Bibliography

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Max
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Miller_(comics)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carson_(graphic_designer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Brody
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rand
http://edwardpenfield.com/bio/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cornell
http://www.davidcarsondesign.com/
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David Carson 3.1 Task 4

David Carson

The Magazine Factory, London. 2013

David Carson uses Photography and modern day technology like computers to generate his images. David’s style is grunge typography. With David’s work he purposely blurs the images and makes them out of focus to give the images a sense of mystery making the image more interesting.

With David Carson’s work he intentionally makes his designs emotional trying to convey feelings and attitude through the contents. David says that his designs should always be more then mere design.

In David’s designs his main images are normally placed in the centre of the image which dominates a lot of the space. When David uses images ( Photography ) the image is easy to see and isn't unrecognisable but in some of his images where text is dominate the text can be hard to read and sometimes unreadable. David uses a lot of different colours depending on what emotional response he is trying to make you feel. The text is large and easy to read but doesn't overwhelm the image which makes the image look tidy. The text is a lot brighter then the image behind it which makes it easy to see and read. The main point is the text and image working together. Because of the way the text is used and how it follows the shape of the person and is sometimes behind the person giving the image depth the text and image work together and aren't clashing with one another.

In his designs I like how he integrates images and text together making the images more interesting. I like how he is able to make the text look like part of the images and not look like it’s just been thrown on top of an image.

I think how David Carson is trying to use his work to influence an emotional response in the viewer makes his work more interesting and allows him to tell you more then he could just with images.

I don’t think any other Media's would have worked well because the way he makes his designs with modern day technology gives his work a different effect then if he had used other Media's on top of the current ones.

David Carson 3.1 Task 4

The words are blurred and slightly distorted, clashing with the man's calm expression in the background. The typography curls around him, as if it's something personal to that person. He has made the text look part of the image and not just overlaid text. This draws the text and image together making them easier to relate to one another.	This piece is another combination of photography, digital work and typography.	Instead of sepia, the whole tone of the work is defined by the dark shadows and reds, which give it a morbid feel. Morbid is the felling that David is trying to make you feel when you look at this image.
The media used gives the image a different effect that wouldn’t be achievable if using a different media. Having photos that are edited allows David to get his desired look and effect. The way David uses computers allows him to put his spin on his designs making them more unique and interesting.		The words “DO NOT BE SATISFIED” and the colour of the image work well together to give a feeling of darkness and sadness. The expression on the mans face looks sad which relates to the projected emotion.

3.1 Task 3 Comparison.

Frank Miller	Similarities	Neville Brody
Colour: Most of the colour Frank uses is Black, White and Red. This gives the images a different style and makes them interesting. The image seems less confusing because of the small colour range. Main images:  His main images cover a large amount of the space. His main images are normally black and white and are drawn in a comic style. The main image is normally with speech bubbles or effects to show what’s happening in the scene. Spacing: The spacing in his images makes the main image easy to see and the text easy to read. The space around the image isn’t crowded which makes the main image stand out more. Influences:  Frank was influenced by noir writers Mickey Spillane, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The pacing was very influenced by the Lone Wolf & Cub manga by Goseki Kojima & Kazuo Koike.	Both of these artist have Typography in there work but Frank Millers art is made to go with text but Neville Brody makes his images from text.	Colour: The colours used by this artist are bright, bold and easy to see. This also makes the image standout more drawing your eyes to the image. A lot of the colours are used to stop text from merging into the image there with. Main images:  Neville’s images are mainly made from typography and some images. A lot of images in this style are advertising a brand using text. The main image covers most of the space and sometimes the image and text will overlap. Spacing:  Sometimes the space is even and spread out and sometimes the image is over lapping with text. This spacing makes the image felling change and makes it more interesting. Influences:  Neville was influenced by new technology like computers with new software allowing a different style of art to be made.

Layout: This artists work mostly composes of a large image and sometimes text beside the image. There is never text by its self and when there is it never dominates the image.  Composition:  The composition of his images are well spaced with easy to see images and text. The images and text is easy to see because of the way he uses the colors and how he places them. Typography:  Frank uses typography is his work to tell a story like in comic books. He also uses typography in his images for title and names.  Technique: Franks technique is to hand draw his art work using ink, pens and brushes. He draws first in pencil to get is ruff image then clean its up when applying ink over the image.

Layout: This artist’s work normally has text covering most of the image. There is sometimes an image with the text but the text is normally the main point of the image. Sometimes the layout makes it so text is over lapping with other text or over lapping an image. Composition:  The composition this artist uses has a lot of bright and bold text. The spacing changes because in some images there’s over lapping and in others there isn’t. The background is an empty flat colour that makes the image less confusing and makes the main image easier to see. Typography:  Most of the images have text in them and some of them have the main image made from text. The text is normally advertising a brand. The text has bright and bold colours on it which makes it standout and easy to read. The text some times over laps with other text making the image more confusing but it is still readable. Technique: Neville started using this style when Apple computers came out because of there image creating/editing software allowing him to do new and different things.

Typography. David Carson. Task 2

Typography       David Carson

The colours used by this artist using the typography style are very bold and saturated. The colour is exaggerated to make life seem more intense and exciting.

The main images in this style are predominantly made from text/type or are covered in it. The text can sometimes be hard to read but is used to make a point.

The space in this style normally has a busy spot and an empty spot that allows the eye to rest. There normally isn’t much depth in the images but doesn’t look to flat.

The style was properly influenced by artists wanting to use text/type for more then just writing sentences and started to use text to make images.

The layouts in this style revolve around text/type. Typography dominates most of the image and the main image made from text is normally large.

The composition of the images in this style is normally having bright, bold colours in the background. Text dominates most of the image and sometimes the main image is made from text to. The text can sometimes be hard to read or even unreadable.

The text/type in this style isn’t always readable. The text is sometimes used to create the images and normally stands out from the background.

A technique used in this style is photography and computer generated images. 

Illustration. Peter Max. task 2

Illustration                 Peter Max

This style uses a lot of colours that are bright, bold, vibrant and saturated. There is a small range of colours used but they are used in a way that the image is still easy to see and doesn’t merge together.

Main images in this style take up a lot of the space in the image. The main image uses the same colours as the background which stops it from standing out as much as it could.

The space in this style is used well. There is no over lapping of images which make the images less confusing and busy looking. The background of the space is the same colour as the rest of the image which brings the image together.

This style is influenced by having images with a story which helps the story to be told. This is mainly used in children’s books and comics but is in some novels.

The layout in this style normally has the main image in the middle of the image with an empty background. There is sometimes a main image along with other smaller images in the background.

This styles composition has bright, bold, vibrant and saturated colours that make the image stand out which draws your eye in. The main image is placed in the middle of the image that makes it easier to see. There is sometimes text with the main image but it is never over whelming. There is sometimes more images then the main image but the background images don’t make the image confusing.

This style doesn’t use much text/type. When it is used it’s with the main image which it complements. The text is normally a different colour then the background with stops it from merging with the background and makes it standout more.

The technique this artist uses in this style uses a newer printing technique that allows for four-colour reproduction on product merchandise.

Handmade. Joseph cornell. Task 2

Handmade           Joseph Cornell

The colours used in this style are lots earth tones like brown for wood and green for grass/trees.  There is a lot of different colours used in this style but there isn’t much of any one colour. There is a mixture of vibrant and dull colours with doesn’t make the art look to intense or boring.

The main images in this style are normally something to do with nature like birds and humans. This suits the style of the background making it look like it fits in and doesn’t stand out to much. In a lot of the images the different parts are divided by a grid.

The spacing in this style is easy to see because it is divided by a grid making the image less confusing even when there in multiple images in one peace of work.

This style was properly influenced by the art that can be made by hand and the different things that can be made.

In this style the layout makes the images easy to see because the use of a grid. In the different parts of the grid there is separate images/items that all fit into the boxes.

This styles composition is that most of the pieces of art are divided by a grid making the image less confusing. A lot of earth tones are used like wood to create the images/artwork. All the different grids fit together and everything relates to the other.

This style uses little text/type. When there is text it’s normally on the product used to create the artwork. The text isn’t always readable but doesn’t make the image confusing.

There are many different techniques used to make this style because the art isn’t always made from the same product and different tools and skills are needed for them.