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Armin Hofmann - He began his career in 1947 as a teacher at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel School of Art and Crafts at the age of twenty-six - He is well known for his  posters , which emphasized economical use of colour and fonts, in reaction to what Hofmann regarded as the "trivialization of colour." - He was also an influential educator, retiring in 1987. In 1965 he wrote the  Graphic Design Manual , a popular textbook in the field. thought that one of the most efficient forms of communications was the poster - His  Graphic Design Manual  was, and still is, a reference book for all graphic designers.        Saul Bass - was an American  graphic designer  and  Academy Award -winning filmmaker, - During his 40-year career Bass worked for some of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers, including  Alfred Hitchcock ,  Otto Preminger ,  Billy Wilder ,  Stanley Kubrick  and ...

Opening Title sequences set the mood of an entire movie. With my personal project, I'll replicate styles used by graphic artists in films (mainly focused on war films.) And also study some of the artists creating these pieces that can draw people in or out of a feature film. Dunkirk (2017) Directed by Christopher Nolan In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated. The graphic designer for the title is unknown (cannot seem to find them) but none the less, the opening title for Dunkirk tells a story. In my version (above to the left) I used the font style Franklin Gothic Heavy and overlayed a layer of the sea within i...

What have you learned? I've learned a lot about new programs and how to use them. I've been really fixated on Photoshop and doing a bit of InDesign is really nice to learn, so I have more options for programs in the future. I also learned more in depth about the principles of design and how to incorporate them into design pieces to make them stronger. What have you struggled with? Learning the new programs and striving away from Photoshop because I'm so familiar with it. What are you proud of? What are your strengths? I'm proud of my design capabilities. I think I know what really works together and how to have meaning to my pieces. I'm mostly proud of my principle of design posters, and how they all come across different but has an element that ties them all in together. My strong suit is being able to communicate with the reader and show a pretty good design. What goals do you have/ what do you want to learn in Term 2? Get comfortable w...