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"Comfy Clothes" Mission Statement

"Comfy Clothes" is a company that needs no explanations. Sweatpants, pajamas, ball shorts, sweatpants, and ESPECIALLY sweatpants. Did I mention sweatpants? This brand can be found at stores like JCPenny's, Macy's, Kohl's, Boscov's, and basically anywhere your grandma shops for presents. Adding sweatpants to the logo makes not only the viewer "Comfy", but also the logo itself. "Comfy Clothes" has a goal of being the most popular generic clothing brand that any department store can afford. Cost. Comfort. "Comfy Clothes".

Weird Me

"The Mystery Box" Response

To start off, I do not need to ride the high horse of J.J. Abrams('nuff said). With his own take on the Ted Talks, he opens up the audience's eyes; like what most inspirational figures do. Spoiler Alert: The mystery is box is J.J. Abram's grandfather and also us in a sense. That is a great lesson in the fact that an ideal object is not the object. The actual ideal object is the viewer. Another thing I noticed with anyone who works with video, is that they live on the ideology: "you do not need the best to make something great." I say this now and will further agree with this along with my creative journey. As whole J.J. Abrams does not present anything new, however, he does show clear examples up to the imagination. Ted Talks are great and I hope to view more.

"20 Rules" Response

The article 20 Design Rules You Should Never Break, written by Mary Stribley, was very informative. When reading I changed rules to guidelines because if I were to follow all of them, I would not be able to design anything. Words like color discord, widows, and orphans are now a part of my design vocabulary. What took me away is when the article said, "there are no rules."(Stribley,1) However, it made sense coming from a design standpoint. My hopes is that there are more "rules" I have not discovered yet.

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My Favorite Movie Poster

Here is my favorite movie poster for this week. Most of my liking to this piece has to do with nostalgia and bias. Back when I was a kid, I loved the Spider-man movies to death(even this one). For what it's worth, it completely represents the theme of the movie or the plot. Spider-man is having an inner and outside conflict with himself. "The great battle lies within." says it all. Not too mention, the branding font for the quote and the logo are trademark Spider-man designs. Also, the poster makes me believe this would absolutely take place in the movie. My only complaint is that Spider-man should not be holding black web because he is not in the black suit. Maybe it was a design error? Ignore the quality of the actual movie and just appreciate the quality of a nice poster.

"Misunderstood" Plot

In a world/in a country/in a state/in a town/in a house/in a kitchen... 1 man child. 1 tomato. Because he has nothing better to do with his extravagant life, Arnold  picks up a tomato for breakfast. Before putting the tomato back down, Arnold says, "Man I love this vegetable... question mark?(He actually says question mark) But technically your a fruit?" Now this age-old debate lingers in his head for who knows long. He sets the tomato on the counter and tries to come up with the quintessential identity for this tomato. What Arnold doesn't realize is that he discovers more about himself while attempting to get to know the tomato more. Will Arnold eat/cut the tomato? Will breakfast ever be served? Does he still live with his mom? Probably. At the end of the day, they both are two misunderstood beings.

Interview: Making ‘The Master' with Poster Artist Dustin Stanton Response

Here is another example of the "artistic process." This time the focus is on Dustin Stanton. Being who I am, I will say have no reference on this artist or any artist, for that matter. Towards the end, I actually found myself greatly appreciating a person's work who I have never even heard of.  8 Mile, There Will Be Blood, and Fantastic Beats the three big examples that I familiarize with his work. Clearly, Stanton has made a name for himself. Not much I can say for the rest of this article because I would end up rephrasing it. An artistic career is  forever changing which might scare many. Also, I learned everyone is similar in different ways(vice versa). Overall the interview gave me more insight into an artistic lifestyle.

Arnold's Symphony Album

Tim Brown Response

In this recent Ted Talks "Tim Brown: Designers -- think big!", we are introduced to "design thinking." The term is very self-explanatory and offers many variations. Designers can think big, think big in small portions, think of others' input, etc. Overall we are implied to think in design. Also, I really appreciate Tim Brown's comparison to old designers to the new. He basically sums up new designers as people who wear "black turtlenecks and designer glasses." Even his comparison on the size of designers was very clever. In the past, I never thought designers currently work on only small objects up until now. And his last point on design getting bigger gives me more spite on what is to come to the future. This was a very informative Ted Talks that inspires me to take a look at  more.

Non-Functional Design

Functional Design

"To the Point: Interview With Dave Perillo, aka Montygog" Response

This article is an interview with an artist plain and simple. Personally, I have never heard of David Perillo, but from the looks of his designs, it is clear that David is a professional. The interviewer asks a plethora of standard questions like, "Who are you? Why do you draw?..." As the interview goes on, it is clear of what David's inspiration for art was. Inspiration in general defines who an artist is. However, inspiration does not mean copy either. A nice quote that makes this clear is: "If everybody copied, we'd have a million Garfields out there, and that's a scary thought."(Perillo)  Now all that is left to do is find my art and inspiration as well.

"Re think the Way We Sit Down" Response

In this Ted Talks, the speaker Niels Diffrient discusses how he entered a career in chair design. First he fell in love with airplanes but that romance had died off. As a result Niels transferred over to to chairs because it was something he had experienced beside airplanes. Overall the presentation was relatable for anyone who has had a strong passion for their interest. Later in the presentation Niels brings the title to life when discussing his chair design. Niels' chair considers anyone and everybody who uses reclining chairs. What that taught me is that design contributes to a majority and not just the creator. In the future I hope I can take this philosophy into mind when find a career.

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Sunset Maine

"How to Ruin a Great Design" Response

In the article "How to Ruin a Great Design" by Alice Rawsthorn, she goes over the simplicity of making one small change. Examples of these changes range from British traffic signs to McDonalds chairs. Basically, one small change creates a design version of the Butterfly Effect. Also, the author goes over cooperate "tactics" to show why these changes are made. Further down the article, she calls this a "crime against design." So for what I learned is that change is sometimes not necessary to an already great design. Most designers should take this article into consideration. No wants to commit a crime, so it is better to just follow the rules. To sum up, the article "How to Ruin a Great Design" by Alice Rawsthorn gave me useful insight to what should or should not be in a design.

I was forced to answer these questions plz send help

• I know the most about computers in my household.
• In high school, I took a photoshop class. Also I have a lot GIMP experience which is similar to Photoshop.
•  I own a a laptop and gaming pc at home. Neither of them have Photoshop or Illustrator.
• Video Imaging Technology is my major.
• Hopefully, I learn more image manipulation techniques than I already do. Also I want to learn how to make crazy projects like fake abs or something.
• I do not know many artists, but I like the guy who draws for the cartoon Regular Show. I believe J.G. Quintal is the guy
• Unlike most males in my age, I like boy bands like One Direction or anyone on The Voice.
• My last name is Hernandez However, my ethnicity is not Spanish. I am Filipino. If you do not know that race is, Google it.
• There were four straight lines on drawn a white sheet of printer paper. All of the lines lived happily on that paper for the remainder of the paper's lifespan. But one day a blue-inked curved figure crossed all four lines. The group was safe to assume to that this line was not "straight."