Print design to Digital

I found this really nice article on the Computer Arts website. Its talks about 10 ways to transfer print skills to digital. I think something like this is good for every designer to know.

Inspiration

JK Rowling recently launched her new website.  While her old one was totally flash and very intriguing, this new version is a lot more simplistic and in a timeline fashion.  Seems like everyone is following in facebooks footsteps. But I like the soft colors and easy use.  The simple design is really appealing.

http://www.jkrowling.com/

Weekly Inspiration

I saw a bunch of these on tumblr this week.  Its disney movie posters remade in a simplistic and sinister way.  I really loved how you understand the movie and see a darker side of it in such a simple way.

Amanda-New Memory

So I was having a hard time trying to figure out how to not make my wedding memory look cookie cutter-y so I decided to switch memories. In Graphic Design II we are working on a HOW Conference guide from Vegas and looking back through my pictures from when I went made me want to use that as my memory instead. I went to Vegas in August and it was amazing. It was my first trip out west and it is so much different than CNY. One of my best memories from my Vegas vacation was Fremont St. Its like one big party, there is a giant arching screen that spans I think 2 blocks and it features a music tribute something like every half hour. When I was there they played the Doors and Queen which are two of my favorite groups. There is a zip line just under the screen and Casinos on both sides of the street. You could hear the dinging and celebration from the Casinos and the music playing from a stage set up when the music tribute on the screen wasnt playing, they played 80's pop on the stage, I remember everyone around me having a blast. We went at night which was best because in August you can imagine what it was like outside during the day, but still it was 103 degrees at 8:30. Fremont St. is located in the older part of the strip which was cool because you got to see all of the old neon signs and lights, which were really cool.

I plan to use photos from my trip, which are some what blurry from trying to take pictures while walking but I think that it works. I would also like to use casino sounds and the Doors song "People are Strange"and possible Queens "We are the Champions"

Weekly Inspration

Every year these structures have been appealing and must be fairly easy to piece  together. In Mexico there is a whole community of shipping container homes. Considering there are roughly 17 million containers across the world, there is room to go around, for now. The architectural  layouts are getting really creative since when I waw my first design around the turn of the century. I would definitely consider working on a design pertaining to these homes.

My weekly Inspiration

Stumbling through the internet is awesome, I found so many cool sites but the one that really made me think about art and how it's presented is this site.
The site shows a bunch of cool street art that has big art, small art, art made from nature, and art made with other mediums.  One of my favorite pieces is the one to the left in which the artist simply drew 3 men riding camels and 3 camels following because it looked like a desert.  There's no point to this artwork, it's just an artist seeing and opportunity to make the world interesting and taking it.  This realization made me begin to think about my artwork and the reason that I take photos or draw something.  Is my work meant for something or can it just be?

Inspiration for the week

This web page displays 7 different mental disorders in the most minimalistic way possible. I thought this was really interesting and helpful in my thought process for our current project. I need to simplify the emotions from my memory so seeing these examples was interesting and shows that simplicity can still be effective in portraying a feeling/message.