This week I watched The Big Lebowski. This isn’t a movie I would have automatically watched on my own, but I really enjoyed it. The storyline and characters were all really entertaining. I found myself laughing through most of it. The Big Lebowski is about a man names Lebowski who goes by the name “The…

The Vignelli canon was a very interesting read. I can’t say that I have ever read anything specifically about design before this. The book really illustrated how design of one sort or another is absolutely everywhere in our world. Design is used in everything from art and architecture to city planning. I really enjoyed one … Continue reading The vignelli canon

The Rider game was tough but fair. I didn’t know what I was doing and got my ass kicked. The design of the game was very traditional. Let me know […]

For my DesignBlitz, I decided to take a trip to Downtown Fredericksburg because I knew that I would find TONS of elements of design down there. Even though it is absolutely freezing (I hate the cold), it was worth it! I really enjoyed going downtown and looking around. Now I can’t wait for warmer weather! […]

We created a digital family tree this week as a daily create. Design creativity could come into play here. I made this one first. I used photoshop. The second one […]

The world can be a tough place. I’ve traveled all across the United States going door to door and selling my soul to get where I am today. All that […]

My reflection on Vignelli Canon http://cmattes2.com/thoughts-and-ideas/vignelli-canon-review/ The Big Lewboski review http://cmattes2.com/thoughts-and-ideas/lebowski-review/ Design blitz http://cmattes2.com/uncategorized/design-blitz/ 3 daily creates h...

Color; this department store manipulated our society’s take on color to organize their store. You can clearly tell where the girls section is by the overwhelming pink and white. And in the boys section, you’ll find tons of blues and browns, plus a lovely picture of a rugged mountainside. While we seem to detest stereotypes, … Continue reading Design Blitz

My thoughts on the copyright laws goes right along with the video of the Disney characters. I do not think it is fair that anyone can tell me what I can use or not use and if I do use it that I will be breaking the law. I do not think it is fair … Continue reading Copyright Laws are Unfair →

This week I did three daily creates. On Thursday I made a family tree using familyecho.com. I decided to do this digitally since I don’t have much faith in my artistic abilities. In my tree I included my immediate family: my parents and three brothers. On Saturday I got to play an internet arcade game… Read More

For one of my week five assignments, I chose to do the assignment, Apps Galore that was submitted by Nicky Memita. The assignment is to, “Think of a character–fictional or even historical. What kinds of apps would this character have on their smartphone? Use a design program to create a “fake” smartphone screen for this […]

The Vignelli Canon was a very good read. There were a lot of good quotes that stuck out to me. I also liked how Vignelli discussed the origins of different design techniques. In the introduction to The Vignelli Canon I liked how he discussed the various elements of typography and design that he learned from different countries. It…

This is a tale on tapestry of Ol Mick after he started to drink alcohol. Ol Mick used to be a brave warrior and he would never fail to find the culprit of the crime. This was until he he regularly visited bars and started to get drunk every night. He had fun for a … Continue reading The Tale of Ol Mick (my character)- 3 stars →

For the DesignBlitz assignment this week I chose to use the design elements color, typography, proportion and balance, and metaphor/symbols. I went around town and campus to complete the photo challenge. Below are the photos I took representing each of the four design elements and a description of each. Color Drunken City opened this week…

This assignment really tested my creativity. I took a while trying to come up with a combination of restaurants that would be humorous but couldn’t find two logos that had to do with the same food and looked like they could actually be together. That was until I was searching through Google images of Taco … Continue reading Taco Bell + DelTaco- 4 (1/2) stars →

today’s daily create was to create some jewelry using real food. I made this one out of unraveled paracord and a raw egg. Spring is just around the corner, and the egg symbolizes spring, birth, and life. The egg rests in a  loose and frazzled hammock  symbolizing the fragility of of life. Read more →

  I did today’s Daily Create, playing with your food. I took to the Sharpie and and drew little cartoon faces on the fruit. Because I can.

For this assignment I had to create a book cover that was noir. I decided to make one about my character Ol Mick who is an alcoholic detective. I tried to make the cover as noir as possible with the black and white, the suit, and the suspenseful facial expression. I imagine that in the … Continue reading Old Noir Book Cover on Ol Mick- 3 stars →

The thing I noticed while watching Blade Runner, is most of the scenes capture a singular person. The space is causing different lighting, and causing your eye to focus on the character in the frame. The helicopter scenes would have the camera facing down, onto the towering buildings and the streets below, giving you the … Continue reading Blade Runner.

February 10: Creative Hands For this daily create I was inspired by the mess I leave behind when I’m painting, specifically the residual paint that inevitably ends up on my hands. I used a picture from back in the summer when I painted my galaxy painting and reworked it for this daily create. I cropped…

  So I chose the creative hand assignment for my Daily Create. I took this picture with my friends forever ago, after most of us painted our nails. I really like the design it made, so I thought it’d be perfect for this TDC.

In this assignment I had to create my own valentines day card. I decided to get creative and put my own face in it because quite frankly who can resist me? This design has mostly warm colors that represent valentines day with the words “I love You a Latte” as the main attraction. Designing this … Continue reading Valentines Day- 3 stars →

  The daily create I chose was superpowers. I chose the superpower of the brain because in reality, nobody would expect me to have it. I don’t particularly want a super brain either, but I could easily disguise it and use the element of surprise. Plus I love irony

     

Today’s daily create assignment was to make jewelry with real food. I love pretzels, so I decided to make a pretzel necklace. My lovely roommate modeled it for me!

This picture is an example of the balance design principle. I see this principle as a design that is neat looking. Something that is either symmetric or asymmetric. My example, which is the carpet outside my door to my apartment complex, is an example of symmetric. I liked this design because when I first moved … Continue reading Design Blitz →

For one of my week five assignments, I chose to do the assignment, Laptop Lingo that was submitted by Lauren Brumfield. The assignment is to,” Make your own collage or create your unique laptop skin on My Custom Skin, and then share your work flickr. When you blog about it, explain why you chose each image! Use […]

I’ll be honest that coming into this week, I was very scared, I wasn’t really into last week so it scared me for this week. I also am not the most creative person so I was worried…but long behold, I LOVED THIS WEEK! I loved the first reading because you see what really goes into … Continue reading Hey Week 5..Are You There? →

Design Assignments As with any week, I like to get what I think will take the most of my time out of the way first so this week, I decided to get the 12 stars of design assignments done quickly!  I started out with the assignment over 4 stars which was The Ultimate Merger (4.5 stars). … Read More

I agree with everything when it comes to copyright because I look at it in the way of if I create something and use my time and ideas to make it, I will clearly be proud of it. I don’t want someone else taking credit for my hard work and everything that I accomplished because … Continue reading Are You Copying, Or Is It Your Right? →