Headache

One of the ugliest websites I came across was Ling's Cars. This website is cluttered and annoying to look at. There are so many flashing lights and moving pictures that it could give you a headache. To me I cannot tell if this website is suppose to be a joke or if it is legit. The colors clash and all the boxes have no meaning to them. If this guy gets any customers I would be surprised.

Source: http://www.lingscars.com/

Swimmer

For this blog post I went with was the Moria Design, San Francisco 2012: US Olympic poster. It is a great example of a contemporary retro piece. I love the radiating lines and bright colors incorporated. The imagery within those lines is also are great because they are all pictures of different Olympic events. I also like the font, the black shadow is a good choice to have the white font pop over all the color. Another fun aspect of this poster is that the person’s face isn't the exact colors it would normally be; this made the image blend together better and be more consistent.

Dermody, Brenda and Breathnach, Tersea. New Retro Classic Graphics, Today’s Designs. Thames & Hudson Inc. New York, New York. 2009. Print page 233.

Doodle

The cutting edge contemporary design I chose was by Antoine Manuel. I was drawn to it because I liked all the sketches on it. The one I noticed first was the Gameboy. I also like the way some images are colored in and some are left transparent. It is simple, but fun because your eyes can explore the whole piece.

Source: Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. Contemporary Graphic Design. Taschen Cologne, Germany. 2007. Print Page 39.

Power!

I love this logo because of its simplicity, but it is still very successful! The fact that it is an electric outlet and that goes along with the Powerdesign. Also i like how it is clean with just using black and white. Overall great design using just simple geometric shapes to put it together.

Source: LogoDesign. New York : Graphis Inc., 1998. Print.

Treehouse

A unique and creative identity design I came across was the Treehouse Restaurant built by Peter Eising for Yellow Pages. The restaurant was built entirely out of Yellow Pages.  More than 65 companies helped build the treehouse restaurant in three months. When it opened more than 2000 people enjoyed dinner ten meters above ground in the first month. I find this so cool because it is literally a treehouse restaurant made out of nothing but paper. I would have never thought of making anything out of Yellow Pages; it’s just fascinating way of branding to me.

Source: D&AD and Taschen. Every Thing is Advertising and Design in the World. 9 Graphics Made: The Best Square, Vauxhall Walk, London. 2010. Print page 77.

Bottoms Up

A digital media design I really enjoyed was the Drinkspiration app by Ted Persson for Absolut Vodka. I really liked this app because it was designed perfectly so that the drinks were the main focus. By having the background and fonts black and white it leaves the drinks color to really stand out on the screen. I find alcohol to be a really fun product to work with when it comes with design because of all the colors and ingredients you can mess with when creating something. The app is also very organized; it has many recommendations for pretty much any drink taste you have. Overall great design and layout for an app.

Source: D&AD and Taschen. Every Thing is Advertising and Design in the World. 9 Graphics Made: The Best Square, Vauxhall Walk, London. 2010. Print page 325.

Brochure

I think this was a creative way to do a brochure because it obviously shows it's about color. Making this stand out draws peoples attention because they immanently know if it will interest them or not. Since brochures are pretty small a good design is most of the time necessary. I think "Color Origins" is a create print design because of the pop of color on white. Also the picture forms are great it allows the viewers eye to move about the page. The forms also turn into paint drops which is another creative aspect of this piece since it is for the paint company Benjamin Moore & Co. Color Marketing.

 Source: GD USA Magazine. American Graphic Design Awards. December 2005 issue. Page. 91.