Copyright Issues

Images:
We can download the images from Internet for free, but it doesn’t means there is not has copyright issues. It is depends on what kind of images you download and what are the purchasers going to use the images.

Where to get the images:

Shutterstock images:
http://www.shutterstock.com/
Shutterstock images is one of the largest images download website in the world, you can download many kinds of images whatever you want from this website for free or buy the images.

Term & Conditions of images

A, On web sites, provided that no Image is displayed at a resolution greater than 800 x 600 pixels;

B, As toolbar skins, screensavers and mobile phone "wallpaper" for your own personal, non-commercial use, not for resale, download or distribution;

C, As prints, posters (i.e. a hardcopy) and other reproductions for your own personal, non-commercial use and display, not for resale, download or distribution;

D, As a single hand painted reproduction (not as a printed reproduction) on canvas or other material to be used as decoration and not resold;

E, In coordination with opt-in email marketing. However, Images cannot be used in connection with unsolicited email - or linked from unsolicited email and no Image may be reproduced or used more than 250,000 times;

F, On letterhead and business cards, pamphlets, brochures, catalogs and on pop up and/or panel displays for use in conventions and trade shows, provided that no individual Image is reproduced more than 250,000 times in the aggregate;

G, In the artwork for the packaging of any product provided that the print and/ or manufacturing run does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) copies in the aggregate;

H, Incorporated into software as a background image or splash screen, provided that the Image or any digital files containing the Image cannot be unincorporated from the software and further provided that the manufacturing or duplication run(s)of such software (including downloads of such software) does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) copies in the aggregate;

I, In multimedia presentations and incorporated into film and video for television and/or internet broadcast, and theatrical display only where the intended audience will consist of fewer than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) viewers;

J, In multimedia presentations and incorporated into film and video for distribution and/or sale in the home video market, provided that the manufacturing or duplication run (including downloads) of such home videos does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) copies in the aggregate;

K, As CD or DVD cover art and/or artwork, provided that the manufacturing or print run of such CDs or DVDs (including downloads of such artwork) does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) copies in the aggregate;

L, As part of editorial or advertising copy in magazines, newspapers, books, book covers, textbooks, editorials and directories provided that the print or manufacturing run(s) of such magazines, newspapers, books , book covers, textbooks, editorials and directories does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) copies in the aggregate;

M, In eBooks, including multi seat license electronic textbooks, provided that the number of potential seat licenses or end users is fewer than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) in the aggregate; and

N, As advertising posters for use in promoting the sale of other products (as opposed to promoting the sale of the prints, posters, etc. containing the Images), provided that such prints and/or posters and/or other reproductions combine words and an Image or Images and further provided that the print or manufacturing run(s) of such posters does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) copies in the aggregate.

Fonts:
We also can download fonts from Internet for free or buy them, but it still has copyright issues, like the poster for the company, the fonts should be purchased otherwise it will has copyright issues.

Where to get the fonts:

Fontfont.com
https://www.fontfont.com/
FontFont is the world’s largest library of original contemporary typefaces. It has included many different kinds of type fonts for customers to download. It has the function of search, the customers can easy to find whatever fonts they want.

Terms & Conditions of fonts
https://www.fontfont.com/terms-and-conditions

Concept Evaluation

Critique/Analyse the work

This work by Martin Yang from AGIDEALS conference. We can see this nice work is constitue by many traditional pattern, but the designer Martin Yang used strong colour make them had the modern style. It very interesting when we see this work, we can feel the indigenous Taiwan culture and modern style get together this graphic. This graphic use 3 colours, blue, yellow and red, when this three colours constitue will create strong visual impact and create them more modern style.

However this graphic also has some deficients, there are too many elements on the graphic,
when people see it, we can't find the most improtant pattern, at the same time it make people's
eyes confusion.

 

Review and assess how well it conveys this concept.

My advise for this concept is delete some graphic, maybe some of them are not very improtant, for a designer the most improtant thing is know what is the most improtant graphic you want show, the other graphic are ornament the most improtant graphic, and the other graphic I think it need more mellow and full, course the shape of the eyes are very aswome, maybe the designer doesn't expression his meaning clear, but I think  the traditional art alsoneeds clear shape.



Trends and Designers

Trends of design

AGIDEALS conference is a big public event of graphic design in the world, every year there are many famous designers get together to show their product and share their experience of design.
It always will find the trend of design after you finish listen to the speech, because the AGIDEALS conference include all the types of design, this year include, photo, 3D, cartoon, workmanship and so on. My deepest impression is a designer from Taiwan, called Martin Yang.

Martin Yang's product is the traditional and national way to design, he like used simple but traditional pattern to design logo, also the pattern is simple but he will use the strong colour to expression the logo's meaning. This style is the one of trends in 2012.

This product by Martin Yang, we can see the traditional patterns, all of them are indigenous culture art, they are simple but the designer used the strong colour make it very beautiful. This is the trends of logo design in 2012 I study from AGIDEALS.

My team logo

Indigo Design Network

I choose the article of Asian Products.

http://www.indigodesignnetwork.org/?p=4425&cpage=1#comment-433

Native American Motifs Blog

Golden State Warrlors

                               1946-1971        1971-1987           1987-1997       1997-present

Images from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/2010_GS_Warriors_Logo.png

                    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/1971-76_GS_Warriors_Logo.png

                    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/Golden_State_Warriors_1987-1995_720x540.PNG

                    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Golden_State_Warriors.svg

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team in Oakland, California. The team was first established in 1945, as the Philadelphia Warriors. In 1962, the franchise was relocated to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden State Warriors. Along with their inaugural championship win in the 1946-47 season, the warriors have won two others in the team's history, including another in Philadelphia after the 1955-56 season, and one as Golden State after the 1974-75 season, tying them for 5th in the NBA in number of championships.

This current logo design, the main is a warrior holding a lightning, the basic of the lightning is the name of the team, as the background with basketball. The entire logo just use the orange and blue colour, clear to show the meaning of the Golden State Warriors.

Warriors is the team of the Golden State Warriors's theme. The warriors showed the team's power, brave and unyielding. The lightning even stand for power no matter in the ancient or modern. The logo colour are orange and deep blue, orange shows the basketball and lightning, as the deep blue shows the warriors appearance.

I think this current logo is the successful design, it sufficient shows the meaning of the Golden State Warriors. From the progress of the logo, i can find its developing, it more strong with the appearance and the way use of colour. 

Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors

Aboriginal Motifs

Functions and Philosophies


Principle and protocols
1, Respect
Native people can control their heritage, like, indigenous images, designs, stories and other cultural expressions. We should respected them.
Respecting Indigenous rights to cultural heritage includes,
Acknowledgment of country, Public art - acknowledging land, Accepting diversity.


2, Communication, consultation and consent
The most important in Indigenous visual arts projects are communication and consultation.
Communication is the most effective if each group:
1, Different culture have the different ways to see an issue.
2, Try to understand the different cultural difference.
3, More patience to solve misunderstandings which arise out of cultural differences.
4, Find right partner within a community to consult.
Consent
1, Allow time for communication of a proposal.
2, Allow time for decision what should be made.
3, Prepared say 'no' for an answer, but remember don't take it personally.
4, Respect the views of all functions within a community.


Moral Rights and Issues


Moral rights means artists have the rights of integrity and attribution, and the right against false attribution. So before the artists to reproduction or publication their design, it's better to check design proofs of their work carefully prior. There is a example, 
Banduk Marika Djanda and the Sacred Waterhole, 1988 6 colour linocuts, ink on paper 53 cm x 29.5 cm Collection of the National Gallery of Australia License courtesy of the artist.
So when we use Indigenous images, designs or drawing from some artists and designers, that involved the moral rights we should get the community's permissive.

Clash of the Titans

1. Who are the Titans?

Titans is race of the first generation of the god, in the first generation of Titans there are twelve members. They are ends of their children, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.

2. Are the any interesting motifs you see frequently appearing (Eg. Lightning bolts)? How do you interpret their meaning? Can you name a modern version, of this motif, used today?

The lightening is always the most important weapon of Zeus. In this film it was appeared three times. The lightening usually used in the some games and movies.

3. Is your Greek charater in the movie? if so, does the film's interpretation match your research?3)

No.



5. Are any of the characters, in the movie, related (Eg. a mother or father, wife or husband, brother or sister) to your Greek myth? If so, how?

My greek character is Muse, there are nine members in the Muse, they are all of the Zeus's daughters.

6. Is their a constellation of stars named after your Greek charater?

Uranus.


7. How is Medusa killed? Does your Greek character have a weakness?

The strongest weapon of Medusa is her eyes, she can use her eyes to makes her enemy petrochemical. In this film Perseus used the shields have reflective surface, reflecting Medusa's location and cat her head.

8. Sketch at least 3 ideas for your logo and add them to this post.

Melbourne Sports Museum Critiques

The Beijing Olympic Games Mascot


Date: 2008


Artist: Yuanjie zheng


Medium: cloth and cotton


Ideologically in the design of Beijing Olympic mascots for the first time the animal and human image of the perfect combination of stressed people-oriented, people and animals , the concept of nature in harmony Heaven ; in the design concept for the first time the Olympic element reference to the mascot , the creative fire baby from the Olympic torch ; more prominent in the design application to extend the use of personalization . A major feature is the headgear part of the five mascots can be individually developed , the use of more extensive , children can be selected according to their preferences different headdress worn on the head , lively child has become a cute mascot interaction greatly enhanced ; in the number of Beijing Olympic Games mascot is also the most in Olympic history , reaching five , reflecting the Chinese culture is profound . However for me, this mascot's colour is too simple, single colour can't attract everyone's eyeball.


The Atlanta Olympic Games Mascot


Date: 1996

Artist: By American  Designer


Medium:  cloth


Olympic Games mascot is a product of fantasy , designed by U.S. Ke Laofu communications company in Atlanta subsidiary . After the end of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games , it several times to change the image. Finally, it got a mouth, and eyes shining star ; original slender leg muscle , his face grow a nose . The whole mascot to the dark blue colored Olympic rings are set in the tail and the top of the eye , the spread of a century ceremony of the Olympic spirit . Plus on the crack mouth to reveal white teeth , purple and red and white shoes, which will make up this colorful mascot .
Because this fantasy out of the creature is simply an unable to locate heterogeneous , no one can see it in the end , no one knows what it is , that the original name can only be called , "What is it ( what it is ) . " Open call for the organizing committee for its name and received the reply of the thousands of children around the world . Ultimately, 32 children in Atlanta, the proposal is adopted , Izzy has become the new name . However for me, this mascot's colour was very colourful, and the appearance is too complex, but also there are not enough creative.  

Critiquing Tools

Critiquing Tools:

Art Vocabulary List: 

1, proportion: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

2, Palette: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used

3, Vertical: a vertical structural member as a post or stake

4, Environmental: concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment

5, Corporate: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

Adjective List:

Colour: 

1, Primary: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit

2, Multicoloured: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

3, Complementary: acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

4, Dark: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

5, Muted: being or made softer or less loud or clear

Principles and Elements of Design List:

Principles:

1, Stability: the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

2, Dynamics: the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies

3,  Rhythm:  may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions.

4, Scale: an object defined on a set of points (for example real numbers) and used for a wide variety of applications

Elements:

1, Line: a measure of video display resolution or image resolution

2, Clour:  it is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light power versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects, materials, light sources, etc., based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra.

3, Texture: in the visual arts, texture is the perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and is distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. Use of texture, along with other elements of design, can convey a variety of messages and emotions.

4, Shape: the shape of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material composition.

5, Form: this is expression the object's appearance, from plane transforms a 3D.

http://dict.youdao.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Style Time Line

The name:  Cubism


Description: In cubist artworks, objects are broken up, analyzed, and re-assembled in an abstracted form        —instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context. Often the surfaces intersect at seemingly random angles, removing a coherent sense of depth. The background and object planes interpenetrate one another to create the shallow ambiguous space, one of cubism's distinct characteristics.
The date that the style existed: During the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A picture of an example of the style: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Cézanne_163.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement:  Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism


The name: Academic art


Description: Academic art is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, and the art that followed these two movements in the attempt to synthesize both of their styles.
The date that the style existed: On 13 January 1563，until the 20th century.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/1863_Alexandre_Cabanel_-_The_Birth_of_Venus.jpg
The names of three artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: Cosimo I de' Medic, Peter Paul Rubens or Nicolas Poussin.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_art#The_academies_in_history


The name: Action painting


Description: Action painting sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied. The resulting work often emphasizes the physical act of painting itself as an essential aspect of the finished work or concern of its artist.
The date that the style existed: from the 1940s until the early 1960s
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/Kline_no2.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_painting

The name: Antipodeans


Description: The Antipodeans were a group of Australian modern artists who asserted the importance of figurative art, and protested against abstract expressionism. 
The date that the style existed: They staged a single exhibition in Melbourne during August 1959.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/Antipodeans_exhibition_melbourne_1959.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: Charles Blackman and Arthur Boyd.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipodeans

The name: Art deco


Description: Art deco or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style.  Art deco's linear symmetry was a distinct departure from the flowing asymmetrical organic curves of its predecessor style art nouveau; it embraced influences from many different styles of the early twentieth century, including neoclassical, constructivism, cubism, modernism and futurism and drew inspiration from ancient Egyptian and Aztec forms. Although many design movements have political or philosophical beginnings or intentions, art deco was purely decorative.
The date that the style existed:  the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s and into the World War II era.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Lempicka_musician.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: John Wade and Tamara de Lempicka 
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco

The name: Art Nouveau


Description: Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art". It is known also as Jugendstil, pronounced, German for "youth style", named after the magazine Jugend, which promoted it, as Modern in Russia, perhaps named after Parisian gallery "La Maison Moderne", as Secession in Austria and Hungary after the Viennese group of artists, and, in Italy, as Stile Liberty from the department store in London, Liberty & Co., which popularized the style. 
The date that the style existed: during 1890–1910.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Alfons_Mucha_-_F._Champenois_Imprimeur-Éditeur.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: Manuel Orazi and Alphonse Mucha.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau

The name: Arts and Crafts Movement


Description: It was largely a reaction against the impoverished state of the decorative arts at the time and the conditions in which they were produced. It stood for traditional craftsmanship using simple forms and often applied medieval, romantic or folk styles of decoration. It advocated economic and social reform and has been said to be essentially anti-industrial.
The date that the style existed: Arts and Crafts was an international design movement that flourished between 1860 and 1910.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/William_Morris_design_for_Trellis_wallpaper_1862.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: William Morris and Charles Voysey
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_Movement

The name: Ashcan School


Description: The Ashcan School, also called the Ash Can School, is defined as a realist artistic movement that came into prominence in the United States during the early twentieth century, best known for works portraying scenes of daily life in New York's poorer neighborhoods.
The date that the style existed: begin in 1908.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/McSorley%27s_Bar_1912_John_Sloan.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: William Glackens and Maurice Prendergast.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcan_School

The name: Baroque


Description: The Baroque is a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music.
The date that the style existed: begin around 1600 in Rome.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_The_Adoration_of_the_Magi_-_WGA20244.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: Peter Paul Rubens and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque

The name: Classical Realism


Description: Classical Realism refers to an artistic movement in late-20th-century painting that places a high value upon skill and beauty, combining elements of 19th-century neoclassicism and realism.
The date that the style existed: begin in 1905.
A picture of an example of the style: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Jean-Leon_Gerome_Pollice_Verso.jpg
The names of two artists/designers famous for being a part of the movement: William McGregor Paxton and Paxton
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Realism

Muses, the goddesses

·       The history

The Muses in Greek mythology are goddesses who inspire poetry, traditional music,

literature and dance. There are nine members in the Muses who are the daughters of

Zeus and Mnemosyne.

·       The adventures 

In one myth the Muses judged a contest between Apollo and Marsyas.  In other myth,

they have a singing contest between Thamyris and Muses, in the end the Muses won

and punished Thamyris by blinding him and robbing him of his singing ability. 

·       The relationships 

Father: Zeus        Mother: Mnemosyne      

·       The appearance

All the members in Muses, they are beautiful and sexy women, golden hair, plump body

and exquisite skin.

There are some images:

http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Raphael/ApolloMuses.jpg

http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/gallery/muses.jpg

http://www.art-wallpaper.com/20491/Romano+Giulio/Apollo+dance+with+the+muses-1024x768-20491.jpg

·       Analyse any symbols associated with the creature

Emblem of the Muses:

Calliope - epic poetry; Clio - history; Euterpe - flutes and lyric poetry; Thalia - comedy and

pastoral poetry; Melpomene - tragedy; Terpsichore - dance; Erato - love poetry;

Polyhymnia - sacred poetry; Urania astronomy.

·       Interpret it’s evolution through history and popular culture.

Nowadays, the Muses always used in band name ( Nine Muses for Elle Korea ) (

http://www.allkpop.com/2010/08/nine-muses-for-elle-korea ) or some books name.

·       List three sports this Greek myth/god be used to symbolise and why?

Dance, the Muses stand for dance, there are many images about them.

All the members have their exclusive instrument. All of them are masters of this

instrument.

Singing, one of the strongest abilities is singing. We can find many mythes mentioning 

singing contests.