Photos of Process

Possible 'Capture' Locations

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Disrupt

Disrupt

–verb (used with object)

1.

to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted theirconference.

2.

to destroy, usually temporarily, the normal continuance orunity of; interrupt: Telephone service was disrupted forhours.

3.

to break apart: to disrupt a connection.

The Reflections

Here are my reflections from the third project. Don't forget to check out my personal blog at maxmphoto.tumblr.com !

Overall Reflection

When I first heard the overview of this project I thought the design professors were joking. There was no way I could do over 300 sketches when I’m not confident in just one sketch. Breaking the project up into different categories and managing time on the different styles of drawing made the project much easier to handle (but I still had to pull an all-nighter to stay on schedule).

Before this project I didn’t know much about the graphic design process or the brain storming process in general. Even though you won’t be able to tell by my drawings, I consider myself somewhat of a perfectionist and it was very difficult to do quick sketches without revising or editing them immediately. After I learned to edit later, the process went much faster.

I’ve also never analyzed such a simple object in so many ways. Before this project I would of told you that you can draw a pair of pliers three different ways at most. I think through sketching my object in so many different styles has also made myself a little more confident in my sketching abilities. This being the first really time intensive project working alone, I’ve also learned to manage my time more efficiently and now I know what to expect in terms of workload outside of studio hours.

Comics Reflection

After reading Understanding Comics, I have realized the role as the graphic designer is not to just make things that look appealing (although that is a big part of the job), rather it is communication. This communication doesn’t have to be completely visual. Communication can be combined with text to portray a clearer message. Comics are a perfect example of this. Even ‘silent’ comics tell a story without the use of words. The viewer can understand the situation through various clues visually such as facial expression and stylized movement. When the artist adds words, the viewer can not only perfectly understand what the characters are trying to say or act, they can also imagine the action in that frame.

Color Reflection

I decided not to include color in my poster because the only original color in my grid from the pictures was the pale yellow of the phonebook used in my alternative surface category. In my final grid I turned this to black and white because I didn’t like the other colors in the pale yellow palette. Although the use of color plays a major role in directing the eye, I feel that keeping the poster monochromatic forces the viewer to analyze the form of the pliers in more detail noting the simplicity and function around the design.  

New Blog!

I made a tumblr. I'll still post to this blog too but I just thought you should know. Sorry blogger.

finally did another shoot

After being at school for over a month and not shooting any personal work along with going home on the weekends shooting senior portraits (not cliche, but the standard senior portrait. Just not my style of photography - just need the money) I was completely creatively drained. That was until my good friend and very talented photographer Christine wanted to do a little photoshoot with a few models we knew (Thank you Alex and Sally) Anyway it felt great to shoot some new work and here's some of my favorites from what I shot. Hit up that link above to see Christine's great work.

Max

Swissair Posters

Came across these very cool vintage travel posters from Swissair via this blog. I wish advertisements today would do something like this, these posters actually make me want to travel. Here are my favorites: