Rage

Rage: angry fury; violent anger (dictionary.com). This is an illustration of a person’s head bursing off their neck. I thought of drawing angry eyebrows or a person yelling or maybe the typical drawing of a person with smoke coming out of their ears. Have you ever heard anyone say something like, “I’m so mad my head is going to blow”? Well, I was attempting to portray something like this. I know that when I get mad I feel sometimes that my head is just going to blow up.

Weekly product Analysis

Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles
I chose to analyze this product package cause it was one that caught my eye. Lets start the obvious; the character on the label. I think that the cartoon character is appealing to any age generation. It could especially appeal to little kids. I think this was done to appeal to a boarder audience, especially to kids ho don't like eating there vegetables. The large typeface also stands out more so than its competition in its environment. The color is an appropriate choice. The blue is very bold, and stands out from the competition, [winn dixie] blends in with the shelves. The “vlasic” company has been around since 1942, so it has a great reputation, and has a better chance of being purchased than the competitors.

Weekly product Analysis

Goya Vinegar
One of the products i chose to analyze is a bottle of “goya” vinegar. I think that the products package is very effective. I believe that it defiantly “holds its own” next to its competition. The dominant Goya typeface is a well known company, and is a trusted one, so that alone I think says gives this certain type of vinegar the advantage. In the products environment, it is the only bottle with a blue background on the label, with a gold trim. I think blue behind the plate of fruit makes the food ‘pop’ more than it would in front of a white background. The label is simple yet classy with the italics next to the normal font. I believe that the labels colors work equally effective with either white vinigar cider vinegar. With the white vinagar, the clarity of the liquid makes all the white type pop even more. With the cider vinegar the yellow tint of the liquid also went well against the blue, and the gold label.

Weekly product Analysis

Goya Vinegar
One of the products i chose to analyze is a bottle of “goya” vinegar. I think that the products package is very effective. I believe that it defiantly “holds its own” next to its competition. The dominant Goya typeface is a well known company, and is a trusted one, so that alone I think says gives this certain type of vinegar the advantage. In the products environment, it is the only bottle with a blue background on the label, with a gold trim. I think blue behind the plate of fruit makes the food ‘pop’ more than it would in front of a white background. The label is simple yet classy with the italics next to the normal font. I believe that the labels colors work equally effective with either white vinigar cider vinegar. With the white vinagar, the clarity of the liquid makes all the white type pop even more. With the cider vinegar the yellow tint of the liquid also went well against the blue, and the gold label.

Hungry Jack Maple Syrup

Michael Phillips
Hungry Jack Syrup
One reason I chose this product is because of how it caught my eye. Hungry Jack syrups are well designed syrups. The oddly shaped syrup bottled are original, and gives them personality, and are different from the rest. I like the close up photos of the pancakes in each kind of syrup, its constant, and makes them very appetizing with the syrup running down them. I also like the colors used in the deign. In each kind of syrup by hungry Jack, they use different colors, but they still have the same feel, and consistency, and that works well for it. I also think that the typeface that was chosen was a great choice. It works for any target audience, not limited to a certain group. Its not too “corporate” and not too playful or too kid friendly. It works well. I also like the yellow ribbon, it gives it just a hint of class.

BAd

This new moms stress survival kit has its ups and downs. I love the illustration, its got a good style going for itself but to be honest I really just cant stop thinking a double cheese burger is going to pop out of it. It screams mcdonalds, the typography the size everything. With a few tweaks I think I would absolutely love this package but where it stands right now I think it needs work and I would not want it on the shelf. It’s a shame cause they have something great.

package design

To be honest at first I did not know how I felt about this package. But over time it kind of grew on me. I love how the cow looks so feminine like a girl worried about her weight. The cow like lining around the outside is a nice touch. It says low fat right off the bat. The colors are very vibrant and tasteful. I give this package a good to go on the shelves.

good package

For this weeks packaging I decided to talk about Crate & Barrel’s gift box. It is all about typography, very simple a lot of white space, and the type goes all the way around to the other side. I thought the packing string were a nice touch to keep the object safe on its journey. Simple, practical, and not over the top. Just right

layout design week #4

the only good thing i have to say about this is that i like the colors.

The early bird gets the worm

Reversible Hobo

Walked into Target, saw an endcap of bags called "Reversible Hobos" - what a fun phrase!

Ravishing Taxidermist

Taken from the subject line of spam email

Fear

When doing fear i thought of the whole kissing a frog and having it turn into a prince. We always think frogs are gross but they may say the same thing about us, who knows. Thats why in my illustration i had him all worried and freaked out.

Death

When thinking of death the first thing that came to my mind was a dead body. That was a little to harsh to draw, so the second thing that poped in my head was the family guy episode where death comes for peter. Death ends up being kind of humerous, and lives with the griffin family. So for my drawing i have death. It is a very recognizable object.

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