piece would have less negative background space. I do enjoy the font of the text because it looks original and is still readable. I also like how it is slightly layered above each other above each row of words. As for the heart and the “x” within the font, I think it should be there but I would make a minor change. I would just change the color of the heart because it’s tone matches the tone of the background so I tend to overlook it. I like the “x” there because it gives me a focus point and makes the overall design less symmetrical.
Nice evocative language. Does the “x” in the “e” suggest death? Eyes are often drawn as x’s in cartoons to suggest the character is no longer alive.
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