More on Color

Continuing the color theme in logo design, I came across a blog post that discussed the excess use of the colors red and yellow in fast food restaurant logos. Bright colors like red, yellow, and orange are said to stimulate appetite. These colors also tend to excite people; therefore, are good color choices for a restaurant that wants to attract more people.

Color

Color is a crucial part of graphic design. Unfortunately, many new designers overlook the power of color in design, especially logo design. Different colors are associated with different things. For example, green represents money, white is pure, black is evil and so on. Therefore, when a business is trying to convey a message through its logo, color must be carefully considered or else the business might be portraying evil and dirty instead of cleanliness.

Carin Goldberg

There are many talented graphic designers in the world. Carin Goldberg does many amazing things with words. She made an invitation to a New Years party at her home that was her life story from the point of marriage. She has made many other cool designs such as the one with all of her previous addresses in the shape of a key.

The Christian Fish

The Christian fish is a symbol that represents the Christian faith. Now the fish can be found just about anywhere: on cars, jewelry, T-shirts, even tattoos. Though it usually just looks like a plain fish, sometimes designers give it a more extravagant design.

 

Design Gangsta

I found this video on youtube called Original Design Gangsta. The "rapper" used his design skills to make this fun video. It is a funny video, but it also tells of what a typical designer is like and what he has to do. 

Politics

                      
Graphic design can be seen in many areas of politics. One way is that of campaigning. Many signs and posters are made for a particular candidate. In the past election, President Obama had a very distinct picture. The picture was on many campaign posters.

Another way graphic design has been used in politics is through the symbols of the political parties. According to infoplease.com both the Republican elephant and the Democrat donkey were originally designed by a cartoonist Thomas Nast. 

Mac or PC?

It has been a long debate about which is better mac or pc, especially when it comes to design. Dan Kaughmen debated this issue in his article, Macs vs. Pcs. Apple's Mac has always been thought of as the "designer's computer," but is this really true? As far as software is concerned, most software can be purchased for either mac or pc. Macs do, however, seem to have better graphics and video. Most people would say that it all comes down to personal preference. However, there seem to be more benefits to getting a mac if you are a designer.