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Assignment:

I can't think of anything I've noticed RECENTLY. The companies I think of most, relating to 2D Digital Design, are Target and iPod though. Their designs catch the eye of the consumer, and leave a lasting impression after their ads come out on TV or magazine ads.

In class I had commented about a poorly designed Spider-Man folder, but I'd have to say that the most recent observation I noticed that - FOR ONCE - the front page of the Duluth READER wasn't pixelated! I was amazed.

Recently I've noticed how companies build (and sometimes change) their corporate identities. A company with a good, appropriate, and interesting corporate identity is Bavarian Motor Works; from their cars, to the design of their factories, to their advertising. Car companies that have tried to change their corporate identities would be the GM companies Buick and Cadillac. They both have been desperately trying to shake the "old person car" image that they have (Cadillac being much more successful. The Cadillac CTS was Motor Trend's car of the year). Wow, that much more clear and concise than in class...

Recently I've noticed how companies build (and sometimes change) their corporate identities. A company with a good, appropriate, and interesting corporate identity is Bavarian Motor Works; from their cars, to the design of their factories, to their advertising. Car companies that have tried to change their corporate identities would be the GM companies Buick and Cadillac. They both have been desperately trying to shake the "old person car" image that they have (Cadillac being much more successful. The Cadillac CTS was Motor Trend's car of the year). Wow, that was much more clear and concise than in class...

Recently, I've seen numerous designs with overlays. These designs have a certain chaotic look. The multi-layered designs are constructed with elements of the past movement, art nouveau. The sort of organic, swirly, curved lines are layered over and over again to make a balanced design. Along with illustration, there is a calligraphic look to it.

Katie Miller
Dieter Huber
He was born in Schladming, Austria. Studied stage-design, costume design and theater art painting at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria. He has been an established artist since 1989.
He is an artist who uses the new techniques of pictorial manipulation and at the same time probes the possibilities of body-related fantasies. He also works with plants and manipulates the images. His work establishes a connection to genetic engineering, biotechnology, and changing notions of organisms in the age of new technology. He connects analogue and digital technologies.
The book shows three separate images form the artist; two involving plant forms and one of his landscape images, all from the ‘Klone’ series. These are plants that are real, but yet unfamiliar and reflect engineering in nature.
I liked this artist because of the simplicity, but the weirdness in his images. They seemed like normal images of plants, but as you look closer you realize that there is something that is just not right. These simple plants were interesting to look at because of these differences.
This artist’s work might influence one’s digital style. His digital images are beautiful, yet strange. It is good for an artist to look at these images and notice that even though the image may be simple, there is much to be said in it.
www.dieter-huber.com/
www.saatchigallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Dieter%2BHuber/26390.html
http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/exhibitionInfo/exhibition/34663