Art Deco

The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles exterior was designed in the Art Deco style of architecture. Started in 1919, and dedicated in 1935, it is the epitome of audacious period design, Art Deco.

Early Modern

The Vespa design is very similar to the styling and designs of Peter Behrens. 

Art Nouveau

These are images from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The vector illustration is modern, as is the subject matter depicted. However its influence is Art Nouveau. The solid wispy and flowing lines.

Arts & Crafts

This hangs in my doctors office. I enjoyed the style and layout so I took a picture for reference and inspiration. It wasn't until recently I discovered this is an example of the Arts & Craft movement / style. 

Victorian

This is an example of poster design during the Victorian Era. 

It is Victorian because of the use and arrangement of the

 typefaces, the colors used, illustration style.

Pictogram

Here I used my motorcycle key, ball bearing, a screen, and a cut symbol, and number.

The difficulty came with the key and bearing. Because they are thick, the sunlight was slightly indirect. 

Because of the thickness, arrangement indoors and transporting outside without exposer while moving was another challenge. Whereas the thinness of the Screen, the cut One, and the cut Star developed clearly because it laid flat against the light sensitive paper.

Bad Design Promotes Bad Ideals

Gap changed their logo, and intentionally made it bad. This "bad" design is the front runner for something worse. Spec work. With the "new" or temporary logo, GAP is asking for submissions for new logo designs. This is called spec work, and its wrong. It devalues design. Why? If you needed a plumber, and asked anyone to come up with a way to fix your plumbing problem. You might get a solution, and don't even have to pay for the idea. Then go and do it yourself, or pay cheaply for the idea. What is wrong with that you ask? Well once you implement the idea (which came from an accountant) you don't have the expertise or experience of a plumber. Therefore you are taking jobs away from professionals who know the right way to solve problems. That and the outcome is far from professional.

Making Pictures from Paper: Tangrams

I made this paper from scratch, by means of pulp, screens, and pressure. Once the paper dried, I cut it into geometric shapes. Composing the pieces that make up tangrams. This is an example of a cat, which I mirrored from bookshelf I saw in a catalogue. The paper was thick, between cardboard and card stock. The rough texture made marking on the paper difficult, but the line was thick, and clearly defined and clean. Cutting the shapes with an exacto knife was easy because of the thickness, and softness of the paper. It allowed for precise control, both with the pen, and knife.

Design and Type treatment

While looking up sailboats I stumbled across this image. It immediately caught my eye. All black hull and sails, and type pushed to the edge, off, and under. Simple and elegant, while maintaining the in your face boldness. It is an excellent design solution for this product, medium.

Yeoman's In the Fork

Yeoman's is a rare book and document gallery. They buy and sell books, and have their own collections.  One part of the rare book world, is the adding of value to books and documents. A first edition is worth a lot, but if the cover or binding is loose or in poor condition, it devalues. To add value back their are artisans that bind books. say you have an original Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but the binding is bad. Find a Book binder and have one made, and it adds more value, even though its not original.

Typography in Motion

There are tons of videos on you tube, but this one is a great example. It plays with space, and the interaction of words-meanings. The camera movement flows with the dialog, which conveys visually what the viewer should feel during that moment.

Motion Graphics

I saw this commercial while fast forwarding, caught the typography and had to rewind it and watch from the beginning. I enjoying seeing the new trend of motion graphics in the 3-d environment, add that with typography and this is what you get: Incredible.

http://www.motorator.com/videos/939