Week 5 Blog Exercise: Visual Language

Graffiti is used as an artistic tool to visually communicate empowerment through freedom of expression. In this case the writer's name is DREAM, which encourages the viewer to dare to dream. The fill-in is a blue fade which gives the image a dreamy effect, along with the the sparkles and highlights. The letter forms and connections communicate a mastery of style because it combines funk lettering with a classic sense of readability. Some of the standard forms characteristics of this form of visual communication as a visual language include the position of letters (bold, close together) and how the word DREAM is conveyed (clearly legible, glowing effect). Also the name of the writer's crew is written on the side (TDK) letting the viewer know which crew the artist is associated with. 

Week 4 Blog Exercise: Visual Thinking Research

On the Bracelets exercise, my friend and I both got the correct solution by choosing the top bracelet and bottom bracelet as being identical.

On the cat exercise, my friend counted 14 triangles. She didn't notice that there were more triangles in the tail. I counted 20 triangles, which was the correct solution.

Week 3 Blog Exercise: Feature Channels and Visual Search

Johny Mera Naam (1970). http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirdfloormusic/417989014/sizes/o/

Vintage Bollywood record sleeves of soundtracks from Indian films are aesthetically appealing because they use unique combinations of black-and-white photography, bold typography, and eye-catching colors. The designs are dramatic and highlight emotional extremes. They are truly representative of Bollywood itself.

This particular design is comprised of different feature channels such as shape, color, and  size. The image shows several square photographs embodied in a large circle in the center. All of the photos are connected by rays of rectangular color (blue, red, pink, orange.) These different elements of the record sleeve allow the viewer to be visually attracted to it. The combination of color, shape, and overall composition create something that our eyes are not normally used to and come together to form a "pop-out" effect. Because of this, the design is successful and captures the viewer's attention.

Week 2 Blog Exercise: Top-Down Visual Processing