Where To Start?

This website makes me want to rip out my eyes! I honestly didn’t think it was possible for a website to be this awful. The design is confusing and unorganized. There is no common theme throughout this layout. The multiple pictures of merchandise are so random that I don’t even know where to begin or what belongs with what. There is no color scheme making this site super busy. Also there is no logo present giving this site an identity. The design is so poor and tacky that I would not trust it to buy anything for myself. I truly don’t understand how this website is still up and running

Source: Arngren. 11 July 2004. Web. 4/18/14. http://www.arngren.net/

Olympics

This piece is brilliant because it uses the repeated black swirl to create the black circle within the Olympic logo. The black swirls follow the movement with the text on the page. Your eye moves around the piece but you are still able to get the full meaning behind it. The visual motif is the repeat line direction and movement.

Source: Dermody, Brenda.Breathnach, Teresa.New Retro: Classic Graphics, Today's Designs. London : Thames & Hudson, 2009. Print.

Neon LATE!

This design is beautiful! I like how they use a neon sign on top of black because that is how we would see the sign at night. The three colors used are the RGB colors which I thought was pretty cool. I also enjoy how the three solo colors all come together in the end to make a real eye catching and fun sign!

Source: 100 Best In Design..., New York: Graphis Inc (2012), c2012. Print.

Cheers everyone!

The logo for this wine company is beautiful! They used the classic wine bottle shape, but tweaked a little so it is still recognizable. The top is the wine bottle itself, whereas the bottom is a bottle opener. This is great design because it allows the viewer to visualize opening a bottle and having a glass with friends and family. What I also caught while looking at this particular design was that the corkscrew opener forms two “S’s”. The two “S’s” in the design stand for Sancti Spiritus. The color theme of black and white is simple and formal. 

Source: LogoDesign. New York : Graphis Inc., 1998. Print.

Workout Flow

This application is much different than the average app because it is a way to get in shape. Nike created an app that serves as a training club. It is a global online platform allows you to create your own workouts and watch instructional videos. The layout of this app is clean and simple. When working out you want something that straight forward so you can move onto the next step. The bright colors are energizing. I really like this app because it helps motivate you, but also gives you the opportunity to meet new people and learn their routines as well. 

Source: D & AD Annual. London: D & AD (British Design & Art Direction) . Print.

Glide into Coca-Cola

I love this packaging idea for Coca-Cola! The colors are of the classic Coca-Cola cans. I like how the font is smaller than the imagery. The new look is for the 2010 Winter Olympics so making that picture cover more of the can is genius. The spacing is great as well because your eye does not get overwhelmed by different elements. The snow following the snowboarder is fun! It shows movement, which is what liquid does. The soda should flow right into your mouth. The snow also can serve as the bubbles within a soda can. Overall get design for a loved product.

Source: 100 Best In Design .... New York : Graphis Inc., [2012], c2012. Print.

Get Your Book Worm On

I love this design! The creativity is unbelievable. This picture is of an annual series that literally “speaks up”. The annual is within the designed cover. What is really interesting about this design is that the cover slides up relieving a mouth. It is as if the images are speaking to you every time the cover is removed. The structure also works because it provides a place where the book can be safe from being damaged. There are endless possibilities for a new “speaking” image because there are so many people and animals to choose from.

Source: D & AD Annual. London: D & AD (British Design & Art Direction) . Print.

Type Away

The typographers were Daniel Lock and Jeremy Tankard. The designer was Daniel Lock. They created this font for Land Securities. This type I think works well for the client because of the consistent lines. The straight lines are perfectly straight and the curves are precise. Security is known for being clean and organized, which this font is. The multiple lines throughout one letter are unique because it gives the viewer spacing while still being complete. What I also enjoy about this piece of design is how if two lines meet they overlap each other. This adds the white to pop, whereas the rest is a dull white or little gray.

Source: D & AD Annual. London: D & AD (British Design & Art Direction) . Print.

The Clock Is Ticking

This illustration is great because the implied lines and the movement throughout the picture. The implied lines make this photo more unique because the viewer can put the pieces together. The movement can show that time is passing by quickly and people working frantically to accomplish things. I really love the second hand. The reason is because it has multiple “shadows” showing the seconds passing by. The background works with this image because it is similar to what people think about a room is a house, wallpaper and trim. The wallpaper color is repeated in the clock’s numbers and hands. Another cool thing is the word “McTwisp” on the face of the clock, refers to the White Rabbit in Tim Burton’s movie Alice in Wonderland. This choice in words is creative because the White Rabbit is constantly worried about the time and is carrying around a pocket watch. 

Source: 100 Best In Design .... New York : Graphis Inc., [2012], c2012. Print.

Will We Find A Way To Help?

This photography by WSW Creative is moving. I love animals and seeing an image with such meaning behind it is eye opening. This photograph is basically sending the message of how the human race is using resources that are dangerous to the wildlife. Having the polar bear look down on the city is a way to indicate that we are doing something wrong and that there is disappointment. What I like about this image is that the photographer used symbolism wisely. The city takes up much more space than the polar bear and the ice berg. This is how the world is today, more and more national parks and land are being destroyed by our actions. The color choice is great too because it keeps the image simple and the meaning behind it more dynamic. 

Source: Workbook. Los Angeles : Scott & Daughters Pub., 1990. Print.

Crushed!

This photography was taken by Michael Boone. I really enjoy this photo because it serves as an ad for “Crush” soda, while the can is crushed. This photo is a success because it is using typography along with imagery to get the same meaning across. The can was also smashed just enough to still be readable. Also with having the can smashed indicates that the beverage is tasty because it has been finished. The flash affect helps give the can a 3-D feel. Another way this can is 3-D is by the simple white background. The background color helps bring the bright orange can off the page. With these details make it eye popping.

Source: Workbook. Los Angeles : Scott & Daughters Pub., 1990. Print.

Face Fonts!

This image I found is located in The Push Pin Graphic by Seymour Chwast in 2004. This image is of a designed font. I found this image interesting because fonts all have their own story, which makes one different from another. Also what makes this photo eye catching is the bold typography and the shapes included. What I enjoyed was how the shapes created a face within the font. This gives the font character and it is more fun to look at. The eyes and mouths are constant throughout this design. Whereas the nose is always a mystery. Having it so that the nose is unknown at first is brilliant because it makes your viewer look deeply into your design. Overall I think this typography was very well crafted.

Chwast, Seymour. The Push Pin Graphic: A Quarter Century Of Innovative Design and Illustration. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004. Print.

Got Milk?

This advertisement image I found was in Communication Arts: Typography Annual 4. The Ad is for Cocoa Metro. Cocoa Metro has many locations across the United States.

This illustration of the four milk bottles is appealing because of the color and the bottle shape created by text. When I first looked at this image I thought that the bottle was different shapes instead of text. As I scanned the ad further I noticed that it was text and it came with a message. All four messages are different and humorous! For an example, "Too old for chocolate milk? Too responsible for drugs?" Each message has something that one would think is a problem or unhealthy for us, but turn it so that the chocolate is in fact better than some other things. The pastel colors used come off as calming and playful. I think the typography was an excellent choice because it is bubbly and curved just like the bottle is. What is also a success is the brown used throughout. The viewer is attracted to the bottle first, but the rest of the information one must know is within or on the edge of the bottle. The viewer with notice it because they were already drawn to the main image and most likely to continue looking.