Semantics (meaning), Syntactic (syntax), and Pragmatic (realistic considerations) are Vignelli top 3 most important aspects of design. Though there are other aspects such as discipline, appropriateness, ambiguity, and timelessness. His top three are obviously the most important to design because without semantics or a purpose to what you are doing then what is the point, … Continue reading The Vignelli Canon

This week was far more fun than any other week so far. The assignments were much more creative than before and I thoroughly enjoyed them. We started off the week with a nice read about design. I learned many of techniques and origins of designs that I have never even thought of before. The films … Continue reading Weekly Thoughts →

  So, as everyone knows  – my blog/ds106 experience is pretty much all politically centered/about hating…

This week in our ds106 class we focused on design. We looked at all type of design such as poster design, web design, movie design, basically any and all type of design. We were assigned several readings and movies to … Continue reading →

UGH. UGH. UGH. The other day, my boss asked me to go to a networking event…

I think the copyright law is an important aspect in the world of writing, but the digital world makes it more and more difficult for copyrighting to stay safe. So many things are available on the internet against copyright, trademark, and other laws. I know if my work were used without my consent, I would … Continue reading Stop Copying Me →

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The Four star assignment that I chose for this week was to create a topographic lyric poster. I used a combination of word and paint software to create it. I chose lyrics from Sam Hunt’s “Break up in a small town”. The bolded YOU represents the importance that you are the one that has to … Continue reading Topographic Lyrics →

This week was very educational. While I knew vaguely what went into design before this week, I now realize the true extent of the art. After reading the Vignelli Canon and reflecting on it, I see how design is in literally every man-made thing in this world. The proliferation of...

Semantics. He explains to use that we have to find meaning in our work. Some times it’s hard to find meaning and inspiration. That’s only the case when I’m given something to work on. I feel that inspiration is something a person comes up with on their own, and not from a person ordering another. […]

I went to a winery in Fredericksburg, they were having Casino night, but we did not actually go to that. We did however spend five hours at the winery with my wife’s family. I walked around and took some good photo’s of some cool things in my opinion. I had fun doing it also. I … Continue reading Photo Blitz

This week was a bit hectic for me with other things going on, but I greatly enjoyed the design assignments this week. One thing I wish I could have changed was the amount of work I turned in later in the week, which I worked on earlier in the week. Unfortunately, I couldn’t work on … Continue reading Designing for Noir

After watching A Fair(y) Use Tale and Laws that Choke Creativity as well as reading Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions, 7 Things You Should Know about Creative Commons, and A Brief History of Copyright. I have realized that copyright laws really doesn’t make sense to modern day. With our technology today we can’t recreate and make new … Continue reading Mine, Yours, Ours?

      As I sat around this weekend trying to figure out how to do…