Sunday, March 29, 2009

How much can you see and think?


Referring to the given visual above, as an audience what will be your understanding & perception?

But now as a Graphic Design student, how many “points” of elements you manage to associate with or you can think off?
a) 1 to 3

b) 3 to 4

c) More than 4

Yours’ ability to see the total amount of contextual components lies within the given visual will define how much you really grasp on your graphic design learning from your study.

As a graphic design student it is important to understand the perception theories before embark into designing. Please don’t do thing “art for art sick” because when talking to public, we are also bound to integrity & social responsibility value.

The “messages” (which is our design works) created by us, always contain “Noise” or communication gap that will provoke misunderstanding if we are not good enough to articulate the notion.

Lousy works will intentionally & selfishly provoke discomfort on others by hoping its’ action will yield attention (another cultural terrorist action) and only too late to learn that his or her work fail miserably when public fail to see its’ narration.

If given a choice, why can’t we just ask & talk nicely? To me, reviewing own-self sad upbringing through low respect you portray for others religion and culture are only another self-insult damage and low intelligence (idiot) action.

So think twice before “Raping” any cultural or religion context. The mention arguments here are referring to those dudes that manipulate sacred symbolic icon to achieve provocative attention. Please leave the religion alone.

Ok, back to my sharing segment, if you can see more than 4 contextual elements or even see the total 7 hidden perceptions elements quoted here, you are on the right path.



7 Visuals elements quoted here can be explains as such >>

Element 1- referring to the intended message (number 30 with embedded figure face), Any visual created are always meant for articulating idea, it is important to know the perception theories. Typography should be view as sender voice of tone and styles.

Element 2 – The visual navigation path. (It is how we absorb and our reading flow or pattern).

Element 3 – The “Ying & Yang” manipulation of 2D contrast that hold an intrinsic value for space, print & message.

Element 4 & 6 – Element 4 here is referring to the whole number of 30 and element 6 is the frame. Composition within whole visual (within the given box) is evaluated base on the compare & contrast by imaginative balance pivot. Any use or unused space must be meticulously planed.

Element 5 – The visual texture, many Graphic student or even some senior designer still weak in adopting and manipulate visual and tactile textures as their ingredient for good design.

Element 7 – Referring to the surface (mainly paper), choices of paper selected hold an intrinsic tactile texture value and it is always vital to give good recommendation to your customer on what finishing to be executed on, of course do not forget to go green if possible.

Hopefully with the share brief here, I can help a bit on your understanding or promote you to do some reflection on Graphic Design knowledge, Happy Learning.

The mentioned 7 elements here can be further explain, to know more just drop me an email. Take care, from Mr. Martin Yong.

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