BAD design

Source: http://rateyourmusic.com

 These images are all album covers that are completely AWFUL. First of all, why would you want to make a baby look like a creepy devil. I don't even understand the album with the hot dogs, if it's supposed to be funny...it's not. As for the last one, it is a good pun, but it shouldn't even be considered "design".

Retro

Source: spoongraphics.co

I wouldn't consider this retro, but I thought it fit for this week's blog assignment. The photo, business cards, and tag look very dated or historical. I'm not sure if they were going for this or not, but the name goes along with this style of design. Re-cycle makes me think of recycled, old paper.

Contemporary design

Source: http://momadesignstudio.org

Contemporary design can include a wide variety of art in my opinion, but cutting edge means "now". And I like design that's subtly in your face, so to speak. Since there is so much art out there today, it is hard to create something that stands out. So a good way to do that is through scale. Even for people who don't appreciate art, they would have to notice 20 ft. signs in bold colors that they may walk by every day or just once.

Logo Design

Source: www.wolda.org

This logo caught my attention because I really like the idea of logos not actually having the client's name on the logo anywhere. What makes a good logo is that people can easily identify it without any text. This specific logo was designed for Ventura Cafe. The designer was very creative with making the letter V (for Ventura) into what looks like a cup.

Packaging Design

Source: New Packaging Design - pg. 119

I really liked the use of a different texture on this design. The silver stripes on the packaging gives a good contrast against the plain white boxes. As well as the contrasting boxes that are all silver.

Typography

Source: Typography Referenced - pg. 284

This image is a design for wrapping paper. There are a lot of designs that incorporate this overlapping of typography, but I thought it was interesting to use it for wrapping paper. I think the colors are great, as well as the combination of overlapped colors.

Comix

Sex, Rock & Optical Illusions - pgs. 72-7

Victor Moscoso is known for his posters and "comix". Personally, I'm not a fan of any types of comics, so I didn't choose this for the content. I am doing my T-Shirt design on Victor Moscoso and really like his use of extremely bright colors, as well as his very unrealistic style. Moscoso's illustrations for his comics or posters are typically very crude, and not everybody can appreciate them. I do like his illustrations though, they definitely caught my attention