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Pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques opens up new avenues and directions in communication. For the aspiring designer the focus is not on the technology, but how to use it in the creative process.
Minimalists denial of expression coupled with an interest in making objects that avoided the appearance of fine art led to the creation of sleek, geometric works that purposefully and radically eschew conventional aesthetic appeal.
Gestalt psychology, gestaltism or configurationism is a school of psychology that emerged in the early twentieth century in Austria and Germany as a theory of perception that was a rejection to the basic principles of Wilhelm Wundt's and Edward Titchener's elementalist and structuralist psychology.
The Ben Day process, named after illustrator and printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr. is a printing and photoengraving technique dating from 1879. While the Ben Day process is commonly described in terms of dots, other shapes may be used, such as parallel lines, textures, irregular effects or waved lines.
Symbolism (also called semiotics) is a powerful tool in human communication. It is how we convey ideas that are too complex or nebulous for words, and it allows us to do so across language barriers. Visual communication is communicating through recognizable imagery that depends on symbolism.
Surrealism in many forms has continued to interest contemporary artists in many mediums. In the 1920’s and 30’s Surrealism began as an art movement that directly parallel the discoveries in psychology. Specifically probing the sub-conscience and dream interpretations.
Photo manipulation is as old as photography itself, and its history can be seen as part of the history of image manipulation in general, which can be found in ancient times where images have been removed to penalize persons.
To fully experience the design process of finding form and function to communicate our concept, we need to develop the visual design principles necessary to communicate our message effectively.
Visual design concepts can be derived from the formal and structural characteristics of the typeface. Aesthetically, almost anything is possible now.
Commentary on Communication
Roy Lichtenstein is best known for his dotted, angst-filled comics featuring full ladies in distress. But a major retrospective at the National Gallery shows that the painter found inspiration beyond the comic book world; he also painted his respects to the masters–Picasso, Monet and more.
The nonagenarian artist recently received the National Medal of Arts, and museums around the world are still celebrating his May birthday. The Phillips collection, in Washington, D.C., is displaying seven “exuberant” pieces: layered or lined up canvases painted in bold solid colors.
The new issue of Marvel's Thor is now on newsstands. In it, a mysterious woman shows that she, too, is worthy of wielding the hammer of Thor. She joins a growing list of superhuman heroines leading their own comic books as Marvel and DC push to diversify and improve the representation of women on their pages.
A young Steven Spielberg, and veteran Director, John Ford.
Practitioner and Mentor
There should be no separation between spontaneous work with an emotional tone and work directed by the intellect. Both are supplementary to each other and must be regarded as intimately connected. ~Armin Hofmann
Person or purpose, one goes through a process for inspiration.
Anticipation makes the heart and mind swell.
Both excitement and apprehension, you rely on your instincts.
The tireless passion begins again, forming an infinite loop.
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