simplicity

This work was found on communication arts online and is a promotion for the kent of engelwood, a beard growing company.  I chose these because i loved the simplicity through single colored backgrounds and single colored designs. I  Believe that the simplicity will allow the viewer to think more about it, because that is exactly what it made me do, and that is the purpose of designs.  The illustrations don't necessarily look like beards but they resemble them, leaving you to think more about it in your head.  

Domison

This is a piece from film domison found on Communication arts online and the artwork was done by  the design firm Paprika.  I chose this because of its simplicity and  complexity.  From afar you see it as four letters and from close up, you see the intricate designs of the staircases.  Also the color scheme leaves it to be very simple and the balanced symmetry leaves it a simple layout.  The plain white background and contrasted red on top of it makes it very pleasing to look at.  

Global Warming

Here is an ad done to promote awareness for global warming done by Brian Maranan Pineda. This was found on Communication arts online.  This caught my eye because of how it stood out for its lack of major color and how simple it was. I clicked on it because I didn't understand it and it pulled me in which was the goal.  I love the simplicity and the symmetrical balance. It is a easily read ad without any type once you understand the purpose and it becomes very clever.  

Illustration

This is an album cover for one of my other favorite musical artists, Andy Mineo.  Because of our focus in class and making illustrations, I chose this because I love the simple illustrations.  The illustrations inside the type make it unique and all have very good unity.  The overall image has  a lot of texture that brings the simple design to making it look like a professional design.  The negative space is also used very well in the design making it very interesting to look at.  

Balance

This is a design piece done for my favorite musical artist, Lecrae. It is a album cover  found online at communication arts and it is for the song "fear" and you can see the story being told through the artwork. The contrast between black and white surrounding him as he looks lost adds a sense of his fear of what's right and wrong. The color scheme is very appropriate and gives the viewer a sense of dark feeling and portrays the emotions better. The composition is very asymmetrical and it is like a complex ying yang. The dark side of the face is complemented with light birds and vice verse.

Compostition

This design is a poster for the film "Book of Life" found in communication arts online.  The design is very simple but has a story that is told through it. The two skulls are put next to each other and join and make a broken heart. Having this design, the designer chose to use symmetry. The textures and colors that are used within the piece also give a sense of setting and style of the movie.

typography

This is a design from communication arts that I loved. I was immediately pulled in by the typography and the use of design that flows out of it. All the type flows around the paper giving each word movement instead of having the type on top of the design they incorporated it. The colors inside of the type also show movement because of how it goes from one color to another through gradients.