Graphic Design

 I selected this picture because of the very details of the black and red ink that form this unique person with flowers creating her outline.  The sketchiness of the poster gives it beautiful texture and comfortable feeling throughout the piece. Graphics creating a sketchy portrait.

I was first drawn to this ad being a person who has to pull themselves away from buying too many shoes. I think it sends a visually interesting and effective message. The composition is well balanced with the women's body position to the purse and the lettering on the left. The use of color is mainly focused on the woman's shirt and her purse which I believe to be a less effective marketing tool for the bank. I would have made the bank's logo and message more emphasized. Otherwise at a first glance it appears as a fashion magazine ad which may be good to target the right audience.

College Grapgic Design poster

I found this poster that someone designed for the Ivy Tech Community Colleges' Graphic Design program. I like the design because it is clearly conveys the schools name, program and website. This person kept the colors simple black and white with a bright pink accent which catches the observers eye. The use of ivy leaves makes a clear connection to the name of the school and aids in the understanding of the design.

This image has a great flow, contrasts, and very cartoony. It is a very unrealistic piece. It seems to be based on nature verses city.

I chose this picture because I really think that this is a very creative way to advertise a product. The use of the bus straps is ingenious, and I feel like it gets people who might not have otherwise been interested in the product a chance to see what they may have been missing. While I'm not sure that a bus is the best place to advertise an expensive watch, I think that the use of something ordinary is very creative and a lot of thought must have gone in to the creation of this advertisement. I guess I'm going to call this a good example of design. I have never seen anything like this before, but it definitely makes you think and I will definitely use this for inspiration in the future.

Modern Toilet

Modern Toilet is a restaurant in Taiwan that is entirely bathroom themed. The seats are real toilets and the tables are real tubs and sinks. The food is even served in miniature versions of toilets and tubs. Though the idea of sitting in a bathroom having a meal might seem repulsive I love the uniqueness of it. I've certainly never seen anything like it. The colors used are vibrant and the designs are detailed. Each group of "seats" has it's own pattern. Even though my ideal place for dining is usually not in a bathroom, I can't help the allure of sitting on a toilet and being served ice cream.

I chose this Target billboard because I typically like most Target ads and commercials. As soon as you look at a Target billboard you can tell what store it is for. They have their signature red and white colors, target logo, and advertise that they are a store that sells items of all varieties. This particular one has a phrase saying "hello goodbuy" which lets people know that they have cheap prices. Overall I get the vibe that Target is a modern day store that you can buy most items you will need in one place. 

Kidsexchange

I chose this image to use as both a good and bad design. Good because the font and coloring the designer used is very childish and works for the store logo and what is in the store, but as for the bad part the full title of the store is misleading when you read it because all the lettering is put together so it's up to the viewer to depict what is actually being displayed.

Butterfly

I found this logo when I was researching for my object for the project. I thought it was interesting how they used the letters of the company to make the wings for the butterfly. I think it is a very good design for a logo.

Straight to the Heart

I chose this image because it is done by a guy who has inspired me since high school. His name is Rob Hopkins, he graduated out of my high school, then went to Fredonia for graphic design (which was exactly what I always thought I'd do). I feel like a lot of his work really hits home for me and sends out a good message to everyone. Even people who are not as familiar with the design programs can tell that Rob is very talented with them and extremely creative. I'm sure I'll be posting more of his work for you guys!

Bad Designs

I decided to go with bad designs this week that I found by simply google'ing "bad logo designs". I supose I kinda cheated a little, but I did find some. I found a lot of logos and designs that I absolutely hated, but these ones were definately the worst.


With this one, not only is the design just terrible over all (font, colors, etc.) but I am not even sure what this logo is for. My first thought is that it really is a logo for a spa, but then I'm seriously wondering if anyone in their right mind would really design or use that. Maybe it was for an '80's video game?


With out even reading the text, I could safely assume this logo was for an attorney's office or some other sort of other legal business. Wrong. It's for a pizza place. My bad.



This had to have been done with that "Add Text" feature in Microsoft Word. Yeah, you can't do much with it, but I used to design logos with it when I was younger and did a way better job than this. The text is skewed and the dark purple makes it really hard to read, even when viewed at a larger scale. The little rain drop isn't helping matters either.

Fore!!

I am constantly being amazed at the skill some people have when it comes to Illustrator and Photoshop. This image is one of many that I came across at this website. The picture above is one of my favorites from this page, but there are more that are just as worthy of posting. Here's another page from the same website that shows more talented Photoshop work.

I picked this image because at first glance it is a warm jungle like atmosphere. Yet it has amazing trippy colors and images, such as the lady and her hair as the water then the mist turns into the horses. An the sun rays look god like as is there was zeus in the sky.

Beauty is Beyond

I Choose this image because it flows really well with the contrast of the hair and the skin. The hair is very organic and could be seen as hair from far away but up close the viewer can see that the hair is made up of vines, plants, flowers, which gives it the organic look and feel to it. The image is very modern but it also gives me the mood of an Art Nuevo look because the Art Nuevo period involved a lot of elegant examples of elegant lines that were organic looking and even had vines in some of the works.