Week 5: Texture Design Problem 1B

Week 5: Design Problem 1A

This picture is of a course, rocky surface. The texture is rough and hard. 

The plane is uneven with jagged sides. The colors are neutral. 

This picture is of a flower. The pedals are smooth and delicate. 

More texture is added through the lines of the leaves.  

This picture is of a pinecone. The texture is rustic, flimsy, and even pokey. 

The pinecone has many "branches" that create this unique item. 

Texture

Scale Depth Motion

Visual Principals Emotions

Visual Principals

Points Lines and Planes

Video #2 Margo Chase

Margo Chase is a popular graphic designer who has been in a variety of areas of the industry. She spoke of first starting out in the music industry and the pros and cons that she experienced. She eventually progressed and began to be known for her gothic style of art.  Although she likes being known for one thing because she gets many jobs for that skill, she also feels like it limits her from broadening her spectrum.
Chase enjoys the business side of design and "using the other part of her brain". She like helping business solve problems and being a key to seeing their sales rise.
Now Chase has her own design office with employees who do a variety of jobs. She enjoys packaging assignments because she feels like more people are able to see them and it will be on the market for a longer time and even have the capability in becoming a collectors edition.

Video #1 Kit Hinrichs

Kit Hinrichs is an influential and wise graphic designer. He is widely known and even in just watching him though this interview for the first time, I can see why.
I love how he dates back to his early days of loving to draw "Cowboys and Indians" as a kid. Many times things that we enjoyed as children, can help lead us to our career.
I also noted his experience traveling to Germany and how important he said that was for his designing in the future. I can not agree more. I have had the privilege of being able to travel to many countries and it only benefits us in learning more about other people and cultures.
One other key that Mr. Hinrichs mentioned is that in hiring he looks for people with a strong sense of character and communication skills. This also impressed me, because it seems that most companies want the more creative and most skilled designer, but Mr. Hinrichs found the importance of looking at those qualities as well as character and communication which he "can not teach".