...a rough idea, anyway.Birdposter.pdf
(kinda pixelated...still workin' on that :P )
oh yeah...has nothing to do with this class, but this is my entry for the Student Exhibition, I'm posting it here because I have some friends and family that want to see what i've been working on recently.
studentshow.pdf (postcard)
BROCHURE.pdf (brochure)
Here are my 2 rough draft ideas for this project :)
GDposteridea2.pdf
GDposteridea3.pdf
From the 3 articles provided, the one I found interesting was the one about techniques designers used to make their work more interesting. Before computers were invented, designers were basically stuck using paper as their main medium, and found other creative ways to make images appear more 3-D...which makes them more appealing to the viewer. Good photography skills, drawing or even paper cutting were a must when creating an image that would "deceive" a viewer....kinda sounds like the good ol' term "tromp l'oeil" that is taught to design students in most Art history classes :] (Which means to fool the eye....as you probably figured anyway :]) After finishing the article, i guess I learned that back in the day, it took a lot of hard to to create the effects we can make today just by using the computer. Thank goodness for computers...right? :)
Here are a few great posters from several different countries that I found interesting! I love how they are simple, and colorful, and straight to the point :] Sorry, as I researched these on Wednesday, I did not save the link. If I come across it again, I'll be sure to post it!
Japan
Turkey
The Netherlands (My personal favorite!)
Germany
I found this article to be very interesting, to me it seemed like a critique of Iranian graphic design overall.A very critical view, that is.Having never studied Graphic Design from an IRanian standpoint, this article shed some light on the design over there for me. The posters displayed in this article were very interesting for most of them, I had trouble figuring out what they were trying to advertise/sell. The author does state in the article that Iranian design lacks good communication skills, and even goes as far to mention that it is not taught in schools. Artistic elements are far more prominent than good communication.That is prominent in the examples given. Like I mentioned, they are not very readable. If it were not for the caption descriptions, I would be completely lost. Do these designers not know who their target audience is? I feel that modern day design is a new concept to Iran, and in order to perfect their skills, Designers need to grasp basic communication concept and learn how to relate their work to the audience better to create a truly effective poster/Ad/book cover, etc.
Sorry If this sounds a bit jumbled....I am getting tired :)
The author of this article mentions that charity work is often times the most satisfying and fulfilling work to do, even tho the pay isnt necessarily high, but You are creating posters for a good, which makes it worth it. What surprised me is that some people actually want to work for free.
The thing I really enjoyed the most about this article was the posters. I like how a lot of them are very simple, yet they are very clear and get a clear point across. This really stood out to me, as for my poster I want it to be simple and to the point, seeing these examples helped give me some more inspiration.
