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When it comes to using physical money or card I will always use the physical cash first to give my card a break of always being used, but if I were to ever come across a bill like this I … Continue reading →

In this image is a cover of a book that has a great example of the use of reversible figure ground. The different levels of text creates an active visual for the eye to follow; immediately when I look at … Continue reading →

Chip Kidd is a graphic designer most known for designing book jackets and covers. He has worked at Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group since graduating from Penn State in 1986. In 2001 he wrote his first novel The Cheese Monkeys. After … Continue reading →

The self portrait I chose if from the album artworks from Ling Tosite Sigure and the album TK (Song: Unravel) . It is a Japanese music group based out of Tokyo. For this specific art piece, it combines their album … Continue reading →

Arnulf Rainer was an Austrian painter renowned by his informal abstract art style. By using simple paint line strokes, Rainer makes a destruction of form painting style of art. The art piece I chose is “A Nose Adjustment (Face Farce)” … Continue reading →

Nod Young is a Beijing-based graphic designer and illustrator who has worked with a client list that includes Nike, Adidas, Coca Cola, McDonald’s, Nokia, Microsoft, Mercedes, FIAT, and Greenpeace. His work transcends commercial advertisement and incorporates his personal experiences. His … Continue reading →

Newspapers (at least when they aren’t digital) typically feature large amounts of text on their front cover, and The New York Times is especially known for its text-focus and long articles. A newspaper like the Times often finds ways to … Continue reading →

For my typography, I chose a poster that talks about the helvetica font style. The eye is first drawn to the word “Helvetica”, because it is the largest and most clear of all of the words in the image. From there … Continue reading →

This is a composition created by Jessica Hische was created as a cover for the Weekend Edition of the Washington Post. When looking at the composition, the first thing that my eye is drawn to is the “40,” printed in … Continue reading →

I chose to analyze this Criterion greeting card that I found through a link on the Resources section of the class blog. This image of a holiday card utilizes typography to create words hidden in a bunch of similar elements. … Continue reading →