Victorian Graphic Design Style: 1837 – 1901 I enjoy the style from the Victorian design Era because they got creative with adding extra drip into their designs with hug letters and complex designs in the typeface. The designs are used… Continue Reading
The reading about framing is very applicable in current events. In photography on the news framing a picture, or cropping, can drastically change the meaning of a picture. I am a photographer so the concept of framing pictures and cropping… Continue Reading
Disoriented – To lose ones bearings. Magnetic – Attracts metal with a force. Ugly – Not visually appealing.
After reading the article, Design and the Play Instinct, by Rand Paul, I am left agreeing with his claims that graphic design requires and element of play to achieve a good design. Rand uses examples from historic designers and artists… Continue Reading
PRINCIPALS OF DESIGN MOVEMENT Movement in logo design helps a viewer run their eye across the work. The dotted lines with scissors make me want to run my eyes across the Kiwi logo and around the bird. The object shown… Continue Reading
I have never inspected type faces so much or considered these small details this intensely, but there is quite a lot of information behind each of these typefaces. I am naturally drawn to using Helvetica in designs I have done… Continue Reading
“What you see depends a great deal on what you expect to see, what you are used to seeing” Sir Johnathan Miller 1934 After reading Elements of GD Chapter 1, I am taking a second look at designs I see determining… Continue Reading