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Type Anatomy: Aaché Howard-McDaniel
The example I chose to write about is a German imprinted bible from 1480, but the text is written in Latin. What caught my attention in this text were the design choices the author made. Instead of … Continue reading
Type Anatomy: Travis Thoms
For my pieces I actually decided to focus on a book that was not one of the original choices presented, I found some old Seattle City Directory books, or basically an old phone/address book for all of people and businesses … Continue reading
Form storming: Jocelyn Urias
The work of Gee’s bend woman are really good examples of formstorming because all the quilts have different shapes and coors that puts you to think really deep into the really meaning and background of the quilt. They kind of … Continue reading
Formstorming: Ana Giles
The quilts that are crafted by the women of Gee’s Bend are an excellent example of formstorming. Formstorming be definition, is “an act of visual thinking,” meaning the designs that people create tell a story or a thought process, even … Continue reading
Formstorming: Travis Thomas
The first quilt that I chose to analyze was a quilt produced by Jessie T. Pettway called Bars and String-Pieced Columns. This quilt is a great example of form storming just like all of the quilts that came out of … Continue reading
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Formstorming: Robert T. Hartley
What is form storming? Princeton Arch Press describes form storming as the “act of visual thinking, a tool for designer to unlock and deepen solution to basic design problems.” The goal of form storming is to get creatives to think … Continue reading
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Formstorming: Thomas Chiou
The Gee’s bend Quilts are so special because of its uniqueness. Due to its isolation by the Alabama River, and their struggles, they were able to create something so different and meaningful. Their quilts show the tradition of textiles made … Continue reading
Formstorming: Daniel Kim
I would say the Gee’s Bend ladies do a wonderful job at using formstorming because the book, Graphic Design: The New Basics, mentions how the concept is about finding solutions to design problems. The women of Gee’s Bend practically use … Continue reading
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Formstorming: Abby Larson
The women of Gee’s Bend, undoubtedly create beautiful pieces of art. Their work is similar to formstorming if you consider the process. They repeat the same process over and over again with multitudes of different results. These women push their … Continue reading
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Organic/Geometric: Caleb McEnderfer
Boodles rebranded their companies image in 2011 and that included changing the logo. The original logo was geometric and very straightforward in what their company was about, which is provide short- term loans and the logo has a kid dragging a … Continue reading
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