Graphic Design Assignment 2

I really like this photo of Kristen Bell. I usually do like photo's where even though the person is in the frame, we look at their reflection in the mirror, and never actually at them. It's a perspective; the way we are forced to look beyond the persons body, and at their face. Her reflection is also framed by the mirror she is looking in. The photo is a JPG file.

Recently, I've kind of fallen in love with Nicki Minaj. She's a little crazy and as this photo shows, she tends to stay...'outside the box'. This is another example of framing, it's just an abstract form. This picture is also a JPG file.

Ohhh Ke$ha...she would have blue paint all over her face. This is what I would classify as subject background. If not for the blue paint, I dont know what we would be looking at here...the hair? or the 3 Ke$ha's? There is blue paint though, and my eye goes straight to her very intense eye. Everything about this picture is wild. And I like it. JPG image.

A couple more photos of Nicki Minaj...like i said, a little obsessed lately. But talk about leading lines and some heavy editing. For those of you who dont know, Nicki is...not that tall. But how cool is it that for once editing someone's body is so evident that it's funny? Love. JPG images.

Graphic Design Assignment 1

This advertisement for the Fort Worth Art Museum displays rhythm and proportion, as Fred Astaire is dancing across the page, the images flow together, and lead the eye across the page. The images are also proportionate with the text above them.  I really like this ad. I like that it is all in black and white, and the images are clean and interesting.

This photo is messy. I know that's the point, but where are we supposed to be looking? Everywhere? It seems like Dolce and Gabbana are attempting to fit their entire line in one photo. Also, nothing pops, and each outfit blends into the next, making it hard to focus on whats even being shown. I suppose you could say this image is balanced because there are models...everywhere, but still, I dont really care for it as far as advertisements go, and displaying the clothing.

Louis Vuitton got it right. They are displaying 5 beautiful items. There are three gorgeous dresses, two amazing bags, and the image is balanced. There are 3 models; one on the right, one on the left, and one in between the two. The bags are placed on the far right and left. The photo is also extremely well lit, so the products are displayed very well.