March 10

Animated typography is used to create feelings or environments that printed stagnant type would have difficulty doing.

Its funny how without sounds a lot of the videos seem really chaotic and fast, they dont communicate very well. But when your brain can process the audio along with the visual, it is easier to follow the words. The best movies have a consistent style and variation of typefaces according to what is being said and how.

March 3

The McCoy essay connected with me in the way that she brought up the reactions to minimalism and rules. I also subscribe to the idea of oder and cleanliness, though it happened somewhat naturally. It seems that most of my works just end up being simple and orderly, following the rules and not just adding elements to a page unless I think it actually has a meaning or purpose. Though, I do understand that sometimes the purpose is to be messy and create chaos; I guess I just haven't come across that situation very often. I do wish I could incorporate more free flowing style into my works. More “ugly” with a purpose.

Feb 24

Being able to communicate with text only is something that in turn will make finding visuals easier. You must be able to vocalize your thoughts and describe them to your audience. This will help your organize your thought process and follow the train of thought away from the same visuals that you keep running into in your head. Being able to communicate with an audience verbally or with text will make the visuals stronger.

Kinetic Typography

Boondock Saints

School of Rock

A Few Good Men

The Office

Dark Knight

So Bad

This is something I saw a long time ago in Snow hall, and it bothers me so much. There are about 20 things wrong with it. Is it really that hard to make a poster? The Design building is across the street, its not that hard for them to come ask for help. I mean, I don't try to do math, they shouldn't try to kern.

Design Observer Articles

I really liked the fun and creative way that Stephen Doyle played with words vs. what people see in the images. He would create the words out of real objects, then manipulate them to get whatever effect he wanted. I also found the article "13 Ways" to have some good design points. It is easier to pick a standard set of typefaces, and only work off of those, but also expanding your collection is never a bad thing. Sometimes using something that is ugly, or something that goes against the idea you are trying to represent works better in the end.

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