Author Archives: Rocky Lemley

Transparency and Color

This booth provides a good example of transparency, as the low opacity of the circles allows them to sort of blend in with the background color. [This is also an interesting example of how color can create the illusion of … Continue reading

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Rhythm & Balance

This carpet reminded me of Balance due to its symmetrical and even distribution of space. It also reminded me of rhythm due to the fact that this pattern is repeated throughout the entire hallway, so its constantly repeating. The curly … Continue reading

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Scale

This poster of Darth Vader shows some of the principles of scale mostly due to the fact that Vader takes up roughly 2/3 of the poster. Vader’s finger that is pointing toward us looks much bigger than the rest of … Continue reading

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Point, Line, Plane

This box of Kleenex reminded me of Point, Line and Plane from Graphic Design, The New Basics due to its intricate patterns that consist of a bunch of geometric points that make a lot of jagged lines. Those lines are placed … Continue reading

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What It Is Part 2

Seeing my tv reminded me of Lynda Barry’s book, “What It Is”, because of her description of her own childhood, and how she would watch tv to forget about the world. Similar to the tv, drawing or creating something can … Continue reading

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What It Is Part 1

In Barry’s novel “What It Is”, Barry seems to be saying that our childhood relates directly to our creative inspiration because they are both centered around an image. Barry states that an image is alive in the same way that … Continue reading

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