Nick Farmer is a junior studying Interactive Entertainment and Theatrical Scenic Design at the University of Southern California. He is an aspiring professional insomniac and production designer who spends his free time preoccupied with his two greatest loves: cooking and Disney theme park expansion rumors. Outside of living in a holodeck, where a player acts out an … [Read more...] about What’s On the Screen (and Beyond): From Abstraction to Realism in Game Art
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Visual Literacy: Roman Cielewicz
Roman Cieslewicz is a graphic designer and photographer. He was born in Lwow, Poland in 1930. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow in 1955. He has worked as the art director of Vogue, Elle and Mafia and as the artistic creater of Opus International. Roman Cielewicz was first national recognized for his Polish poster series. This series was influenced by political, … [Read more...] about Visual Literacy: Roman Cielewicz
Visual Literacy: Javier Mariscal
Graphic design is not limited to only digital compositions. Many of the pioneers of graphic design were fine artists in the 60’s and 70’s. One such designer was Javier Mariscal. Mariscal is a Spanish artist and designer who was born in February 1950 in the city of Valencia, Spain. His rich and diverse work spans quorky cartoon characters to unique interior designs, from … [Read more...] about Visual Literacy: Javier Mariscal
Visual Literacy: Magic Box
I came across David Crow’s, “Magic Box: Craft and Computer,” recently and it inspired an interesting topic, the poor relation between art and design, that has been a primary struggle for aspiring graphic designers today. For those who aren’t familiar with graphic design it is a creative process that combines art and technology to communicate ideas. Designers create, choose and … [Read more...] about Visual Literacy: Magic Box
Brain Fodder: 1000 TED Talks, 6 Words
Everyone has a pedestal. Some, however, situate themselves on ornate ones rightfully reserved for the busts of Roman emperors. The worst offenders are the individuals who make up what social and economic theorist Richard Florida describes as the creative class, a sector of the workforce consisting of highly-educated individuals whose professions rely primarily on intellectual … [Read more...] about Brain Fodder: 1000 TED Talks, 6 Words