blogging on my mind!
journal 9.
1. Watching with and without sound made the importance of sound and its intentions, so much more obvious. moving and powerful pieces like "mad as hell" dont even come close to the emotion they bring with sound.
The video "kinetic typography of human rights was really nicely done. It combined great type, with vectors and added smooth sound to give a great presentation.It didn;t overload you with crazy speed and iffy graphics.
Fight club chemical burn- rather good, it was more clever in its type treatment which made me like it.it had some crazy texture that i wasnt a huge fan of, but it was ok. The fonts were crazy as well.
Mad as Hell- probably one of the best one online at the moment. True emotion only available in the 50's and the type is really well executed.
Pulp Fiction- funny funny stuff. the type is smooth and clean and then the bloody part comes. very apporpriate, keeps you moving with it and interested. no texture needed. very nice. no music. just voices.
Wedding Crashers:the perfect girl- THIS is probably one the more advanced videos, and one the funnier ones. its very well done, the graphics are amazinng the type superb. i would for sure model mine after this and be proud.
30 unforgettable movie titles!
Well i love movie titles. so picking these are easy stuff.
#1 on my list SEVEN. Awesome intro, one of my favorites out there. it is the coolest in the business not to mention a badass movie.is dark, eery, and subliminal. pure awesomenesss.
#2 on my list- kiss kiss bang is a good one. good flow,style great style. it goes through a lot of different styles and all of them are prime.
#3 not on the top 30 but only cus its really new, is ZOMBIELAND. one of the coolest ones in a time where type is not really payed attention to. the type interacts with the live action in frame. very good. id watch it over and over again.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
first sample video of speeeeech
just testing timing, masks, sound and music. i cant wait to realllly get started.
Ali Sound Timing Test from Justin Bell on Vimeo.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
journal skippy
journal 11: Debbie MILLMAN
Debbie Millman is the President of the design division at Sterling Brands, an international design consultancy. She has been there for fourteen years and in that time she has worked on the redesign of global brands for Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Campbell’s, Colgate, Hershey and Hasbro. Debbie is President of the AIGA, the professional association for design. She is a contributing editor at Print Magazine and the chair of the new Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts. In 2005, she began hosting “Design Matters with Debbie Millman,” the first weekly radio talk show about design on the Internet.
Design Matters, like said above, is the first of its kind. and for someone to be the first in something in design is always impressive and im sure it feels a need that a lot of designers would like filled. not all of us are quite into the top 40 hits that seem like garbage to our ears. so good for debbie and the design world!
Besides that overview, she seems extremely down to earth, her interviews, are funny and coy and surprisingly humble. one would think to be a little more stuck up with the resume she has. When she interviews jakob trollback, she sounds like junior high school girl who has a crush on trollback's talents, which struck me as odd, but refreshing to hear such a refined professional be so amazed by another persons works. overall she is really cool and very impressive.
Debbie Millman is the President of the design division at Sterling Brands, an international design consultancy. She has been there for fourteen years and in that time she has worked on the redesign of global brands for Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Campbell’s, Colgate, Hershey and Hasbro. Debbie is President of the AIGA, the professional association for design. She is a contributing editor at Print Magazine and the chair of the new Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts. In 2005, she began hosting “Design Matters with Debbie Millman,” the first weekly radio talk show about design on the Internet.
Design Matters, like said above, is the first of its kind. and for someone to be the first in something in design is always impressive and im sure it feels a need that a lot of designers would like filled. not all of us are quite into the top 40 hits that seem like garbage to our ears. so good for debbie and the design world!
Besides that overview, she seems extremely down to earth, her interviews, are funny and coy and surprisingly humble. one would think to be a little more stuck up with the resume she has. When she interviews jakob trollback, she sounds like junior high school girl who has a crush on trollback's talents, which struck me as odd, but refreshing to hear such a refined professional be so amazed by another persons works. overall she is really cool and very impressive.
journalized ketchup
Journal 8.
Futura MADNESS
well i was reading the main article, and i also read thirteen ways of looking at type. I really enjoyed these two articles a lot. There was a ton of truth to each one that i have personally noticed in my short time in the "know" of design. Futura is used everywhere, but i do argue that it is an attractive typeface. its clean, its readable, and decievingly modern looking even though its a century old.
Thirteen ways also made its point that there is a time, a place, and a reason to use every typeface, and that really got me thinking, so i tried to replace futura, or at least find some that i would call similar. so here it is:
Akizdenz Grotesk
Bell Gothic
Gill Sans
Gotham-Light
Kozuka Gothic Pro
Letter Gothic Std
Meta
News Gothic
Priori San
These are some pretty slick san serifs. i really do enjoy them. check em out!
Futura MADNESS
well i was reading the main article, and i also read thirteen ways of looking at type. I really enjoyed these two articles a lot. There was a ton of truth to each one that i have personally noticed in my short time in the "know" of design. Futura is used everywhere, but i do argue that it is an attractive typeface. its clean, its readable, and decievingly modern looking even though its a century old.
Thirteen ways also made its point that there is a time, a place, and a reason to use every typeface, and that really got me thinking, so i tried to replace futura, or at least find some that i would call similar. so here it is:
Akizdenz Grotesk
Bell Gothic
Gill Sans
Gotham-Light
Kozuka Gothic Pro
Letter Gothic Std
Meta
News Gothic
Priori San
These are some pretty slick san serifs. i really do enjoy them. check em out!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
who's the heavyweight champion of the world???
Muhammad Ali IS!
Here is his speech/:
Muhammad Ali College Tour.
First of all, id like to thank the student government body for inviting me here to speak at this beautiful and worthy occasion tonight. i would also like to congratulate them, on the great splendid stand to stop this bloody war thats now going on in vietnam. and as a muslim minister, my own outlook, on war and violence, is well known by now, and i would like to say that the number one greeting in my faith is peace. and that is isalamalahacm. which means may peace be unto you. there have been many questions put to me, why i refuse to be inducted into the united states army, especially as some have pointed out, many have pointed out. when not taking the step, i will lose so much. and i would like to say to um those of the press and those of the people who think i lost so much by not taking the step i would like to say that i did not lose a thing up until this very moment, i haven't lost one thing, i would like to say that i have gained a lot. number one i have gained a peace of mind, i have gained a peace of heart, i now know that i am in content with all mighty god himself whose proper name is allah. i have also gained the respect of everyone here today. i have not only gained the respect of everyone here today, but worldwide i have gained respect, people all over the world. and by taking the step, may have satisfied a few people who are pushing the war, even if the wealth of america was given to me for taking the step. the friendship of all the people who support the war, this will still be nothing if i am not content internally and if im not in accord with the will of almighty allah. as you read the newspapers and the press now, you see that im now in court. i am in court seeking justice under the laws of the land, in this country the united states of america, ministers are exempt from the armed services. and if they choose i am a muslim minister and a teacher of the religion islam, it has been said, that i have two alternatives, either go to jail or go to the army. but i would like to say that there is another alternative, that the alternative is justice, and if justice prevails i will neither go to the army nor i will go to jail. They say that actually every-time that i enter the ring in a way that im going to war, they say to me dearly, you are a prize fighter, what’s the difference? and i like to say to those critics of the press and the others. there is one hell of a a lot of difference in fighting in the ring, and going to war in vietnam, boxing is nothing like going to war with machine guns,bazookas hand-grenades bomber airplanes. my intention is to box, to win a clean fight, but in war the intention is to kill kill kill kill and continue killing innocent people. thats what’s the price of war. i would like to hear this from you. and the world and the cameras to hear. WHOS THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD?
Here is the questionier:/
Who Is Speaking– Muhammad Ali aka Cassius Clay
Why was/is the speech important to society? – it was apart of the anti vietnam war and civil rights movement.
Why do you feel this is important or interesting? –
it was an important time in history, and he was an important figure that didn’t exactly have to do with politics but still played a big part.
What is the emotion, mood, tone, personality, feeling of the speech?
The emotion is calm, but passionate. his tone is low and steady but he builds on his words. The speech is slow, but motivating. highly political and personal.
What is the intonation, emphasis, what is loud, stressed, or soft. Where are there pauses…
Ali has his ups and downs. he stumbles from time to time with his words, clearly not a professional speaker but still very good. He emphasizes wrong doings, he clearly states injustices and obvious points. his words have a kentucky drawl, and the pauses are where he needs to read ahead.
What do you FEEL should be loud or soft, long pause or ruhed?
Ali does a pretty good job of correctly emphasizing words. “i have gained alot” section should be louder
Is there a call to action? When listening to it what are key/emphasized words?
Well there is a base message of anti war, and beings strong and firm in your religious beliefs. He really pushes how boxing is not like war, he emphasizes KILL KILL KILL KILL and how boxing is not like war at all. also he says “whos the heavyweight champion of the world” and he means it
8.How does it make you feel?
Personally i cannot relate, but it makes me proud to see someone stand up so much for what they truly believe in, and join a cause that truly needs the help.
How do imagine that the audience felt?
Im sure they were moved, he is often interruptted by applause or cheers of approval or agreement. At the end it is an all out roar of chanting and applause. It would have been quite the sight to have the most famous boxer in the world speak.
Could there be another interpretation of the speech?
It is a pretty clear statement
Write/Find a short bio, of the person giving the speech.
Name at birth: Cassius Marcellus Clay
Charismatic, outspoken and nicknamed "The Greatest," heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was the dominant heavyweight fighter of the 1960s and 1970s. A fighter of exceptional speed, cunning and flair, Ali won the world heavyweight title on three separate occasions over a span of 15 years. He was born Cassius Clay, and under that name he won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. After claiming his first title by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Clay joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Citing his Islamic faith, Ali refused to serve in the U.S. military during the war in Vietnam; his title was revoked and he was sentenced to five years in prison for draft evasion. (The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction in 1971.) He had a long-running rivalry with fellow heavyweight Joe Frazier, whom he fought three times: Ali lost the first match in 1971, but won rematches in 1974 and 1975. Ali also defeated George Foreman in the famous 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" held in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali retired from boxing in 1981, but in the decades since has remained one of the world's best-known athletes.
Here is his speech/:
Muhammad Ali College Tour.
First of all, id like to thank the student government body for inviting me here to speak at this beautiful and worthy occasion tonight. i would also like to congratulate them, on the great splendid stand to stop this bloody war thats now going on in vietnam. and as a muslim minister, my own outlook, on war and violence, is well known by now, and i would like to say that the number one greeting in my faith is peace. and that is isalamalahacm. which means may peace be unto you. there have been many questions put to me, why i refuse to be inducted into the united states army, especially as some have pointed out, many have pointed out. when not taking the step, i will lose so much. and i would like to say to um those of the press and those of the people who think i lost so much by not taking the step i would like to say that i did not lose a thing up until this very moment, i haven't lost one thing, i would like to say that i have gained a lot. number one i have gained a peace of mind, i have gained a peace of heart, i now know that i am in content with all mighty god himself whose proper name is allah. i have also gained the respect of everyone here today. i have not only gained the respect of everyone here today, but worldwide i have gained respect, people all over the world. and by taking the step, may have satisfied a few people who are pushing the war, even if the wealth of america was given to me for taking the step. the friendship of all the people who support the war, this will still be nothing if i am not content internally and if im not in accord with the will of almighty allah. as you read the newspapers and the press now, you see that im now in court. i am in court seeking justice under the laws of the land, in this country the united states of america, ministers are exempt from the armed services. and if they choose i am a muslim minister and a teacher of the religion islam, it has been said, that i have two alternatives, either go to jail or go to the army. but i would like to say that there is another alternative, that the alternative is justice, and if justice prevails i will neither go to the army nor i will go to jail. They say that actually every-time that i enter the ring in a way that im going to war, they say to me dearly, you are a prize fighter, what’s the difference? and i like to say to those critics of the press and the others. there is one hell of a a lot of difference in fighting in the ring, and going to war in vietnam, boxing is nothing like going to war with machine guns,bazookas hand-grenades bomber airplanes. my intention is to box, to win a clean fight, but in war the intention is to kill kill kill kill and continue killing innocent people. thats what’s the price of war. i would like to hear this from you. and the world and the cameras to hear. WHOS THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD?
Here is the questionier:/
Who Is Speaking– Muhammad Ali aka Cassius Clay
Why was/is the speech important to society? – it was apart of the anti vietnam war and civil rights movement.
Why do you feel this is important or interesting? –
it was an important time in history, and he was an important figure that didn’t exactly have to do with politics but still played a big part.
What is the emotion, mood, tone, personality, feeling of the speech?
The emotion is calm, but passionate. his tone is low and steady but he builds on his words. The speech is slow, but motivating. highly political and personal.
What is the intonation, emphasis, what is loud, stressed, or soft. Where are there pauses…
Ali has his ups and downs. he stumbles from time to time with his words, clearly not a professional speaker but still very good. He emphasizes wrong doings, he clearly states injustices and obvious points. his words have a kentucky drawl, and the pauses are where he needs to read ahead.
What do you FEEL should be loud or soft, long pause or ruhed?
Ali does a pretty good job of correctly emphasizing words. “i have gained alot” section should be louder
Is there a call to action? When listening to it what are key/emphasized words?
Well there is a base message of anti war, and beings strong and firm in your religious beliefs. He really pushes how boxing is not like war, he emphasizes KILL KILL KILL KILL and how boxing is not like war at all. also he says “whos the heavyweight champion of the world” and he means it
8.How does it make you feel?
Personally i cannot relate, but it makes me proud to see someone stand up so much for what they truly believe in, and join a cause that truly needs the help.
How do imagine that the audience felt?
Im sure they were moved, he is often interruptted by applause or cheers of approval or agreement. At the end it is an all out roar of chanting and applause. It would have been quite the sight to have the most famous boxer in the world speak.
Could there be another interpretation of the speech?
It is a pretty clear statement
Write/Find a short bio, of the person giving the speech.
Name at birth: Cassius Marcellus Clay
Charismatic, outspoken and nicknamed "The Greatest," heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was the dominant heavyweight fighter of the 1960s and 1970s. A fighter of exceptional speed, cunning and flair, Ali won the world heavyweight title on three separate occasions over a span of 15 years. He was born Cassius Clay, and under that name he won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. After claiming his first title by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964, Clay joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Citing his Islamic faith, Ali refused to serve in the U.S. military during the war in Vietnam; his title was revoked and he was sentenced to five years in prison for draft evasion. (The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction in 1971.) He had a long-running rivalry with fellow heavyweight Joe Frazier, whom he fought three times: Ali lost the first match in 1971, but won rematches in 1974 and 1975. Ali also defeated George Foreman in the famous 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" held in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali retired from boxing in 1981, but in the decades since has remained one of the world's best-known athletes.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
blog time at the 6 hour.
well i watched these videos, and they were quite funny actually. And you were right, i was kinda surprised at the answers they gave. But giving how quirky they all are, its not to far of a stretch.
So ill quickly summarize the 5 that i watched.
First off- Erick Speakerman: i mean of course he is a little balsy, and has that grumpy old man feel, BUT ITS ERICK SPEAKERMAN, i wouldnt expect anything less. and chose the alphabet as his number one inspiration, and the best design, which makes sense cus he is such a type freak, but also cus he looks like he was there when it was invented.
2nddddd- Joe Duffy- He was a pretty chill dude, his top design inspiration was natures design. I agree, if you just look at some of things nature has created, well then you should be damn astounded. He designed the Bahamas logotype, which i know a lot people really connected with and got inspiration from it. so good work joe duffy.
3rddddd- Edwin Chan- kinda a weird dude, but i totally relate to his words of wisdom. He talked about budhist monks using the mandala, and how the monks visualized all of their creations, and drew it in the sand. So Chan was alllll about creation through visualization, which is what i take pride in . so yes. im diggin it.
4thhhh- Kiko Farkas- this guy loves his simplicity. however he doesnt speak so clearly or simply. oddly enough. but he realy loves meaningful significant design, with not so many elements and just the right amount content.
5thhandfinal: CHIP KIDD- this guy is funny. this guy is just plain crazy. but he knows what he is talking about. He loves status, and being serious about ones self. He really wants to develop an identity. which he has personal done ten times over. but yes, he equates your quality of alchohol to your success, it is just funny. he is a funny man.
So ill quickly summarize the 5 that i watched.
First off- Erick Speakerman: i mean of course he is a little balsy, and has that grumpy old man feel, BUT ITS ERICK SPEAKERMAN, i wouldnt expect anything less. and chose the alphabet as his number one inspiration, and the best design, which makes sense cus he is such a type freak, but also cus he looks like he was there when it was invented.
2nddddd- Joe Duffy- He was a pretty chill dude, his top design inspiration was natures design. I agree, if you just look at some of things nature has created, well then you should be damn astounded. He designed the Bahamas logotype, which i know a lot people really connected with and got inspiration from it. so good work joe duffy.
3rddddd- Edwin Chan- kinda a weird dude, but i totally relate to his words of wisdom. He talked about budhist monks using the mandala, and how the monks visualized all of their creations, and drew it in the sand. So Chan was alllll about creation through visualization, which is what i take pride in . so yes. im diggin it.
4thhhh- Kiko Farkas- this guy loves his simplicity. however he doesnt speak so clearly or simply. oddly enough. but he realy loves meaningful significant design, with not so many elements and just the right amount content.
5thhandfinal: CHIP KIDD- this guy is funny. this guy is just plain crazy. but he knows what he is talking about. He loves status, and being serious about ones self. He really wants to develop an identity. which he has personal done ten times over. but yes, he equates your quality of alchohol to your success, it is just funny. he is a funny man.
Back to the future of timelines of the past with process!
Project 2: TIMELINE: Organizing Information
Establishing order: Graphic design often relies on typography to commuicate order, information, and sytems. The goal of this project is to make things easy to read, navigate and understand. As you learned in typography one, the foundation for creating an clear informational structure is a a strong typographic hiearchy. Type size, wieght, and color are the the first steps. Graphic elements (lines, arrows, grids) and page structure are often used to aid in establishing a clear hierarchy.
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You will need to choose from one of the folllowing timeline choices...
TIMELINE CHOICES:
_ History of the Bathing Suit ( I CHOSE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
_ History of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
_ History of Photography
_ Prehistoric Timeline
_ 100 years of Flight
CONTENT
_ timeline must have a range of dates
_ intro text
_ each point in time must have a date
_ and each point of time must have at least one sentence
_ images, icons, graphic elements are optional
Use the content from the website, you may use any additional resources for more information, images, etc. You may work in groups on collecting content.
CHALLENGE
How can you visualize the content? How can the audience get a quick understading about the topic? How are the pulled into the content to find out more?
TECHNICAL RESTRICTIONS
Format: poster or accordian folded book
Size: You determine the final size, poster min. size is 13 x 19 tall or wide
Color: Unlimited color palette
Typography: 2 typefaces, 3 type styles, and no more than 4 sizes of type.
Grid: proportional or ratio modular grid
Project Overview:
Well I kinda liked and kinda disliked this particular project. It was challenging as usual but something about it rubbed me just a little bit in the wrong direction. Either way, I got a final poster that I like, and that I feel fufills the needs of the challenge. This was a quick project, and I really wanted to span my ideas out a bit further, but im glad it was short anyway. Im pumped to move on to the next project and get that quick one under my belt as well. I looking forward to doing more work oddly enough. Even enough to do most of it over spring break.
First Steps...
First off, we needed to kinda just pick one out. Due to the quickness of the project, it was basically go with an interest and even if you didn't like it, you were stuck. So I picked the bathing suit just out of chance. So running with it, I started spitting out ideas. They didn't exactly scream timeline, or show it but the thought was there. there is also some pictures thrown in there.
Round Dos: well after some brutal research and some equally brutal critiques, i started going in a few different directions in order to get the right feel. i tried few of the sketches, like the thermometer, swim bouye lines, and an acordian style booklet. like such.
Round 3ish: Well so i continued with the booklet to no avail. it didnt show enough sense of time. So i with the advice of some friends and teachers, i simplified it down to JUST time, and JUST visuals. I came up with a kind of down stream sense, and with some photography tricks i remembered from high school, i came up with a global idea. a sweet techinique if i do say so myself.
Nearing Round 4!!!!!!!!: so after an enlightining critique, i decided to go with the globe idea. but i needed to make it better with a sense of time. I had a few different ideas. some side menus orientation, and vertical orientation, and then a rather skimpy one with no menu's however i think i like that one the best.
ITS THE FINAL ROUND! ALI TOLD ME HIMSELF THAT I WAS THE WORLDS GREATEST!:
So here below is the final product, i made a few adjustments with some stroke weight, some type errors, and even adjusted the color so it didnt look so purple. im happy how it came out, im happy that its over as well. During the actual printing, it was going perfect, literally until the very end. THE DAMN PRINTER CUT ONE WORD OFF. imagine how small that error is when the font size is 8pt. it was literally 1/4 of an inch that got cut off. i was not a happy man, so 8 dollars later, i readjusted, and had a perfectly printed print, and perfectly annoyed design student. o well. what we wont do for good design. nothing i guess. WELL WITHOUT FURTHER ADEIU! the final.
i hope you enjoyed. i did for the most part.
Establishing order: Graphic design often relies on typography to commuicate order, information, and sytems. The goal of this project is to make things easy to read, navigate and understand. As you learned in typography one, the foundation for creating an clear informational structure is a a strong typographic hiearchy. Type size, wieght, and color are the the first steps. Graphic elements (lines, arrows, grids) and page structure are often used to aid in establishing a clear hierarchy.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
You will need to choose from one of the folllowing timeline choices...
TIMELINE CHOICES:
_ History of the Bathing Suit ( I CHOSE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
_ History of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
_ History of Photography
_ Prehistoric Timeline
_ 100 years of Flight
CONTENT
_ timeline must have a range of dates
_ intro text
_ each point in time must have a date
_ and each point of time must have at least one sentence
_ images, icons, graphic elements are optional
Use the content from the website, you may use any additional resources for more information, images, etc. You may work in groups on collecting content.
CHALLENGE
How can you visualize the content? How can the audience get a quick understading about the topic? How are the pulled into the content to find out more?
TECHNICAL RESTRICTIONS
Format: poster or accordian folded book
Size: You determine the final size, poster min. size is 13 x 19 tall or wide
Color: Unlimited color palette
Typography: 2 typefaces, 3 type styles, and no more than 4 sizes of type.
Grid: proportional or ratio modular grid
Project Overview:
Well I kinda liked and kinda disliked this particular project. It was challenging as usual but something about it rubbed me just a little bit in the wrong direction. Either way, I got a final poster that I like, and that I feel fufills the needs of the challenge. This was a quick project, and I really wanted to span my ideas out a bit further, but im glad it was short anyway. Im pumped to move on to the next project and get that quick one under my belt as well. I looking forward to doing more work oddly enough. Even enough to do most of it over spring break.
First Steps...
First off, we needed to kinda just pick one out. Due to the quickness of the project, it was basically go with an interest and even if you didn't like it, you were stuck. So I picked the bathing suit just out of chance. So running with it, I started spitting out ideas. They didn't exactly scream timeline, or show it but the thought was there. there is also some pictures thrown in there.
Round Dos: well after some brutal research and some equally brutal critiques, i started going in a few different directions in order to get the right feel. i tried few of the sketches, like the thermometer, swim bouye lines, and an acordian style booklet. like such.
Round 3ish: Well so i continued with the booklet to no avail. it didnt show enough sense of time. So i with the advice of some friends and teachers, i simplified it down to JUST time, and JUST visuals. I came up with a kind of down stream sense, and with some photography tricks i remembered from high school, i came up with a global idea. a sweet techinique if i do say so myself.
Nearing Round 4!!!!!!!!: so after an enlightining critique, i decided to go with the globe idea. but i needed to make it better with a sense of time. I had a few different ideas. some side menus orientation, and vertical orientation, and then a rather skimpy one with no menu's however i think i like that one the best.
ITS THE FINAL ROUND! ALI TOLD ME HIMSELF THAT I WAS THE WORLDS GREATEST!:
So here below is the final product, i made a few adjustments with some stroke weight, some type errors, and even adjusted the color so it didnt look so purple. im happy how it came out, im happy that its over as well. During the actual printing, it was going perfect, literally until the very end. THE DAMN PRINTER CUT ONE WORD OFF. imagine how small that error is when the font size is 8pt. it was literally 1/4 of an inch that got cut off. i was not a happy man, so 8 dollars later, i readjusted, and had a perfectly printed print, and perfectly annoyed design student. o well. what we wont do for good design. nothing i guess. WELL WITHOUT FURTHER ADEIU! the final.
i hope you enjoyed. i did for the most part.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
BLOG-O # FIVE
So I read How Good Is Good. Besides being very well written it was very enlightening.
Summarizing what Stefan said basically goes like this....
The world in general has been designed, obviously by designers, but since most of us just follow the orders of our clients we fail to see the importance of design in the world and the affect that we have. If all of us just took time to make a list of priorities we apply to our designs and followed them, the world could be a better and more well designed place.
My favorite part was when he summed things up very simply. Like: Good Design + Bad Cause = Bad
I think Stefan is poplular because he puts things into context like that. He brings it up simply and makes it easy to understand.
Alot of the other videos I watched really had to do with designing our future, and the fact that we all play a very large roll in what happens to this world. Some person can have the best idea in the world but if it is not designed well, it wont reach the surface. So yeah I enjoyed these TED talks.
Summarizing what Stefan said basically goes like this....
The world in general has been designed, obviously by designers, but since most of us just follow the orders of our clients we fail to see the importance of design in the world and the affect that we have. If all of us just took time to make a list of priorities we apply to our designs and followed them, the world could be a better and more well designed place.
My favorite part was when he summed things up very simply. Like: Good Design + Bad Cause = Bad
I think Stefan is poplular because he puts things into context like that. He brings it up simply and makes it easy to understand.
Alot of the other videos I watched really had to do with designing our future, and the fact that we all play a very large roll in what happens to this world. Some person can have the best idea in the world but if it is not designed well, it wont reach the surface. So yeah I enjoyed these TED talks.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
FINALS FINALS
I want:
To suggest there is beauty in nature
To suggest simplicity is beautiful
To suggest perspective is always key
To suggest that art is valuable
To suggest good design
To suggest getting lost in nature
To suggest looking at things anew.
Concept Statement:
The vast spread
Of darkness
That speaks of mystery
The darkness that reveals
The beauty that lies beneath
In the form of glittering
Stars, a countless beauty
That seemed to conceal
A million stories
That can make the mankind
Take a new look at life
And the majestic moon
That silently looks at mankind
Wondering how its serenity
Was disturbed by the little steps
Of a man from the beautiful earth
Yet softly smiling back
And let the world sleep
In its magical glow
A glow that soothes
The world’s senses
And forget the pain of reality"
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
BRUCE MAU!! GEE WOW…
Bruce Mau is Canadian designer from 1996-99 he was the associate cullinan professor at Rice University School of Architecture in Houston. He has also been a thesis advisor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design; artist in residence at California Institute of the Arts; and a visiting scholar at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. He has lectured widely across North America and Europe, and currently serves on the International Advisory Committee of the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio. He is highly noted in AIGA and overall is a wicked cool designer. OVERALL, his work really is super creative and totally reflects his mantras that he made. so cool stuff.
MANTRA OF MY WEEK:
#18- Stay Up Late.- Staying up late is crazy, and sadly apart of everyday life at KU. Mau suggests it, KU enforces it. So I find it oddly appropriate to choose it as not only my mantra of the week, but my mantra of the semester.
MANTRA OF MY WEEK:
#18- Stay Up Late.- Staying up late is crazy, and sadly apart of everyday life at KU. Mau suggests it, KU enforces it. So I find it oddly appropriate to choose it as not only my mantra of the week, but my mantra of the semester.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
journal 3 TWENTY QUESTIONS
Well we read through Twenty Rules. A very nice design rule book that gives the top 20 basic rules to follow when your doing designs. So I will mention all of them, then tell you the 3 most important, the 3 i need to practice, and the three i will probably ignore.
1.Have a Concept
2.Communicate, Don't Decorate
3.Speak with One Visual Voice
4.Use Two Typeface Families Maximum, OK, Maybe Three
5.Use the One-Two Punch!
6.Pick Colors On Purpose
7.If You Can Do It With Less, Then Do It
8.Negative Space is Magical, Create it don't just Fill It Up
9.Treat The Type As Image, As Though it's just as important
10.Type is Only Type When Its Friendly
11.Be Universal, Remember That Its Not About You
12.Squish and Separate
13.Distribute Light and Dark Like Firecrackers And The Rising Sun
14.Be Descisive, Do it on Purpose, Or Dont Do It at All
15.Measure with Your Eyes, Design Is Visual
16.Create Images-Dont Scavenge
17.Ignore Fashion. Seriously.
18.Move It! Static Equals Dull
19.Look at History but dont Repeat It
20.Symmetry is The Ultimate Evil
ALRIGHTY THEN!
My Top 3 will have to be
#8 Negative Space is Magical- Very true, some of the best compositions Ive seen really use negative space well
#15 Measure With Your Eyes- I think thats the true sign of designer if you can just know in your head because of what you see
#7 If You Can Do Less With It, Then Do It- Anyone can throw crap on paper, or the screen. So Less Is More
My Top 3 I need to work on
#1 Have A Concept- I usually have an idea I want to portray but I cant really get it into words....
#11 Be Universal, Remeber its Not About You- I tend to dwell on my first idea and I love my own stuff. I need to expand
#14 Be Descisive, Do it ON Purpose Or dont Do it All- I tend to get a little figdity and put stuff in when i dont need to.
My 3 That I Will Ignore
#19 Look at History.... yeah its boring and i dont do it anyway.
#17 I really dont Even KNOW fashion, so following it wont be a problem
#12 Squish and Separte- well honestly I would follow this one, but its the lowest on the list that I wouldnt.
1.Have a Concept
2.Communicate, Don't Decorate
3.Speak with One Visual Voice
4.Use Two Typeface Families Maximum, OK, Maybe Three
5.Use the One-Two Punch!
6.Pick Colors On Purpose
7.If You Can Do It With Less, Then Do It
8.Negative Space is Magical, Create it don't just Fill It Up
9.Treat The Type As Image, As Though it's just as important
10.Type is Only Type When Its Friendly
11.Be Universal, Remember That Its Not About You
12.Squish and Separate
13.Distribute Light and Dark Like Firecrackers And The Rising Sun
14.Be Descisive, Do it on Purpose, Or Dont Do It at All
15.Measure with Your Eyes, Design Is Visual
16.Create Images-Dont Scavenge
17.Ignore Fashion. Seriously.
18.Move It! Static Equals Dull
19.Look at History but dont Repeat It
20.Symmetry is The Ultimate Evil
ALRIGHTY THEN!
My Top 3 will have to be
#8 Negative Space is Magical- Very true, some of the best compositions Ive seen really use negative space well
#15 Measure With Your Eyes- I think thats the true sign of designer if you can just know in your head because of what you see
#7 If You Can Do Less With It, Then Do It- Anyone can throw crap on paper, or the screen. So Less Is More
My Top 3 I need to work on
#1 Have A Concept- I usually have an idea I want to portray but I cant really get it into words....
#11 Be Universal, Remeber its Not About You- I tend to dwell on my first idea and I love my own stuff. I need to expand
#14 Be Descisive, Do it ON Purpose Or dont Do it All- I tend to get a little figdity and put stuff in when i dont need to.
My 3 That I Will Ignore
#19 Look at History.... yeah its boring and i dont do it anyway.
#17 I really dont Even KNOW fashion, so following it wont be a problem
#12 Squish and Separte- well honestly I would follow this one, but its the lowest on the list that I wouldnt.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
journal 2.
CHIP KIDD and JOHN GALL
Chip Kidd is a graphic designer based in new york. He has designed over 1000 book covers and is one the best in the industry. He works for Knopf which is associated with Random House Publishing. He is known for his creative, sly and intriguing. To some he is considered the closest thing to a rock star in graphic design. Some even claim he is the best book cover designer of all time. His style is impecable and writers even make contracts demanding that he designs their book when it is published. He also just happens to be a Batman fanatic, which just makes him the coolest book cover designer of all time.
He is important because he is a great example of thinking outside the box, and the fact that he actually got famous in a section of design that usually goes unrecognized.
John Gall was a would be architect before he fell into the graphic design field. Stumbled is more appropriate of a word, because it came into the field by taking extra drawing classes and this all would segway into design courses and a switch to graphics.
He is also a master book cover designer. His style is more about cut and paste, collage, and using clever photography. He has a wide range of looks he incorporates into his designs which really gives each of his books something special.
Chip Kidd is a graphic designer based in new york. He has designed over 1000 book covers and is one the best in the industry. He works for Knopf which is associated with Random House Publishing. He is known for his creative, sly and intriguing. To some he is considered the closest thing to a rock star in graphic design. Some even claim he is the best book cover designer of all time. His style is impecable and writers even make contracts demanding that he designs their book when it is published. He also just happens to be a Batman fanatic, which just makes him the coolest book cover designer of all time.
He is important because he is a great example of thinking outside the box, and the fact that he actually got famous in a section of design that usually goes unrecognized.
John Gall was a would be architect before he fell into the graphic design field. Stumbled is more appropriate of a word, because it came into the field by taking extra drawing classes and this all would segway into design courses and a switch to graphics.
He is also a master book cover designer. His style is more about cut and paste, collage, and using clever photography. He has a wide range of looks he incorporates into his designs which really gives each of his books something special.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
ITS COVERS GALORE!!!
Just some of the covers ive been working on. Using Ansel Adams' The American Wilderness
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Update!
Since I already have my mood board photos up, i figured i would add on to it with my even more refined type study, and cool
concept board. so enjoy!
concept board. so enjoy!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Writers Toolbox!
Well the writers toolbox was an interesting read. It had both things I had done before and things I had never even thought of doing. but i guess thats why im not an english major.This "writers toolbox" is helpful for designers because as a group we generally express things visually and when we get stuck, that means we cant express what we think, and writing in their various styles is a way to trick your mind into being productive and not getting stuck stupidly somewhere in the thought process. so without further adeiu, i would like to show you my versions of their process.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Day2! work work work.
Day 2:
Type Searching!
Audience Persona:
Cory is eighteen and walking around the gift shop after he finished his tour of the smithsonian. He is excited to go back to college even though his summer break felt so short. As he is about to leave the gift shop, a book catches his eye. The contrasting bold letters on the psine and the splotch of color on the black cover really draws him in. He picks up the book from the shelf. He quickly admires the handywork and flips through the photo filled pages. He really wants to add this book to his collection, but since it is the end of his trip, his spending cash is low and the book is higher on the price range. He reluctantly puts the book back on the shelf, but not before typing the author and book title into his blackberry wishlist. Hopefully his parents will get it for him when he gets home. The next day as he boards the plane home, he starts to daydream about his other collections. His vintage records, his guitars, and of course his books.
Concept Statement:
1. "I know that i am one with beauty and that my comrades are one.
Let our souls be mountains, let our spirits be stars, let our hearts be worlds"
Being expressive is a part of the human nature. It is what drives the soul.
That statement is so simple and yet so complex, the possibilties are seemingly
endless, but somehow we each find our way. In that sense, nature is just as simple,
and just as complex. but somehow the moon rises over the mountains creating
a gentle glow that is just perfect. The wind blows the wheat fields into a perfect
rythmic order. Nature simply exists, and so does design, and they do it in harmony...
2. "The vast spread
Of darkness
That speaks of mystery
The darkness that reveals
The beauty that lies beneath
In the form of glittering
Stars, a countless beauty
That seemed to conceal
A million stories
That can make the mankind
Take a new look at life
And the majestic moon
That silently looks at mankind
Wondering how its serenity
Was disturbed by the little steps
Of a man from the beautiful earth
Yet softly smiling back
And let the world sleep
In its magical glow
A glow that soothes
The world’s senses
And forget the pain of reality"
3. What makes quality? What makes simplicity?
What makes good design? Its not an easy question to answer.
Which is why people must rely on their instincts, their human
nature that drives them forward. Its not often that we use this,
but when we do, it really pays off. When it comes to design,
every human being has the ability to recognize good work
even though they might not be able to create it.
So why not give the people what they know
in their minds. Its as simple as that.
Color Pallete:
Im looking for deep dark colors with hints and soft hues of others.
be gentle with the approach and bring them in with a gradient.
Blacks, grays, reds, yellows. Colors that really contrast well against
each other.
Moodboards:
Type Searching!
Audience Persona:
Cory is eighteen and walking around the gift shop after he finished his tour of the smithsonian. He is excited to go back to college even though his summer break felt so short. As he is about to leave the gift shop, a book catches his eye. The contrasting bold letters on the psine and the splotch of color on the black cover really draws him in. He picks up the book from the shelf. He quickly admires the handywork and flips through the photo filled pages. He really wants to add this book to his collection, but since it is the end of his trip, his spending cash is low and the book is higher on the price range. He reluctantly puts the book back on the shelf, but not before typing the author and book title into his blackberry wishlist. Hopefully his parents will get it for him when he gets home. The next day as he boards the plane home, he starts to daydream about his other collections. His vintage records, his guitars, and of course his books.
Concept Statement:
1. "I know that i am one with beauty and that my comrades are one.
Let our souls be mountains, let our spirits be stars, let our hearts be worlds"
Being expressive is a part of the human nature. It is what drives the soul.
That statement is so simple and yet so complex, the possibilties are seemingly
endless, but somehow we each find our way. In that sense, nature is just as simple,
and just as complex. but somehow the moon rises over the mountains creating
a gentle glow that is just perfect. The wind blows the wheat fields into a perfect
rythmic order. Nature simply exists, and so does design, and they do it in harmony...
2. "The vast spread
Of darkness
That speaks of mystery
The darkness that reveals
The beauty that lies beneath
In the form of glittering
Stars, a countless beauty
That seemed to conceal
A million stories
That can make the mankind
Take a new look at life
And the majestic moon
That silently looks at mankind
Wondering how its serenity
Was disturbed by the little steps
Of a man from the beautiful earth
Yet softly smiling back
And let the world sleep
In its magical glow
A glow that soothes
The world’s senses
And forget the pain of reality"
3. What makes quality? What makes simplicity?
What makes good design? Its not an easy question to answer.
Which is why people must rely on their instincts, their human
nature that drives them forward. Its not often that we use this,
but when we do, it really pays off. When it comes to design,
every human being has the ability to recognize good work
even though they might not be able to create it.
So why not give the people what they know
in their minds. Its as simple as that.
Color Pallete:
Im looking for deep dark colors with hints and soft hues of others.
be gentle with the approach and bring them in with a gradient.
Blacks, grays, reds, yellows. Colors that really contrast well against
each other.
Moodboards:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Research Time!
Define!
Series: Is a group or a number of related or similar things, event, etc., arranged or occurring in some sort of succession or order.
Sequence: Is a serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
Sign: Is a object, word, or anything that has meaning
For Example: putting up two fingers means peace.
Icon: Something that represents the subject it emulates.
A picture of a stoplight means a stoplight
Index: A directly audible, visible, smellable, touchable, something that correlates with and implies to something of interest.
for example: a picture of a donkey, for democrat.
Symbol: Are easily taken from context and are closely associated with large sets of other words.
For example: a bmxer would likely say GNARLY when see a LARGE trick thrown down. even though gnarly doesnt mean big trick.
What makes an awesome bookjacket????
well, an awesome book jacket has a style or content that directly relates to the content inside of the book,
but also entices the reader to want to read the book because of visual interest.
MY BOOKS!
I decided to go crazy and do 3 photographers, artists books.
The first being the world famous Ansel Adams : The American Wilderness
In second place, Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
and lastly but not leastly, Alex MacLean Visualizing Destiny
INFO TIME!
Ansel Adams: Ansel is a god in the photo world and to this day is considered one of the best. He is well known for his beautfiuly tonal black and white images of the amazing United States landscape that still exists this day. He shot locations like Half Dome and Yosemite, The Grand Tetons and many many more. His work was left on the Voyager spacecraft, the craft that was sent out into space to be intercepted by possible alien life. ITS THAT GOOD. His legacy has many followers and he is revered as one of the best of all time to ever grace a camera.
Andy Goldsworthy: Is a British sculptor, photographer and enviormentalist. His work is specific to the site, and he only uses natural organic found objects at that specific location and uses nothing but what natures provides him to build his sculptures. THATS RIGHT! NO TOOLS!. His work is beautiful, amazing and down right jaw dropping. It is sometimes a permanent sculpture, but mostly his work is very temporary because of the elemental forces at the site. They are photographed and then left to degrade.
Alex MacLean: an American Born photographer who specializes in aerial photos. His work is full of pattern, and line. It is a perspective rarely seen and it is beautiful.He became interested in aerial scenery while he studied community planning and got a flight permit in 1975. Since then he has flown around America and the world in his Cessna 182 taking pictures and he has become a renowned aerial photographer. His pictures that portray both natural and man-made landscapes have been on display in numerous exhibitions and books.
For the covers and flaps i would really love to break everything down and simplify it. I want to add a bit of the author and and his work to give each cover its own flare. And these are all photo books, so for added challenge, i would prefer NOT to use any photos on them, but however, i would recreate their work in some sort of fashion.
Book 1.I would love to feature the black and white style of ansel in his work. I would really want to re make some of his photos in sort of a stencil sort of filter form. break the whole thing down into layers and simplify everything. i would like the lettering to be white, and have a glossy sky. however that could happen.
Book 2. andy goldsworthy is all about the nature, and he uses awesome patterns. so once a gain a bold black cover, but use a gradient and slowly leak in color. and maybe finish it with just ONE full color leaf or stick or something that stands out. he makes chains out of leaves and i want that to kind of play around the flap and back.
Book 3. Alex maclean does some really cool shots that show crazy patterns with cars and trees and nature from sky view. i would like this book perhaps be white, but black is still strong in my mind. and i would like use the aerial shots to show scale and make cool shadows and patterns on the cover that bleed over the flap and go all over the book. maybe the text and the pattern can be put together some how.
WORD LIST.
contrasting range seperated nighttime twilight dark inactive grim subdued beautiful graceful
elegant expensive valuable shiny glistening showy mysterious cryptic simple suave seamless
ironed streamlined rough bland velvety flat sharp monotone matte inactive natural artificial
earthy life like raw instinctual abstract concrete east west retro futuristic vintage handmade home made
machine made well conducted reformed arranged methodical structured organized light rural urban trash INSPIRING
Contrasting: opposition or juxtaposition of different forms, lines, or colors in a work of art to intensify each element's properties and produce a more dynamic expressiveness.
Twilight:the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall
Beautiful:having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind
Elegant: gracefully refined and dignified, as in tastes, habits, or literary style
Mysterious:of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable
Simple: easy to understand, deal with, use, etc
Monotone: sameness of tone or color, sometimes to a boring degree.
Natural: happening in the ordinary or usual course of things, without the intervention of accident, violence, etc.
Life-Like:resembling or simulating real life
Inspiring: to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does
Tone:
I want my books to have a Bold, Elegant, Collectable sort of feel to them. I want the to be Serious and show Quality.
I want the reader to say wow, thats a nice book before they even know what the book is. And then they should want to keep that book forever, not just because of the content inside. im talkin a high class cover here.
To suggest LIST
i want.....
To suggest there is beauty in nature
To suggest simplicity is beautiful
To suggest perspective is always key
To suggest that art is valuable
To suggest good design
To suggest getting lost in nature
To suggest looking at things differently in the world
Quotes and Songs and AWESOMENESS!
Coheed and Cambria-Mother Superior-Song
" Your time has come to pick the road you walk in the tale"
Tupac Shakur- Poem- The Rose that Grew From the Concrete
"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared."
August Rush Soundtrack- Moondance- Song-Harmonica
"Well its a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars and the glow in your eyes"
also definitely worth mentioning that the harmonica playing in the background is awesome and very inspiring
Blindside-Roads-Song
"Been riding in the sunset, ignoring what follows after beauty, fades to black now"
Flight of the Conchords-Jenny-Comedy Sketch
"We jut looked out across the city form our little spot on the hilltop,. Its so pretty from way up here. we talked about how the lights from the buildings and cars, seemed like reflections of the stars, that shined out so pretty and bright that night"
For being a really goofy pair of guys, this excerpt is actual quite beautiful, and i really like it.
The Raconteurs-Many Shades of Black-Song
Just the title really inspired me, i really want gradients and multiple shades of black
Ray Charles-Georgia on My Mind-Song
Very inspiring, it makes you want to meet the lady Georgia, and go visit the state Georgia, i want that same effect with my covers.
Chandrasekar Koneru-The Night Sky- Poem
"The vast spread of darkness that speaks of mystery, the darkness reveals the beauty that lies beneath..."
Gaelic Mantra-
" I know that i am one with beauty and that my comrades are one. let our souls be mountains, let our spirits be stars, let our hearts be worlds"
Alicia Keys-So Simple-Song
The song itself has no inspiration for me about my covers other than the title, but rather what Alicia Keys represents what i like, she is beautiful, her music is beautiful, and her style is simple. thats all i want in my designs.
Series: Is a group or a number of related or similar things, event, etc., arranged or occurring in some sort of succession or order.
Sequence: Is a serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
Sign: Is a object, word, or anything that has meaning
For Example: putting up two fingers means peace.
Icon: Something that represents the subject it emulates.
A picture of a stoplight means a stoplight
Index: A directly audible, visible, smellable, touchable, something that correlates with and implies to something of interest.
for example: a picture of a donkey, for democrat.
Symbol: Are easily taken from context and are closely associated with large sets of other words.
For example: a bmxer would likely say GNARLY when see a LARGE trick thrown down. even though gnarly doesnt mean big trick.
What makes an awesome bookjacket????
well, an awesome book jacket has a style or content that directly relates to the content inside of the book,
but also entices the reader to want to read the book because of visual interest.
MY BOOKS!
I decided to go crazy and do 3 photographers, artists books.
The first being the world famous Ansel Adams : The American Wilderness
In second place, Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
and lastly but not leastly, Alex MacLean Visualizing Destiny
INFO TIME!
Ansel Adams: Ansel is a god in the photo world and to this day is considered one of the best. He is well known for his beautfiuly tonal black and white images of the amazing United States landscape that still exists this day. He shot locations like Half Dome and Yosemite, The Grand Tetons and many many more. His work was left on the Voyager spacecraft, the craft that was sent out into space to be intercepted by possible alien life. ITS THAT GOOD. His legacy has many followers and he is revered as one of the best of all time to ever grace a camera.
Andy Goldsworthy: Is a British sculptor, photographer and enviormentalist. His work is specific to the site, and he only uses natural organic found objects at that specific location and uses nothing but what natures provides him to build his sculptures. THATS RIGHT! NO TOOLS!. His work is beautiful, amazing and down right jaw dropping. It is sometimes a permanent sculpture, but mostly his work is very temporary because of the elemental forces at the site. They are photographed and then left to degrade.
Alex MacLean: an American Born photographer who specializes in aerial photos. His work is full of pattern, and line. It is a perspective rarely seen and it is beautiful.He became interested in aerial scenery while he studied community planning and got a flight permit in 1975. Since then he has flown around America and the world in his Cessna 182 taking pictures and he has become a renowned aerial photographer. His pictures that portray both natural and man-made landscapes have been on display in numerous exhibitions and books.
For the covers and flaps i would really love to break everything down and simplify it. I want to add a bit of the author and and his work to give each cover its own flare. And these are all photo books, so for added challenge, i would prefer NOT to use any photos on them, but however, i would recreate their work in some sort of fashion.
Book 1.I would love to feature the black and white style of ansel in his work. I would really want to re make some of his photos in sort of a stencil sort of filter form. break the whole thing down into layers and simplify everything. i would like the lettering to be white, and have a glossy sky. however that could happen.
Book 2. andy goldsworthy is all about the nature, and he uses awesome patterns. so once a gain a bold black cover, but use a gradient and slowly leak in color. and maybe finish it with just ONE full color leaf or stick or something that stands out. he makes chains out of leaves and i want that to kind of play around the flap and back.
Book 3. Alex maclean does some really cool shots that show crazy patterns with cars and trees and nature from sky view. i would like this book perhaps be white, but black is still strong in my mind. and i would like use the aerial shots to show scale and make cool shadows and patterns on the cover that bleed over the flap and go all over the book. maybe the text and the pattern can be put together some how.
WORD LIST.
contrasting range seperated nighttime twilight dark inactive grim subdued beautiful graceful
elegant expensive valuable shiny glistening showy mysterious cryptic simple suave seamless
ironed streamlined rough bland velvety flat sharp monotone matte inactive natural artificial
earthy life like raw instinctual abstract concrete east west retro futuristic vintage handmade home made
machine made well conducted reformed arranged methodical structured organized light rural urban trash INSPIRING
Contrasting: opposition or juxtaposition of different forms, lines, or colors in a work of art to intensify each element's properties and produce a more dynamic expressiveness.
Twilight:the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall
Beautiful:having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind
Elegant: gracefully refined and dignified, as in tastes, habits, or literary style
Mysterious:of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable
Simple: easy to understand, deal with, use, etc
Monotone: sameness of tone or color, sometimes to a boring degree.
Natural: happening in the ordinary or usual course of things, without the intervention of accident, violence, etc.
Life-Like:resembling or simulating real life
Inspiring: to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does
Tone:
I want my books to have a Bold, Elegant, Collectable sort of feel to them. I want the to be Serious and show Quality.
I want the reader to say wow, thats a nice book before they even know what the book is. And then they should want to keep that book forever, not just because of the content inside. im talkin a high class cover here.
To suggest LIST
i want.....
To suggest there is beauty in nature
To suggest simplicity is beautiful
To suggest perspective is always key
To suggest that art is valuable
To suggest good design
To suggest getting lost in nature
To suggest looking at things differently in the world
Quotes and Songs and AWESOMENESS!
Coheed and Cambria-Mother Superior-Song
" Your time has come to pick the road you walk in the tale"
Tupac Shakur- Poem- The Rose that Grew From the Concrete
"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared."
August Rush Soundtrack- Moondance- Song-Harmonica
"Well its a marvelous night for a moondance, with the stars and the glow in your eyes"
also definitely worth mentioning that the harmonica playing in the background is awesome and very inspiring
Blindside-Roads-Song
"Been riding in the sunset, ignoring what follows after beauty, fades to black now"
Flight of the Conchords-Jenny-Comedy Sketch
"We jut looked out across the city form our little spot on the hilltop,. Its so pretty from way up here. we talked about how the lights from the buildings and cars, seemed like reflections of the stars, that shined out so pretty and bright that night"
For being a really goofy pair of guys, this excerpt is actual quite beautiful, and i really like it.
The Raconteurs-Many Shades of Black-Song
Just the title really inspired me, i really want gradients and multiple shades of black
Ray Charles-Georgia on My Mind-Song
Very inspiring, it makes you want to meet the lady Georgia, and go visit the state Georgia, i want that same effect with my covers.
Chandrasekar Koneru-The Night Sky- Poem
"The vast spread of darkness that speaks of mystery, the darkness reveals the beauty that lies beneath..."
Gaelic Mantra-
" I know that i am one with beauty and that my comrades are one. let our souls be mountains, let our spirits be stars, let our hearts be worlds"
Alicia Keys-So Simple-Song
The song itself has no inspiration for me about my covers other than the title, but rather what Alicia Keys represents what i like, she is beautiful, her music is beautiful, and her style is simple. thats all i want in my designs.
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