Ever since Design II, I've started to think about design itself a LOT more. Now, in a semester with 3 design classes, it's pretty hard for me not to notice and questions things around campus, especially posters. It used to be that I'd just walk around and notice if words were spelled wrong on posters....now, I question the design itself: 'well that looks cool, but is it necessary?' 'why did they choose this picture or this font?' 'does the color relate?' etc...In addition, thanks to all of the work we've done in Typography, I ask myself questions like 'what do I read first?' 'what stands out on the page, and is it the main subject?' 'why did they use so many fonts?' 'does it need color?' 'does this create a coding?' etc. Thanks for VisCon, I see birds everywhere, and I consider things like simplicity of the symbols on restrooms, bus stop signs, traffic signs, car insignias....I can really admire symbols and corporate logos now after working on VisCon's second project. 'Clear, Memorable, Innovate' has become my mantra lately, and I'll question symbols I walk by and see if they apply.
Design classes really make you notice how many things you take for granted, and how big and designed our world really is. It's kind of mind blowing.
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