I find inspiration from many things, whether it's from small things in my kitchen to anything in a magazine to sketches I created in my sketchbook. And I'm here to share them with you!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
American Beauty?! - Week 2
This is a photograph that I found from the March/April 2009 issue of AdBusters that struck me as very interesting. I didn't understand what the reference was at first because it was an overweight woman in an American flag bikini and automatically got hooked. As you look into it more, it shows the woman is on top of all sorts of candies and sweets that I'm sure you and everyone else enjoys. What was interesting is the photographer, Henrich Kimerling entitled the photograph "American Beauty" because when we think of beauty, we think of probably a athletic or a thinner person that's built very nicely and always looks pretty. This just takes the stereotype of beauty and not only flips it, but Henrich calls it like it is. Why I say this is because in today's society, we're mostly obese and eat all of these sweets and care about what we buy (because of the designer Chanel high-heels and sunglasses), along with showing how other countries view our country and culture in general. I just hope that we can change some of these things before it's too late. But beauty isn't just about the outside, but what's inside is much more beautiful.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Let the Inspiration Fly! Week 1
This is an advertisement that I found in the Communication Arts Design Annual 43, November 2002 issue. The first thing I thought when I saw this in the magazine was, "why is there a silhouette of a chicken in the middle of the page?" After I took a few seconds to look at it, I realized there were three eggs in the chicken. The top egg contained what the company was for, Portfolio Center; the second egg containing information in regards to what the company is about; and the third is what I believe to bring the idea together. The idea came from a review saying they were "Grade 'A'", just like eggs are supposed to be. ~_^
What is so inspirational is how they could take a review such as "Grade 'A'" and take it to the next level using a simple silhouette of a chicken and a few eggs to emphasize the main points in the advertisement. I want my eggs scrambled with onions please! =]
What is so inspirational is how they could take a review such as "Grade 'A'" and take it to the next level using a simple silhouette of a chicken and a few eggs to emphasize the main points in the advertisement. I want my eggs scrambled with onions please! =]
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