Mood Board Inspiration

Here is a little insight into the development of a mood board: Getting Moody: A Look at Inspiration and Style... and here is another great article about Mood Boards and Inspiration.

GD2: Hierarchy exercise

With the following text, create 3 simple variations using one type family. Remember to signal hierarchy with one or more cues: line break, type style, type size, rules, and so on.

Think with the Senses.
Feel with the Mind.
Art in the Present Tense.
Venice Biennale
52nd international Art Exhibition
10 June – 21 November
National and Regional Pavillions
and Presentations.
Parallel Exhibitions and Projects.

After you are done, put all text boxes onto one page, print, and hand in with your name on it!

Graphic Design 2 Reading for Book Jacket

Here is the link for the reading on book cover design, Interview with designer, Peter Mendelsund.

And here are some more book cover design links for you to check out...
COVERS
BOOKS COVERED
THE BOOK DESIGN REVIEW

Feel free to post any links you may find in your research!

some awesome art

i was surfin' across the ocean that is deviantART, and i stumbled upon some art by 3 amazing digital artists. Some of the stuff from one of the artists reminded me of some vis. thinking class assignments. maybe our 100th project will be similar to the stuff from "celsojunior"
Here they are. ENjoi. maybe.

oh uh, some (kinda) mature content from celsojunior.

celsojunior

moodswing08

arcipello

Spamalicious

This is one of my favorite website designs because it's so hilarious http://spam.com/. This is the official website for SPAM(the food)... no really, it is.

btw, make sure to have the audio on and explore the whole site. It's pretty comical.

-Domenica

reverse graffiti project

Thought you guys might think this was pretty cool. The Reverse Graffiti Project. "In San Fran, an English graffiti artist and a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker came together while the city slept, to create an environmentally friendly work of art and a film about a philosophy of clean." Check out the site and clips here.