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Musings…and other rambles

Posted on December 11, 2011 by bschroyer2

The motion typography assignment was definitely my favorite. After being accepted, I visited a graduate school in Pittsburgh that I attended last year. In the class, they were being introduced to After Effects and a previous student’s (amazing) work was … Continue reading →

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Clutter is Failure

Posted on December 11, 2011 by bschroyer2

Other’s have mentioned the quote “to clarify, add detail”. But what Tufte says afterwards is equally, if not more, important. “Clutter is a failure of design. If the information is in chaos, fix the design, don’t throw out information.” I … Continue reading →

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Is Troika hiring?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by bschroyer2

Troika sounds like a place I’d enjoy working. Too bad I don’t really see myself living in California. Maybe I’ll focus instead of doing freelance for them. I really liked their demo reel. It became a title graphic full of … Continue reading →

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Design Essays

Posted on December 11, 2011 by bschroyer2

How to do Great Design Work: I found these suggestions in to be helpful and motivating. I agree that doing lots of design work will only make you a stronger designer. Practice makes perfect, right? I also appreciated the suggestions … Continue reading →

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Erasers and Q-Drums and birds, oh my!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by bschroyer2

This is yet another example in life that illustrates how literal of a person I am. I was expecting the designers to name specific piece of work, be it an ad, a piece of artwork, etc as a piece of … Continue reading →

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Dexter Mocks Valentine’s.

Posted on November 27, 2011 by bschroyer2

I really enjoyed the Dexter title sequence for the tight shots and fitting music. In general, I like tight shots and thought they were very well executed here. The shots were crisp and vibrant with color and detail. Focusing so … Continue reading →

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What the…?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by bschroyer2

Bible-selling TV’s being stabbed? Pizza delivery TV’s being shot? You would make us watch something like this Motley, you would. Where to begin… As a series the three videos are cohesive. Despite the lacking storyline, they all go to together … Continue reading →

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Spinal Tap takes Top Spot

Posted on October 26, 2011 by bschroyer2

Roof: Captured different ways people handle emotions well. You could easily identify with each character – either as how you would act or how someone you know would act. I personally liked the music that was on the CD – … Continue reading →

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Professional Infographics Only, Please

Posted on October 17, 2011 by bschroyer2

I liked the message of the video, but thinking it ended on a poor topic. One of the main points I got from the documentary is the art and skill that is needed to create successful visual elements, but they … Continue reading →

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Cap & Trade

Posted on October 9, 2011 by bschroyer2

I watched the Cap and Trade “video” and was surprisingly entertained by black and white stick figures. The simplistic drawings helped you focus on the content rather than distract you. I was surprised to see the combination of rough drawings … Continue reading →

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