Behance is a website that allows you to create your own page and upload your designs. On their homepage, you can explore other artists’ work and you can even choose what you see based on your different interests. The website is free and you can even link your projects on Behance to Adobe Portfolio to create a more professional portfolio. Behance is a great tool for uploading your work for the world to see.
https://slampart.wixsite.com/portfolio
This self-promotion website by Sarah Lamp (a student here at SUNY Oneonta) works well. It showcases her work well, while also looking professional and fun.
Check out this blog, they post some really cool projects and information! The layout is also really well done, and the fonts used work really well with the theme of the website.
I really like this infographic for a few different reasons. The main reason that I really like this one is the bright colors. The illustrations are also really cute and they are all very encouraging, especially given the subject of the infographic. I also really like how there is an arrow leading from one box to the next, transitioning the first color into the next.
I think that Google has done a really good job at developing their identity. All of their logos all have the same colors and feel to them, no matter the shape or how it is presented. When I see those specific colors, I automatically think “Google”.
https://design.google/library/evolving-google-identity/
The designer of the Fed Ex logo (Lindon Leader) used negative space in an awesome way. They used the space between the E and the X to create an arrow, simulating movement forward. I had never noticed this before until I was looking for negative space in logos.
The example of typography in the “real world” that I chose is the Dick’s Sporting Goods logo. I find this typography interesting because of what they chose to do with the apostrophe. They very easily could have kept the apostrophe consistent with the rest of the font, but they chose to put illustrations of popular sports there instead. I think this is a really cool concept, and it enhanced the appearance of the logo.
Paula Scher is a famous American Graphic Designer who’s work is colorful, loud, and fun to look at. She has designed identities for a variety of clients including Microsoft, The NYC Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera, several different maps for NYC (subway systems), among so many others. If you are at all involved in the Graphic Design world, you should know Paula Scher.
The book that I looked at is called “Type on Screen: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers, and Students (Design Briefs)” by Ellen Lupton. The book talks about how important typography is, especially when it comes to designing for screens. Since more and more people are getting their reading materials on screens, it is more important than ever to make sure your type looks good and readable.
This piece was designed by Alexis Lovely, a designer, writer, and artist from San Fransisco, California. She recently released a book of designs similar to this titled “Quotable”. The message of this piece is that we should perhaps hold hands with one another instead of worrying about holding guns. I really like this piece because it is so simple, yet also complex. I think the design choice to use such a bright background with a dark font was excellent, I think that it made her words stand out more. This piece is definitely more about the message than the actual design, but I feel like the minimalistic design here worked in her favor.
Graphic Design Fall 2018 