Higher Education

Higher Education

On Wednesday 6th of November we all reviewed what our potential places of choice for a form of higher education.

We attended a talk from UAL Universities of Arts of London about there campuses Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon this talk went on for around an hour and a half with a range of specialized information on the Fine Arts courses and Photography courses etc. 

However the course information for the graphic design courses was very limited and didn't give a real insight on what the actual courses are like and also it didn't show the facilities that any of the campuses provided so i was disappointed with this.

We also went over the HND campus at canterbury college where I currently study and reviewed the different Higher National Diploma courses, the tutor gave a wide variety on each of the courses telling us what the courses supply the costs  the equipment everything I was very impressed and this has made this option very appealing to me lowing that i could live at home keep my part time job and continue as normal whilst studying this course so this is a serious choice for me.

Good Website Design Analysis

Website Analysis

On this post i will be examining and analysing what a good website design looks like and what that includes.

http://www.stanceworks.com/2013/08/stanceworks-wallpaper-the-sw-e9/

Here is an example of one of my favourite websites that I visit daily. The reason I chose this website is because I like the high quality simplicity and minimalism used for this website.
They have used a very elegant and beautiful serif typeface for the title and sub headings then a very basic sans serif typeface for the normal text.
The incredible quality photos that instantly impress the viewer and makes them want to see more as soon as they open the website.
Even the normal parts of a website that we all hate have not been over emphasised such as joining Facebook/twitter logos and search bars which is another reason I love this webpage.

 http://www.felixlaflamme.com

Here is another of my favourite websites that has been created by a famous graphic designer and illustrator called Felix Laflamme.
His website has a very light illustration of his own as a background but then that doesn't overshadow his own work which is displayed in multiple areas on the page. The page includes a very grungy dark logo to represent him as a designer and the page itself which I like, also this page uses very simplified logos for the twitter and facebook logos which appeals to me also.

http://abduzeedo.com/tags/illustration

Finally this is another website I visit daily the reason I like this website and decide to indulge in it daily is because of the simplicity and minimalism once again. The use of very simple logos for Facebook and twitter and a good simple header on the page with the use of an inventive typeface.

Bad Website Design Analysis

Website Analysis

On this post I will be examining and critique certain website and analysing the bad points about the certain website.

http://www.drivingskills.on.ca
This is a very basic website on learning driving skills, there are several reasons why this website is so badly designed for example the repeated background of a cloud which is boring and unprofessional.
They have used multicoloured and multi sized typefaces which have extremely bad legibility to add to this they have used very poor quality images and banners, also to add to this they have used extremely poor animations.

Here is an example of the awful use of bright coloured capitalised text plastered all over the page the legibility is awful and is extremely unattractive to read.

http://www.drivingskills.on.ca
Here is another example of a bad website design, the use of bright colours against a plain white background makes the types legibility is awful it uses dodgy side ads also which immediately puts people of purchasing from the website. The website also has links that don't lead you anywhere also and the various use of typefaces makes the page look extremely unprofessional.

http://www.sfp8.com
Here is a very different website design but also very bad not using the most of the website space very boring and dull no one will want to use the website as its very boring and doesn't evoke the company values.

A Designer/Artist That Has Inspired Me

Felix Laflamme

Felix's work has been very influential to me and some of the work that I have created his wide variety of illustrations extremely impresses me and I love his use of colour shadow and tone.
His inspirations are mostly a combination of his own self taught talent and a fascination of comic books from a young age.

Below I have selected some of the work he has done for some the most famous music artists around the world such as Micheal Jackson, Bullet For My Valentine and Guns n Roses.

My Visit to Brighton

Here are some of my favourite pieces of work from the brighton art fair I visited today. I also included some of thr various amazing pieces of street art I encountered on my travels.

Various Arts

Here are a few more selected pieces of graphical design such as logos and images that inspire me and my works some are made by myself also, this includes graffiti street arts logos brands and sketches