Visual Techniques

Regularity

Irregularity

These art works were designed by Rex Ray. The first poster of a visual technique is a regularity. It has many different size of shapes which are designed all different, and also, they are very colorful. It looks like a curtain, and each design is attractive. Even though the poster has variety designs,  the design has a unity because those shapes are all regularly lined up. The second poster has also variety of shapes, and it is very colorful. Each form seems to have some meanings, and they are irregularly lined up. Those shapes look like lamps and flowers in vases, and it gives warm impressions to viewers. Both techniques successfully connote the concept of the designs and, both posters are very eye catching designs. 



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Contrast

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I am interested in Graphic design, and this is an advertisement of iPod. This is a good example of an image which represents a contrast of color to tone. The Black silhouette, a white iPod and the background of green are contrast each other. Each color pops-out, and it is easy to recognize the person is dancing and listening to the iPod. The silhouette pops-out on Green background. Also, a white iPod pops-out on green, and also, the black silhouette. The white iPod is the most eye catching in this advertisement. Viewers' eyes go to the iPod first, so that they know what the advertisement this is. Contrast is successfully used in this advertisement. Also, if I carefully see her cloth, I can see busy pattern, but a designer does not make a strong contrast for cloth which is very effective.

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This is a poster of the Star Trek which is an example of a lack of use of contrast. The poster uses green for the background, and the ride is saturated color of green. Those colors are very similar, and they do not pops-out each other. On the top of the left, something is written, but this is also saturated color of green and do not pops-out on this background. Also, the letter is thin so that it looks washed out; therefore, viewers have to close up to see the poster what the poster says. Only "Star Trek" which is on the top of the left, pops-out on this background, and nothing else pops-out. It can be success a contrast of color to tone, if the ride is white color. Also, if the letter of "Star Trek" is bigger, it also success a contrast in scale. The color of the letter pops-out, but the size is too small to catch viewers attentions. This is an example of a poor use of contrast. 

Motion

This poster is from the popular Pixar movie "UP", and it is an implied motion poster. In this design,  main characters and items are aligned in a slightly diagonal, and the old men is the biggest and closest. Also, throughout objects' sizes, we can notice that the balloon is the furthest object, and also we can notice that there is a  dimension in this picture which is one of elements for motion. Also, we can see the old Man's sole of shoes, and it means the man is not standing on the ground. Moreover, balloons are connected end of the string, and the dog, the boy and the man are also connected with the same string in the sky. Therefore, we can tell that they are slowly falling down towards us, and they are coming from the left to the right, and we can guess that the back ground looks like moving to the right to the left which is relative movement. The implied motion is really successful in this picture.

This is another implied motion design which is 2D printed media. The poster is from one of popular disney films which is The Little Mermaid. In this picture, the background is blue, and the up right corner is light out. We can tell that it is under the sea, and the light suggests the sun light; therefore, it shows dimension. Also, the main character, Ariel, is in the middle of the picture, and she is putting her arm up, and her pose shows that she is swimming under the sea towards the sun light. Moreover, the bubbles in the bottom left corner are one of another evidence to suggest that she is moving. In addition, around the sun light, there are some circle lines, and they implicate the circumstance of the ocean which aid the motion of the sea wave. 

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