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The currency example I chose to analyze was from part of the Ed Carver, German Colorful Money collection. This money is from around 1900’s and was used primarily around the Black Forest. The imagery is composed of different icons and … Continue reading →

For the patterns selected, The Golden Road is one what draws on the more organic pattern as it is representational of a head and the form itself is more freeform rather than geometric or calculated. The other cover is more geometric as … Continue reading →

I chose this 500,000 German Mark from the early 1920s.  The only imagery on this bill are icons and patterns. There aren’t any illustrations. The closest thing to illustrations would probably be the combination of icons but those still don’t … Continue reading →

The currency that I have selected here is an old bill from Shanghai printed by the Central Bank of China (although I believe it was printed in the United States for reasons I will state later). The currency is in … Continue reading →

The bill I chose to for this blog post is this Chinese bill. At first when I saw this bill it stood out because of the navy blue and the maroon color it has for its borders and how almost … Continue reading →

Of the two logos, the After Logo is more organic because of its less structured nature, or its less rigid composition, if you will. The Before is far more clean cut and geometric with the harder angles and strict symmetry. In … Continue reading →

The logo I chose was Mr. Coffee because not only do I love coffee but I thought that the redesigned logo was interesting. Clearly, the before logo was geometric and representational. The typography is hard, straight and regular lines. You … Continue reading →

As a graphic designer, my motto is “make it simple yet significant.” For that reason I chose to analyze the remake of this Coors Light logo designed by Turner Duckworth. When browsing through the “Brand New Blog” this piece of … Continue reading →

Although the Opera web browser isn’t as well known as its four larger competitors (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer), it still has a large user base located throughout the world – and like any other property on the internet, has … Continue reading →