I wanted to write a brief post on the experience I have had in keeping this blog. It was intended to summarise class work and readings, as well as for me to develop my own thoughts on each reading. We were also encourage to blog about any other design related areas that were of interest…
Category: Design Extra
The ‘Aura’ Concept
Melbourne’s Street Art During the semester break I took a trip to the canvas of Victoria; Melbourne. While there I traversed the various laneways looking for the amazing street art that Melbourne is known for. I also set out to go in search of the more hidden works that are scattered in the outer suburbs,…
Milton Glaser – Typeface Designer
Milton Glaser is the designer of the iconic I ❤ N.Y. Glaser did not think it would become as popular as it is today, and with it he realised that design can play a very important role when it comes to bringing about change. The idea for the now distinct New York Icon came about…
Pecha Kucha
So far… So my cat, Luci, thought he would help me prepare for my Pecha Kucha by being my typist. Needless to say he is now looking for new employment. The topic I decided on is Minimalism. I thought I would look at where it started and work my way to where it is going…
Soviet Russia Constructivism and Graphic Design
As a movement that began in Russia in 1913, Constructivism was considered more a philosophy than just a style of design. However, the style of design that was born from the movement has been so influential that it is still used by a number of designers today. The movement began initially as a rejection of…
Lascaux Cave Paintings. Art or Design?
How do we decide to categorize something as either art or design? This was an interesting topic raised in the week 1 lecture that I thought about for a long time. When you break it down you start to see that cave paintings in general have aspects of both art and design. What is graphic…
A Designer's Duty 