It's been a while

I figured I would blog since i haven't in a while. So I've decided the final project is my least favorite and I am willing to pay anyone 20 bucks to do it for me. Let me know:0)...Lol...calm down Greg?*!!@&%g...I'm only kidding. I did find it interesting that Bodoni is used for the Adidas logo which happens to be on of my favorite sport brands.

Alpha Beta Song

I just wanted to say I love the fact that Isaac wrote a song for his presentation. I felt inspired so I decided to see if I could find anyone youtube who did something similar and this is what I found. Just Click on the question mark and the link will show up.

Logos

I must say I was pleased with our classes logos. My favorite was larrissa's logo with the little star beside it. I think that it worked for her as a word mark as well. I also liked Justin's one with the scribbles in the background. It seemed like something he would create. It was unique and was made appealing to the viewers eye. Good use of scribbles:0)

Rain Skulls

I must say that I learned a lot from this last class asignment, for instance, men are whores...lol...jk...As I was trying to figure out what to write for tonight's blog I thought about how Alissa mentioned a death cab for cutie design that resembled one of our other class members. The Death Cab image used a similar blue color and idea with the umbrella and falling rain drops, but instead uses skulls. I must say though I prefer the design presented in class. It was much more clean, balanced, and readable. The Death Cab design idea is ok, I like the use of the skulls but I think it would be more successful without the puddle below it. It takes away from the type making it less readable. The band's name is supposed to be the most imporant thing on the page but it doesn't stand out enough to me. The image posted is hard to see but if you google Death Cab- Rain Skulls click on any of the band t-shirt sites and you may have a better glance. Check it out.

Sagmeister

While going through the different artistic ways to use type. I came across the Art Grandeur Nature 2004 on the Sagmeister Web site, which i believe we saw in the Helvetica video. I normally don't enjoy this clean illustration of type but I like the way they incorporated type within nature. I think that it is a great idea for someone to get a point across. All the words are very readable. The kerning, font size, and type are all good choices. The words have a lot of clarity which make them stand out from the space around them, their environment.

Here's another

So i found another site that shows a successful way to use drop caps and what they are used for. I tend to like drop caps when you use an old style font because it makes the type look more appealing. I also like when they are used in titles. But anyways, check this out. The link is...http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/5_thumb.png&imgrefurl=http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/add-emphasis-to-paragraphs-with-drop-caps-in-word-2007/&h=275&w=629&sz=25&hl=en&start=12&tbnid=SwttgL_M571_-M:&tbnh=60&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddrop%2Bcaps%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Drop Caps

Hey Guys! I found this short article on good and bad drop caps. Check it out
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