The 90 Year Evolution of Movie Posters

It’s interesting to see how movie posters have changes from the 1920’s to now. 

http://creativeoverflow.net/the-90-year-evolution-of-movie-posters/

My Art Space

MyArtSpace.com is a social networking site for the contemporary art world where artists can post their work and let curators, buyers, professors, students, and other art appreciators view their work. It is free and you are able to search and interact with other artists. There are also contests and forums to get involved with.

Image of work found on MyArtSpace.com

the link is Myartspace.com

Self-Promo

I like this resume by Elliot Hasse a lot. I think it is really creative and shows off his design abilities but it is also readable and has adequate information so it really helps to visually sell his skills.

See a larger version here : http://creattica.com/infographics/infographic-resume/54499

The Noun Project

I found this website called The Noun Project and it is essentially a giant collection of symb0ls of just about anything and everything. Their mission states: “The Noun Project collects, organizes and adds to the highly recognizable symbols that form the world’s visual language, so we may share them in a fun and meaningful way.”  All of the symbols are free and all show interesting uses of negative space.

Here is an example of some of the thousands of symbols

To see more, go to TheNounProject.com

Font Comparer

I was on stumble upon and found this “font comparer”, which could be useful for really any project using typography.

http://www.fontcomparer.com/

The Most Powerful Colors on the Web

I think this infographic is really interesting and eye-catching just the way that it’s organized. It was found at

http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2010/9/16/the-most-powerful-colors-on-the-web.html and it was created by colourlovers.com

This logo for 8 Fish, a sushi restaurant, is a really great use of positive/negative space. I really like how the four yellow fish create the four maroon fish and vice versa. I also like how colors were used instead of the typical black and white you see in most positive/negative designs. The designer’s name is Jerron Ames.  More of his work can be seen at

http://www.logogala.com/designer/details/jerron-ames/

 

I really like the simplicity of the Target logo/identity system. It is very straightforward, simple and obvious but I think that works for the discount superstore and is the reason why the logo was so successful. The red bulls eye is very eye-catching and probably one of the most easily identifiable logo out there. It was designed by Thomas James George III, but I couldn’t find any other information on him.  

Ellen Lupton

One of Lupton's installation pieces involving type

One of Lupton’s design books

Graphics for change: Andy Mangold

After looking through the exhibit, Andy Mangold’s poster for The Haiti Poster Project was a piece that caught my eye. I liked the color combination he used as well as the simplicity of the design. I like how he used his design to draw the eye down and that he let the image flow over the border at the top. While I couldn’t find another advocacy work of his I did find his website which has a few other examples of his work. http://www.andymangold.com/