Author Archives: bschroyer2

Designing is a privilege and responsibility

Posted on September 26, 2011 by bschroyer2

From the videos I watched, I heard a common theme: design has a social responsibility to be a subjective, instinctive response. David Carson says he sees the starting point as interpreting something, not trying to make something pretty. Similarly, James … Continue reading →

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Subjectivity

Posted on September 15, 2011 by bschroyer2

Any time you’re discussing art and art theory, you need to consider the audience. We all carry different lenses with us that affects how we process information. Despite an artist working in a realist method, the form could still be distracting … Continue reading →

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Society ready for the bitch?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by bschroyer2

As warned, this reading took some concentrating. Not something I’m particularly good at when doing forced readings. However, I found the article brilliant and a clever way to convey the authors ideas: not only does she describe her point, she … Continue reading →

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Try to go a day without seeing Helvetica

Posted on September 2, 2011 by bschroyer2

I liked the idea that a font is as much about the space between the type as it is about the type itself. Since tracking, kerning and leading are all alterable I had not given much though to the original … Continue reading →

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Cinema has a future

Posted on September 2, 2011 by bschroyer2

One of the lines that stood out to me the most from the article is that “old media never dies.” As the Internet became more prevalent in our lives, there was growing concern about the future of print and newspapers. … Continue reading →

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