It was nice to revisit Show Your Work now that we are 5 weeks into the semester. I kind of forgot how motivated I felt the first time after reading this work, so it was fun to read it again. The two chapters we looked at have been very helpful every week so far. Sometimes … Continue reading Show Your Work 2.0

 –Rhythm: this mug includes a repeating pattern/color scheme  –Color: this painting uses blue/green pastel colors that creates a very soothing mood  –Minimalism: I like this journal because it is a very simple and easy pattern, but it is nice to look at all together   –Typography: Uses of font and symbols

Before reading the Vignelli Canon, I never really thought about how important typography, semantics, size, etc. is to graphic design. People only see the finished product of graphic design: they don’t see the hours and hours of work the designer put into the final product. Reading the canon, reading the Stranger Things (which I am … Continue reading Thinking about design

The Vignelli Canon was a real eye opener in the world of design. I think the most important part of design when appealing to the masses is to make your design understandable to the masses.  Like Vignelli said “if no one understands the result, or the meaning of all that work, the design is useless”. … Continue reading Thoughts/Ideas →

I liked the idea of messing with the meaning of a book title.  Many are symbolic or draw from an important line in the story.  But taken out of context, their meanings may not be clear.  As such, this assignment had me essentially examine classic books with odd titles.  I immediately found To Kill a Mockingbird. […]

I was inspired by this post to complete the tapestry assignment.  This is essentially an exercise in minimalism, as historically these tapestries had to tell narratives in a somewhat simplistic fashion (after all, these tapestries had to be hand-sewn).  I ultimately chose to try to convey the overarching story of Xena: Warrior Princess through tapestry […]

Well, we’ve come full circle and have returned to exploring the importance of showing your work.  To me this emphasis on documenting one’s process has two main benefits.  For one, it keeps viewers engaged and invested in a creator’s work, as they are essentially teased with progress until the completion of the final product.  However, […]

Kitchen, 1924 @ds106dc #tdc1726 pic.twitter.com/LcPx362fSn — Ben Sorensen (@bensorense) September 29, 2016 Here is my retro kitchen. This is a picture from when we moved my sister into her apartment I just uploaded it into the photo generator and that was it! Centric squares?! @ds106dc #tdc1725 pic.twitter.com/ZV2xVOKC2g — Ben Sorensen (@bensorense) September 29, 2016 I … Continue reading "Daily Creates"

I’m a huge film enthusiast, so I loved the assignment idea of messing with central plot points of movies. What if major events had never happened?  How would this impact the rest of the movie?  I find such questions inherently fascinating, so I had to try my hand at these alterations.  As such, I began […]

For my design blitz I found four different examples that illustrate typography, minimalism/use of space, color, and proportion. Typography: This is the logo that I had designed for the family business. I think that it is an excellent use of typography to create a logo with meaning. The artist was able to create a font … Continue reading "Design Blitz"

I really appreciated how the Stranger Things article discussed the typographer Ed Benguist.  I was incredibly impressed that he was responsible for the logo for Planet of the Apes, in addition to major logos for The New York Times and Sports Illustrated.  Its amazing how many specialized individuals are connected to major films and publications.  As such, […]

The Word assignment‘s image caught my eye as a visual depiction of “magic”.  The individual letters told a story in addition to the overarching word itself.  The assignment essentially gets the creator to start exploring the visuals that are evoked when we think of certain words.  For my creation, I attempted to visually depict the […]

Form/function/message- I took this picture while driving through the Harrison Crossing shopping center. The definition of form/function/message given by the resource page was the design conveying its message or potential use. I think the Petco symbol does a good job of this. The best thing about this symbol is that it makes it so that … Continue reading DesignBlitz →

This image, I think, embodies rhythm. This comes to me less as something I can explain logically and more of a general sense of the…

This week was fun. We got to experiment with several different design elements, some of which were a little challenging but not as challenging as last week. As always, we had our daily challenges. The hardest one was finding an app to add speech blimps to a photo of my dog! They don’t have many ...

This week was really fun. Once I was able to figure out how to get things to work, the projects went smoothly. I think the hardest part was figuring out how to get the program to work and getting the right program. I hope there is another design week in the semester. Here is my … Continue reading "Week 5"

The Vignelli Canon was a really good read. In this blog post, I will touch base and reflect on what I found to the most meaningful and interesting aspects of his writing. One of the things I pulled from this article was the very first point, semantics. You have to have understanding of what you are ...

Four images. One movie. Can you guess which movie it is? This might be hard so here is a hint: It’s an older children’s movie.

I had to do another designblitz assignment using photos and relate them to elements of photography such as color, typography, metaphors/symbols, minimalism & use of space, form/function/message, balance, rhythm, proportion, dominance, and unity. Of these I chose: Proportion: I feel this is an effective photo for proportion because you can see where the main focus is in relation to other objects. There is great visual ...

This week was a lot less stressful than last week, but still very informative. I learned a ton about design...

I used a quote and scene from Scott Pilgrim vs the World. I loved this movie when I was in high school and it had so many memorable quotes so I thought it would be perfect for this. The picture is from the scene where they first meet. The quote is after the first ex shows … Continue reading "Favorite Movie Quote"

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For minimalism I took a picture of my job’s company logo. I thought this fit really well with the concept...

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First of all, I was astounded by how much there was to know about fonts. In the video, Dan Perri...

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★★★☆☆ Third assignment time. I found this assignment where I’m supposed to edit a propaganda poster and make it DS106 propaganda. I flipped through some old WWI-era posters and found this gem: For some reason, it feels super clickbait-y. Almost like “What THIS one soldier did will make YOU want to join...

This Post Describes varying degree’s of Design Concept. The color Orange effectively communicates on this can that the flavor is orange, it also communicates that it is citric as a flavor which can also entice hunger . Also that black and white lettering also communicates to the purchaser. Black can allude to strength while white … Continue reading Designblitz →

I decided to make a banner for one of my favorite superheros, Wonder Woman. I found that photo of her and I liked it because it was an action shot of her. I then added in her logo and some stars.