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Student Broadside Critique – Lauren Turner

Posted on November 19, 2014 by laurenturnerr

This text is a Christmas carol (a song often sung to spread the spirit of Christmas during the holiday season) entitled “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. The mood that is being conveyed is happy, cheerful, and artistic. … Continue reading →

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Broadside – Lauren Turner

Posted on November 13, 2014 by laurenturnerr

The broadside I chose definitely embodies Schlesinger’s description of total immersion of text and image. This broadside is unusual because the text is arranged in an untraditional manner which aids the total immersion of the text it portrays. The movement … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Design – Lauren Turner

Posted on October 23, 2014 by laurenturnerr

The text I chose greatly influenced the mood I wanted my typeface to omit. I wanted the font to appear somewhat handwritten, while looking simplistic and somewhat irregular and organic. I started out wanting to use a modular method, however … Continue reading →

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Typeface Anatomy – Lauren Turner

Posted on October 17, 2014 by laurenturnerr

This is the one of the movie posters from the movie the Great Gatsby. I saw that another student used a different poster from the same movie/book to talk about but I chose to still use this typeface as an … Continue reading →

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Pattern Design and Color Interaction

Posted on October 10, 2014 by laurenturnerr

Geometric The first pattern I chose was a simple, geometric pattern. It’s simple and though some of the lines used to create the pattern are organic, the repeated sequence is extremely symmetrical and therefore creates a very geometric shape. The … Continue reading →

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Small Multiples – Lauren Turner

Posted on September 16, 2014 by laurenturnerr

The data bountiful visualization using small multiples I found was a info graphic about the cost of owning a pet. As Tufte stated in the readings, comparisons must be enforced in the scope of an eye span. In this instance, … Continue reading →

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