Saturday, November 14, 2009
Texture
Based on the last visual communications class we had on creating texture in image, i thought lisa hannigan did this very well with her last album cover. She hand-knitted the cover and all the credits and took a picture of the work, which is now the cover art.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Helvetica Review
I found this film enlightened me greatly on the nature of graphic design. Firstly, the film is understood to be a love letter to the creation/creators of the Helvetica font. It would be a natural response to assume a film based on the creation of one (deceptively) simple font would be kind of tedious and of interest only to completely anal (i.e. most) graphic design enthusiasts. This is not the case. Though we are students of design, i would argue that the film would be suitable to anyone that loves creativity in it's raw form. The enthusiasm of the designers interviewed, particularly Carter and Hoefler is infectious and highlights the drive and precision at the top of the industry. It was important also to include dissenting voices such as Carson, who never liked it, and others who feel that Helvetica has become homogenised and we have been numbed to it's innovative brilliance by the ubiquitousness of the font in modern advertising and design.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Film
Below is a link to a new film a fewe of you guys might find interesting. It's a documentary on the underground music poster/flyer scene in the U.S. i think they're showing it in Cineworld (Parnell Street) this month The site itself is well worth a visit for the movie artwork alone.
http://www.diedyoungstayedpretty.com/
http://www.diedyoungstayedpretty.com/
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Hi
Tuesday 6th October
Hi All! First blog, bit late. What could possiblie go wrong?
I think we should start things off with a font fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6djQHeqMwQ and progress from there...
Hi All! First blog, bit late. What could possiblie go wrong?
I think we should start things off with a font fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6djQHeqMwQ and progress from there...
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