Blog Entry 17 – Final Project: Brochure Spreads

For this project I chose the Alien Bowl because it is something my family has done for years but we want to play for a cause now.  The cover includes the title which is Alien Bowl X because it is the tenth year of us playing this game.  The inside I used the fold lines as yard lines and used green like grass.  I used basic fonts because I wanted it to look clean and not disorganized. All of my font is aligned left so it lays against the yard lines.

Blog Entry 16 – Magazine Spreads

 This is a good spread because it draws attention to the picture but also uses a large font to bring your eyes to the text.

 This is successful because it has the words aligned and also incorporates pictures to draw attention to the viewer.  It also uses headings so the reader could skim through the magazine and find something that would interest him or her.

 This is successful because all of the words are on the left so the picture does not take away too much from the article.

 This is successful because the pictures are in the corners and that allows the words to be aligned in a neat matter. The beginning of the story also has a larger letter so you know where it starts.

This is a nice spread because of the picture on both pages.  It also works because the white font stands out on the page and draws the reader's eyes to read the little article.

Blog Entry 15 – Revised Project 2 Logos and Brand Overview

Blog Entry 14 – Project 2 Logos and Brand Overview

Blog Entry 13 – Project 2 Research Sketches

This is the logo for the company GF Sports.  It's pretty simple and just uses the two letters to make a logo similar to the logo of Under Armour.

 The wordmark is just a simple GF Sports to get right to the point without any distractions.

The combination includes the logo as well as some objects to represent a sporting goods store.  My brother and I have always dreamed about making a store like this so I thought it would be fun to design something for it.

Blog Entry 12 – The Non-Designer's Design Book: Type Categories

 This is modern because it has drastic thick to thin.

This is script because all of the letters flow together.

This is san serif because there are no serifs and everything is vertical.

This is decorative because it uses a decoration and flows together.

This is oldstyle because there is a diagonal line between the thin and thick and also some serifs

This is a slab serif because the serifs are exaggerated and are very big.

Blog Entry 11 – The Non-Designer's Design Book: Type Categories

 This is conflict.  All of the fonts are different and different sizes.

 This is concord. It is easy to read and the font is the same.

 This is concord.  Although the colors are different the font style is the same.

 This is conflict. All of the fonts are different.

 This is contrast. It works together but they are different sizes and fonts.

This is contrast. The heading is larger, bold and a different font.

Blog Entry 10 – The Non-Designer's Design Book: Alignment

 The words are aligned to the left which helps you know how to read the information.  It is not scattered or clustered.

 This uses good alignment because it is aligned in the center and it makes your eyes see the big word then work from top to bottom.

 This uses good alignment because everything is separated and it is easy to read.

 This is on the side of a napkin dispenser and uses good alignment. It uses the space well. It would not look good if the words were aligned left or right.

These words use good alignment because the words are aligned in a way to make the symbol @.

This grouping of words does not use good alignment.  Nothing is in order and causes the eyes to wander all over.

This photo uses bad alignment. None of the words are aligned at all. Everything is in separate corners.

Blog Entry 9 – Pen Tool Assignment

Blog Entry 8 – The Non-Designer's Design Book: Proximity

 This image uses proximity to show the title of the book.  The title is bigger because people would be looking at that rather than the name of the authors.

 This image placed a burger that has been eaten in the sky to represent the moon. This shows that burger king is open at night.  The sandwich is bigger and draws your eyes to it making you want a burger.

 On this card the name of the person is large.  The name is large because it is important and let's the person that received it know right away who it is from.

 Heinz ketchup placed tomatoes on top of each other to make it look like a ketchup bottle.  It draws attention to it and makes the viewer believe that the ketchup is made of good tomatoes.

The brand is clearly printed on the box so that the buyer knows exactly what type of tissue they will be purchasing.  In stores it is important that the proximity of the brand is close so the customer can see it.

Blog Entry 7 – Project 1: Revised Image Final

Blog Entry 6 – Project 1: Critique Image Final

Blog Entry 5- Project 1: Research

Levi Van Veluw

Levi uses the actual look of people but uses shapes and texture.  It says on the website that "the awkward silence and dark colour suggest uncomfortable underlying tensions and emotions. The endless repetition of wooden blocks stands for van Veluw’s attempts to gain control of his own position within the familial structure." This relates to me because family is one of the most important things in my life.  He also has a series on landscapes and this is where he did a self portrait and added elements of nature.  I believe that this is to show how man and nature work together.  The outdoors are also very important in my life. Many of my memories are with my family fishing and being outdoors. 

Jerry Uelsmann

Jerry incorporated a lot of physical features as well as elements of nature into his pieces.  He also used black and white which blends all the images together and doesn't make one thing stand out.  It is hard to tell what he means by each of he pieces and this keeps the viewer looking and asking questions.  I want people to ask questions about my work and use their imagination rather than just see a piece and move on to something else.  One piece that stood out to me was the face in the path of trees.  It is difficult to come up with something that Jerry wants me to know about this piece.  All of his work is interesting.

Blog Entry 4: Out of Bounds Composite Demo

Blog Entry 3: Basic Compositing Demo (Meerkats)

Blog Entry 2: Bird/Orange Composite

Blog Entry #1: Photo-Based Design Interaction

•  This sign uses an image of a cigarette not being allowed in the area. It is used to prevent smoking.

•  This handicap sign uses the image of person in a wheel chair to show others that this parking spot is only to be used by people with disabilities.

•  Unlike the Women's Restroom the Male Restroom has a picture of a man. This shows that this room is only to be used by males.

•  The purex 3-in1 has a picture of the actual product and the image has words going to the picture to show exactly what the product is used for.  It also has a flower in the bottom corner to show the scent "spring oasis."

• The cover of Madden 13 has a picture of a NFL player.  This is used to show that this is a football game rather than baseball or soccer.