Author Archives: cgooding3

Musings

Posted on December 11, 2011 by cgooding3

What have I learned that impacts the way I approach the design of visual communication content? Holy manoly. The following is an unordered list written in html. It contains the things I’ve learned. Books are better than movies. You can … Continue reading →

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Clutter and overload are a failure of design

Posted on December 4, 2011 by cgooding3

I think… I’ll write this… like Edward Tufte… speaks. That was… the… longest… five minutes and forty six seconds……….. of my life. Including the time… when I really… really… had to pee… and hit every red light… on my way … Continue reading →

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Designers are weird, but that’s okay

Posted on December 4, 2011 by cgooding3

I thought I would watch another of those hour-long profiles so as not to do a duplicate blog, but as these aren’t being graded on quality, and as we’re all pretty busy with other stuff that doesn’t include sitting and … Continue reading →

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The Eraser: The Great Creator

Posted on November 5, 2011 by cgooding3

I watched 9 or 10 of these Design videos, but the one that stuck with me the most was “Undo, Redo” by Daniel Pink. When asked “What single example of design inspires you most?” Pink responded with the lowly eraser … Continue reading →

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Typography in Captain America

Posted on October 31, 2011 by cgooding3

I’ve been a fan of Art of the Title for a while now, ever since I saw the title sequence for Game of Thrones on HBO and searched for it online. Game of Thrones’s aMAZing title sequence aside, I watched … Continue reading →

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Emotional Attachment: That’s why I didn’t laugh.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by cgooding3

The Pica Towers trilogy was excellent. It felt like a darker, more sinister Pixar to me. The interlacing stories were excellently conceived, the characters were well developed, and the film-makng techniques displayed a nice nod to the Hitchcock era of … Continue reading →

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Hillman Curtis: Short Films

Posted on October 31, 2011 by cgooding3

I watched “Embrace,” “Roof,” and “Soldiers” a couple times through each. I got different reactions for all three of them. First, “Embrace” felt too contrived, overly dramatic, and slow. I enjoyed the rotation technique Curtis used around the embracing couple, … Continue reading →

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This is the story

Posted on October 9, 2011 by cgooding3

First, let’s move past the politics of this thing. I’m going to try focus on the aesthetics, and leave the content alone. As I sit here drinking my Dasani, I’ve finished the Story of Stuff, the Story of Citizens United … Continue reading →

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Inspiration. Now that’s out of the way.

Posted on October 1, 2011 by cgooding3

I watched the profile on Milton Glaser and found myself inspired. Not only is his work lovely, but his philosophy on how art influences people is profound. He seems like such a mellow and content man, but his ability to … Continue reading →

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Formodernism

Posted on September 18, 2011 by cgooding3

As someone who has spent a small amount of effort avoiding art classes, I was a little dejected when the first few weeks of class effectively turned out to be an art class. I’ve tended to feel very private about … Continue reading →

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