Mini Art School III- Choice 1&2

Border Variations       

       

Color Echo

Palate of Colors

       
                                                    Original Image & Word Combination

Color Edit One

Color Edit Two

Color Edit Three

Mini Art School III- Required

Words & Shapes- Mini Art School Part II

Hello To All,
I've combined the Word Portraits Exercise and the Shape Workshop on one document. Some of my freehand drawings are anthropomorphic shapes. Go ahead, cringe!

 

Mini Art School 1 second option

Mini Art School 1

1. Centered- The main body of text is centered, as if this would bring a sense of order to this chaotic melange.
2. Warped photos- Thin Heads, which could be a Barnes&Barnes song. Distorted images detract from spatial intelligibility.
3. Too many fonts-I think there are 11 fonts here, well probably 12. I've lost all hope. Looking at too many fonts is like hearing too many voices.
4. Missing margins- The lack of definition gives the eye no respite. I don't know if the Thin Heads popped out of Yankee cap's left ear or not. Thin Head Hat Guy has shadow legs.
5. Clutter- The centered main body of text is squeezed together with advertisements for what I assume are sponsors-glad I'm not one! The net effect of so many objects is an impression of a visual non-sequitur. 
6. Busy background-Is "ciroc" a word on that can, or a rebellious word attempting to escape a sentence? Poor readability and intersecting images leave me asking "Where's Waldo?" Crowded images cannot send a clear message.
7. Tacky type emphasis-"HOUSEWERK" font is a Housewreck, communicating nothing useful. "RESIDENT NIGHT" looks like a horror movie title. Why?!? To emphasize in this way is to neutralize the impact into pointlessness.
8. Bad bullets-Stars? Really? They don't improve definition.
9. Trapped negative space- Above and beneath "$5.00 ALL NIGHT" is a space that is negative, yet still distracting. Also to the right, behind ghost girl, is negative space for her curly second head. The space is wasted and asymmetrical.
10. Stairstepping-It's not clear what the relationship is between "Housewerk" and "Resident Night." They're separated by the date, and I think a linear arrangement would reflect some much needed linear thinking.

References:

Hagen, R.,& Golombisky, K. (2017). White Space Is Not Your Enemy:A Beginner's Guide to Communicating Visually Through Graphic,Web & Multimedia Design. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, CRC press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business. 

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