Wednesday 8 December 2010

Production for visual communication

Who is your favourite expert?
My favourite expert is Paul Rand because of his ability to communicate complex ideas in a simpler form. This shows his understanding of what the audience wants. His designs are very clever, consisting of symbols and images that are computer based. He specialises in advertising. The image below is a good example because of its clear use of symbols, which easily communicates each letter. He has chosen bright colours on a black background which helps the logo stand out. It is a very well known image, and because of its simplicity it is quick and easy for the audience to read. He clearly understands form and function and what to aim at an audience.


When and how was the first ever book in Europe printed ?
Looking into the first book that was published. a brief introduction into print making, looking at who created the first book. The problems he occurred along the way, how he problem solved. the development of books from 1300.Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg?It was 1455 when the first printed book came off of the newly invented "fixed-type" press, known to us as the Gutenberg BibleGoldsmith Johannes Gutenburg.
Guttenberg Bible2.jpg

Gutenberg was the first European to use movable type printing, in around 1439, and the global inventor of the printing press. Among his many contributions to printing are: the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink; and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period.

Text used in images

How can you add text to change the meaning?
Looking at Laura Wilson
Richard Avdor
When using text with an image it can completely give another meaning. The image can be out of context without the use of text.
examples.

How text generate emotion?
Generating emotion through texts. How does text influence you as an audience. Looking at the way text can manipulate an image. It can change the whole meaning of an image. An image can be completely reliant on text. Generate great emotion. It can create a lot of empathy because of text that has been used…find example…

How does text effect the meaning of an image?
Text can effect the meaning of an image because the context can completely change. An image can be powerful enough without needing text, however some images need to be backed up with text if the image wasn’t strong enough to work on its own. It could even be that you want to limit what the audience sees. By adding type you are restricting the viewer from seeing anything beyond what they want  you to see. Need examples of work….
Looking at the experts- what has influenced me..show examples. Show examples in rvj Looking at Richard Avdor, his images are so powerful that they don't need text. They stand strong enough on there own. If i was to add text to the image below this would immediately detract from the impact. The context has been left up to us to decide which in this case is good as it doesn't limit you. This could have a story behind it, which has been left to the viewer to create. Images like this can work with and without the use of text both, this could easily be photography for a hair advert, this straight away changes and manipulates the meaning of the image.