Saul Bass Movie Posters

Saul Bass did a great job on all his posters. Ones like the one above show what you can except when seeing a play or movie. In "Vertigo" we can tell by the poster, that the movie is going to deal with some sort of mystery. The man in the top hat hints that  he may be a detective, seeing that around this time they usually wore suits and top hat. The spiral image to me also hints at this being some type of mystery in which is going to be investigated. There is a lady outline toward the middle of the spiral which makes me  think that she may have been the one murder or die. Also by the way that the man and women or interlocked one can assume that they knew one another.

Another poster I enjoy that Bass did is "West Side Story". From this poster one can assume that the play or movie is going to be a musical about a couple. There is a stair case along the type which sets me to think that the setting is going to take place in a city most likely a major one. Come to find out the setting is in New York City. The figures make me think of Romeo and Juliet. Two star struck lovers that can only be together at night ( hence the two black figures together), but live to separate live during the day(the white figures apart).

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Understanding Comics

Murphy and Me created by Michael Britt

To me this comic make me think about what usually happens during the holidays.

You get that knitted to little sweater or that hundred year old fruit cake and wish that you had a receipt to get what it is you really wanted. 

But at the same time most of us do not tell the person giving the gift what we really fill.

And are we really seeing a gift here or is it just a empty book?

Animaniacs 

Love the cartoon first of all. This comic strip makes me think though. The animaniacs are singing but the lyrics are not at all what they are on the show. Then as we read they talk about Pyromaniacs yet they are in fireman uniforms. Could this strip be give the artist idea that fire fighters are pyros their selfs and how come their talking about fires and there is not one seen in all the strip. But the best part I think is the end where the character is saying "Man! I love this show!" Just giving to the idea that the strip is just that a show.

Mama's Boyz by Jerry Craft

This is the first time that I have ran into this strip. But i think each one by this artist conveys a messages that sometime is missed when limitation are set on individuals. The girls want to see this movie but all are under the age of 17. The problem they run into is that they must be accompanied by a parent. But as see all are parent. So is it that they are to young to see the movie or to young to have bare children. and because they are parents them self should they be aloud to watch the movie?

Typographic Self Portrait

Create a self portrait using letterforms.

Use letters to illustrate your face. Consider the character of the letters and their relationship to the physical appearance of that which is represented (your physical appearance, soft vs. hard angles, textures, etc.). Consider also the relationship between the characteristics of the letterforms and your identity, your personality, your persona.Consider the entire composition of the page. Use size and pattern to create value.

In the class talk about my portrait the class comment that i looked relaxed. Portrait is said to be warm and inviting. Background looks like it could be an optical illusions. There are a great contrast in textures that make it exciting.

                                                             

Typography and Composition Ex.4 Texture and Depth

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