Reading Assignment 3

Push Pin Studios
-God the style and color variations are just...astounding, I love how the artists each have their unique style and colors.
-I'm quite fond of the cartoon styled ones, those are my favorite!
Some lovely examples

Push Pin Studio, c. 1970



Push Pin Studio, c. 1970

Push Pin Studio, c. 1970

The Designers Republic

Very nice sort of 'open your mind' sort of work. Very stylistic fonts and colorful typography...
Shame they shut down...

Chip Kidd

No words, just fantastic.

The blend of photography and art...
The soft shading.
The simple, yet effective text work...
Very nice!
Also Superman and Jurassic Park, hell yeah~

Whale Timeline

Cards!

Animals in the RED set are real life animals
Queen/King of Hearts: Panthers
Queen/King of Diamonds: Lions
Ace of Hearts: Sheep/Ram
Ace of Diamonds: Elk
Jack of Hearts: Wolf
Jack of Diamonds: Lynx

Animals in the BLACK set are mythical animals
Queen/King of Cloves: Gryphons
Queen/King of Spades: Dragons
Ace of Cloves: Monocerus
Ace of Spades: Yale
Jack of Cloves: Leucrota
Jack of Spades: Cerastes

Joker: Hyena

Inspired By:

Pecha Kucha

My Four, Two, and No legged family: A Pictorial Timeline

Reading #3

Grid: In graphic design, a grid is a structure (usually two-dimensional) made up of a series of intersecting straight (vertical, horizontal, and angular) or curved guide lines.

Anatomy of a layout : How a page is laid out, of course!

Visual hierarchy: Refers to the arrangement or presentation of elements in a way that implies importance.

 White Space: Referred to as negative space. It is the portion of a page left unmarked: margins, gutters, and space between columns

Contrast: Distinguishing by comparing/creating differences. Some ways of creating contrast among elements in the design include using contrasting colors, sizes, shapes, locations, or relationships

Color: COLOR IS COLOR!

Color Palette: the set of colors on such a board or surface.

Gradient:  Specifies a range of position-dependent colors, usually used to fill a region.

 Color Rendering: Ability of a light source to show true colors as seen outdoors in sunlight.

How To!