VisComFinal

Here it is. Honestly this has been one of the more difficult assignments. I couldnt for the life of me come up with an Idea. This is the idea I went with. Its kinda like how branding and how corporations aare kinda taking over everything and the pieces themselves are losing all meaning. I used the picture of the Last Supper because it kinda sybolizes how nothing is sacred when it comes to commercialism.

poster

Hey guys, hope you're all having a nice holiday! I'm stuck in Calgary with no access to photoshop or illustrator so I thought I'd do a linoleum print cause I always wanted to try it. I wanted to keep it simple so I copied the Shigeo Fukada "Victory 1945" poster (yellow one), which was made in protest to the Vietnam war in 1976 and I thought it would be relevant today. Halfway through I realised that I forgot to invert the drawing of the gun and bullet on the linoleum so the gun points the opposite way, but after thinking about it I thought it worked because I get a less optimistic feeling it being pointed the other direction. Basically I just reversed everything, hoping the maintain the anti war message but giving it a less optimistic feel because it refers to the start of a war instead of the end of a war, like the original did. I dunno, I hope it works, sometimes I look at it and I get a little sense that the meaning could be misinterpreted. See you guys monday, enjoy your weekend!

Farmageddon

sup guys... i hope you all are haven a great time during our much deserved break...

i just wanted to drop my social issue piece off to get your opinions on it... I wanted to touch on the issue of GM food (Genetically Modified Food). I think this is an issue that people know little or nothing about, but it effects all of us and especially our children. There are more and more GM foods found on the shelves of supermarkets every year and yet these modified foods have not been fully tested and no body can proof that these foods are no harm to humans. The reason why i wanted to single out Monsanto, was because i believe they are by far the most evil corporation out there. This is the company that creates the chemicals that get pumped into vegetables and cows. Not only are they a threat to the public but they are also a threat to cattle as well who are pumped full of steroids and live horrible lives. But most importantly, through the hormonized milk filled with infections from the cows, due to steroid consumption, Monsanto is a direct enemy of children who drink this contaminated milk every morning. Although this milk is thankfully banned in Canada, in the US it is still on the market through lobbying.

I think GM food have the potential to do alot of good for the world, however just like everything else there is a good way of doing somthing and there is a bad way of doing something. Unfortunately, our food is being hijacked by the wrong people, who could care less about starving children and care only about their greedy self interests. At our current situation, the idea that GM food will cure world hunger is totally false, since through issues of intellectual property rights, these food that are supposed to be available for everyone have become more and more expensive. The reality is that starving people in the world are not starving because there is not enough food but rather they simply cant afford it.

i think i can improve this poster, I am worried that if people dont know Monsanto, they will not understand the poster. What do u guys think. Is there a way i can fix that. I wa thinkin about creating a GM foods logo and add the tag line " wisper sweet nothings, for a sweeter orange."

Anywayz, ill leave you guys with a quote from Gandhi for you to think about.
"There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed"


laterz

Photo took from my Vodafone 903H

Hi, these photos were taken by my cellphone.. i took them long ago, but i was no time to bluetooth them to my computer.. now finally i have sometime to do it.. upload them to blog to share to you all!!!......

Mei

Pattern of the day

Don't forget to submit your final piece!

My blog!

Hey guys!
i have just create my blog, (http://rgstudio.blogspot.com/) to talk over with my companheiros(mates) :-) in Angola about design.
I beleave that i can learn more if i try to teach them what i have learned so far. they will ask me many questions that i don't know the answer, to solve this problem i will have to check my books or research to give them an answer. it will make me study :-).

You can take your markup and place on blogger.com, you only need to use some blog tags, the same we did with wordpress, php.

Topo!... when i open the home page on internet explorer 6, i have some codes in the end of my post and also it create links in some words in gray color. Do you know how can i solve it.

Thank you

Carlos

THANKS

Hi guys,

I'd like to thank you one more time for letting me have fun with you these past months. Thanks also for all the interesting material you've been posting on the blog. Keep posting, I'll be checking it constantly and will try to give you feedback when necessary.
As you already know, there's one final assignment. Have fun with it and let's try to have some comments from everyone in each other's pieces.

Keep on the good work!
TOPO

Variations on a theme

Some more patterns. Again, feel free to use them.

Pretty cool flash

this is a flash piece a friend of mine showed me a while back. Pretty neat.

http://www.djpauledge.com/wewillnotbesilenced/

First try with patterns

Heres a couple of patterns i made very quickly over the weekend. I wouldnt say it was a success but I have to admit once you get the hang of it, its actually quite enjoyable.

Pattern of the day

Posters

Hi folks, as some of you know i am working in some posters for my flash piece. I have done already three of them and i would like to have your comments.

Repetition, play with words and symbols and signs these are the three techniques i implement on each of this posters.

Thank's

carlos

Flash Ear

Hello everyone, just wanted to see if anyone had any critique for my seductive intro for my flash piece. I'm doing an animation on how the ear works, and for my seduction I decided to go with this block text and tried to make it as dynamic as possible. I think it's missing something in the seduction department, but not sure what, I'd appreciate some feedback if you guys have time, but I know we're all busy so it's not a big deal, bye!

Starfruit and Carrots

Pattern Experiment.

Materials
$2.08 at T&T Supermarket.

Time
Chopping: 2 minutes
Composition: 7 minutes
Photographs: 10 minutes
Photoshop: 8 minutes

Stuck in my old patterns

I can't stop. It's very addictive!

illustration-Richard May

hi, guys..

here are some good illustration work i would like to share with you..
i just found it online.. the designer's name is Richard May..
not sure if you have heared about him?
anyway.. good luck with your Flash and Video projects...
make sure you guys sleep and eat well..
keep alive!!!!!!!!!

Taipei

hi, everyone...
not sure if any of you have been to Taipei, Taiwan ? or have idea about it..
it is my home town.. a very busy and exciting city.... heavy traffic and huge population...
lot s of night life going on until 4 am.. so you will never feel lonelyor no where to go..
anyway, just want to share it with you guys...!!

:)