Urban design

Concept Response Project Blinkenlights by Chao Computing Club (CCC, 2001), which aims to encourage communication between the city and the citizens takes place in Berlin. It has allowed passersby to input data and show any animations and images they want to, on the building. The way that Project Blinkenlights decorates the city of Berlin shows how much the CCC love the city. This idea inspired me to create an interactive artwork which make the connection between Vancouver and the residents. I…

The Bauhaus School of Design was founded in 1919 in the city of Weimar by Walter Gropius, a German architect. The Bauhaus school was created to combine the arts and crafts, technology and architecture disciplines to reach a common goal to unify creativity and the manufacturing objects, building and art. Walter Gropius decided to combine two of his schools, the Weimar Academy of Arts and the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts, into what he called the Bauhaus. He believed that by training the…

lifestyle, or personality traits. A&F has “the casual cool” theme, with several of the latest trends for teens from the higher segment of the society. People who buy A&F have casual, urban, sporty and luxury lifestyle. Behavioral…

1977 by Zoar Lutheran Church and is funded by HUD (Housing and Urban Development). Over the past several years Liz Brown, the manager, has been working diligently to update the facilities to make them more accessible to various disabilities that her elderly residents may have. Liz Brown and her staff eagerly make accommodations for each resident and in the best interest of the whole building through using the principles of universal design. Although numerous changes have been made for better…

Design is born when individuals revolt against the norms and rules placed on them by history, artist, and the want and needs of society in any given time period. Learning about these limitations and their origins in an attempt to change what is already set in stone, this is the life style of a designer; to think outside of the box while considering the parameters onto which one feels comfortable, able, and ready. Often going against rules on purpose to express freedom and demand change, which…

occupation it might be. It's a typical question among ordinary citizens that 'what does a graphic designer do?' The question, regardless of whether he is into publicizing or computer graphics, leaves individuals in the realm of confusion. Graphical design is important for the success of your production, online or offline business. It is advisable for you to leave it to experts to create perfect images for you. Whatever you decide to do, don't just think that a little bit of clip art or perhaps…

Some things to know about Parsons are: There is another campus in Paris which was built before the New York campus. Parsons New York is one of the best schools to go to for design and the fine arts. It is also a brand new school. The BFA in fashion design program is the one I want to take. In this program you must complete 120 credits and must maintain a 2.0 GPA at least. Each term you have to complete 15 credits for 4 years. Some of the courses to take are: Drawing/Imaging- In this course you…

Graphic design is a broad topic that has the power to change the world. Public information design is the least glamorous side of graphic design. It is usually the last thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Graphic Design. AIGA medalist Sylvia Harris has impacted the graphic design community in ways that have inspired others to strive to change the world around them. As an African American woman who was raised during the 60s, she grew up with a unique perspective and offered something…

promising student at the Rhode Island School of Design. Before becoming a typographer, she was a sculpture, but later on she decided to go into graphic design because it was more practical course to study for her. She studied under the type designer Charles Bigelow, the designer of Lucida, Apple Geneva and Wingdings. Bigelow’s work interested and influenced her work as a typographer. In 1988, Twombly joined Adobe where she contributed to the design of many typefaces such as Trajan, Myraid, and…

architecture was when I was three years old playing with the Lego Duplo set my parents had bought me. I wanted my design for my Barbie’s house to be something spectacular that no other Barbie had. I remember that passion, that passion that I still have today for architecture. One of the reasons I chose architecture as my major over everything else is because I love how I have the capability to design structures that can move people both physically and emotionally. Being able to put so much…