Monday, April 30, 2012

T-Shirt Quote


T-Shirt Quote
You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.
- Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto, fondly called “the Daughter of the East” became a victim of terror attacks. She joins the rank of leaders who have been felled by those who wish to suppress their Ideas. Twice elected the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir faced many challenges. Benazir Bhutto was herself imprisoned, exiled and killed, because of her ideas, but her ideas live on and her quotes inspire us to rally against mindless dominance and injustice.
To me this quote is about not being afraid to voice your ideas even in the face of imprisonment, exile or even death. Feelings of fear, injustice, sadness, confrontation, anger and oppression are countered with hope, courage, strength, and the belief in the power of an idea to live on long after the person who first acted on it has gone.


Monday, April 23, 2012

T-shirt 'Ideas'


T-shirt – ‘Ideas’

‘You can imprison a man, but not and idea.
You can exile a man, but not and idea.
You can kill a man, but not an idea’

Imagery:

Prison
Bars
Locks
Jail
Key hole
Key
Death
Blood
Kill
Door
Trapped
Escape
Freedom
Survive
Immortal
life
Gun
Bomb
World
Shillouette
Idea
Thought bubble
Shadow
Light bulb
Exclaimation

Colours:

Dark
Grey
Black
Blood Red
Yellow and black
White
Contrast
Grey on white
Black on grey
Splashes of colour




This is an anti-war design. The soldiers carrying guitars instead of guns represents the designers desire for people to use music and the arts to express their differences not force or violence.


This design also has an anti-war message with a light hearted approach. The white silhouettes on the khaki background is quite efective.

This design represents the theme not matter how big you are someone will always try to burst your bubble. 

This design represents freedom. I like the contrast between the black silhouette of the woman and the white doves.

This design is about setting free the ideas in your head. It is a very powerful graphic, but also has a comic element which makes it quite appealing.

This design represents technology controlling or overtaking nature. Oncea again i like the silhouettes and effective use of a single colour for contrast.






Monday, March 26, 2012

Wagga Needs and Wants


Needs:


Cheap accommodation/Backpackers

·      RedLion – revamp accommodation
·      Budget motel - Formula 1
·      Australian Arcade
·      1 bedroom flats – long or short term, no lease required.
·      Old hospital

Hospital/HealthCare

·      Security
·      Health Care
·      Public Dental Clinic – improve services
·      Technology to improve the hospital experience; waiting times, triage.
·      Community transport, taxi services
·      Better food - hospitality students
·      Incentives to bring doctors and nurses
·      State of the art facilities
·      Get teenagers involved with hospital and aged care facilities

Supermarkets

·      Boutique
·      Organic
·      Support local farmers
·      Community supermarket
·      Permanent market site eg. Paddy’s Markets
·      Community discount, membership, co-op.
·      Food barn for unemployed, pensioners, homeless; get donations from local supermarkets.

Industry

·      Railway upgrade at Bowman
·      Airport upgrade – direct flights to capital cities, jets
·      Recycling – free drop off for recyclables
·      Incentive for organic farmers
·      Primary Industry utilized
·      Improve council planning procedure for new industries

Teenage Activities

·      Funland
·      Amusement park
·      Family activities
·      Laser Tag
·      Local music/gigs
·      Basement theatre
·      Roller skating rink
·      Leagues club redevelopment
·      Bowling alley – over 18’s area
·      Photo’s
·      Recording studio – music, video (youtube)
·      Free WiFi
·      Live streaming concerts (holograms)

The River

·      Dance Hall
·      Restaurant – Local, Organic, display home, self sufficient, environment friendly, flood resistant, family activities.
·      Catch your own fish
·      Noah’s ark at the river
·      Sandcastle competition
·      Gumi festival – parade, miss gumi
·      Aquarium

Wants:

Lake Albert

·      Water park – slides, paddleboats, like Lake Talbot, but better
·      Skiing competition
·      Sailing
·      Beach
·      CafĂ©
·      Markets
·      Lighting up at night
·      Fireworks

Poker Machines

·      The Big Pokie
·      Limit bets, spending
·      Lower coinage 5c, 10c
·      Taxes
·      Alternatives; Dart, pool, bands, entertainment
·      Impact on society
·      Card to monitor losses
·      Flash losses on tv

Restaurants

·      Organic
·      Grow your own
·      Catch your own
·      Stylish dining room design
·      Fairy lights

Tourism

·      Amusement Park
·      The Big  [something]
·      Function centre, multi purpose venue, convention centre

Artistic Activities

·      Local music/gigs
·      Basement Theatre
·      Recording studio – music, video (youtube)
·      Artistic workshops - local/international artists

Monday, March 12, 2012

Research- David Carson


David Carson is best known for his use of innovative design and use of experimental typography. From 1992 to 1995 he was art director for the magazine Ray Gun.  His work defined the “grunge typography” style. NEWSWEEK wrote that he ”changed the public face of graphic design”.
Some of his high profile clients include:
·      Pepsi Cola
·      Ray Ban
·      Nike
·      Microsoft
·      Budweiser
·      Giorgio Armani
·      NBC
·      American Airlines
·      Levi Strauss
·      AT&T
·      British Airways
·      Kodak
·      Sony
·      Suzuki
·      Toyota
·      Warner Bros
·      CNN
·      MTV
·      Fox TV
·      Nissan
·      Quicksilver
·      Intel
·      Mercedes-Benz
·      MGM Studios
·      Nine Inch Nails
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
1980 to 1983 – University of Arizona, San Diego State Universtiy, Oregon College of Commercial Art
Birth date – 8/9/1954
Birth Place – Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Countries in which he has had Exhibits:
·      France