Popular Culture Promotions
The class is creating “Popular Culture Promotions”. Basically, promotion packages about a topic going on in popular culture. I examined the issues of gay/equal marriage and Prop 8, 2012 Apocalypse, and school nutrition. The 2012 idea lends itself to a lot of silliness and fun, but I think the gay/equal marriage plan would be the most interesting as well as enjoyable. Moodboards and information: Gay/Equal Marriage and Prop...
Figure/Ground
Ah, figure/ground. Another beast that likes to fight with me! I suppose I have a love/hate relationship with figure/ground (how fitting). I love it when I see it. I delight in finding the “hidden”. Illusion is great for generating visual interest and keeping people’s attention. That said, as much as I enjoy figure/ground, I have a hell of a time creating that kind of illusion for myself. In an old project at UMD, we...
Kopimism project
Final poster: koskela kopimism poster Development materials: 8 initial ideas: koskela poster ideas 2nd of semi-final ideas: koskela posteridea2 Notes/ideas: poster...
Color
One of the most interesting parts of color, to me, is color symbolism. That some colors can mean completely opposite things, depending on where you are in the world. In the western world, white is the symbol of purity and marriage; in the eastern world it is the symbol of death. It’s especially important as a designer to be aware of these sorts of meanings behind colors if you’re working on a website that’s meant for...