Design Research (James Victore)

Jame Victore's art is interesting to me because it's so rough around its edges. He doesn't use color all that much, but when he does, it really contrasts with the rest of the image. I feel if 70's punk rock had visuals, this is what it would look like. Just a very edgy, abrasive atmosphere is created here, it's very raw, which is much different than what many of the other designers were doing which looks more clean and professional, and in that way it feels a bit more honest and artful than what other designers are doing.

My Ironic Advertisement

1. The message of the picture was that you should come to the Wacken Open Air Festival to listen to heavy metal music, since it's heavier than anything you'll experience at home, even your actual weights.

2. The important elements to create the irony of the picture are the weight itself being in the corner, seeming to drag the image down, suggesting heaviness. But to say that the metal there in the picture isn't heavy enough creates the humor. What clues people into the idea that the poster is about heavy metal music is the font I used at the bottom of the image, that font is iconic because that's what Iron Maiden uses for their album covers, and they're a well known and respected group within the genre and music in general. Another clue the Wacken logo itself being an animal skull, skull and horn imagery is deeply associated with heavy metal music, which makes the message much clearer to the audience. One last clue is the color choice I used (or lack thereof). Since the background is a dark grey, the white letters of both the logo and the caption are easily noticeable.

Ironic advertisements

I made my first gif aww yeah

1. Main inspiration I had here was from tall structures and monoliths throughout history and modern times, just how awe inspiring and even scary they can be with the right lighting (that goes for anything I suppose)
2. Timing, fading, and panning were my best friends in this project, I was doing all three with this and I like the effect.
The big discovery I made in this project was not only how to manipulate frames and do movement throughout an animation, but how to make it visually interesting too, so I'm pretty happy.

Now here's some screenshots of frames and layers

Little Shop of Horrors Poster

I should probably see this movie before making a poster about it, but whatever.

Finished with Web Design

Yeah, I ended up abandoning the Madonna of Bruges, it's a tragedy, but I think this turned out well anyway, I like the decreasing opacity on the Ophanim rings