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Figure / Ground and Framing – Sample Post by Kristin Becker

Posted on January 6, 2018 by kc3950carl

This band poster is an example of how the figure-ground relationship can be reversible, and therefore extremely dynamic. In some parts of the composition, the white areas read as ground, background, or negative space and the black areas read as legible … Continue reading →

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Formstorming: Kristin Becker (Sample Post)

Posted on January 4, 2018 by kc3950carl

In the first fifty pages of her graphic novel, What It Is, Lynda Barry asks questions like “What is an image?” and “Where are images found?” She seems self-conscious about her ability to create successful images as an adult artist, and … Continue reading →

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Framing: Kristin Becker (Sample Post)

Posted on January 3, 2018 by kc3950carl

This spread from the graphic novel “Goodbye, Chunky Rice” by Craig Thompson shows many of the powerful and complex design options offered by the concept of framing: The individual parts of the comic strip are each frames, and some of … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Lillie Williams

Posted on December 15, 2017 by lilliewilliams

I wanted to create a menu design that fit the theme of Paradise Creek Brewery. When designing my menu, I thought about the observations that different groups saw when they went for a visit. I wanted to put some of … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Katrina Bittner

Posted on December 15, 2017 by katrinabittner

When looking at my classmates menu designs, I had a hard time deciding which one I wanted to compare to my own. I noticed some menu designs had similarities to mine in color, overall theme, and hierarchy- so I decided … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Kira Norman

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Kira Norman

While looking through everyone’s menu design, I had a hard time choosing which one was my favorite. After some consideration, I realized that Whitney Demarest’s flip book-like menu was definitely my best pick. The hierarchy of the menu starts from … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Allison Cissna

Posted on December 15, 2017 by acissna

For this blog post I decided to compare and contrast my menu with Camille Oppedal’s because it was the most appealing to me and it had similar ideas with my design in terms of font choices and layout design. When … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Riley Cagle

Posted on December 15, 2017 by rileycagle

For my final blog post, I chose to compare the menu designs on Sophie Stoltman and myself. Both of these menus do a good job of creating a visual hierarchy that is clear and easy for the viewer to navigate. … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Joshua An

Posted on December 15, 2017 by jdanbest

  One of the menus that really caught me attention was David Czyzewicz’s menu. I like the little illustration in the top left corner of the menu. When I first looked at the menu, my eye scanned it from top … Continue reading →

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Final Reflection: Joshua Yi

Posted on December 15, 2017 by joshuayiblog

The menu I decided to compare and contrast to mine was Whitney’s menu because the contrast was visually apparent to her menu design compared to mine.  In addition, her menu was visually striking and pleasing. In describing the visual hierarchy, … Continue reading →

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