Week 12 Blog Exercise / Visual Techniques

Intricacy, irregularity, activeness, and boldness.

My planned course of study, industrial design. Although foot ware may not quite fall in to "industrial design" per se, the ethics and design process behind the things we wear everyday have a huge impact on how we go about our lives.  The Air Yeezy above, probably one of the most highly coveted shoes among the vast list of shoes for collectors. Their unique materials and INTRICACY make them what they are, from their glow in the dark soles to the lace straps, these shoes have seen the design process through and through.

Regularity, stasis, economy, and balance.

 On the way other side of the spectrum, the Van slip on has probably been the best wide and known sell over the entire world. The design, slip on, exactly what they are, easy to wear and no laces! Simplicity plays a huge part in the design of these shoes. Though the shoes are very Regular(ity), they pose as a standard foot ware for most young adults, fashionable and never goes out of style.

The above shoes shave a couple visual techniques, each on the extremes of each other. Irregularity and regularity, you'll often see people wearing Vans on the street, while Air Yeezy's will probably be seen stowed away in a closet. Economy and Intricacy, the van has very minimal use of line and is very clean cut, while the Air yeezy has a ton of technically advanced materials, straps and air bubbles to keep the highlighted all the time. Balance, the Vans propose that shoes can too be balanced and look fashionably fresh and forward. Activeness, The Air Yeezys have a ton of things to look at, from the feel of the material, the straps, the high tongue and glow in the dark soles, who could resist? any Socialite wouldn't mind rockin' these to their next award show, sans taking away a bright moment in your career, ie Taylor Swift. If I didn't mention it, yes the shoes were designed by Kanye West,  ha!

Week 11 - Contrast Blog Exercise

Week 11 Contrast Blog Exercise

Input: Dondis Chapter 5 and Lecture


Find TWO (2) examples of design that relate to your planned course of study/profession, i.e. industrial design or visual communication design. ONE design example must demonstrate an effective use of contrast contributing to a successful design. The OTHER design example must demonstrate a lack of or poor use of contrast contributing to a failed design.

Above is an example of contrast which works very well for the form and function. Very stylish and sleek. These covers from Incase, tied mostly to Apple products and their electronics (my planned study of product design for hand held electronics). This contrast which works here is color. The bright red, baby blue and pink juxtapozed pop upon the black backround. The colors are also complementary to each other and help with the pop effect. This is an example of light and dark in contrast. Stars, shapes and lightning bolts assist the colors in achieving mischief in this design.This design is very appealing and wonderful to look at it.

Another part of cellular world, is the marketing and advertising portion of that business. Here is a sign with failed/poor use of color contrast. Sprint a very bold company has its colors marked out, yellow black and white, all work together to portray their image. However, these colors don't work very well for other companies, take for instance .... I can't even make out the words (to the right of the Sprint image). Here is where contrast fails to help promote a company through advertising. Dondis states that blue/green in turn are used to express far distance, while red yellow express expansiveness, in contrast these two colors juxtaposed, blue upon yellow ruins this image.

Week 10 Movement/Motion Blog Exercise

OPTION 1

Find 2 examples of design relating to your planned course of study and professional goals showing IMPLIED MOTION IN DESIGN, where motion/movement is suggested and is key to the success of the design but does not actually take place.

These designed works can be graphics in a 2D display (print or digital media) OR tangible objects such as product designs. No stills from motion media. These can be photographic images you take yourself or from magazines/books or the Internet.

For each of the 2 examples, include at least 1 image and a minimum of 8 explanatory sentences identifying how implied motion operates in the design.

 Here, again, we have cyclists on an indoor tract. These bikes are especially super light for this type of racing. Actual movement is focused on and toward the cyclist himself and the wheels turning. With each revolution of the pedals, the bike propels forward around the track. The motion is acceleration, the track is still and the camera is still, therefore the camera lens is trying to capture a moving object passing through the scene.

Track bikes often use very slender frames, suggesting for aerodynamics. Handle bars are also placed in a way to keep the cyclist in as thin as form as possible to reduce drag. Rear wheels, like the ones above are made out of carbon fiber and and usually single piece (no spokes) to reduce rear end drag, rear wheels being the driving wheels of the cycle. The graphics on the rear wheel represent a detailed segment, it allows people to tell when the cyclist is in full throttle or slowing down. Other graphics include lines along the frame, to suggest movement forward, you wouldn't have a bike with arrows going backwards, defeats the purpose.
These bikes are fast from factory, but take a real athlete to get them up to speeds unimaginable by the average human.