Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Assignment 20: Research and Inspiration!

Social Issue Logo and Poster!

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Research:
Shepard Fairey- Born February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina as Frank Shepard Fairey. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor of fine arts in Illustration. He is, according to Wikipedia, "an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene". His work includes Obey Giant, the Obama Hope poster, and Andre the Giant has a Posse. 
Examples:


















Chosen social issue: America's Obesity

Logo- Tape measure
Portrait-Feet on a scale


Visual Hierarchy-
1. Portrait
2. text
3. logo


Color trends regarding obesity- yellow, red, B&W. I'm thinking McDonalds or fast food. The yellow for the tape measure, red for warning (like below), and B&W are dramatic 


Inspiration:








I like the way the photos contrast the text with a bright red sans serif font. 

This one is just a nice way to get the point across :-)