In my designblitz, I hope to use images to explain my interpretation of design terms. There are several terms that we were given to research and try to catch images of at least five of them. The terms are color, typography, metaphors/symbols, minimalism/use of space, form/function/message, balance, rhythm, proportion, dominance, …
This weekend, I went home to watch my sisters. My mom and stepdad took a vacation to Barcelona (so jealous!!) and I am babysitting to make some money. This morning, I had to take them to Sunday School so I figured I would do my design blitz at our synagogue. …
For my design blitz I used my iPhone and took pictures all week of some designs that I found really interesting. I took a lot of the same type of photo and struggled with finding the right photos/designs to fit the elements. I ended up with six and here they …
It’s amazing the designs you see every single day without even realizing it. This assignment helped me realized just how dependent our lives are when it comes to how things are designed. Welcome to the design blitz of A Hot Crazy Mess.
#1 – Street “art” I saw on …
Milton Glaser once said, “There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” So for the Designblitz assignment, I at least chose 4 of these concepts. One of the pictures I took was during Eid today. Four out …
Designblitz. Yay! Very similar to the Photoblitz assignment i did, now i get to focus on new elements of design. They’re mostly new to me, not the world. This weekend i went home for a concert and decided that with a car/home, i’ll find better, more interesting examples of these …
After reading The Vignelli Canon, Tim Owen’s “We Are All Artists” statement and links, and listening to the Groom/Owens interview + talk, I felt well-armed to tackle Design Week. Tim Owens’ statement “The Mozarts are over here and the factory workers are over here” really resonated with me. I’ve never …
For the Design Blitz assignment, I found examples of balance, symbolism, unity, and typography either on campus or in my apartment.
Balance
In this picture, balance is displayed quite literally. The playing cards are balancing on each other to stay up in their triangular formation. Looking at the playing cards, …
