“Graphic design in a space do not simply mean that they become three-dimensional, and that open-armed dimensions are expanded. At the same time texture and weight become important factors. More important is the relation of the graphic designs with the environment in which they are placed.”
Space Graphysm – Hiromura Masaaki
“The role of designers is to incite a dialogue between persons, between persons and society, persons and science, and persons and art.”
Phil Cleaver – What they didn't teach you in design school
“Accept the things as they are, then create how you would like them to be.”
“Open your mind to all possibilities do not be afraid to fall and work damn hard. Sleep in an afterthought... and don’t forget your pen!”
“In design, you’re packaging design, a print designer, or a web designer. In advertising, you’re an art director, copywriter, typo or finished art.”
“Remove the headphones and unplug the computer true inspiration comes from life. Real life. Not some pixelated version of it. And remember, it takes interesting people to produce interesting work”
“The solution comes from understanding the problem”
“Great graphic design is the transformation of a big idea into an unforgettable message”
“The right thinking first, the right design will follow”
“Beautiful typography is like looking at a great painting or photograph; everything you see and feel is in the right place and leaves you feeling awe”
“Never forget you pencil. Learn to read, think, listen, see, and draw”
Black and White Film @ Alcatraz
Sound Art
Editing audio using Adobe Audition and thought.. so many ways to make art.
Here is a screen capture of the sound.
Diana F+ 120mm
Concept Lecture Series @ CCA
“The work that is kept in the closet doesn’t go anywhere”
“You must know where you are, and what you stand for”
“I try not to look too much for inspiration in the graphic field”
“I’m much more interested in concept ”
“Follow the work that you love doing”
“When you make something no one hates, no one loves it”
Experimentation
First experiment: Given ten minutes with 3 pieces of papers, make something.
“The graphic arts were ‘the expression of the imaginative life rather than a copy of actual life.’”
“The work of art communicated not by what it showed but by how it showed it”
“Music can express or even create our feelings in ways that it is almost impossible to put into words”
“Painting should be like music for the eyes”
“It was necessary to give up trying to attempt to judge a work of art by its ‘realism’, but to see it instead as the expression of emotions in their own right. ”
“The emotion elements of design — the rhythm of the line; mass; space; light and shade; and color.”
“Hidden symbolism”
“Design is about making decisions”
“If you’re struggling to make something impactful, size is going to help”
The Brand Gap
“A brand is what they say it is, not what you say it is”
“All brand expressions, from icons to actual products, need to score high in 5 areas of communication: distinctiveness, relevance, memorability, extendibility, and depth.”
“Brands can afford to be inconsistent – as long as they don’t abandon their defining attributes. In the morning you can wear a T-shirt, and in the evening a dress shirt. One moment you can be serious, and the next laugh out loud.”
“Branding is the process of connecting good strategy with good creativity.”
“To begin building your brand, ask yourself three questions: 1) Who are you? 2) What do you do? 3) Why does it matter?”
“Make sure the name of the brand is distinctive, brief, appropriate, easy to spell, easy to pronounce, likable, extendable, and protectable.”
“Logos are dead. Long live icons and avatars.”
“Graphic design is a visual language uniting harmony and balance, color and light, scale and tension, form and content. But it is also an idiomatic language, a language of cues and puns and symbols and allusions, of cultural references and perceptual inferences that challenge both the intellect and the eye”
“The modern designer needs to be a skilled communicator.”
Designed Design Quotes
Design Quotes II
“Content needs to get to people. somehow, somewhere.”
“Don’t fit in, stand out.”
“Don’t be afraid to have reasons for things, they can be bizarre reasons.”
“You are always working for the future.”
“Do something we haven’t seen before.”
“Brands are all about stories.”
“KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid”
Design Quotes
“By eliminating details, I achieve impact. By using fewer colors, I obtain more contrast. By Simplifying shapes, I make them bolder”
“If something is meant to be in a circle, design it in a circle. If something is meant to be vertical, design it vertical.”
“Good design is design that please the eyes and stimulate the mind.”
“It’s not done when you’re adding, it’s done when you take away.”
“Don’t be a slave to your own system”
“Every move that you make have some sort of communication.”
“It’s not about the what they look like, it’s about the facilities. The look is a plus.”
“Just because you can do it, doesn’t mean you have to do it.”
“It’s not the same when you’re designing it for yourself and for someone else.”
“Perfect is the default.”
“Sustainism is the new modernism. Do more with less.”
“Emptiness holds the possibilities of being filled.”
“Don’t ask your teacher, go to a grocery store and ask people. What do they see? What do they read?”
“One has to take several shots, different point of view instead of looking to a key hole over and over again.”
“It’s not about how talented you are, how smart you are, it’s about how much you work, how smart you work to make it in to this industry.”