Monday, November 24, 2008

Post-millennial Music CD

Title: The Recession
Artist: Young Jeezy
Released: 2008
The album cover shows the artist as the main attraction point
and shows him with praying hands, which shows him as not a
high and mighty person but a servant who prays for
hope or something. The background has the American flag
which shows this album as more political or
its a link with the artist praying hands,
like he's praying for this nation.

Post-modern Music CD's

Artist: SugarHill Gang
Released: 1979
Album cover want you to know who the artists are so they
made there name all bright and shiny
so the eye goes right to it. The album shows
its a typical band who are performing for a
large audience, which shows that the band is very popular.

Modern Music CD

Title: Birth Of The Cool
Artist: Miles Davis
Released: 1950
The Album cover wanted to show that the album main
instrument played is a trumpet, so they put Miles
Davis the musician playing his trumpet. Most of the
album is dark and black to give it that laid back look and
not to make the album look exciting
with vibrant colors.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Logos From the Web

Image location: Click Here
The designer here wanted to capture the science of the
channel. They do this by making the logo look like
one of the elements on the periodical table and puts
the Sc in the box as if it was an element on there.
The color used is a great color
that speaks out science.

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The designer here wanted to make the logo look friendlier
and gentle. He makes the logo msnbc in lower case
to make it not so threatening or overpowering. Also,
the color spectrum used on the peacock shows that
the company has all kinds of personality,
that it can be anything you want.


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The designer here wanted people to know that there
is no better strong than army strong. He used the
typical army letters and made them big and bolder
than any other type on the logo. He uses black
and gold to give the effect of boldness.


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The designer wanted the view to see that this logo
was innocent, fun, and playful. The bubble
effect the designer did around the micky mouse
ears gives it a childish feel to the logo.


Creator: Paul Rand
Logo For: UPS
Created: 1961
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Paul Rand here is showing that UPS is a package
delivery system. He shows that there is a package on
top of UPS shield and the package is n well looking
condition and looks like a gift more than a
package so you get a feel of comfort
and good condition.

Creator: Saul Bass
Logo For: Girl Scouts
Created: 1978
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Saul Bass here is trying to say that girl scouts is for everybody
no matter what your background is, your color, or what
life style class your in. The logo shows that all the girls
in it is equal and that there is nothing
different between any of them.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Prep for Exhibition Poster Design


Link: Click Here
Artist: Lauren Lickus
Date: October 2006
Movement: Art Deco
Description: The poster expresses elegant
and smooth curves and lines.
The shapes used in the poster look
like they are fractionated and geometric.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Weekly post of Graphic History

Title: America's Answer! Production
Artist: Jean Carlu
Created: 1941
Movement: Art Deco
The art work has some sweeping curves which makes
it art deco. Also, it reflects the tension that America had
during the great depression and says that
production was the answer for it.
Picture Location: Click Here

Title: Northern Express
Artists: A.M. Cassandre
Created: 1935
Movement: Art Deco
The gemetric shapes that are in the Design of the
train is very Art Deco. Also Onthe side of the picture where
the triangle point starts at the bottom left and then
expands larger as it goes to the top of the
page makes it Art Deco.
Picture Location: Click Here

Title: Merzbau
Artists: Kurt Schwitters
Created: 1923
Movement: Dada
The geometric shapes that are used throughout the whole
design is evidence of Dada. Also the way the artists places the shapes
on top of one another gives it that old paper cut out collage look,
which is the typical Dada design look.
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Title: Spring
Artists: Frances & Maragaret Macdonald
Created: 1900s
Movement: Art Nouveau
The flowers and the border around the
two women in the picture shows aspects of Art Nouveau.
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Title: Winter
Artists: Alphonse Mucha
Created: 1896
Movement: Art Nouveau
The tree branches that surrounds the female
are violently curvy and shows the "whiplash" effect.
Picture location: Olga's Gallery


Title: Zodiac
Artists: Alphonse Mucha
Created: 1896
Movement: Art Nouveau
The ends of the hair of the woman is very curvy.
Some people may refer to it as whiplash.
Picture location: Olga's Gallery



Sunday, September 21, 2008

Millennial Moive Poster


URL = http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MPW-29136/Juno.html

Looks like movie is about a teenage couple still in high school and the girl is pregnant. The guy looks like he is on the cross country team at the school and the girl's shirt is the same has the background. Looks like a goofy but a serious issue movie.
Can tell the orange and white stripe background matches the pregnant teenagers shirt, makes you wonder why the shirt is so significant. Front of poster has the picture of the couple and you wonder what are they going to do. Is she really going to have the baby. Looks like a serious movie but has a cartoony color to it.
Poster looks very simple and ordinary but has a certain harmony. Looks like a Saul Bass design.