I have never finished a game of Clue. The other players were too restless and unwilling to take the steps to solve the murder. Colonel Mustard in the library with the lead pipe. Yet, I understood their anxiety . The satisfaction of a conclusion was sweeter than the process. And I yielded to this opinion until my first encounter with graphic design.
When I was 12, I did not realize the significance of logos. In a search through creative articles, I opened the most appealing. “Hidden Meanings in Popular Logos” it read. Intrigued as a natural secret-seeker and curious as a art enthusiast, I looked on. The most common recognizable symbols were presented in new ways. Exposed and highlighted letters and shapes appeared with the right amount of manipulation. How could I have not noticed these small details staring me right in the face? The FedEx logo …show more content…
What secrets did they put on the package? Was that a play on words? How did I not see that before and how did they even think of that? Those questions were pivotal in my journey toward graphic design. I began to manipulate and create. I would make connections and branch out. I became an excellent pun maker from making similar connections and easy rhyme. I started to think on more levels than one. Simple things were giving substance and reason. In design, I saw that nothing was for granted, each line, word and kerning had purpose, whether aesthetic or informative. I began to scrutinize each thing. Nothing was simple anymore. I believed any thing could breakdown into its parts and expand. I realized design's broad influence in lives, to the point where designers examine psychology to enhance experiences with a product. To me, design became taking elements and putting them into an order, like points on a number line. It is communication, fundamental for inter- and intra-personal relationships. Without a plan, without a design, nothing is
When I was 12, I did not realize the significance of logos. In a search through creative articles, I opened the most appealing. “Hidden Meanings in Popular Logos” it read. Intrigued as a natural secret-seeker and curious as a art enthusiast, I looked on. The most common recognizable symbols were presented in new ways. Exposed and highlighted letters and shapes appeared with the right amount of manipulation. How could I have not noticed these small details staring me right in the face? The FedEx logo …show more content…
What secrets did they put on the package? Was that a play on words? How did I not see that before and how did they even think of that? Those questions were pivotal in my journey toward graphic design. I began to manipulate and create. I would make connections and branch out. I became an excellent pun maker from making similar connections and easy rhyme. I started to think on more levels than one. Simple things were giving substance and reason. In design, I saw that nothing was for granted, each line, word and kerning had purpose, whether aesthetic or informative. I began to scrutinize each thing. Nothing was simple anymore. I believed any thing could breakdown into its parts and expand. I realized design's broad influence in lives, to the point where designers examine psychology to enhance experiences with a product. To me, design became taking elements and putting them into an order, like points on a number line. It is communication, fundamental for inter- and intra-personal relationships. Without a plan, without a design, nothing is