blog 16

The feeling of being meticulous is shown in these floorboards.  They are relatively very uniform amongst each and laid every nearly straight with each other.  The person who put these down took time and care and it shows.  Now there are blemishes in it though.  It adds a little character to it though.

blog 18

This is called Void Space which was created in 2014.  Lines are everywhere on this piece.  The piece as a whole has sweeping and jagged lines.  The piece as a whole is not uniform and seems to "flow" where it wants to.  A closer look shows the very uniform diamond/square form of the cardboard that makes up the piece.  This can be seen better in the picture below.

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Using only lines show 4 emotions.  Joy is shown by looping lines and bright and cool colors.  Serene is shown by curving lines in the same direction as if a peaceful go with the flow.  Rage is shown with random lines in random direction.  Excited is much like rage but more in control and has some order.

The pecan pie has a sweetness to it but is interrupted by the nuttiness of the pecans throughout.  The peanut butter is smooth tasting but is slow to eat.  The spicy salsa starts slow and is amplified as it goes along as the spicy builds in your mouth.  Pot roast is savory and melt in your mouth.

blog 15

The orange of Mercer Village sign shows sharp and curved lines.  It also has actual lines.

blog 14

I personal found Shepard Fairey's work to be very interesting.  I found it interesting that he created the original Obama Hope poster.  His use of a lot of red puts a certain tone on a lot of this works.  I liked the image above the best out of all his works.

blog 13

I found this on the back window of a car walking to class.  Balance and unity are used in this logo.  Unity comes from the same font being used and the size of the characters.  It is well balanced especially with the box surrounding it.

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The designer I chose was Milton Glaser.  His best known work is shown above and is very recognizable.  I personally like the font used because it just seems to fit in the image.  I also like that the heart is the only color change in the image thus making it stand out and have emphasis on it.  And finally, I like the fact that it is simple yet effective.

blog 11

Some design principles in this logo for OneFund are closure, proportion and emphasis.  The closure comes from the F not being a full F and having white area.  The proportion comes from the logo being bigger than the name at the bottom.  Finally, emphasis comes from the differing texts between the F and OneFund.

Blog 10

Above is the campaign poster for Obama from a while back.  It does a good job of utilizing the colors red, white and blue to stir up patriotic feelings.  There is a big emphasis on the hope and in that single word sums up his whole ad campaign.  It also shows Obama in a strong, thinking pose which helps earn your confidence.

Blog 9

Matthew Carter is the creator of the typeface Georgia which can be seen above.  From what I can remember he thought that the use of helvetica was okay for advertisement purposes.  I honestly had noticed that helvetica was used so much until I saw this documentary.  I now realize that it might be used too much.

Above is a picture of my heat transfer book.  Many of the words on this page are in the helvetica typeface.  Some of these words include "heat", "mass transfer", etc.

Blog 8

Milton Glaser was the original creator of the classic image above.  It is now an iconic symbol of New York City.

Blog 7

This is an image made by David Hockney where the trees show up as a grid.  This would most likely be seen as a loose grid since the trees are all the same direction but differ between each tree.

Blog 6

This is the fence in my backyard.  It is a tight grid example.

This is my bulletin board and it is an example of a loose grid.

Blog 5

This picture is part of Sharpie's commercial advertisement.  Unity can be seen in the layout of all the markers.  That fact that all the markers are the same shape gives it unity.  The colors also have a sense of unity and order.

Blog 4

This is the floor of the Science and Engineering building.  It shows proximity and similarity.

Blog 3: gestalt principles

The Adidas logo is a good example of a few gestalt principles.  It  shows continuity and proximity.

Blog 2: design inspired by nature

This high speed train has the same features as many bird's beaks.  With such a sleek body and the beak like features, this train is able to cut through the air similar to how a bird does.  These aerodynamic features increase the max speed.  It also increases fuel efficiency of both the train and the bird.

Blog 1

Above is some street art that pictures a dove with a kevlar vest.  The dove is also holding an olive branch which is often a symbol for peace.  The dove also is in the crosshairs which implies that it is in danger.  My guess is that peace is under attack from the possibility of war.  The dove wearing the vest seems to be gearing up for the looming conflict to come.