Saturday, September 26, 2009
Little Friends of Printmaking Interview
Spencer Proj3 Roughs
Both of my roughs are about the day the power went out in JCM (and elsewhere I think...) because I was in another comdes class at the time, so the teacher basically had to cancel class. I chose Futura for both because I like it and I figure if this is about MY day it should be a font that I feel represents me. Also, I don't really think there's a serifed (sp?) font that wouldn't detract from the message I was trying to get across through the composition so... Futura. I like my first rough a lot better than the second one, and I think it probably shows... Not really stuck on anything. In my first version of the top rough the block of black started further down in the composition, I think I like it in the middle better though.
Montemayor Proj3 Roughs
[1st Version]
[2nd Version]
After this particular day, i completely changed my mind about getting into the river at sewell park. I had heard of the river before and decided to enjoy it for the first time this past summer. Long story short i had a short panic attack when i reached a deeper part of the river and was forced to backstroke (thats all i know as far as swimming goes).
I was going for a bit of a distressed look and i felt that i could achieve this using Garamond as my font. I tweaked a couple of things in the second version and added a couple of elements i thought looked interesting but i'm not sure if the cleaner version works just as well. When putting my idea together, i knew i wanted some perspective and hope that came across in my comps.
Friday, September 25, 2009
McCastlain_Proj 3Roughs
- For both of these compositions I chose Gill Sans because I needed a typeface that had no serifs. I did two variations on the same idea. That idea is basically all the stuff that I have to do in one day clouded into one big mess. I thought I would then show how the day gets better or more simplified through Bikram yoga. The first example I thought leaves falling down would be interesting since the pose illustrated is called Tree Pose. I think i definitely need more words floating down if I were to use the leaves. Basically I am thinking that i should combine the two ideas of both pictures? And is she too simple? Should there be more detail? All criticism greatly appreciated :) (and little floater on top right of second composition will not exist in final comp ;)
Martin Proj 3 Roughs
For this project, I wanted to tell the story of my trip to the pyramids in Egypt. The first one focuses more upon the emotional experience as I made my way into the heart of the structure, so I tried to make the words look as if they were part of the tunnel. With the second one, I decided to make it look like a postcard that one might see from the area, but with the physical and emotional experiences seperated between them. The font I selected was Bembo. I like the romantic look it has.
The interview is with Chuck Close who is a famous portrait painter. In the interview he discusses how when he paints a portrait, it is just paint on pigment distributed across a flat surface. He can't really see that it is a portrait that he is painting. He works on one square at a time. Phillip Glass also discusses that we are used to form and content being process but with Chuck Close, it's form, content, and process.
Steven Heller, Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones
Television interview about typeface design, with Steven Heller, Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones talk about the evolution of type from the early days in its development to its structure and meaning today. Hoefler explained the significance of type in the Wall Street Journal stock pages and why it needed to be designed that way. He says the type face of today is "everyfont" because of our everchanging needs.
David Pache Interview
This is a short interview with David Pache. He is the founder of Dache a design studio in Geneva. In this interview he talks about how he got into logo design and a bit about his process and what he thinks make a good logo.
http://www.designinterviews.com/interviews/513
http://www.designinterviews.com/interviews/513
Schaefer Proj. 3 Roughs
for my first rough i chose gill sans for the font because i like the way it looks for the cogs, the daily grind is an expression that my grandmother always says and thats what i think of when it comes to my weekly schedule.
for my second rough, i'm on the road a lot every weekend so that was the inspiration, i chose avant garde for the font, i just really like the way it looks.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Interview: Luminous Art of Chuck Anderson
This is a sort of all-round interview with designer Chuck Anderson (he's done several magazines, posters, CDs, etc. for major names as shown in the interview itself). The interview discusses Chuck's approach to his work, his ethics, and his views on art in general.
Douglas Vitkauskas Interview
Interview
Here is an interview with Brazillian font designer Douglas Vitauskas who creates and releases a bunch of free fonts in Punk and Grunge styles.
"Bringing a dose of modern irreverence to old world decor, Flavor Paper screenprints wallpaper by hand in their New Orleans studio. This episode of our video series visits with owner Jon Sherman and tours the factory to learn about how they do it. "
"To document MoMA's wonderful, monumental exhibit spanning design, science and technology, "Design and the Elastic Mind," we enlisted the help of the show's esteemed curator, Paola Antonelli. Paola speaks in detail about several of the exhibits, including "The Afterlife," a system for turning corpses into batteries, robots that act as personal climatizers and DNA origami. She also weighs in on her curatorial approach, addressing the role of the designer, her mission to shift public perception of design and how design revolutionizes our lives. "
Not sure if these count as interviews, but Cool Hunting is a pretty awesome show. :)
Proj 3 Daily Schedule critique
Post up your 2 roughs from Proj 3 Daily Schedule.
To do this:
1. Export your Illustrator file by SAVING FOR WEB
2. Use the following settings to create JPEGs
3. Do this for each comp to create 2 jpgs.
4. Upload these to the blog.
5. Requirements for blog:
To do this:
1. Export your Illustrator file by SAVING FOR WEB
2. Use the following settings to create JPEGs
3. Do this for each comp to create 2 jpgs.
4. Upload these to the blog.
5. Requirements for blog:
- Title: Your last name Proj 3 Roughs
- Brief explanation of your composition. What's the story. What is the feeling you are trying to convey? Why did you select this typeface? What are the differences between the two comps? Are you stuck on any aspect of the composition.
- Add the labels "class time" and "proj3 roughs"
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Inteview with Zuzanna Licko
http://www.emigre.com/Licko.php
Zuzanna Licko is the creator of Emigre Fonts.
She was one of the first to use the apple computers
as a tool to change bitmap images into useable type.
Emigre also sells type for typographers.
Designer Interview: Milton Glaser/ Milton Glaser, Inc.1974
hillmancurtis :: film and video :: Artist Series: Milton Glaser :: 347 756 5049
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"He is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States."
In this interview Milton Glaser discusses the role of the artist and graphic designer and how to stay "astonished" with life.
Craig Ward Interview with Creative Review Magazine
Craig Ward is a designer and typographer who’s got serious skill and a soapbox to fuel his passion. This article talks about his fight to get typography noticed, to prove that it’s equally as engaging as any other image. He believes consumers have become visually lazy and that typography is playing less and less of a role. We use advertizing to make a statement, using an image to portray a visual one-liner or pun. He has become numb to this idea and is ready for change. “A picture may paint a thousand words, but with a thousand words, who needs pictures? – Craig Ward”
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
James Victore/James Victore Inc.
Poster Designer James Victore talks about his design process and what he feels the true purpose of design is.
This link is full of Awsome designer interviews!! Enjoy!
Posts for Week 5 and Week 6
BLOG ASSIGNMENT Week 5 & 6:
The internet has several sources to hear about design straight from the designer themselves. In this blog assignment find an interview with a designer and post up the link or video.
Included in your post: Designer name/Company and synopsis of interview. The synopsis should be a brief paragraph about the interview. Add the labels "designer interview" & "class time". Remember to add a comma between the words. If the labels are not present you will not receive credit. The labels are meant for organization. If post are not labeled they will get lost in the blog. Therefore...no labels...no grade!! To double check your labeling you should be able to find your post when you select the "class time" on the right and when you select "designer interview". If it doesn't show up you did it wrong.
DUE by Monday, October 5th @ 5pm
The internet has several sources to hear about design straight from the designer themselves. In this blog assignment find an interview with a designer and post up the link or video.
Included in your post: Designer name/Company and synopsis of interview. The synopsis should be a brief paragraph about the interview. Add the labels "designer interview" & "class time". Remember to add a comma between the words. If the labels are not present you will not receive credit. The labels are meant for organization. If post are not labeled they will get lost in the blog. Therefore...no labels...no grade!! To double check your labeling you should be able to find your post when you select the "class time" on the right and when you select "designer interview". If it doesn't show up you did it wrong.
DUE by Monday, October 5th @ 5pm
Monday, September 21, 2009
here is a new one...
so i just realized that the person below got the same image so i got another one. oops.
Designer: Karly Barret
Year: 2008
Expressive Type: Alexander Rodchenko
Designer: Alexander Rodchenko
Year:Unknown
Aleksander was a graphic designer as well as a photographer, sculptor, and artist. He was considered one of the founders of constructivism and of Russian Design.
Expressive Type-Visual Poetry
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Expressive Type Example
Client: Student Project
Year: Unknown
This is from the portfolio of Ed Nacional a design student at Parsons who recently interned at The New York Times.
Check out his portfolio, it's very impressive.
Gemma O'Brien Expressive Type
Gemma O’Brien. Also known as Mrs Eaves
TypoBerlin
What is inspiring you at the moment? At the moment I am inspired by cupcakes, black pens, details, swash capitals and photos of Surry Hills from the early 20th century with lots of cool handwritten signage type. I’m also excited by the news of the next Some Type of Wonderful exhibition happening in Melbourne in October.
Amnesty International: Rape
Found A BUNCH of type advertisements on a website and this was one of the many that I liked. It's a rape awareness ad from 
Amnesty International.
Amnesty International.
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