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Graphic Design Jrn-250

The creative process that goes into the production of graphic design is seen in a number of different avenues. Movie posters, advertisements, album covers, various forms of media, etc., all utilize principles and elements of design in order to specifically convey the appropriate message one hopes to convey. Movie posters primarily focusing on an overall theme in terms of genre while album artwork has the opportunity to convey a much broader story and overall message of that body of work, rather than just the genre or central theme. Every Friday a new batch of new music is dropped by a slew of artists and a quick visit to the “New Albums and Singles” page supplies a buffet of visual stimulation in terms of graphic design.

Through a design process these various artists employed movement and rhythm, unity, harmony, emphasis and various other principles of design to tell a story or send a message to the audience. Value, size, and shapes along with other elements are utilized to accomplish these. The heart using unity and harmony to create meaningful composition. And the emphasis on the eyeball in Katy Perry's mouth hinting reference for the reasoning. Being that she believes her voice has been the reason for her education and consciousness.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N_AmGKcdZo

https://www.spotify.com/us/

Typography-Jrn250

I think typography is an extremely vital part of a lot of modern day graphics, media, and actual branding across multiple platforms. Although a lot of focus has been on the visual representation of things pertaining mainly to pictures and video representation and seemingly moved away from text, typography offers its own form of visual representation that has transcended the simple days of very basic, limited typefaces. The subcategory of fonts have their own niche spot in visual communication where it matters. Typography thrives when it comes to things like advertising (billboards/movies,) branding (representing a company/logo,) and personal use (body modification, art,) etc. And there are jobs (logo designer/ brand designer/ etc.) that specialize in the subject as well. The goal with typography is to ideally become a symbol, a picture, rather than the words. We don’t even call the “M” by it’s name anymore, those of us willing to risk the complexities of a well balanced diet refer to them as the golden arches. I never even said McDonalds. This search for a newfound source of “cutting edge” typography technology sort of came up stunted as I used the opportunity to search for a very specific font I’d seen years before but never pinpointed. Although I’ve yet to find the font I did explore a search possibility I didn't even know existed. With a quick Google search I stumbled upon Whatthefont! (a page on myfonts.com) that asks you a series of questions about the style of the font (typeface/serif/sans serif) until it regurgitates a set of results based on your answers. Like I said, I came up quite short—due to what I believe is a case of a handwritten, undocumented font—but after that fI was notified of options to “consult an expert” or submit my image to a forum. I think the right tattoo artist is what I need, but on your search for that perfect font for whatever the situation, don’t forget about these functional resources.

sources:

http://www.coudal.com/archive.php?cat=cat_typography https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont

https://fremont.edu/top-8-graphic-design-jobs/

Political Cartoons Analyzation Jrn.250

Both of these relatively current political cartoons represent most of the elements that go into what a political cartoon actually is. An obvious one being the element of bisociation, which aides in the understanding and storytelling. In the first, a combination of visuals of a jobless (and presumably homeless) man, along with the text in the very blunt conversation all to the problem a lot of LGBTQ+ citizens are facing.

The visual Satire in both images transcends a simplistic way of shedding light on issues affecting the countries citizens. It elevates the viewers level of thinking beyond the issue of one side or another and puts emphasis on the real victim in both situations, which have been hot points in each party’s run for presidency.

Sources:

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/subject/The-Employment-Comics-and-Cartoons-by-Nick+Anderson%27s+Editorial+Cartoons.php

http://cartoonsmix.com/cartoons/obamacare-political-cartoon.html

Visual Image Based Social Media [VisCom]

Although quite prevalent in the world of photography and the arts, VSCO has found a way to maintain a status that hasn’t become nearly as overly saturated and commercialized as it’s counterparts. Counterparts which thrive off of communication and networking based agendas. VSCO (Visual Supply Co.) and it’s app VSCOcam, which seemingly mimics the latter, flourish through a foundation based on visual images. Concentrating on image integrity, something other popular social sites tend to sacrifice, is one major advantage that VSCO has over the competition. With a mission statement that reads: 

“We equip modern creatives with tools and build experimental projects to innovate and inspire. Every product we create must be something we love and would use. At VSCO, we set the bar high for ourselves, and aren’t content to land any lower.”

VSCO maintains an elevated image above the rest. The company isn’t merely a site to upload and share photos. It’s underlying goal is to give the creative a way to enhance their work, primarily through the use of presets, similar to ones already used by photographers in other image editing softwares.

One con that the app faces is that while primarily focusing on an idea that puts creating and innovating at the forefront, connectivity and social convergence suffers. Instagram is right on the heels of other social networking apps, taking what they have to offer and reinventing it in a way that seems more appealing. With VSCOcam users have the ability to share and explore other artists works, without getting caught up in all of the extra unnecessary hashtags and filters that plague timelines daily, however the sense of community may still need work. Or does it?

VSCO seems to be doing fine maintaining that level of artistic expression through visual images that it set out to do upon its launch in 2011. Maybe the tainted expression “social media site” is something it’s fine with keeping at arms length.

Sources:

https://vsco.co

http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/7/4598460/is-vsco-cam-the-next-instagram

Advocating for Social Justice and Shock Advertising

Advocating for Social Justice

Advocating for social justice, or any kind of change in today’s world, can be expressed among countless forms of visual expression and multimedia platforms. In Iranian photographer Shirin Neshat’s series “Women of Allah,” the artist explores identity, exile, femininity, militance, and tension between the US and Iranian culture, in hopes of spreading awareness about the misconception of women in the Middle East when observed upon by western civilizations.

Shock Advertising

In comparison, one of the most obvious and widely represented illustrations of visual representation is the employment of shock ads. In a very literal representation, fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, employed the tactic when he shot for Charles Jourdan’s Spring, 1978 line. He manipulated images to reflect a series of disasters that seemed to send the message of these luxurious women who’d been in accidents that lead to their death, however, the composition combined with intricate poses and design elements maintain a balance between shock, artistic vision, and overall advertisement.

Sources:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/global-contemporary/a/neshat-rebellious

https://www.yatzer.com/guy-bourdin-somerset-house-london

Gestalt Theory in Visual Media

When discussing and learning about the Gestalt theory in visual communications we familiarize ourselves with the Gestalt laws, two of which being the law of similarity and the law of proximity. I draw immediate recollection on Andreas Gursky and his style of photography, which is very similarity-driven and geometrically composed—giving a brunt his photographs a very horizontal versus vertical, or parallel versus perpendicular visual. As well as shade and color differences and similarities playing a role. The colors combined with the shapes of the candy boxes in addition to a myriad of other items in the store give all of the items their own grouping, or similar form. Or as the Gestalt theory describes; “Discrete elements within a scene (that) are combined and understood by the brain through a series of ‘laws’ or ‘rules’ of grouping.”

Another law introduced in works of a one photographer I’ve taken an interest in is the law of common fate in this photograph by Richard Avedon. The law of common fate states that when objects move in the same direction, we tend to see them as a unit. From a more fundamentally artistic, and abstract prospective it can be said that the woman in his photograph, in comparison with similar aspects such as the movement, direction of lines, (both obvious and simulated) as well as visual gaze of the trunked mammals in comparison to the model all exemplify components of the law of common fate. Not to mention the sheer juxtaposition and contrasting elements between the subjects, which “was unheard of at the time.”

http://www.widewalls.ch/artist/richard-avedon/

https://rebeccaprowler.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/photo-review-dovima-with-elephants-by-richard-avedon/

https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2001/gursky/

Semiotics [Journ 250]

The Social and political impact of iconic, indexical, and symbolic signs is one of great prominence and importance. Remarkably particular in the year 2017 with an abundance of issues regarding recent political decisions, elections, issues, etc. societal, entertainment, and religious contexts, is the very idea of semiotics.

In an ongoing fight for equality, egalitarianism, and very basic civil rights, people have begun to employ signs (no pun intended) to express their disdain for the way things are currently being handled regarding these issues. Men, women, and children of all ages, ethnicities, and religious backgrounds have come together at rallies and protests to display various forms of iconic, indexical, and symbolic signs…on signs.

Whether the signs themselves are actually doing anything effective is unmeasurable, however one thing is certain; The way these communities are utilizing icons, indexes, and symbols in strikingly clever ways (see Vagina Virgin Mary [Appropriation and recontextualization]) in conjunction with societal, entertainment, and religious contexts, is the very idea of semiotics.

sources: http://twistedsifter.com/2017/01/funny-creative-signs-from-womens-marches-2017/ https://news.vice.com/story/womens-march-best-signs

Form VS Content [Journ250]

Form vs content in art is quite simply equal parts of both, with means to produce the end result that is art. Form, which can be defined as; the visual manifestation of the art i.e. light, shape, color, medium, etc. Versus content; which is the visual message—what the artist intends you to see, and of course your own subjective interpretation. Our text book describes the two by stating that “Form refers to a work’s style, technique, and the media used to create it.” and “Content refers to what is being depicted, which is an essential aspect of the narrative.”

As soon as I understood the assignment I instantly recollected back to my History of Photography class and almost decided aimlessly on one of my favorite photographers Lauren Greenfield, as I usually do. Instead I took the opportunity to draw example from Sandy Skoglund, another brilliant photographer, as well as conceptual artist. I immediately envisioned the photo surrealism of her images with the use of vivid colors and juxtaposition to tell a story.

The examples of form in these photos are the various elements used to create the image, to include fabricated objects, sculptures, lighting, color, and as Marge Goldwater mentions in Cross-References: Sculpture into Photography “the actor’s placement and gestures.” In an entry on the blog ColourStudio, Skoglund said of her use of color: ““Color vibration is always exciting to me. The adjacent edges of contrasting cool and warm being my favorite strategy. I use this method in order to enhance the visual excitement within the images. I call my work with color ‘color shock.””

The content of these photos are the visual messages conveyed as she tries to “give the impression of a world gone seriously wrong” :

-“They seem designed specifically to make the viewer uncomfortable. -“The human beings in this interior scene are taking care of their needs while completely ignoring what is going on around them in their environment.” -“She expresses concerns about the workplace, overpopulation, aging and nuclear war, if not exactly by analogy, then by allusion or hyperbole.” (Goldwater/Artask.com.)

Resources: http://www.artsask.ca/en/collections/themes/interiorplaces/sandy_skoglund/fox_games http://blog.colourstudio.com/2016_05_01_archive.html