Author Archives: mspears4

Title Design

Posted on November 30, 2011 by mspears4

One of my favorite movies is Thank You For Smoking. I find is cynical, cunning and wrong. But I love every minute of it. The movie also has an awesome title sequence. From a design perspective the entire sequence is … Continue reading →

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Troika Design

Posted on November 30, 2011 by mspears4

Troika Design The thing that I really liked about the video is the method in which they go about their creative work. As a person who likes this side of the industry I like work environments like this and would … Continue reading →

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iPhone

Posted on November 30, 2011 by mspears4

Wow, while the information presented in the iPhone interface video the video could not have been any more painful to watch. With that being said, I really like the look and simple interface that most apple products have. As an … Continue reading →

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Essays

Posted on November 28, 2011 by mspears4

ITC Garamond like Helvetica apparently has a very mixed reaction among designers. Like most things there will be those who love the work and those who hate the work. That’s just the nature of the beast in the design world. … Continue reading →

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Design

Posted on November 28, 2011 by mspears4

Visual aesthetics is to me the most appealing aspect of the imedia program. Coming from a design background I believe that people read, make judgments and develop first impressions about all things based on how they look. That being said … Continue reading →

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Curtis Shorts

Posted on October 23, 2011 by mspears4

The Hillman Curtis Short Film Series are technically similar to the Artist Series. I thought both series are technically amazing, and include perfect lighting, interesting angles and a variety of different shots and styles. The short films are to me … Continue reading →

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Stuff

Posted on October 10, 2011 by mspears4

A very interesting story told through data and simple illustrations. There is a powerful message told through a video infographic. The most compelling aspect of the work is that each video is full of statistics yet there are none on … Continue reading →

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Hillman Curtis

Posted on October 2, 2011 by mspears4

The Hillman Curtis Artist series was impressive. I find myself not only appreciating the work of the people that Curtis is documenting but appreciating his work just as much. I love the brevity of each film. To me each story … Continue reading →

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“DRINK COKE PERIOD”

Posted on September 25, 2011 by mspears4

Until recently typefaces when largely unnoticed to me. While I always had a passion for design and layout I never really took the time to understand and appreciate the small nuances of different typefaces. However since watching this movie and … Continue reading →

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Art in A Box

Posted on September 18, 2011 by mspears4

The Short – Formalism – Calculated Expressionism – Free spirited Post Modernism – “Fuck Off” Realism – Actuality The Slightly Longer – Discussing art in terms of theory or styles can be difficult. Even more ambitious can be placing labels … Continue reading →

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