Australian Graphic Design

Our beliefs, time, money, and actions are all being fought over with design as the arsenal. The graphic designer learns how to participate in this fight through education, intuition, creativity, and technical skills. Though helpful, a formal education in design is not what is meant here. The education needed is more about understanding the previously mentioned rules we are working with. Intuition is required in order to know when it is appropriate to adjust or disregard these rules. Creativity is needed because redundancy will not break through the wall into the internal world. Technical skills are essential because poor craft reduces credibility. This idea of the world as an arena is a reoccurring theme in The Cheese Monkeys, and the importance of education, intuition, creativity, and technical skills have been further reinforced to us through the grading process and classroom discussions in Graphic Design

During my whole life and experience I have been interested in the Art, Creativity, and I have been traveling around Graphics Designing. When I go out to centres, supermarkets, the high streets around Kingston anywhere in London, Germany and other parts of Europe which I have seen. I have seen lots of Graphics designs in advertising, Billboards companies for example in electronical products or any type of product the graphics advertising companies running around the world, just because of that I was inspired in the graphics designing and I was influence by the subject.

The computer revolution has changed a lot of how graphic design is conducted and with that came the do-it-yourself graphic designers. “Low-cost computers and software have radically challenged the working procedure of designers.” Thornton (1996). Sitting at home working on a computer receiving a paycheck is a dream that many have and would love to do, however, this is not the case for a lot of people. Most high school students get to choose from a large array of classes that teach them the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite or other software that they can manipulate images or illustrate pictures. Some get the idea that because they read some information on websites and learn some terminology that they have what it takes to get into the

Heritage buildings, structures and places reflect the history of a city, the unique architecture. While Australia cannot does not have buildings which have stood for centuries, the collection of buildings and places of special significance tell a story of where we came from, what we as a city have achieved, who we are as a society and our cultural expectations. The importance of heritage in our built environment is well recognised; heritage buildings may be significant for aesthetic, historic social, spiritual or technical reasons, (The Australian Institute of Architects, 2008#). Architects convey a vision, providing an opportunity to create a reality; this is vital in the integration of heritage conservation and urban development.

Born in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Podhajsky grew up to be a versatile graphic designer of his time. His artwork seems to depict abstract nature as it highlights melting cosmic landscapes, engulfing waves and mirrored vistas. Besides creating abstract art, he lent his expertise to designing the cover art for music albums, working with a number of music artists.

Between the great Wars, Australian art was under the strong impact of the European trends. The painters adopted the techniques of the leading European artists. The emergence appearance of the Modernism and Cubism was due to the hard work of Australian female artists such as Grace Cossington Smith and Grace Crowley. These women found an inspiration in different art streams but both could create a respective career. Their creations emphasized on structure, colour and design. At the beginning, the public did not perceive the new art directions as they were unfamiliar with them. The men’s art world strongly criticized the women’s attempts to bring the modern art movements in Australia. In spite of it, the contribution of Grace Crowley was one of

When considering the qualities I believe to be necessary for succeeding as a designer in the College of Education’s Learning Resources Center, I am reminded of Robert Fulghum’s book titled, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Attributes I learned early on have stood me well over the years as a professional designer.

American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) is the leading professional organization for the discipline of the graphic design field. According to AIGA’s website, the emphasis is on the importance of “advancing design as a respected craft, strategic advantage, and vital force while enhancing the value and deepening the impact design has on society as well as the future” (‘About AIGA’). Presented on the website information varies from information on significant topics and imported media found in the Design Archives that is relevant to all academic disciplines (Grefe, 9). Mentioned on the George Mason University Infoguides page dedicated to graphic design states that AIGA’s Design Archives has more than 20,000 selections dating all the way

Although I knew about the reputation of the University of North Florida (UNF) as one of the top Graphic Design & Digital Media Educational Facilities, I was not aware of all the services within the graphic design and digital media department. Both printmaking and screen printing, for instance peeks my interest because I want to further my education in graphic design and become well-known as a talented designer within the digital media arena. As a hard-working, determined, and persistent individual, who plans a head, meet deadlines, and set goals for my future. The graphic design and digital media program at UNF, stages my creativity, gift of art, and my amazing designs. In addition, the graphic design program at UNF affords major opportunities to broaden my creativity for future projects. Therefore, UNF is the university of my choice to earn my Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design.

Art has always played an important role in the way people live, think, and how they feel about themselves. From the outset, art in Australia takes a part in shaping and sharing of the cultural identity. The modern movement of the twentieth century in Melbourne and Sydney formed a small, supportive group to advance their theories. Nolan and Russell Drysdale were responsible for the depiction of the most desperate images of the Australian life of that period. One of the most significant things is that in a period between the wars there were a high proportion of important woven artists. They got the leadership in the modern movement in Australia. It was probably due to the increased independence and status of the Australian women

Designers ought to be have drawing aptitudes that will help them creat portrayals of designs and an unfinished copy before taking it to a PC. Since graphic designers make prints, PCs are critical to achievement. They ought to have the capacity to comprehend what

A Taxonomy for Learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives, Allyn and Bacon, ISBN 978-0-8013-1903-7) are utilized in standard 2.1.1. Understanding in Blooms level of taxonomy is being able to classify, identify, locate, report, summarize, etc. This is appropriate for high schoolers to be able to “identify” artworks and cultures because they are in the formal operational stage (age 11-adulthood). This stage is far beyond just identifying, but includes abstract thinking. Just because the standard 2.1.1 is in Bloom’s “understanding” level, does not mean the students will be strictly concrete learning. As an educator, I have to test and be flexible with standards to appropriate them to my students. They will not simply be able to “identify” artworks and their culture’s history, the students will be creating their own ceramic box inspire by a culture in art history. “Creating” is the final level of Bloom’s and demands students to assemble, construct, design, develop, formulate, plan, etc. The students will be able to “understand” their art history culture, and then “create a new product with a new point of view.” This designing aspect of the project pushes students into the formal operational stage. Designing something new requires a new level of thinking-abstract thinking. Learning about different culture also requires a higher

In its simplest form, graphic design is the harmony between art and text. Problem solving and emphasis on thought are some examples of what it can do. Through my education at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte I have learned all the ways I can create art and challenge my viewers.  Once I become a young professional I envision that my contribution to the design field will be a unique one based on a collaboration of my education and experiences. Several graphic designers including David Carson and Paula Scher have inspired me along the way and influenced different ideals within my work.

In 1988 Australian design theorist and philosopher Tony Fry published his book Design History Australia. In this book Fry provides a contemporary perspective of design and its history. The book covers a wide variety of topics related to design history that are focused on the field of industrial design. Design History Australia provides reasons as to why a history of Australian design is important as well as giving a critical analysis of texts written on this topic. Fry also highlights the importance of designers having knowledge of design theory and he suggests a method of design study that he deems appropriate for Australia. In his final chapter Fry applies this method to three case studies: The Great White Train, MacRobertson’s Ltd and Australia’s

Many talented individuals are attracted to careers as designers. Those with little or no education, as