General Observation

Hello!

There are 3 classes equaling about 50 students that are expected to be posting.
With 1 a week, there should be 50 up already.
So far we have 1 posting and 1 commenting.
Problem?

This is a course requirement.

T

Form and Space

At first, what caught my attention about this flower were the colors, but after examining the pictures I thought the sense of depth was very well done. The many shades of pink are well represented to give that sense of depth and also the many shades of yellow give texture to the flower. The representation of how they designed with the grid system on the flower help us understand the 3 dimensional designs and how it was created.
The designer also add some letters and numbers to the flower according with the shades and lights on the flower. It is almost like a newspaper flower, the designer made a lot more interesting.

Form & Space/ 3D class

Form n Space Floral blocks

Hey!

Anyone find the 8 x 8 blocks?

If you are stuck you have options.
- You can glue [elmer's is fine] smaller sizes together
or
- You can get the next size down which is about 5 x 5.

**** The 5x5x5 blocks are available at Micheal's! Thanks Meghan!
Get one for class . A 5x5x5 block will suffice.

The benefit of the larger block is that you have more room to work, since the medium doesn't allow a lot of detail.

Let me know by commenting to this post.

thanks,
T

Foam Blocks for Form N Space

This came in from Katie;

superwalmart, not regular walmart, seems to be the only place that has the 8in cube. the one in pinellas park had a place on the shelf for them, but they were sold out. so it is possible to get them, but just may take some driving to find one in stock. katie

If you find a source, post it here as a comment to help everyone.

Type is lost in the abyss

This layout is from a CD. I like the lines created by the crowd and the goofy brush strokes, however I think that the type is too easily lost in the confines of the design. This totally bums me out. _Chris Rambo

grid

There are so many different things on this page it could have been crowded and hard to read, but it's not because they used a grid layout. There's also a diagonal line created by the text blocks that draws your eye down. The leading is equal in both text blocks, which makes it easier to read. This ad also uses negative space well. There's just enough to catch your eye without the page looking empty.

poor 'n' dangerous

I thought this might be appropriate since were developing cd layouts this is part of a fold out booklet for Big L's 1995 debut album. note the very dated typography.

happy place

The grid layout here is very effective. The top left photo block has the most detail and is where your eye naturally begins reading. The text and the other large picture lead your eye down and over, helped by the diagonal arrangement. Then the two smaller pictures point your eye over to the text at the bottom.

Chart a course (JVC)

This image is amazing. It works very well in pushing the point
of how realistic the HD is. It is almost impossible to tell the difference between the TV and the scenery. The text is kind of small but works with the add and JVC pops at the bottom of the add

The leading is smaller than the font size, which I guess designers do all the time, but usually they do it when the lower word doesn't have any ascenders. It's a little distracting. Too bad because the layout is pretty good, considering it's a magazine cover. Not cluttered like they usually are, although it seems they couldn't resist using different fonts. At least they stuck with a color scheme.

I like the simplicity and grid system organization of this layout. I also like the color choice. This was an article in GQ magazine very informative.
-WMullady

what attracted me to this layout was the font. ummm yeah............. definitely the font.
-Will Mullady

Week 7 is Upon Us

Hello;

I have been monitoring your posts and to those who have indulged, thank you.
However there are still many who have not participated.

I have just sent out re-invites to join.
[That is to those who have actually followed my instructions and asked]

There is NO excuse for not participating.
Ignorance may be bliss, but it doesn't ensure a passing grade.

T

contrast

I like the use of complementary colors, it's very eye-catching.