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Marian Bantjes

Peter Saville

Peter Saville started his graphic design in the style culture with fashion and art projects as well as music. His career started in London when he was recognized by a big name graphic design artist. He did cover’s for albums and film covers. Worked in the 1980s for Factory Records’ bands.

His network with others are amazing, he has had clients such as Jarvis Cocker , lead singer of pulp. Peter Saville’s creations struck the same emotional resonance with the people who brought the albums and singels as the music itself.

http://www.designishistory.com/1980/peter-saville/

MARIAN BANTJES

Bantjes started working in the field of visual communication in 1983 and worked as a book typesetter from 1984–1994. She became well known as a talented graphic designer from 1994–2003, when she was a partner and senior designer at Digitopolis in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

She gained international fame by conveying and expressing herself as a Graphic Artist, working primarily with custom type and ornament, Bantjes' highly personal, obsessive and sometimes strange graphic work has brought her international recognition and fame as a world-class visual designer. Her clients range from Pentagram, Saks Fifth Avenue to The New Times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Bantjes

STEFAN SAGMEISTER

Stefan Sagmeister started graphic design at a very young age, once he got older he began to focus on designed branding, graphics and packaging for clients such as, the rolling stones, HBO, and more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Sagmeister

Good graphic design

This is an example of good graphic design because it is recognizable and commpunicates a point 

Progress 

What inspires me?

Ordinary People

         This video inspires be because it is a great representation of the ordinary person's life. Ordinary people inspire me because they alone are the majorette, and they are the ones who go through daily life and life struggles with bills and children, yet they don't gain recognition like celebrities. With no reward, with no fame, with no attention from others, people still cope with dealing with life. The ordinary person may seem irrelevant and not accomplished by those with much more fame, simply because their dream they once had didn't meet reality.
        Yes, everyone has a dream, to be big, to gain attention and satisfaction from others. To be rich and filled with wealth, to have children and their well being is safe at all times and provided for every second of their life. And for most ordinary people this dream they had, ultimately is hard to fulfill, that doesn't mean they are worthless. No, courageously instead they realize that the dream they had isn't obtainable and adapt to that realization. They don't give up but better yet they fight! They push to do the best they possibly can. With no farm or motivation. That is what I consider truly self driven.
        Me for example, my dream of becoming a professional basketball player gets slimmer as the year progresses. Now if I don't fulfill that dream, does that make me worthless, does that make me undesirable, does that make me weak? no, instead it inspires me to do more, it motivates me to actually fight for a stable future. The most inspiring thing about the ordinary people is how many of them there are. Especially the older ones who are ins tread rich with fame and money, are rich with experiences and knowledge. That is what keeps me positive and inspires me, just people in general.

My project

This is my final and my progress picture for my project. 

My process in creating my letter was first brainstorming what my concept and letter was going to be. Finally, when I came up with my idea, I then had to brainstorm ideas for different types of materials I wanted to use. I decided on using the chalk for the smoke and the markers for the borders and nose. I found this process helpful because it let me have an organized project and I finished it in time for the deadline. 

I arrived this this concept because I really thought trying to make smoke would be a challenging but fun idea. I then chose the letter "s" for smoke but also because I thought it tied into the concept well. 

The most challenging aspect of this project for me was the blending of the smoke and the red background. I wanted to make the smoke as realistic as possible, without being messy. This was challenging because the media I chose to use is very messy and can spread to unwanted parts of the page of i wasn't careful. 

I am incredibly satisfied with my project. I really liked how the nose and the smoke came out. I also liked how the s still looked like an s but it also fits into the picture naturally. 

If I could change one thing, I think I would fix the nose. The nose was really hard for me to draw so I think o would focus more on the nose and maybe use a different material for it. Otherwise, I'm very happy with my project