Paul Rand links art and design by their common uses of form and content. Without form, there’s no content, and without content, there’s no form. This video is great because it illustrates what Rand is talking about by using the most basic, simple forms composed in very careful ways (much like our dot compositions from Read More
I made my final shape more horizontal, to follow the look and feel of the other two.
I chose to experiment with serif and sans-serif typefaces, as well as varied positioning of the type in relation to the image. I’m not totally sure what direction I want to pursue, so I’m trying out different things to see what works the best.
Trees like obstacles Obscure my view of the sky Will I make it there?
My partner and I are organizing our haiku marks by man-made or natural tools, the objects that were used to make the marks, the method in which the tool was used (rolled, stamped, etc.), and then the similarity of the shape and appearance of the marks themselves. Examples: Natural: Ginkgo leaf: rolled into a tube: stamped: Read More
Trees like obstacles Obscure my view of the sky Will I make it there? Haiku by Demy Maher I was Googling images of clouds (as I needed to find a good cloud to draw from) and I came across this image, which reminded me a lot of what I’m doing in my VisCom class. We’re Read More
Since yesterday, I fixed the issue with my neon photograph not extending to the edge of the page. I’ve also added some functionality so you can toggle between having the grid showing or not. The toggle function is thanks to the handy-dandy style-switcher technique used elsewhere on this site. (Hooray!) Here’s the latest version. Update: I Read More
I made my best layout from last time even better. I added some padding around the whole thing (and a bit of extra space at the bottom) to give it all some breathing room. I also set my properties section in a smaller size. Really, that’s about it. But it made a big difference. See for Read More
Given the choice between body text in an image and body text as actual text in a web page, I will always choose the web page. I am not shy around HTML and CSS (See this website? All me.), so I went for it. I used CSS to set the typeface (Verdana), size, and leading Read More
Yeah. It’s supposed to say “flicks” but it looks like… something else. It’s what Ironic Sans calls keming. So be careful with your kerning, kids. You could end up forming words you didn’t intend to make.