This is a piece of advertisement that was sent through the mail to my home. Its function is to promote the use of their services. The logo is unique way to play with typography. I believe the style is Late Modern; there is a loose geometric shape and formal typography.

Broken Camera :(

This is a picture I took of my old and broke camera. I miss using this camera, so I used it for the purpose of this blog. The function of the graphic design on this camera is for identity. I think it is classic and formal. The style seems to be contemporary because of its simplicity.

Inside Man

 This is an image of a DVD called the Inside Man. The movie itself is very interesting. The design of the DVD is also interesting. The style seems Swiss because of the use of the grid system. There is a cross going through the center of the DVD with perfect circles around the design. It can also be Early Modern because of the sans-serif type, the black and red color scheme and the photography in the background. It is hard for me to put it into just one of those categories. But overall, the design is exceptional and innovative.

ABC

While watching TV, I saw this logo at the bottom of the screen and decided to snap a picture of it. The function of this ABC News logo is for identity purposes so that the viewer knows what network they are watching. There is a mixture of sans-serif and serif type in this logo, so it is hard to determine the style. Guessing, I would say that this is Late Modern because of the formal, undecorated typography. This is a quality piece of work. The design seems conservative, as news should be.

be BOLD!

This is a refrigerator magnet of the word bold. I have had this magnet for a while now and cannot remember where I got it from. However, I do know that this is a form of graphic design. I think the creator could have used a better font to depict the word "bold". If they want to display the word bold, the typography should actually be bold. It is hard to tell what style this is, but if I had to pick one I  would choose Contemporary because of the clean typography.

LIFE!

This is an image of box of Life cereal that I have at home. The function is a combination of packaging and identity because of the "50th Birthday" sign on the box.The picture of the balloon displaying the words, "50th Birthday", is the company's way of letting everyone know about their company's accomplishment. The style seems to be Post-Modern because of the photo-collage type of illustration, the tilted-axis, and the stair-step shapes of the balloons. The design is very playful and fun.

CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE!

This is a packaging example of graphic design for Hershey's chocolate flavored syrup. It is one of my favorite toppings at home, so I decided to use it as an example for this blog. Although I am not completely sure, I believe the style for this is Early Modern because of the sans-serif type and the red circle border. I think the designer did a good job of depicting how the product should be used in the pictures on the bottle. The design seems pretty traditional for this type of product.

Circle K Lighter...

This is a picture of a lighter from a Circle K gas station. The function seems to be identity because compared to other brands of lighters the only difference is the name on the lighter. The logo appears to be an example of contemporary style because it is simple, the typography is very clean, and the circle around the K is conceptual imagery. I think the logo is pretty clever and subtle.

2K 12!!!

This is the case to a fairly new game, NBA 2K 12. The function of this piece of graphic design is packaging. What attracted me to this piece is the fact that the designer gave game lovers the option of choosing which NBA star they wanted on their particular case. There were about 3 different choices. This is my boyfriend's game and he choose this guy (who ever he is- I'm NOT a gamer!). I believe this is an Early Modern example of graphic design because there is photography instead of illustration, the background is red, and there is a lack of ornamentation in the whole design. I think this game case is pretty creative. It is definitely energetic.

PIZZA HUT

This is a pizza box from the restaurant Pizza Hut. Its function is packaging. I ordered from this restaurant one night and realized the box was a form of graphic design. That is what attracted me to the piece. I think this style would be closest to the Contemporary style because of its simplicity and the visual metaphor in the picture of a "hut" over the word "pizza". I think this package is very trendy.

LIKE CRAZY

This is a movie poster for the movie "Like Crazy" that comes out on October 28th of this year. I first saw this poster in the Savoy theater and thought about our Graphic Design History class. I think it was cool how there was a saying that led into the title of the movie. I also think it was witty how each line fades away a little more than the previous line and then leads into a bold title.

Coverpage

This is obviously a picture of a magazine cover that was mailed to my mom's house. The fact that they made this lady look like she doesn't even like children and put her on the cover of a Parenting magazine attracted me to this piece. I think that the layout was a bit too much. There are a lot of words everywhere making it slightly crowded for my liking.

ANNOYING!!!!

This is an ad out of a magazine about children's medicine. It is cleverly stating how their medicine is safe for children. I was attracted to the statement it made; I thought it was funny. The design was bold, playful, and innovative all at the same time.

Coca-Cola

This is an ad for Coca-Cola out of a magazine I have at home. This ad does a good job of advertising the product as well as suggestive selling the Playstation game "Everybody Dance". The balance in this picture attracted me to the piece. Even before the image was cropped, my attention went straight to the Coca-Cola bottles.

MOTHER'S DAY CARD

This is a picture of a Mother's Day card. It was given to me by my mom "from" my four-year old daughter since she couldn't actually buy me one herself. The artwork on here is pretty good. Its nice that the font for the word "Mother" is a different font from the rest of the type on the card. This makes the word stand out more. I was attracted to the piece because it was a gift for me.