Change the world for a five...

This is a book that gave us the inspiration for our project. We like the concept behind it - ways to change the world. Its quite quirky. I have referred to this book earlier on in my blog, but thought i should upload some photos of it.
My favorite is the one above, with a postcard. On the left it says, "Nice to do. Nice to Get. What is there not to like about it?" and then on the otherside is a postcard, with the start already written - i have never told you this, but...
It is something that is just really thoughtful. And is a nice what of interpretating how to change the world - as it is something really subtle but would make a difference.
But it was the idea of type and object that me and jai really liked - you give them something to do and provide them with something to persuade them to do so..

Deadline!

So, its the deadline today. Time to reflect? I hope i have done alright in PPD. I have enjoyed doing my blog, and have got a large quantity of stuff of my own work and artist research. However.. was not very organized with all my evaluations eek. Hopefully that part wont affect me passing or failing, as i think i have been reflecting and evaluating as i went along it notebooks and sketch books. I do feel i have learnt aaalooot this year, it took me a while to get into it but i really think i work in a different way now and for the better - concept audience and message!!! =)

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Graphic Design is...

Anything.



That solves a problem visually.

Speaking from Experience Final Crit

I thiiiink it went alright, was hard to tell if people thought it was successful. I don't think people realised that our aim was to make there uni experience more enjoyable and help people who are missing home.
What we need to do now - re-craft some of the postcards. Jai is making hers now. And then i need to sort out packaging. Blah.

Can't wait until this is done! I do love this project but it is getting a bit tedious now, trying to make it perfect!

Sao Paulo No logo: the effect of a city without advertising

I read about this in creative Review aaages ago, but it just cropped up on a blog i came across.

"For the past eight months, Tony de Marco has been documenting the systematic removal of all advertising in the city of São Paulo. Since 1st January 2007 São Paulo has been living under the new ‘clean city’ law, this bans all advertising: no billboards, no fliers, no neon signs, no electronic panels – a blank city "

Jeep Parking

What a clever way of advertising! It's just so clever, when i see something like this i like to try and work out how they thought of this ideas, work out the train of thought. However, general opinion of this advert seems to be that it has already been done before, i have never seen it, but if it has then it makes it less exciting!

Speaking From Experience

My part of this project is almost finished now! :) Just need to work on the packaging a bit.. well alot ..
Am really happy with the outcome of my postcards, especially the halls category, because those postcards are quite interactive i think with how they have been designed.




These are the best ones i think (above)

I am really impressed that we managed to find some magnetic material that you can print onto too! Its not verrrry magnetic so have had to put it in a little package but it still has the same effect :) A big weight of my shoulders now i have got the majority of this done.
Jai's should be done soon, and then the crit tomorrow.
We are going to aim to have it completed by Thursday so that we can spend the evening doing ppd stuff and then not have to stress over the weekend - we do have alot planned already!!

Lets just hope they do not rip it in the crit....

Amelia Roberts.

Global Warming.
A set of two posters commenting on how the West blame China’s carbon emissions as a main cause of Global warming. Yet
the West seem unaware that they are fueling China’s industrial revolution.

I like how they are a set of posters. It tells a story, making it quite easy to understand. The use of the two labels - "Made in China" and "Brought by us" - are so clear and straight to the point, i think it is an appropriate typeface as well, it is the type that would actually be used on these products when it actually says made in china. I think its a play on words is well, as we are labeling china as the cause for Global Warming.
The best bit of this design is how the object have been positioned in the shape of a factory and then the second poster has been manipulated to get a destruction feel to it.

us design studios.

This is a design group that i included in my Presentation, I think i work in a similar way to this design group, as they work conceptually like i do.
I like how literally they have taken the idea of comparing workers to that of conditions that chickens live in.

The way chickens are handled and cared for are continually on debate, i know more about this topic than i do about the working conditions of humans. Because the majority of us eat eggs, the care of the chickens is something we are kind of responsible for. It is something we all seem to understand, as there as been so much about it on the news.
Working conditions are a bit of a rare topic to be debating, so putting the human into the package of the chicken kind of brings back familiarity and understanding, it gives us something to compare it on. The concept of comparing Office working conditions to Free range chickens is just really strong, and the way they have dealt with it is even better. The fact that they have packaged the human in such a clever way makes the message so much more straight forward and clearer. The design has obviously been clearly and really thought out, as every detail is considered - the way the human is positioned, the text and materials. It is just very well done!

What is Graphic Design Posters?