Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Assignment #20 Inspiration

Shepard Fairey
-An American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene
- He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign
-. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
-In 1988, he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy, and in 1992, Fairey graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.
-Fairey became involved with art in 1984, when he started to place his drawings on skateboards and T-shirts.







Social Issue Posters/ Logos

I liked this social poster because it used tic-tac-toe and showed that peace wins over war.





















Intro Portfolio









Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Assignment #19 Inspiration

Candy Shop has candy written in the words which brings out the logo and the colors on the sides.

I like how the design is on the bottom of the text which does not get in the way, which makes the letter look  more professional. 

Assignment #18 Inspiration



The CNN logo is a good example of word mark because of how the letters are connected together


Google is very famous for its wordmark because of the so many types it has