Poster Design

 Line- The lines in this poster portray energy. The lines moving in all different directions make our eyes bounce throughout the poster. The varying thickness of the lines brings together both a delicate sense, as well as a harsh, bold idea. Each of these individual lines which create the whole poster is analogous to what design is, "something greater than the sum of its parts".

 Direction- "Typography" in this poster is laid out to be read in a diagonal direction and conveys the idea of stability. Our eyes naturally group the white lettering together and we are able to dance through the word without much hesitation. The strong diagonal direction from top left to bottom right, along with the bold brown hues conveys the stability and rigidity of the poster.

Scale- There can be no large without small and that is very evident in this poster. We would never know just how large this tear drop is, without the very small circle in the middle. However, scale is all relative and if the teardrop were to be made smaller than that circle, we would have the illusion that the circle was larger. Scale is merely the manipulation of space.

Visual Thinking Research

 In this first puzzle we had to complete the pattern. Pattern completion deals with one's visual memory, and by playing around with adding and subtracting the different lines together, my roommate and I both found D to be the answer

My roommate and I had to count the number of triangles that created this cat. We used finding, matching, and categorizing skills to count the triangles.

Feature Hierarchy

My eyes are first drawn to the red colored stars in this poster and quickly dart to the large wing and hat on the right. The abstracted black line make my eyes dance through and across the poster. They seem to lead into his mouth as he is screaming with passion. Color which is used sparingly, is the first thing that grabs attention. Then the size of the large star catches my focus for a moment. The depth of the shaded hat contrasts the flat color of the rest of the poster. I am interested in the detail that lies within the red image in the bottom right corner. I also notice the organic lines flowing from beneath his neck.

Poster design: Anton Nelson
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureID=1662

Top- Down Visual Processing

My intended area of study is graphic design/ typography. Top-Down visual process is apparent in this image when the man punching himself in the face grabs our attention. I believe that the goal of this design was to show the releasing of frustration within himself. Our eyes are naturally drawn to his fist first, then to the jumbled letters coming out of his ears. Our brains are priming the jumbled letters, as if they are to make a readable word at any moment. However we still remain just as confused as the man in the design.



Design by: PopeyeFrancom
http://popeyefrancom.deviantart.com/art/Typographic-Portrait-98254239