visual language

Pic of Final Design:

I took this photo with my phone's camera.

 

Final Design:

This visual score was designed to be folded into a book-like shape. That way, it could be unfolded in a zig-zag pattern to give the illusion of doing laps and flip turns while swimming. Here I have displayed the order in which the panels are unfolded.



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Visual Alphabet Revised:

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Visual Collage:

visual literacy

Poster Final:

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Final Book Layout:

The separate pages of the PDF allowed for easier transitions than the book layout. I noticed that I ended up with odd shapes when the pages were laid out directly next to each other. I was also forced to take out the green because when I lost my extra panel, the ratio of green and orange became uneven.

Final Page Layout:

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Nursery Rhyme:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Selected Origin:

Humpty Dumpty was believed to be a large cannon.  It was used during the English Civil War in the Siege of Colchester (13 Jun 1648 - 27 Aug 1648). Colchester was strongly fortified by the Royalists and was laid to siege by the Parliamentarians. In 1648 the town of Colchester  was a walled town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall. Standing immediately adjacent the city wall, was St Mary's Church. A huge cannon, colloquially called Humpty Dumpty, was strategically placed on the wall next to St Mary's Church. The historical events detailing the siege of Colchester are well documented - references to the cannon ( Humpty Dumpty) are as follows:

A shot from a Parliamentary cannon succeeded in damaging the wall beneath Humpty Dumpty which caused the cannon to tumble to the ground. The Royalists, or Cavaliers, 'all the King's men' attempted to raise Humpty Dumpty on to another part of the wall. However, because the cannon , or Humpty Dumpty, was so heavy ' All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again!' This had a drastic consequence for the Royalists as the strategically important town of Colchester fell to the Parliamentarians after a siege lasting eleven weeks. Earliest traceable publication 1810.

bioplastic symbols

Contest Entry:

Final Design:

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Visual  Research Board:

Concept Words:

Clean, "Green," Biodegrade, Seedling, Corn, Recycle, Arrows

Design Brief:

Designer: Crystal Comber

Date: 2/1/11

Project Description: Create and identify symbols to be used to identify bioplastic, recyclable & compostable. These will be used on non-petroleum based products.

Sender: Cereplast, a company that manufactures bioplastics out of corn, wheat & algae. These plastics are used as substitutes for traditional petroleum-based products.

Message: Companies are creating bioplastics which can be recycled or composted. These products are plant-based & "greener" than other options.

Audience: Consumers looking for biodigradable plastic options. Recycle center workers who are to sort the plastic.

Communication Objective: The bioplastic symbols will allow for easy identification of bioplastics.

Specifications / Special Considerations: These symbols must be simple & have the potential to be universally recognized. Designs must be single-color and easily imprinted. Resin identification numbers are to be considered for recycling symbol.

advertising messages

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signs and symbols

bad design

design study

This is a poster by Homa Delvaray for a painting exhibition. It’s so busy that it’s not something I would normally like, but the patterns in the text, random images and the maze-like lines kept me looking at it for quite a long time. As a matter of fact, I went on searching for other examples of graphic design, only to to come back to this one in order to examine it some more. In that sense, I think it is very successful, because it’s keeping me, the viewer, interested in it for a long time.