Blog/Journal Entry #22

This is a lamp. The line the lamp forms goes up and then down and can be viewed a depressing or sad mood. When looked at, it can be viewed in a negative light. Pun intended

Blog/Journal Entry #21

These are blinds on a window. They are actual lines.

These are wood panels in a bedroom. They are actual lines as well.

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I like this logo because it is very simple but means so many things. Similar to the Fed Ex logo, the Safe Auto Insurance logo's spells out a meaning in letters and has an image formed within. The small "s" and small "a" form a rear view mirror. The commercials on TV do a great job of zooming in on the logo and having an actual mirror pop up with graphics. I thought it was clever and memorable.

Blog/Journal Entry #19

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Sociology

Blog/Journal Entry #18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa14VNsdSYM

This is Rihanna's music video for "Only Girl (In the World)". Although she is singing and dancing, all the images around her are a different color than what we normally expect to see. I found it incredibly interesting.

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I thought this artwork was extremely interesting. I had never seen money portrayed like this before. When I first glanced at it, I couldn't tell what it was. I thought it was just a painted artwork. It has a lot of organization and simplicity to it. It looks like it took a lot of effort and patience as well.

Blog/journal entry #12

Tight grid: taken in the Academic Resource Center

There are nine images and they are all lined up and of the same size. 

Loose grid: Academic Resource Center

There are a variety of images spread across the painting and none of them are lined up or of the same size.

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This was my favorite merely due to the amount of detail put into the drawings. It caught my eye right away as the best drawn currency of them all. I like the simplicity of it all as well. I feel it has a very positive message as well.

Blog/journal entry #13

I found this interesting because it is Lebanese currency. My father is Lebanese and I have visited the country myself. The images used are very beautiful and the sun is always a big part of their day-to-day lives.

Blog/journal entry #11

This is an artwork done by Chuck Close titled "Phil". I immediately thought it was a young Dustin Hoffman portrait. I find it so interesting how he is able to make these images have so much detail and definition to them even though it is not actually a picture or painting for that matter. It is just a lot of different images compiled together. If you look close enough, there a ton of different spots for the face and neck and a lot of swirly lines for the hair.

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This is an example of how repetition of form is used in commercials. Car commercials do it all the time when they show a spokesperson talking about their "long line of great cars". Dealerships also park cars this way for space and for it to look aesthetically pleasing. This is repetition of form because whether the cars are exactly the same or not, from this view, all we see are a long line of "cars". We don't care what make or model, as long as they are organized and capturing our attention.

Blog/Journal Entry #9

I like this example from Andy Goldsworthy because it is so simple but yet intriguing at the same time. Finding a bunch of different colored rocks and placing them in this particular pattern must of been fairly difficult. From the original look, it looks almost to be fake but it is so interesting how he is able to form the circle in the center. Also, he is very consistent in his work. That impressed me.

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I believe this would be an example of proximity unity of Gestalt's images. Whoever created this image, used the colors black and white in a close proximity to make the shapes resemble the shape of a panda. Nothing is actually drawn. It is an assortment of shapes to trigger our minds into seeing a panda. 

Blog/Journal Entry #7

The form of this image is pretty simple. They wish to persuade and target young athletes or aspiring athletes to drink milk. They use a professional athlete (in this case Albert Pujols) to pose with a milk mustache in order to grab the attention of viewers. He wears a serious expression on his face but it is humorous due to the absurdity.

The content and message in which the advertisers wish to give out is pretty basic and clear in this image. Albert Pujols is a symbol of strength and success in the world. By having him hold a bat/hammer and throwing up a ball with his milk mustache, children and all alike will attribute the milk as part of his success on the baseball field. They also put Pujols in a tight shirt to garner a few female audience members as well.

Blog/Journal Entry #6

I chose to take a picture of this picture frame because it reminded me of a box by Joseph Cornell. Since we have been working on our assignments, I noticed many of the ways to create a box can be with a literal box or with a frame and images inside that seem to be coming to life. In this case, this image/painting doesn't seem to have a concrete message (like man of Cornell's works) and yet I know it has some underlying theme or hidden message. It has a few colors and objects that seem to stick out at me. It is different and kind of abstract and it reminded me of one of Joseph Cornell's boxes.

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I found this work interested based on its uniqueness. The fact that it has what appears to be nails surrounding the entire box symbolizes that what is inside is sacred and should be kept away from reach. It's extremely interesting to even have the box open and the fact that there are a bunch of pictures placed inside. By the looks of it, it is a very literal way of bottling up memories of someone who has past and keeping them away from the reach of others.

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In this artwork by Louise Nevelson, her box almost symbolizes a safe or an upside-down briefcase. It looks very much so dangerous and yet intriguing at the same time. Most of the objects blend together because thy have either a round or square shape to them. All of them are of the same color therefore making it easier for them to disguise themselves amongst one another. None of the shapes can be made out and I think that was one of the main objectives of the artwork.

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The following image by Joseph Cornell is interesting to me due to it's absurdity. Obviously knowing that the world is round, Cornell created a box that portrayed the world as rectangular or square and therefore throwing away any form of sense to his artwork. This is a basic example of how strange his artworks can be. To go along with it's strange look, Cornell made the box so colorful and this image invites you to question what he gathered to put inside of this unusual globe.

Blog/Journal Entry #2

My definition of design would be "any form of decoration or arrangement of an item(s) that is compiled to express a belief, emotion and/or goal while conveying a message and a possible underlying theme".

This design is of the Miami Heat NBA basketball team. The design has infinite meanings behind it - both obvious and hidden. The flames on the end can signify both the literal well-known heat/temperature of the Miami area and the expectations for the club to be successful. To go along those lines, the ball going through the hoop signifies the entering into a basketball association and to give an immediate recognizable look to the team's logo and what they represent. Also, it can symbolize the hopes for success in the present and future by the ball already having gone through the hoop (which leads to points - which lead to victories).

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3 different types/categories of design:
  
1. brand design

  







2. product design

  










3. transport design