Graphic communication

businesses are doing the same? In their efforts to do just that, many are being drawn towards the internet for crowdsourced designs and utilizing services from sites like 99designs and crowdSPRING. With their ever growing popularity, it is time that graphic designers embrace the change and realize that these sites are not going away. Some designers feel they are detrimental to the design industry, but they can actually be beneficial to artists as well as clients. Clients need to educate…

local schools. I was doing everything I wanted to do learning things I was interested in. When I applied to colleges I Applied to SUNY schools that had Graphic Design Majors and ended up going to Alfred State College as a Digital media and animation major. I was told that we would explore the world of 2D and 3D animation along with areas of graphic design, photography and videography. After spending 5 semesters in the program gaining knowledge in other programs such as Brackets, Maya, Adobe…

Barbara Tuchman has a small saying about how advertising is all around us. Everywhere we look there is an ad that gives a false image of reality. Advertisements can have a negative effect especially for the younger population. Since ads are always on social media it is very easy for a person to get bombarded by them and persuades an individual to want to purchase the product. The company’s tactic is to capture one’s attention to make them feel like they must have their product. Majority of the…

That is why the format does not matter as long as the message and the presentation are true to the topic. Other formats can help to covey the true emotions of a situation. In the case of Maus, Art Spiegelman decision to portray the Holocaust in the graphic novel format turned out to be a smart decision that helped to highlight some overlooked results of the Holocaust. It is because of these bold authors and the formats they choose that people are able gain different and unique perspectives on…

logos of random company names that I make up. I soon found out that there is a career in doing these types of things and it’s called Graphic Designing. In this speech, I will outline the job description, preparation and advantages and disadvantages of a career in graphic designing. First off, what is graphic designing?…

Introduction Our company lacks a distinct graphical icon; currently all of our products and cups are simply branded with “David’s Tea”. I propose that we should design an iconic symbol that can replace, or work in conjunction with, our current product design that is displayed on our products, storefronts, and the variety of online accounts we maintain. This logo will help our company define itself in social media and similar to Starbucks or Dot’s Cupcakes, cultivate cohesive and distinct brand…

This Chanel N° 5 perfume advertisement starring Suzy Parker, a well known actress and model at the time, was released in magazines and newspapers in 1957. This ad shows Parker joyful and glowing, standing in between two handsome men while being escorted down a stairwell. Her face and hair is absolutely flawless and combined with her gown, flowing from her graceful movements, exude confidence and a sense of carelessness. The late 1950s and early 60s were a very important time for women as the…

comprise her career field, graphic design. This perception of graphic designers seems to be an ongoing theme among global citizens which can be attested to after having scoped the World Wide Web for confirmation. People seem to think that those who are artistically-inclined simply are “spastic” or that they cannot keep their train of thought constant. The same individuals who stereotype graphic designers, and artists in general, to be all over with their ideas also categorize graphic designers…

When talking about the rhetorical aspect of images, people are usually unaware of the potential power that a photograph has to convince someone. However, images such as those of veterans meeting their relatives in tears use emotional appeal to convince their viewers so those viewers are far more likely to agree with the message behind the photo. What makes those images so powerful? And why does it matter that those images have such power? While photographs may seem harmless, it can be used to…

Advertising is “the act or practice of calling public attention to one 's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.” (in line reference). This technique has been in existence for thousands of years. Examples of this pre-modern advertising, including murals painted by shop owners, have been found in the ruins of such cities as Pompeii (The OpenLearn Team). Because advertising is very closely related…