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Three good examples of digital design

This first image I picked is one of the magazine covers designed for my schools fashion Magazine. The Designers who worked on this were Cally Croco, Eliza Mosbarger, Jenaye Alston, and Nicole Saye. I think this is a great example of digital design because although the piece is in black and white it has tons of contrast. The designers choose to repeat the color scheme of white greys and black which I think was very wise. By sticking with these colors there is a contrast to the piece that would not have been produced had they choosen to stick with one color. I think the typography of this piece also brings alot of contrast. There’s mixes of bold fonts with thin fonts but it’s still cohesive because each of the fonts is sans serif. The allignment of the each of the words is also very well thought out because your eye is able to move all over the page with a clean layout.

This next piece is a magazine cover from a beauty subscription box I get called FabFitFun. What I think is really effective about this cover is the size of each font. They choose to make “Rocky Barnes” the biggest size phrase on the page. By doing so I think it’s the first thing readers look at when they see the cover which is wise on their part because seeing a models name instantly captures your attention and you want to read more. Repeating the alignment of the each text ( having them all centered) and keeping the same font for everything really makes the piece cohesive from start to bottom.

Lastly I have the google logo. What I think is interesting about this is that google actually rebranded themself. Before there logo used a Serif font and you could see the strokes of each letter but now it is sans serif no longer including the strokes. They do a good job in repeating the font and size of each letter but to add contrast they use five different colors. I think this was wise on their end because the logo has depth and contrast to it but if they were to make each letter a different color I think it would be to much for the eye to look at.

Jessica Walsh

Jessica Walsh is a professional graphic designer who is also the founder of creative agency & Walsh. Walsh grew up in New York where at a young age was coding and designing websites. She then went to the  Rhode Island School of Design where she got her bachelor degree in fine arts. After college she was offered a job at Apple but instead turned it down to intern with Paula Scher at Pentagram. Walsh has worked for Print magazine as a assiocate art director  and Sagmeister inc until starting her company “& Walsh”. She also teaches design and typography at the School of visual arts in New York. Walshes designs have been described as “bold, emotional and provocative” . One of the reasons I am so drawn to Walsh is because of her bold design aesthetic. I think when it comes to digital design it is hard to take risk and easier to play it safe with designs layouts you are already familiar with. I think Walsh brings something new to the plate in each of her designs but still shows her personal style in each. Each design I have seen uses bright vibrant colors and each piece almost gives an abstract vibe. While there is an abstract vibe to her pieces they also aren’t overwhelming she finds the perfect balance in her compositions. Walsh seems to make her own rules when it comes to designs and isn’t afraid to be herself in each of her pieces. Her pieces play wiht photography and digital design in a cohesive manner.   I also like how she plays with the human body alot. In this first piece she uses the mouth in a cool way. With a subtle color of blue that almost looks like wall paper she makes each month come out in a diffrent way giving a 3d appeal to the piece. In the very center is the name of the event with the text jsut the right size. The secound piece I choose looks like it comes straight out of a comment book. This piece was created for a department store campaign. Using bold colors like vibrant green and blue she overlays fun patterns on top of the colors to make them pop. The center of the design has objects that I assume the store sells such as shoes and a purse while two manuqins with fun wigs and makeup are also in the center. 

Logo

real target logo

My target Logo

real pepsi logo

my Pepsi logo

Collage

Task 3

Name x 10

Warhol but different

Portraits

For this assignment, we are challenged to first mimic a portrait and then take four of our own getting creative with light and frame. For me I found my best photos were from natural light outside. When trying to use my dorm lighting I realized very quickly that it was not a great light source and then got creative and used a dark room with a flashlight which gave me some cool shots. If I were to do this differently I would try and shoot my indoor pictures inside the Communications building or indoor space with more natural light.

This picture was actually taken off the Adobe photoshop website under “how to take a portrait”. Although it does not list the specific photographer it lists it’s contributors as Derek Boyd, Anna Jaye Goellner, Naba Zabih, Alexander Tan, Shawn Ingersoll, Anthony Pidgeon

In this photo I tried to mimic the above portrait using my roommate Kaitlyn. I think the original shot is really simple there is not too much going on which really captures the models beauty. In this image I choose to have her against a blank wall in our common room and framed from her shoulders up. I wish the lighting was a little brighter but I tried to fix that color correcting because I was working with Dorm lighting!

This picture again is of Kaitlyn. For this image we took it against a wall in our room. The only light source in this photo is coming from her phone flashlight which we held very close to her face. The idea was to just get her face to try and get her eyes to pop from the light but since she had darker eyes we realized there was not going to be huge contrast but I still liked the way the light hit her face.

This next photo is of my flatmate Ashleigh. We took it in front our dorm building. This picture was more of a candid shot. I was trying to get her face the main focus of the image while the background was blurred. As we were trying to get this shot she kept asking me what face she should make and when my friend made her laugh I captured this shot. I like the natural lighting of this photo but dislike the lights from my dorm. 

This is a picture of Kaitlyn outside the Darnley across from us. I wanted to play with different framing in this photo and decided to make it a cool eye shot. I really like how this photo came out I think the focus is perfect and makes her facial features super sharp and the color is very saturated. 

This last photo is of Kaitlyn in our neighbors common room. Again we used just a flashlight as the light source but got a different effect then our first flashlight photo. I experimented with this photo shooting below her and above her and I liked the shot of me standing above her. 

5 objects

For this project we were challenged to pick five items that had meaning to us and use the image to tell a story. For me I had to get creative for this project because I lose everything so had to focus more so on hobbies that were Important to me. I decided to photograph my paintbrushes, guitar, and guitar pick in order to show my passion for art and then decided to photograph my favorite pair of shoes to show my love for fashion. Lastly I photographed a coffee mug because I would be a different person without caffeine.

I played around with this photo a lot. I was not sure If I wanted to make the painting the main focus of the shot or the paintbrushes. I have loved painting ever since I was little and while packing for college making sure I packed my paintbrushes was very important to me. I decided to make my paintbrushes the object of focus here but play with the depth of field by having some of my favorite paintings in the background. Also in the background you can see tubes of paints and canvas which are essential materials for an artist.

The main object of this photo is my black hunter rain boots. Going into college I really wanted to do something fashion oriented. Everyday I look forward to picking out my outfit and trying to come up with a new look. I remember when I got my hunter boots for Christmas I was sad because usually rain boots are not cute to wear. These boots soon became a new trend and are my favorite pair of boots. I actually decided to frame this picture how my boots were actually laying when I walked into my room. I think through this frame you can see inside the life a college girl. My room is messy and I have clothes everywhere but I think it gives this photo a honest look inside a 18 years olds life.

I got my first guitar when I was a freshman in Highschool. Immediately after opening I could not put it down and taught myself how to play. Four years later it is my best friend. I will anxiously wait in class thinking about how much time is left before I can teach myself a new song. I tried to keep this photo simple but give it a cool angle. Blurred in the background I purposely put my sheet music to represent music in general. Not only do I play guitar but I can also play piano.

This next object is my actual guitar pick. Although I already put a photo of my actual guitar my pick is supposed to represent my handwork and dedication. When I first started playing guitar I was always finger strumming. This would lead to my hand becoming very blistered all the time but I still continued to play. Once I bought my first pick I was often angry because I did not have a lot of strength in my hands and would always drop it. I kept working at it and now I love my picks. I decided to also keep the frame of this picture simple just having my guitar and the pick in the shot. I have a collection of picks that has different art work on it. This photo shows my love for art and music and hardwork.

This last object is a coffee mug. Caffeine plays a large factor into my daily routine and having all 8 ams this semester it is my life saver. My mom also collects mugs from every place we travel so they are significant to my family. I decided to have a whole table set for this image rather just having a plane mug. I am also a big foodie and love capturing images of my food so I thought I would try and show that through this photo.