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.