GD1 Knafla

Final Icons

2010-05-11T12:33:06Z

Journal Day 8

2010-05-05T03:29:54Z

Epic. Musical soundtracks or movie scores, epic music gets the blood pumping. It tends to be loud also. I will try to either work with the volume (forte/ F) or the large scale.

Journal day 7

2010-05-05T03:26:23Z

Today the sounds that struck me most were beats. In every song there are growing beat or bass lines that resonate. In my head the picture is of water ripples as they grow.

Journal day 6

2010-05-03T14:25:21Z

In the morning I was rocking out so some choir music (oxymoron?) to get in the mood for my concert. This particular song is the story of a boy and a girl. At the end of their lives, they lay in their graves "giving silence, for silence". I have both seen and preformed this song. The silence that breaks the words in the song is almost as tangible and powerful as the words. It will be a challenge but it will be fun.

Journal day 5

2010-05-03T14:18:20Z

While listening to and practicing music for my concert, I paused during one of the songs and looked at the structure of the piece. At that time the altos had the melody in the song and the other parts seemed to float above or below it. I will try to make something that reflects this.

Journal day 4

2010-05-01T23:33:46Z

It seems that every spring I start listening to music that is very summery. The guitars and melodies just seem to co-incide with the excited feeling of summer. Summer is warm, fun, and exciting so I will try to capture those feelings.

Journal day 3

2010-05-01T23:30:47Z

Today I have been listening to a lot of acoustic music. With the songs I listen to, there is a very earthy and natural sound to it. It is also a very relaxed and flowing sound as well.

Journal day 2

2010-04-30T00:46:35Z

The music that has struck me first today came in my morning class. We were discussing the Beatles. A interview with McCartney explained the Beatles music as always being fun loving and joyous. Icon #2 = fun/playful

journal day 1

2010-04-30T00:43:33Z

The icons that I have chosen to make will reflect the music I listen to day to day. The first thing that has come to my mind is choir. In class today our guest director told the basses to be less academic and sing more free. Ill try to create a free flowing and open icon.

Chap. 4 Elements of Layout

2010-04-19T14:29:21Z

This chapter broke down and examined different elements of layout and took a closer look at them. Much of this reading was a refresher on elements we already know. There were parts though that did present new information. A couple of these are juxtaposition and indentation. For juxtaposition, it presented a simpler way of thinking of the connection between pieces and showed it can be used with multiple images. The section on indentation presented a sample of different styles that can or have been used which may come in handy for later projects.

Chap. 2 & 3 Layout

2010-04-14T14:49:13Z

Looking at how we layout our designs is always an important step in the design process. While we all take into account what effects our layout will have, there seems to be little consideration as to why exactly we chose a layout. This reading goes into depths of styles of layouts and reasoning for layouts that I believe few think about during their process. After reading this however, I think that I will take into more consideration the purpose of the layout I chose.

In contrast to the first reading, it seems that we do consider these elements of the grid and spacing more. What this reading does well is explain why we chose what we do. It also implies a few applications or setting these different grids and ways of organization can be used. Between these two readings, it shows that we must be ever conscious of the choices we make in design and why we make them.

Mood Board

2010-03-10T19:36:33Z

moodboard 2.pdf

Contemporary Ad

2010-03-08T15:21:10Z

This contemporary ad for Ray-Ban sun glasses has direct links to past design styles. In particular, it reflects Pop-art style as used by Andy Warhol. This style is used by the ad to show how the product is available in a wide range of colors. It also plays off the mood of Pop-art as being hip new and cool.

Feature Ad

2010-03-01T03:29:08Z

The ad that I found is a feature advertisement for visiting North Carolina. The image for this is a large old tree with many branches. Laying among the branches is a young child. The text reads " There was a time when all playground equipment came pre-assembled." Being that the ad is for North Carolina, the text plays off the age of the state. It goes to say that once there were simpler days and that they are still around in North Carolina. Another part that helps this is the type face. It is a classic font resembling Baskerville. With the classic type face, the message is re-enforced by the feeling of an old style letter.

Design Brief 2

2010-02-22T18:10:38Z

In the world today there needs to be much more communication. With more communication in the world, I feel as if everyone would be more enlightened to what is going on around them. This is shown by a simple microphone acting as a candle. The abstract designs around it serve as the simple glow of a flame. In essence, one can enlighten the world by communicating through this microphone.