rhetorical devices and websites

http://www.bio-bak.nl/

This website truly stands out to me because of the animation used in it, as well as the dynamic text and the interactivity. I would love to make something inspired by this, because I love the movement around the whole site. It also has a lot of humor in it, and I find that very effective to present a point. The way you navigate through the site is very entertaining, and it engages the viewer.

http://www.madamesurto.com.br/

With this site, I like the interactivity of it, as well as the artistic direction behind it. The use of the simple animation of her character is witty and fun. The whole site is enjoyable because of the use of color and the layout of it.

As for my use of rhetorical devices, I want to use Procatalepsis, by anticipating an objection and answering it, permits an argument to continue moving forward while taking into account points or reasons opposing either the train of thought or its final conclusions. I also want to use Rhetorical questions, and I want to guilt the reader into supporting my views. We as a people are so self concerned with our own situations that I think by making them feel bad, more people will want to support my view.

Proposal

I wish to present something that brings awareness to the fact that people joke about travesties going on in our world today.  People no longer are serious when they say that,"there are starving children in ethiopia that would want that food." etc.  I want to make an interactive presentation that touches on this subject, and bring our fault to light.  

To present my idea, I want to use a lot of type, while using some animation and video.  

Inspirational Non-Profit Websites

http://www.operationwarm.org/

http://www.stopchildlabour.eu/africatour2008/

http://www.kiva.org/

http://www.joinred.com/Home.aspx

Second Inspirational Personal Website.

http://gregcrossley.com/

I find this man's website very likable. Mainly because it is very simple and easy to use. Once on his home page, you are able to see all of his pieces. it is a very well put together portfolio. Also, the resume for him is made readily accessible.

I mainly find this website inspirational because of the works contained in it. I wanted to be able to some day place such well done work. That, as well as the design of the website. I think it is really well done, and I enjoy browsing on it.

First Inspirational Website.

http://www.peter-pearson.com/

My first inspirational website is found with this designer. Upon entering the site, one is greeted with a peaceful and relaxing home page. Bearing Peter Parson's name, as well as a little humor, including the word gasp on the page. You were prompted to enter the site, and it led to a pleasurable experience, being able to glide through all of his accomplishments in the design world, and also his own history.

I liked how it was interactive, and I think he is inspirational to me because of that. I feel like he was able to present his work and life effectively because of it.

hazaa for coming back!

So, after quite a long time of being MIA from my postings, I finally have an actual boost to keep on blogging! My multimedia computer graphics class is required to keep a creative journal about our designs, as well as other things that inspire us in the design world. Well, good thing that "For the Love of Design" actually exists already! Since this is the original reason for me even starting a blog, this will make me want to continue my search for knowledge and love of design.

Stay tuned!

Farewell, Michael Jackson

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In case you missed out on fireworks this weekend...

Here is a way to enjoy them on the screen. just don't get any cravings for candy now...

xoxo i love you leighton meester

Here is the debut to my favorite lady. Leighton Meester, known from the hit t.v. show "Gossip Girl", is found singing along side Cobra Starship in the song "Good Girls Gone Bad." Just like I love her, this music video is a blast to watch. It also carries a very catchy tune, and it just puts a smile on my face.

Cobra Starship - New Music - More Music Videos

Stoned Wallabies Make Crop Circles

This really should win an award for the best article ever to surface on BBC or any news. Honestly, any article that contains the phrase, "Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official has said." needs to get recognition. Plus, it is just a funny thing to think about a whole bunch of mini kangaroos getting their "fix."

Click here for the full article.

New Mormon temple's angel struck by lightning

A new temple, and a lightning bolt tries to demolish it. Looks like God must be angry at the mormons!

New Mormon temple's angel struck by lightning - Standard.NET - Standard-Examiner

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie - Health & Family - Kentucky.com

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie - Health & Family - Kentucky.com

This is quite possibly the most amazing thing i have ever seen. i wish i could do something like this!
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A Guantanamo in America?

How American does that sound? Well, it is a possibility in the future of a tiny town in Montana. Hardin, Montana to be exact. The town is so poor that they build a prison in order to gain any kind of income to boost their economy. However, the prison that would hold 400 someodd jailbirds, was build two years ago and has yet to be filled at all. With this investement as a bust, the members of the city were planning on how to make it a success. A suggestion to have it hold sexual preditors and offenders was made, and following was the idea to move the prisoners of Guantanamo to fill the empty cells. This idea is being opposed by both the Governor and two Democrat senators, but is supported by some in the community. Those that are members of the Hardin community that support it see this as an opportunity to show that they are brave, and should not be considered stupid in the matter.

I don't know about you, but having homes only a few hundred feet away from members of the Taliban, who are jailed without a trial (and for a good reason, too) seems like a plain bad idea. However, if Guantanamo is closed, what are we to do with all those prisoners?

To read the rest of the article, check it out here.

At Home with the "O"

Today is my second day at Overstock.com working in the Auctions department for Graphic Design. Kind of getting stressed out, but still loving it nonetheless. Here is the latest commercial to come out, which integrates the print, commercial and internet aspects of Overstock.com. Remember, "It's all about the 'O'."

http://www.overstock.com/22886/static.html

The Maiden Heist (Fall, 2009)

THE MAIDEN HEIST gives us the most endearing characters ever to commit grand larceny: three museum security guards who live lives of quiet captivation, each enraptured by a particular work of art.

Roger (Christopher Walken), Charles (Morgan Freeman) and George (William H. Macy) are each so lost in fascination with the particular objet d’art of his affection that although they have been coworkers for decades, they only just meet for the first time when crisis strikes: there’s a new curator in town, and his plan is to change the museum’s collection entirely, threatening to rob each man of his greatest secret passion in life.

However, having found their kindred spirits, the men forge a plan to hold onto the works of art they hold most dear. Though hardly criminal masterminds, their inflamed hearts drive them to plan and execute the most daring art heist ever conceived from the inside – with bumblingly hilarious results!

Director

Peter Hewitt

Writer

Michael LeSieur

Starring

Morgan Freeman

Christopher Walken

William H. Macy

Marcia Gay Harden

Producers

Bob Yari

Lori McCreary

Rob Paris

Morgan Freeman

Michael LeSieur

Pete Hewitt

Brad Jenkel

Dennis Brown

David C. Glasser

William J. Immerman

Shii.

now you can get something that will please everyone!


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I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Across the Universe

I am on a Imaginary Forces kick right now, so here's another video. This is a scene from Across The Universe, and it is amazing. Not only is the cover of the song great, the graphics are unparalleled.

Paul Rand - Graphic Artist Extrordinare

This is a video homage to Paul Rand by Imaginary Forces after his death. Seen as one of the worlds most successful and talented designers, he created the corporate identities for companies like IBM and UPS. He is one of the biggest influences on my design, and basically, I love his work so I thought that I would share it with those that have not seen the masterpieces that he created. Plus, the video is pretty rad too.



To see more work by Imaginary Forces, go to their website. They have an amazing array of work spanning from opening titles and credits for SE7EN, to commercials for Target.

Hussein Chalayan Spring Summer 2009 Womenswear Full Show

Gaudi's Architecture

Just some amazing designs by a very talented Spanish architect.

just a craving

I am having a blast searching for that inspiration, and also something that will satisfy my appetite.

d.a.n.c.e. - justice

Quite possibly my favorite music video, if you are into awesome t-shirt design and some good tunes, check this out. I absolutely love this design though, plus this song is ballerrrr.

Compare and Contrast

In 2006, my friend and I did a photoshoot and she decided to get fake blood and pose like she had been murdered. We went to a local photographer's house in Utah and her vision became a reality.
Tonight, while surfing for more design inspiration, I ran across this photo from Portugal. See any similarities? Looks like there's a European connection here...
To check out JR's photos go to his blog here. To see Renaldo's intricate work, click here.

MAC Hello Kitty Makeup Ad

MAC's newest line of makeup. I appreciate the effort in the ad, but you have to wait to see the male models with giant Hello Kitty heads on. More like a WTF effect here, but the makeup on the girls is impeccable. This company always is able to show their edge not only through the girls' makeup, but also just the creativity of the commercial. Well done MAC. Maybe I will head over to Nordstrom and get some of the cute and wild eyeshadows or accessories.


See the naughty and nice gear here

pass it to the left

even my teddy likes a little somethin' somethin'

Bittersweet Time for the Utah Jazz

These last two weeks were both amazing and horrible for the Utah Jazz. While they made EXCELLENT victories against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics (come on now...they both had do be taken off their pedestal of glory) they also had a great loss.

Larry H. Miller, the owner of the Jazz passed away on February 20th. After suffering from diabetes, a heart attack, learning of his other condition calciphylaxis which led him to have calcium deposits in his veins that led to tissue death. After all that, he had to get his legs amputated below the knee.

He has left a legacy in Utah, and no one will ever forget him. The Jazz and his many car dealerships really led many people to actually understand the phrase "Afterall, you know this guy!". We will miss you Miller, and if the Jazz know whats good for them, they will win the NBA championship for you.

To read up more on Larry Miller's legacy and death, go to the Salt Lake Tribune website.

Cut & Paste : LAX

Buried beneath the glitz and the glamour, Los Angeles has a soul.

The City of Angels, its claim to fame is its star-spangled status as an A-list enclave. But contrary to popular belief, there’s more to Tinseltown than meets the eye. People come to here with fame and glory on the mind, and the ones who stay refuse to let anyone cut them down to size, which might explain how LA turns out some of the quickest, slickest designers we’ve ever seen. Populated by media visionaries, this town operates with a partygoing philosophy that overwhelms the senses. Loud music, dim lights, massive crowds? All in a night’s work, kids.

Los Angeles will host competitions in 2D, 3D, and Motion Graphics for Digital Design Tournament 2009. See the Competition Formats page for the rules and details of each of these platforms. When you're ready to roll, enter the Call for Competitors here. Judges from all three design disciplines will be announced in the coming weeks and currently include Chevon Hicks of Heavenspot and Adina Sales of Blacklist.

The competition is held at the Avalon Hollywood, and after, there is a party. Those that are 21+ can attend.

where is the love?

let's all play nice now

From Comedy Central to AIGA

Looking for inspiration in making my science book for typography class, I went to the AIGA website. Not looking for anything that I would actually recognize, I found one of the winners for the 2008 Design Awards in Book Design. Lo and behold it was Stephen Colbert's "I am America, and So Can You!." The design firm, Doyle Partners, was praised in the following way:

"We think of this project not so much as one of book design, but rather more along the lines of a typographic brain transplant. Doyle Partners served merely as midwives to the volcano of acuity that is Stephen Colbert’s mind. The book, like the character, had to be completely saturated with self­aggrandizement (hence the radiant Colbert case binding and the endpaper pattern of Stephen confronting himself) and self­importance (like the almost life­size head on the cover). No surface of the book could escape being drenched in his ego, which led to the idea of the Republican­red edge staining. The reference stickers validate the book as something that the reader will return to time after time, and the stickers for nominating other books for the Stephen Colbert Award for the Literary Excellence was our lighthearted attempt at benign bookstore vandalism. Long live the values of the Colbert Nation!"

I have to agree with AIGA. This satirical novel did an amazing job in representing everything that Colbert was trying to say. From the images to the type itself, they did Colbert and the American nation proud.

To see more of AIGA's Design Award Winners, click here.

Murakami at the MOCA, but no longer...now in Spain

Murakami, one of my favorite designers was on exhibit at the MOCA. His work can be seen on some of Kanye West's album covers. He is one of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking Japanese artists of the 1990s. His work ranges from cartoony paintings to quasi-minimalist sculptures to giant inflatable balloons to performance events to factory-produced watches, T-shirts, and other products, many emblazoned with his signature character, Mr. DOB. Not just that though, he also collaborated with Marc Jacobs, the art director of Louis Vuitton and re-designed their signature monogram as well as including different caricatures like the cherry blossom or cherries in his unique style. Sadly, I thought that the show was somehow continued, but it ended up moving to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

EURO TRIP ANYONE!?!?

Bring Them Back

After watching the NBA All-Stars Dunking contest (yes, I followed my own advice) I got to thinking about the old school jerseys that get brought back every once in a while. I love the old designs. They really do represent everything that used to be great in basketball. Before the obsessions with the larger paycheck and who was getting traded to what team just to make a bigger buck. Last night really showed the great competitiveness of the sport, and brings the fun back. So, make sure to watch the good ol' east vs. west tonight! Hopefully, we will be seeing the rad vintage jerseys that I still kind of remember. You can find them all over the internet with just a little searching, and they have a pretty good selection on the NBA store online.

Check them out here

Still Love College

I may be behind the times, but I just heard the Asher Roth song, "I Love College". I have to say, that though at times far fetched, the song and music video do remind me of some of those parties I have seen, with a touch of Animal House or Van Wilder. The kid from PA sounds so much like Eminem, but of course his time at West Chester University influenced his styles. Rapping in a middle class status, he says what he wants, what he does, and does it all pretty damn well.

Happy V-Day

The day of amor. I must say that it is horribly commercial, but once you step outside of buying things for your 'boo' Valentines day can be a very special one. Just get a bottle of good ol' dom, or even just some martinelli's. Sit down, turn on the All-Star Basketball, and make your man a happy one. However, if one does feel like giving in and spending some gouda and you want to put a smile on the ladie's face, stop in at Tiffany's and get her a little special something. Check out this special necklace made for the holiday, and on their website you can find many more gifts for under $250.

Click here to get to Tiffany's.

Big Bang Theory?

Fashion comes in with a bang or maybe a grumble of a chainsaw? Peter Gronquist thinks its okay to plaster couture designer lables on mk-47s or whatever. I don't know guns, but I'm not sure if they should be covered with respected names of the fashion world.

Check here for more examples.

First Blog of my Life

So today I decided that I was going to join the blogging craze. Basically, I have been inspired to show others what I think is design. I want to explore, learn and then teach. With the blog, I will be posting my work as well as other designer's work that is currently inspiring me or stuff that I just plain out like. I may stray from design too, going over to music and other things that are influencing me every day in the studio.