Showing posts with label OUGD103. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OUGD103. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
What is Graphic Design... Image...'In love with Lament' by Glenn Arthur
Glenn Arthur's work is some of which I have been the most impressed with recently. Each image in this series portrays the same two women, one blonde, one dark... always nude, the blonde always crying. Two birds, one white, one black are also another constant. They have strong sense of 'right and wrong' portraying this as 'light and dark'. What I get from the images is sin, and the girl with the blonde hair as having a conscience... but each person I have asked has different views. He prides himself on his art being created by his own hand, by paint and mixed media... never by computer. I love how enthusiastic he is about his work, describing it as a hobby which takes up his life.
"My work is a way for me to push the emotional boundaries and break the taboos and censorships of our so called modern society!!!"
What is Graphic Design... Type... GlassJAw logo
For fans of this band and others in this genre... this logo is iconic and immediately recognisable. A really clever use of simple typography merging the 'G' for glass and 'J' for jaw. T-shirts have sold in the hundreds of thousands and are available in at least 30 different colour combinations.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
What is Graphic Design... Image and Type... 'Entourage' - Brown Bag Films
Every time I see this opening sequence I think how brilliant it is. It is a programme about men, actors, who moved from Queen's in New York to Hollywood, generally having the time of their lives. The opening sequence shows this... The typography of the actors names replacing them on billboards, shops and cinemas shows their names in lights, like the Hollywood dream. Even little touches like the emphasis on the 'Queen's' number plate at the beginning, giving the viewer an idea of the story before it has even begun. It epitomises the entire ethos of the series in 30 seconds. Graphic design is about visual communication. This is a perfect example.
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