Photograms

These are my two photograms. Yes, they kind of suck. The first one, unfortunately was the best one, and all of the objects I placed on the sun-sensitive paper came out as large blurs. I did this project at home because I was absent the day we did it in class. I went out to Hobby Lobby and purchased the sunlight paper kit that shows you how to make these pictures. I then followed the directions by placing some objects on the paper(i used pieces of jewelry) and then covering them with the plastic thing and letting it sit in the sun for 5 minutes. I then rinsed off the paper with water and waited.....but only to find a blurry mess. I did this three separate times and had the same result. I'm not exactly sure what I did wrong, but I gave it my best shot!! :(

Art Deco

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A.M. Cassandre's poster for Dubonnet reflects the modern style of art deco. The figure of the man drinking from a glass is executed using geometric shapes and flat colors. The text is also very geometric and futuristic looking, which is a common quality in pieces from this period. In my re-creation of this work, I also used bold and geometric lines to show that Art Deco was about precision and machine-like design.

Cubism

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This is Picasso's "Nude". You can see the introduction of cubism in Picasso's work, by keeping the curves of a woman's figure, but using many geometric shapes to do so. This interpretation of a woman's body was unique and revolutionary for the time period. It combined the soft contour of a woman and harsh geometric lines into the same picture plane.

Art Nouveau

I chose Alphonse Mucha's poster for Job cigarettes as an example of art nouveau because of a few reasons. His stylized lines, reflecting plant like designs, are a common trait of graphic design from this period. Also, the fact that the entire poster is filled with decorations and ornamental elements, reflect the common appeal to decoration and detailed design.

My work is demonstrative of Mucha's because of the plant like strands of hair, decorative border, and lots of detail.

Arts&Crafts

I chose Arthur H. Mackmurdo's design element from "the hobby horse" to show that for the time period, creating white lines on a black background and the use of negative space, was unique. His stylized forms and plant like lines, foreshadow the movement of Art Nouveau. We continue to use this concept of negative space to create impact in other designs today.

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Victorian

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I chose Charles Dana Gibson's poster for Scribners to display the Victorian Movement. This poster shows that the designer captured the victorian woman but did not think about the design as a whole. The typography does not go with the image and shows that Gibson was not thinking about image and type together.

Papermaking

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In class, we learned how to make paper out of bits of old newspaper, fabric, and other scraps. The process was really interesting because when you think of paper, you don't think of how much we use or produce. Maybe we would use less and recycle more if we were making paper like this. But unfortunately this process is only a craft, or something people do for artistic purposes....it just takes too long to mass produce. I wrote "Time heals all wounds" because the day we made paper, was about a week after my grandmother passed away...and it was the day I went to visit her at her burial site. I remember papermaking day for more reasons than one.

big. sexy. hair. period.

The package design for big sexy hair products screams SUCCESS to me, for a number of reasons. First off-RED packaging is a bold move. Feminine enough, but loud enough that it will stick out on the shelf.  Next reason- the typography takes up the entire surface of the product. You look at a shelf, full of endless hair products that claim (in small font that you need to hold the product close to your face to read) they will make your hair look like the hair of celebrities...thick, long, strong, shiny, etc...
You glance over all the products, thinking to yourself, "this is too overwhelming..so many choices."
When what do you see? RED CAN. HUGE FONT....BIG. SEXY. HAIR. PERIOD.
no if's and's or but's.....
This is the product that is called big sexy hair because that's exactly what it will give you. There's nothing fancy and confusing  about the name-like herbal essences...or garnier fructis...(products that claim to plump your hair up, make it straight, curly, shiny, sleek, short, and long ....all while making your scalp smell like fruit salad) This is the product of POWER.
It makes a statement on the shelf, and so you think it might do the same for your hair.
As a designer, that's what I call effective design. period.