3.27.2008
Digital Abstraction
Abstraction from an ink drawing (micron pen). Traced in Illustrator, Edited in PhoSho.
3.25.2008
3.23.2008
Graphic Design of the Cosmos
I began reading an article talking about the recent sighting of the furthest object ever seen from earth (7.5 BILLION light years away-an exploding star) so i started looking through images of the cosmos and came across some very interesting shapes and designs created by galaxies, novas, nebulas, etc. I think it's interesting when you think about them as design elements. Perhaps I could do a cosmic series of ads for my "Design by Nature" idea and change the type to something relating to the universe..."Just the best damn furniture the universe has to offer"...or "Look no further than the Milky Way Galaxy for the universe's finest interior products" (just kidding)....maybe one day (if the human race survives and develops sustainable living elsewhere in the universe) we'll see ads like "If you think Earth is the only place who sells quality hybrid skycraft, think again. Think Nutrobelexia Quadrant 8"
"The Red Square"
created by a dying star spewing its innards from opposite poles into space. How cool is THAT
This nebula is the glowing remains of a dying, sun-like star. This stellar relic is called the Eskimo Nebula because, when viewed through ground-based telescopes, it resembles a face surrounded by a fur parka.
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of two new moons around the distant dwarf planet Pluto. Here, Pluto is in the center and Charon is just below it. The moons are named, from far right, Hydra and Nix, respectively.
This ghostly ring is strong evidence for the existence of dark matter. Although astronomers cannot see dark matter, they can infer its existence by mapping the distorted shapes of the background galaxies.
I personally think the whole concept of "discovering empty matter" is somewhat of a dead-end. To try and conceptualize and objectify the empty space that allows everything in the universe to be seems funny to me. What the *bleep* do we know? to quote the movie "What the Bleep do We Know?"...actually a very interesting take on perception that I would highly recommend viewing...as well as "Waking Life"
This is one of the universe's most photogenic galaxies, the Sombrero Galaxy. Its hallmark is a brilliant white, bulbous core encircled by thick dust lanes comprising the spiral structure of the galaxy.
This image of the Whirlpool Galaxy is one of the sharpest Hubble has ever produced.
These are views of an unusual phenomenon called a light echo. Light from an erupted star continues outward through a cloud of dust surrounding the star. The light reflects or "echoes" off the dust and then travels to Earth.
Here, a so-called "death star galaxy" blasts a nearby galaxy with a jet of energy. Scientists said that if this happened in the Milky Way, it would likely destroy all life on Earth.
"Jupiter + Moons and shadows"
"The Helix Nebula"
a cosmic starlet notable for its vivid colors and eerie resemblance to a giant eye
3.22.2008
To Mario: inspiration from an unlikely source
I sketched out what I had in mind that I was telling you about in class Thursday-something you might consider inspiration for your Russian Propaganda poster theme. 3 sequences: (1) City-scape view showing blimbs (or airplanes) dropping sandwiches instead of bombs (perhaps attached to parachutes) (2)Street perspective-people busting out the doors of popular sandwich shops: Quiznos, Subway, etc.) to catch the falling (perhaps gigantic) sandwiches (3)Close-up view of hand grasping sandwich or maybe just the sandwich on its own surrounded by design elements (perhaps without the "Make sandwiches, not war" slogan)
It was funny because I was going to eat with 2 friends and I had my sketchbook I did these sketches in & my friends started looking through it and came across the ads...so we started talking about them and what they meant and what it was for and blah blah...well, turns out as soon as I opened the menu at taco mac-there it was.."Havana Cuban" under the "Sandwich" category, no joke (if you don't believe me, go here:http://www.taco-mac.com/menu_sandwiches.htm)
I didn't say anything at first to see if my 2 friends would mention anything. After a minute I looked up and my friends both smiled at me, i smiled back and said "what?" Shemmy laughed and said "What are you going to order?" .... "Ummmmm...I was thinking about that Cuban Sandwich actually" and both of them immediately started laughing and said, "me too!" Only one of us had to order at this point, which made things easy. The waitress looked at us sorta funny but she didn't know we had just looked at Propaganda which compelled us to order the Cuban...
Unfortunately, we were outside of Atlanta so we couldn't go to Havana.
So there you go man, I'm digging your idea. keep it up
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3.21.2008
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