11 Graphic Design: February 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

This is for SERIOUS colouring page masters.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010

Field Assignments Expansion Pack

Field Assignments Add-on

A Gorgeous Graph: make a super attractive graph
Make A Stamp: Make a rubber (or any other useable material) stamp and stamp something
Try Bookbinding: No staples or glue
Kuler: Create a colour pallette (name each colour) and upload it somewhere
Laser Cutting and spot varnishing: Cut and varnish an existing graphic so that it looks better.
Colossal Serif: make serif-based lettering that is bigger than your body
Light Painting: Do a long exposure with a camera and draw with light
Warning: Create a warning sign for a uniquely contemporary problem
Algorithm: Develop an algorithm and implement it (computer or real-world)
Colouring Book: Create an illustration for a colouring book
Miniature drama: engage figurines in some kind of dramatic situation and create a comic or video
Panorama Whodunnit: Create a mystery mise en scene and encapsulate it in a panorama
Sign Painter: Try to replicate an existing typeface using paint and a brush.
2 sided: Create a 2 sided illustration that juxtaposes the front and the back image
Compass, Protractor and ruler: Create an illustration using only a compass, protractor and ruler.
Tangled Type: draw or illustrate some typography that is completely tangled
Bookish: Find and describe the most beautiful book you have ever seen
Packaged: Make a paper package for a small thing
Pixels: Make and use something as a pixel
Secret Code Machine: Develop a coder/decoder ring
Scandal: Using a found family or friend photo, write a scandalous article
The Swiss: Do something that looks swiss
Super tiny: Create the smallest lettering or imagery possible
Repair a memory: use a family photograph and remove the embarassment
Brand a friend
Site-specific camouflage: make an image that perfectly matches its context
Gourmet McD's: Create a menu for your favourite fast-food restaurant to look like a high end restaurant.
Design Nerds: Follow a graphic design blog for a week and write about it
Draw with media that wasn't intended for use as a drawing material
Pointalism: Using a pin (or other pointy object) create a design on plain paper

Friday, February 19, 2010

oyap pin - AS

Yay. Looks like Vectorzilla puked on it :3

-LE

OYAP Pin Design - Dan Mousseau

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

T.F. Typography Field Assignment 3

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Completed work

1. paper fetish
2. complaint
3. shaddows
4. Norse Star logo 1
5. Norse star logo 2
6. tech branded

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Stuff I did - JH

Field Assignment - Stencil (yellow)
Field Assignment - You Are Here (red dot)
Field Assignment - Public (collage)
Field Assignment - Demolish a font (wingdings)
Viking Logo

Astro Bear design

Completed Work SL

Paper Fetish
Letraset (in sketchbook)
Comic Mash-up
Quick Sketch (in sketchbook)
Stuffed Bear Template
Viking Logo (in Sketchbook)
Complaint ("the way it should be"/yet to be installed)

Monday, February 8, 2010

Tech Rebranding Poster - AG/BK

Completed Work

1. Spaghetti Os Field Assignment
2. Forgery Field Assignment
3. Typographic Tattoo Field Assignment
4. Helvetica Assignment
5. Viking Logo
6. Stuffed Animal

Completed Work-TN

1.Comic Mashup
2.Calligraphy
3.Stencil
4.Helvetica Questions
5.Signage
6.Stuffed Animal
7.Viking Logo

Sunday, February 7, 2010

JY - Completed Work

Completed:

1. Forgery Field Assignment
2. Stencil Field Field Assignment
3. Paper Fetish Field Assignment
4. Viking Logo Assignment
5. Stuffed Animal Assignment
6. Helvetica Assignment

1. Describe Helvetica – what are some core visual characteristics of the font?

Helvetica is a neutral font that looks very simple. It is clean, clear, and has smooth lines, which is why it is mostly used in North America.

2. Provide a brief history of the typeface. What was so different about Helvetica from other typefaces?

Helvetica was created in 1957 by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann in Munchenstein, Switzerland. This was created after the war, wanting a rational typeface that could be used in many different and intelligible ways. This font was originally called Die Neue Haas Grotesk in Switzerland but changed in the 60’s to Helvetica, which is what we still call today, when the font reached to the international market as well.

3. Choose one of the people in the film who supported Helvetica, explain his/her argument.

Michael Bierut was one of the people in the film who supported Helvetica. He compared the typefaces used in the 50s and Helvetica and showed how effective Helvetica is. He says that everything before Helvetica was designed was dusty and crappy looking. He also said, “…that must have been like you crawled through a desert with your mouth just caped with filthy dust and then someone offers you a clear, refreshing, distilled, icy glass of water that kind of clear away all this horrible…kind of like…burden of history. It must have been fantastic….”

4. Choose one of the people in the film who dislike Helvetica, explain his/her argument.

Eric Spiekermann finds that Helvetica has lost its individuality and that there seems to be almost like a clone version of it called Arial. It’s a default font and it is too plain. To him, all the letters look the same. He also said, “Most people use Helvetica because it’s ubiquitous. It’s like going to McDonalds instead of thinking about food. Because it’s there, it’s on every corner, so let’s eat crap because it’s on the corner.”

5.Having just watched an entire documentary devoted to a single typeface, what is your position on Helvetica? Explain.

If I had not watched this movie, I would have never realized how often it was used. In a way I do like it but I would also have to agree with Eric Spiekermann that it’s become a default font that I don’t even pay attention to it much. I do prefer having different typefaces used more often rather than just sticking with Helvetica all the time. It wouldn’t hurt to take a risk.