I am posting this website for two reasons. First of all, the Funnel Design Group does some phenomenal graphic work in a number of different fields including advertising, television, web, and even 3D animation. But what is also very interesting is the web page itself. It is a very creative and interactive website that is worth taking a look at for some inspiration.
I love this movie and just think this poster is so cool. If you look closely it is made up of cards to put together the Joker. A lot of cool things one can do with graphics!
I thought this poster was really cool because it combined typography with images. The writing in the poster form an image based on the color of the typography. The poster illuminates the tremendous impact that typography can have on a project.
When searching magazine covers and spreads, I came across this Rollingstone magazine cover of President Barack Obama. I thought the magazine cover was extremely effective and unique because unlike the majority of covers which are filled with text and headlines for various articles, this cover is able to capture the attention of potential readers solely due to the image. The image itself is so powerful that it is placed over the word-mark of “RollingStone”.
For my poster project I chose the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer initiative. The Council of Fashion Designers of America created this philanthropy to help raise money for Breast Cancer. Clothing such as scarves and t-shirts have been made in the past to help raise money for this cause. Two years ago Fashion Targets Breast Cancer teamed up with Nine West to start “Runway Relief”. “Runway Relief” is models wear pedometers on their shoes for the entire week of Fashion Week and for every step they take they raise money for breast cancer. For my poster, I began with really wanting to make a bra out of words and have it hanging on a hanger. However, I evolved the bra idea (being that it was not working and was a little too cliché for breast cancer) and turning it into legs and pink shoes for that Runway Relief is for walking. I took pictures of my friends’ legs and then posterized them in Photoshop. I used hot pink instead of the softer tone of pink for breast cancer because I think it was more powerful for my poster. I think this poster really works for Runway Relief. I personally do not like when things are too crazy and cluttered and I think my poster is clean, simple, yet also chic.
Barack Obama’s iconic presidential campaign poster has illuminated the power of graphic design. Obama’s campaign poster completely overshadowed any visual elements that his opponent John McCain brought into the race. When thinking about past presidential elections, I cannot remember any other presidential candidate who had a poster that became as widespread as Obama’s. While in Washington D.C. this past summer, streetcars selling political t-shirts and memorabilia were filled with merchandise that contained this image. Barack Obama successful utilized the field of graphics in order to reach out to advertise his campaign and reach out to voters.
Photoshopping can be a great tool for posters, magazine covers, etc., however, sometimes editors take photoshopping to another level. There has been much controversy in the past few years in the news of people photoshopping celebrities and enhancing their image to make them look better to the public. As a result, the public sees this false image of celebrities. It is hard to tell these days what is real and what is not. Here is an image of Cameron Diaz. It is a before and after of her with a lot of photoshopping done.
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These are two pictures from a website that has help with photoshop as well as a gallery of different types of graphics. There are forums and newsletters and it seems like a good place for some information. www.graphics.com
