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Dave Barry 3057064. A collection of sites and designs I like. I am only starting out in design and loving it so far. I have learned a lot so far from both lecturers and classmates.

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My logo assignment. I think I learned a lot from our Visual Communications lectures that I could bring into my Desktop Publishing assignment. Particularly for the logo assignment. It's simple and basic but I’m getting there I think.

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This is a low res sample of my typography poster that I made for college. It's probably less typography when I look at at it now. I am still pretty proud of it for a couple of reasons. Its the first poster I ever did and I learned a couple of new tricks during the process.  The light effect and the snow. The snow is literally just a couple of circles, blurred, layered and saved as a brush preset. I felt like I sent a rocket to the moon when I got the snow effect I was looking for. A novice’s little wins :)

I never did a design report before so I learned during this process what exactly is expected. I am really enjoying the course now.

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Dan Cassero is a master of Typography. Being a design novice I found typography one of the most difficult at the beginning.  The work being produced by his design studio is fantastic. A lot of it is mainly typography based, he manages to capture the essence of the brands using words and simple design.

https://youngjerks.com/

https://dribbble.com/DanCassaro

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A very cool design by a designer called Richard Perez.  The simple design does not really need much explaining but in one take he’s captured love, diversity, equality and freedom all on one simple graphic. 

https://www.skinnyships.com/

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Did I mention I needed to become more comfortable with typography?  I found this a great site for inspiration. 

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Another sample of of a minimalistic logo design. I think until I get the hang of design and until I become very comfortable, I will be keeping my designs simple and following the less is more route. 

Logo by  ludibes at https://99designs.ie/profiles/ludibes

A very talented designer who really understands design.

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I’m learning sometimes that less is more, especially when you are starting off. Learn first and build on that. Its great that there is some cross over with our visual communication lectures and desktop publishing with logo design. The lectures complement each other very well.

A minimalistic logo by Csoki  https://99designs.ie/profiles/csoki

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10 Basic Principles of Graphic Design

“There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” — Milton Glaser

A very good blog complimenting all of Dara’s lectures to date. It discusses proximity, balance and repetition. It took a while but its all beginning to make sense now. Still a novice though :)  

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Some of the images that I took for our Image assignment. each assignment I do, I am seeing what I could have done different and I am getting a little better. I am happy with this assignment and end result. Onwards and upwards.

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7 Graphic Design Trends That Will Dominate 2021 [Infographic] - Venngage

Keep your designs relevant & consistent this year by checking out some of the 7 biggest graphic design trends of 2021!

Design trends for 2021. I am still learning design but I suppose I better start keeping with what's going on in the industry.

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As I mention before I didn't do great on the typography assignment. I am was happy with the poster but I didn't follow the brief to the number.  Here is a very simple design by Aiko Idio. Just simple shapes and typography with warm colors. I think sometimes students new to design try to over complicate their designs at the beginning. I’m learning that sometimes less is more.

https://www.designhill.com/member/aikoidio

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Dieline

Dieline is a bespoke creative platform that exists to serve the packaging community. Our mission is to build a global community of practitioners and to advocate the packaging industry towards more sustainable solutions through creativity and innovation.

I struggled a little bit with the typography poster and typography in general during lectures. I have a little bit of a better understanding now after going back over my college lectures. Here is a great blog with some great Typography packaging designs.

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Creative Boom is a magazine for the creative industries, offering inspiration, tips and ideas to help you succeed.

For ay design novices like me, here is a great blog for inspiration.

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I love this. I am hoping to learn how to do something similar for my Film poster. Mine would be more of a double exposure but similar in some ways. Looking at what can be done, even at the Novice stage that I am at is really exciting.

https://design-milk.com/graphic-design-inspiration-instagram/graphic-design-blg/

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Ok, i’ll just say WOW. Alex Center a young lead designer worked for Coca Cola for nearly ten years. He has built up a fantastic and inspirational design portfolio.

http://thealexcenter.com/

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Very simple design but it perfectly captures, youth, diversity, trend, ambition. The design was by Daniela Tomanova. Look at the subjects arm inside and outside of the logo.

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Master Hot Design Trends with These Photoshop Tutorials

Visual design experiments often become popular design trends and suddenly they are seen everywhere. Here are a number of hot graphic design trends and some of the top Photoshop tutorials on how to create them.

A great article on photoshop design trends. I’m a photoshop novice when it comes to design so I find these articles great to go with the notes and lectures.