Mindmap of Design

War Propaganda

I think this picture is a perfect example of war propaganda. This poster is obviously trying to say that if you going to army and become a part of the Submarine Service your going to get the girl, be happy, and your overall life will better. This shows a man with a woman both smiling because he joined the submarine service...what does you having a companion in life have ANYTHING to do with joining the submarine service?? Its almost saying that if you join with 'us' you'll get everything and everything you could want in life...which is a total false advertisement this poster shows the good sides of life after joining the service and not the bad sides. They are trying to call men to action by showing them their life will only improve if they join the force. The positive image this poster brings up is a total motivation maneuver for young american men.

image link: http://escoladecriacaoespm.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vintage-war-propaganda-posters08.jpg

I went to quotesondesign.com and kept clicking next until i found one that suited my idea of what design means to me and this was; "marketing without design is lifeless, and design without marketing is mute"- Von R. Glitschka. I read up on some biographies about Von since i had never heard of him before and i found some pretty interesting info. People wrote that Von is a "new breed of designer, one who crosses creative boundaries", i like this idea of him. He is what people like the call an "illustrative designer." He does things like logos for various corporations, he makes different types of toy designs and also designs business icons. I think that this quote really relates to his line of work..especially since he is doing things like logos and icons, things that people see and relate to the business they are buying from. His quote is pretty much right on the dot with his line of work. I think he is saying marketing without some kind of design is boring...no one is going to pay attention to you billboards if all they have is plain, blane words on them and no design or creativity to catch the eye, and design without marketing is mute because without marketing the designers would have no one to work for and no one to give them the opportunity to let their work speak out to the public so therefor it would be mute because it wouldn't get to speak to anyone.

go the bio info; illustrationclass.com

one of kind typeface

When you first look at the FedEx logo, it looks completely normal. The purple and orange lettering of the typeface stand out on all the white FedEx trucks, but what some people don't know is that there is a hidden arrow in between the E and the X. Someone recently pointed the arrow out to me and I was shocked that I had never noticed it. Now that I know it's there, I can never look at the lettering and not see the arrow. I think this lettering and typeface were very creatively done. The hidden arrow in the lettering signifies that FedEx has fast and quick delivery and is always on the go. I think the arrow brings significance to their logo and brings a hidden message that not many people know about.

here is the url for the logo.

http://www.brandspankingnew.net/img/headers/fedex_logo.jpg

Man as Industrial Palace

This visual metaphor is titled in German as "Man as Industrial Palace." The title suits the illustration very well because it depicts a man as a working industrial factory. This image has great details showing the organs of a human body as a working machines for the factory. The brain is made up of tiny men making decisions and typing words for the human to say. The teeth are shown as grinding wheels that soon grind up cardboard boxes to be transported down the factory. I feel that the artist was very clever with this drawing and probably had to do much research on all the organs of the body to decide how he wanted to create those organs into machines.

Childhood Obesity in America

For my first blog entry, I wanted to do one of my own relating to our culture and society.

I found this picture while doing a research paper on childhood obesity. When I found this image I was very sad and heartbroken for these two children. This picture depicts McDonalds as being the primary source for these children's weight problems. Although this may not be an advertisment for a McDonald's campaign, I do believe it is advertising how McDonalds can affect one's health and weight gain especially if they eat it much too often. The two boys seem perfectly content with what they are eating and the boy in the hat is possibly pointing to another meal on the table suggesting that he is still hungry. Many find this image to be humorous, but I believe that it shows a scary reality that many Americans may have to face if they choose to feed their children fast food everyday.