My Visual Mood

Hello. I am Verónica Aguilar. I am journalist and I currently student a Digital Media Master Degree. I would love to share with you the images that inspire me, the ones make me happy, and disgust. Anyway, the images that make me feel.

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“If you can design one thing, you can design everything.” ― Massimo Vignelli

Necklace: My Planet. Design by Veronica Aguilar

I have designed this feminine accessory with the intention of expressing my feelings and ideas.

The red pendant represents an imaginary planet where emotional intelligence matters more than logic. I designed this necklace with a kind of plasticine that hardens in the oven.

Vero!

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Bedtime of Prague Birds! At Charles Bridge

Photo by Veronica Aguilar

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Be Safe!

Safe The Oxford dictionary defines safe as: Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost.

  Safe is a word that I immediately relate to life, and to the health of the human body. 

For this reason, for the composition of the image dedicated to the word "Safe" I have included three main elements that narrate a fact. 

The first object that I present is the open plastic that covers a condom, my intention is to denote that the condom has been used. In some places, for example, in the United States, the word "Safe" is used to describe the condom. Also, the main idea of using a condom is to protect the body from sexually transmitted diseases, in addition to avoiding unwanted pregnancies. With this definition, the image I have composed indicates that those who used the condom are safe, and intrinsically, the life that was not born, is also safe. 

On the other hand, the corks from the wine bottles help to tell the story that two people were drinking before the sexual act. Explaining that people were not fully conscious during the erotic encounter. 

The third element in the composition of the image is the colour blue. According to experts in web design and visual communication, blue is related to security. Jerry Cao in his article: 12 colours and the emotions they evoke, describe “Blue is the colour of calm and serenity, and as such inspires security and a feeling of safety”.  

Considering the potential of the blue in the visual context, I added this colour through the table that appears as the background of the image. Other options of this photograph (IMAGE 2), was the complete image of a condom that has been used, however, less information empowers the main message and sends the information to the audience directly.

Photo by Verónica Aguilar

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I want to finish all my assignments... and later ENJOY

Joy A feeling of great pleasure and happiness. (Oxford Dictionaries).

In recent years has increased the tendency to encourage personal productivity in the content published on different websites. Procrastination, or leaving tasks for the last minute, is a habit that stresses and creates headaches for many young, and not so young people.

Considering the previously described, the image dedicated to the word Joy, I have composed it from the satisfaction and pleasure that is felt when a personal project is completed. Photography has a specific context, and a limited target, because the message is aimed especially at the students of the first semester of the MSc. Applied in Digital Media.

The Joy image presents four fundamental elements for the transmission of the message: The first information in the image is a check list, in the list appear all the assignments programmed for the subject Visual Communication of the Master in Digital media. There is also a person who represents a student of this subject. She is pointing out that she has successfully completed each assignment. What immediately generates the character in the photo, a feeling of enjoyment after the goal achieved.

The second, and third element in this image is the beer bottle, and the computer screen, on which the famous digital television platform "Netflix" appears. My intention has been to represent the deserved rest, after a day of assignments of a Griffith College student.  

The fourth aspect is the green colour which appears on the wall, on the plant and on the beer bottle. Green mostly represents the environment and outdoors, for obvious reasons, however, in the context of the digital age that is living in today's society, being all day connected to the Internet, within the comfort of home, is an act that can be defined as a pleasure for a group of young people.

Photo by Verónica Aguilar

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Chef, there is a hair in my food ... !!!!!! 

Anger: “A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility” (Oxford Dictionaries). For the composition of the image that represents the feeling "Anger", I have decided to represent a scene that reminds me of a story from my childhood. Many years ago, my mother, a woman with abundant hair, cooked for me from very early in the morning, sometimes, I would get my mother's hair on my plate, and when that happened, she would get upset and feel angry, because, even though she cooked very carefully, it always happened to me. Then I did not want to finish the meal and his anger was even worse. 

From my experience, I considered putting together several elements that could tell the story. First it appears out of focus, and at the bottom of the photograph, a man who is wearing an apron. With this information, the viewer can identify that the person in the photograph is the one who cooked the dish or who offers the dish to a potential client or family member.  From this perspective, it is easy to relate the feeling "Anger" to the person who appears in the photograph, because, although the photo may show a disgusting moment for the viewer, the way the character is dressed in the image, denotes who is who feels discomfort. 

Photo by Verónica Aguilar

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The representation of Danger

Danger: The possibility of suffering harm or injury (Oxford Dictionaries). 

The photograph that expresses the word Danger, is completely related to the definition offered by the Oxford dictionary. In this image, two objects appear: A balloon, and a cactus. Metaphorically, the life of the balloon is in danger, because it is about to collide with the cactus.

This photograph is an invitation to the viewers to think about what is dangerous for them.

What is dangerous for one person, can be not dangerous for another, this depends on the beliefs of human beings. In this occasion, the simplicity of the image manages to internationalize the target, in other words, the danger that the balloon runs can be understood by a person from any country, culture or religion. In this image, the imagination of the audience is of great importance to strengthen the concept. 

It is an image, that from my point of view, could be used anywhere in the world and transmit the message "Danger".

Photo by Verónica Aguilar

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Tribute to Gustavo Cerati Album: Fuerza Natural.

Fuerza Natural, (Spanish for Natural Strength) is the latest album by Argentine artist Gustavo Cerati. For this typography design I have been influenced by what the lyrics of the song transmit me.

This musical album mentions the idea that all human beings are connected by a cosmic energy, a natural energy that comes from the universe, and also expresses the idea that we can change realities with thought.

For this reason, in the design I have used pink, blue, purple and indigo colors, which according to experts in metaphysics, those colors connect with the universe. The background color of the poster is a strong pink, which represents unconditional love, and balance between spiritual and material.  

The first important decision using typography was to join the sentence "Fuerza Natural" through an imaginary square created with the letter "F" at the beginning of the sentence and the letter "L" in opposite position at the end of the sentence.

  The union of these two words create the perfect framework to give life to the idea of the union between people, proposed by the author of the album.

On the other hand, understanding that pop rock and indie rock are the genre that predominates in this musical album, my intention was to make a strong contrast with the colors pink and green, and texture for the background of the poster.

In addition, the typography used to mention the place and time, I selected because it denotes the rebellion in this type of rock music.

I placed a triangle crossed with a line at the top as the letter “A” for “Fuerza” and “Natural”, due to it is the way to represent the wind element in the alchemist symbology.

Representing the air through typography has been one of my goals achieved in this project, as well as being able to show an element that conceptually keep the idea I wanted to represent.

The green color inside the main text represents my idea about nature. Also, the distorted triangles in the middle of the poster with blue and purple colors, have the intention of representing the intuition.

I have drawn with the ellipse tool, distorted circles to simulate a black hole and continue with the intention of representing "the changes of realities" that describe the lyrics of the songs.

My intention has been to keep the poster with a simple and strong design structure through geometrical figures, simple typography, contrast of colors and recognized symbols.

Veronica Aguilar Olmos  

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Hi. All these images belong to the first worksheet of the visual communication class. The main idea is to use two words as references to create a personal and creative design.

Hey! Big Mouth. Shut up!

Circle / Colour (2 or 3)

Using circles, the color purple and white, I gave life to the purple doll with the big mouth. Using some photoshop properties, such as, the level of opacity, the "hard mix" option, I was able to change the color of the purple color and make it pink. In this way, maintain simplicity in design and meet the challenge of two words per design.

Vero.

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Hi. All these images belong to the first worksheet of the visual communication class. The main idea is to use two words as references to create a personal and creative design.

Venezuelan Map

Triangle / Shape

Using the triangle I formed the map of my country Venezuela. The triangles have a texture loaded with lines, which represent a lot of labyrinths bordered by the borders between one territory and another. I gave color to places that emotionally keep a space in my unconscious. For example, my city is colored with yellow. The yellow triangle at the top represents the peninsula of the Falcón state in Venezuela, a place known for being the wind paradise. That's why I placed a triangle crossed with a line at the top, due to it is the way to represent the wind element in the alchemist symbology.

Also, in the same symbology the triangle crossed with the line at the bottom, represents the earth element, I gave the blue color to this part of the territory because it is one of my favorite islands of the Caribbean sea, called Isla de Margarita.

Finally, the red color on the right side of the map, I have placed it expressing the sadness of a place contaminated by gold mining. In addition, it is a part of my country that is kept in claim area to the United Kingdom.

The three primary colors, yellow, blue, and red, in that order, give shape to the Venezuelan flag.

This design is loaded with nostalgic and good thoughts. I hope this image will transmit to you good energies.

Regards.

Vero.

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Bomb Hugger / Banksy Art PrintsLove,

Love, war, or love to war. The image shows a young, with a ponytail and a short dress is hugging a large bomb of a type that is dropped by military airplanes.This rhetorical juxtaposition offered by the artist, describes the double standards of mass media and politicians who justify war as the means to achieve human freedom, democracy and world peace.