Journal #20

Invisibly Fake



I am sure this is not a product you would expect as a favorite product design. Fake eye lashes are a universal tool for many peoples activities. These activities may include photo sessions, entertainment purposes, recitals, and many more. The fake eyelash has a simple product design making it extremely easy for women to apply them at their homes. Once they are applied they make your eye "pop." Fake eyelashes add a sense of beauty and glamour to a womens look.

Being a performer I really enjoy the way the fake eyelash enhances my show look. It naturally makes me feel more in touch with the perormance. They are light making it easy to forget you are even wearing them. The product is long lasting and will only come off when you desire to take them off. They are affordable to buy and you can get multiple uses out of one pair. In conclusion, I love the way the product [fake eyelashes] enhances beauty and they don't even feel like they are there.

Journal #19

Introducing: Papyrus

 

 I do not necessarily think that this font is a bad thing. Sure it is a type of font that I would easily skip past, but that does not raise question as to why others love to use it. I feel like for something to be effective and noticeable it has to be original and unique. I feel like since you see this font being used non-stop it has lost its "spark" so to speak. Therfore it is not very creative or smart to use papyrus. It is a trend that is going to die out eventually. I think this font only works for specific uses. The font kind of reminds me of a plant shop. [random I know, but isn't this all opinion based?]

So you ask me what I think of the font? I think it is not exactly horrible but extremely overused. It is extremely recognizable to the eye making it easy to bypass in this world made up of advertisements. There are thousands of fonts out there waiting to be creatively used. So go find one that is fit for you!

Journal #18

Words Words Words

Confident: I was trying to depict a bit of puffery with this word.Sort of like when someone puffs out their chest because they are so confident. That why the middle of the text is bigger than the ends of the text.

Hot: The text is red to depict the "hot" of the word. In the background there are also flames coming from the letters referencing that the word is hot like fire.

Blurry: For this word I used an oilspill illusion. It makes the text readable but very vague and difficult to make out.

Broken: This word opens differently in the document I worked on. It looked like broken stones in the original document. I still think that in some way the way it still appears works in a way.

Happy: To me the word happy is vibrant just like the feeling. So I chose to use a yellow color with a playful font.

This was the first time I had ever used a computer generated software for words. [just call me a beginner]. It was really cool to figure out the different effects and tools I was able to used.

Journal #17

Music is the rhythm in our hearts

I found it very difficult to find an advertisement to use for this entry. The text in the ad says; It's not what you want to say, It's what you have to say. This is an ad for Zildjian and if not familiar with the music world, one may be lost at what this ad is for. Zildjian is a brand of cymbals/hi hats for drummers. Since I felt the need to explain what the brand was, I would assume that this ad is not effective. The text I feel depicts how a musician feels when writing and performing music. This text is like the thought in the drummers head at this point. Overall I think this ad may be difficult to understand. The text could of referenced the brand just a little more. This critique is from a perspective of most of the population not being too familia with Zildjian. I am a musician so this ad makes sense to me, but I could see room for improvement in what the text read.

Journal #16

Love <3

I found this graffiti on a tree located outside of the Union next to the pedway. Since it it found on a tree, I do find this to be a form of art. It is not defacing public property, it is just engraved into the trunk of the tree.

I really do not mind when I see things such as this graffiti. I think it is a simple reminder to everyone who passes it to find something in your day to love. Be passionate about something in your life. Whether this is someone or something, it will give you something to smile about. I would not however, say that this type of graffiti is very creative. It does not take much thought to carve your name into something. In conclusion one could guess that I do not mind this graffiti. I think it is cute in some sort of way.

Once upon a time….
A boy and a girl were taking a stroll around campus. The weather was beautiful and the tone of the campus was buzzing. People were playing volleyball and laying around in hammocks. The boy stops and kisses the girl; he tells her that one day he wants to marry her. She smiles and tells him how she can’t wait. She tells the boy how she wants to remember this exact moment. She grabs her keys and starts to carve her and the boys name in the tree. She wraps the names with a heart to symbolize the moment. She looks at him and says “Now we will always remember.”



p.s. sorry it is tilted, for some reason it won't flip right side up.

Journal #15

Ransom?

For this blog I want to to have a little fun. So I made a ransom note that you could read and laugh at. Take a look :]

It reads: Give me thirty bottles of ranch or else I will float your iPhone down the Mississippi River for a small child in Alabama to find.

I took all of my type out of a magazine. The top half of the note it in black type and the bottom half of the note is in white type. The entire ransom note is in a capital type as well. To make the type stand out from the white paper I put it on an orange background.

Journal #14

Scrabble?



1. Jenna is very athletic. Today she won her championship tennis match.
2. Being outside all day got her extremely dirty. She got home and showered immediately.
3. After getting out of the shower, her parents tell her they are going to take her into town for a surprise.

4. She asked what the surprise was and they responded saying “Let’s get some dessert, like fresh donuts from Krispy Crème!”
5. Molly gets excited and walks outside to the car, but upon reaching the car they notice a flat tire. She looks at her parents and says “another night?”