BAD Design (wk6)

Here is an example of a terrible design. There is a lot of stress between two sides of the poster. It is a poster for a double feature but the overlapping areas do not reflect the concept of advertising two different films. The base of the page is disrupted by a third dissection. The figure overlaps the pictures above. It feels as though you are trying to look around her to see the rest of the image. The positive and negative sides of the poster does help distinguish the separate films but the red texts distracts your eyes from the poster on the right. There is more stress caused by the grid structure of the text on the left side compared to the right. The test is slanted without a consistent grid while the other side is very structured and straight. Overall it is hard to get the information you need out of the poster due to all the distractions.

GOOD design (wk 6)

This a very well balanced poster, it uses the whole poster in a well structured manner. The is a lot of negative space but the figure still seems to take up most of the page. The dark edges also keep the figure in place. The direction of the horns make your eyes follow the whole poster up to the top instead of getting stuck in the middle with the main figure. The detail of the horns of branches fits well with the strict outline of the animal. I love the combination of texts and organic forms. The slanted texts gives the animal a balanced ground to stand on. There texts goes off the page towards the right while the horns direct you in toward the top left. This makes the axis of the poster slightly slanted but does not affect how the viewer looks at the poster. There is no need to tilt your head because the main figure is standing solid in the middle. The subtle white text takes away from all the stress of additional textual elements and the contrasting black bold text below. Overall I thinks this design works really well. One powerful image in the center with small details to keep the view interested with a limited amount of texts on a non traditional axis.

Top Down Processing

This graphically generated image applies to the idea that your eyes and brain have to continue to link and re-link the concepts in order to understand the image. A tree with irregular leaf or branch cut outs that are the same shape as the birds. The tree is the more dominant shape but the birds are different colors, distracting the eye away from the tree. It is difficult to look at the image as a whole to determine the image. The eyes get distracted by the same shapes of the objects. White space is seen between the birds and the trees helping the viewer determine that there are separate images involved

Visual Information: Tattoos (Week 5)

Visual Information: Tattoos



When taking pictures of tattoos there is no regard for the subject for which the art is on. The focus is only on the artwork. Placement is a key visual concept for tattoos. Line weight and detail is usually a significant focal point. This can determine the quality of the tattoo. Before and after pictures are very common with tattoos. A picture is taken right after the tattoo is done and one is taken after it has healed. This is important factor to see the end result. A tattoo can drastically change from when the ink is first applied compared to after a tattoo is healed. Everyone's skin is different. The ink settles into the skin in variations of color. Skin types can also determine the amount of detail that actually is absorbed. Different skin types do not take ink the same.

Considering the visual language of a tattoo, the tattoo itself is the only information the viewer needs to see. The subject is irrelevant, a tattoo can be anyone. Quality photo can also be a plus. There is a low standard to photo quality when concerning tattoos. Though, there is a growing appreciation for the art form. Quality on all levels from the tattoo to the documentation is is rising.

Ex 4

Colored Triangle
Bailey's Solution: Second row far right column same as Fourth row second column
In order to solve the puzzle I looked for similar color shapes, I searched the page for cross sections of yellow and green within the inside octagon, proximity of colors. Once I found this similarity I searched for the other section of blue and red. Once I found this I cross reference the colors. This was a difficult exercise. Since the shapes are circular it made it hard to not feel crossed eyed searching each shape. I thought this could have been a solution for a second to blur my vision to find the solution. Basically I used the process of elimination using a cross of colored.

Alfred's Solution: Process of elimination by examining individual triangle colors such as a blue/yellow combination. Once he found this similarity he would back track to the first umbrella to determine if there was any other similarities. Further on in the process instead of using the triangle he used one triangle that was grouped together.




Twin Blocks Puzzle

E=L
F=J
C=D
H=K
A=I
B=G

Bailey's Solution: I used different angled perspective to find each pair. This enabled me to look for similar conjunctions. Changing the way I looked at each shape helped find the pairs. I had to move my entire head to visualize how a shape would look from a different angle. This exercise was much less complicated from the first due to the geometric cubes. I found this easier to rotating the these type of shapes versus a color wheel.

Alfred's Solution: Alfred did the same concept of looking for a particular angle and rotated the sheet to find that shape. After each pair was found it became a process of elimination to find each pair.