monday 11th class

in class today we talked about what the theme could be.
to do with what is happening in design and the world at the moment.

my group discussed international design, the influence of culture and traditions, trying to create a design style the encompasses all culture and design, that is more personal and lose to home as opposed to the 'international style'

we talked about private vs public, and how they are starting to overlap, in this we looked at tattoo design and how the body is a canvas, and any is getting tattoos these days not just the 'alternative' people. how it can kind of merge its idealisms with graffiti art which is kind of doing the same, it used to be gross and people wanted to get rid of it and hide it with shame but now they are becoming murals and beauty.

as a group discussion we talked about how design s a way of thinking not an outcome.

how making things globalised like all the street signs the same in every country gives a loss of individuality.

embracing cultural change with education.

is there such thing as a new idea?

what is one without the other - what is design without typography, illustration, photography?

is there such thing as graphic design.

when does design become art?

Jason munn

Jason munns designs are really interesting, he does a lot of album art. he is really good at getting the feeling of the type of music across in the design

http://jasonmunn.com/posters.php

Creative tattoo Designs

so i cam across this article today about creative tattoo designs - http://abduzeedo.com/creative-tattoo-designs

heres a semi summary of it.


Henna, permanent markers, and real tattoos - all have one thing in common - interesting and creative design.
these particular examples dont have elaborate colours or shading just simple outlines that make for unique body art.

Thomas Brodahl did a creative project called "Tattooday" where he wrote a different saying or lyric on his arm everyday in hopes that the words sink into his mind, and the meaning into his body. This approach is very interesting. Here are some of his temporary tattoos. You can check out his whole series here.

This is a really cool book : http://blogs.adobe.com/indesignchannel/2007/05/book_alert_body_type.html