The New Yorker

Unlike the the cookies, I find this one to be hilarious, although it still condones stereotypes, it is more humorous.  I absolutely think it is genius to contrast the nun and the Muslim showing nothing but their eyes, while the "New Yorker" covers everything but her eyes.

Cookies

This was also in the magazine I did the assignment on, Luerzer's Archive.  I have never seen anything like it and I find very clever, as well a little too disturbing for my taste.  I also think that it encourages stereotypes which has been used throughout history to catch the viewer's eye,  such as American Kitsch. However, I think I am going to have to agree with the Germans on this and say it is in "bad taste."

inside the video game

This was in my Graphic Design book that I did an essay on in Graphic Design History.  

I thought it was an interesting way to make the viewer relate to the video game while at the same time showing what the game is. 

kids these days

I found this advertisement for a PSP (I think) in Luerzer's Archive and found it quite hilarious, because it seems very accurate of the modern child, especially boys these day.  

In the first image portrays a little boy sitting down getting this horrible gash on his knee treated by his mother.  However, he is completely oblivious to the cut, continuing to play his video games. The second image has the same running theme only this time, the boy is a in the doctor's office getting a shot!

This was very cleverly and effectively done, drawing attention to the boy and his game, with only having a simple surrounding background.  Then the viewer makes connections with the consistencies of position in both of the images. (the boy facing out hold and the game held up the same way)

Hallway

Here is another painting by Morgan Craig that is in the Parkland Art Gallery.  I am an room monitor there.  I have been in the same room with these paintings three times a week for four hours, so I have begun to examine them and think about what they mean to me.

I talked about this particular piece with one of my co-workers and she mentioned that it strangely reminded her of walking down her school hallway.  It is obviously not a school hallway nor is it even indoors.  In fact, it looks like a very dirty, littered, and neglected part of town or business outside next to a building. Perhaps it may have been the lighting, such as there were windows in her school hallways, or the colors that brought back an old memory for her.  

What I noticed about it is its color palette.  I see hints and tones of the primary colors which is very complementary.  I find that complementary colors is a staple in Craig's paintings in this particular exhibition.  I also noticed the extreme viewpoint of going down a hallway-like area that creates more interest than if it had just been a painting of just the brick wall or the other side, which is barely visible. 

Red Ride

This painting is in the Art Gallery at Parkland.  I was looking at all the pieces done by Morgan Craig and out of all of them I think that this one stands out the most.  It has very complementary colors, using a blue and red color scheme.  The blue ranges from a light, light blue to dark navy blue. The red is a blazing red to a dark rusty red.  The intricate red bars of the ride really pop as they criss cross against the dark lines of the bare winter trees.  

This painting does not really pertain specifically to graphic design, but I felt it should be posted anyway.   I am discovering that I find high contrast and complementary colors are what I enjoy best in a design, artwork, or anything.