Personal Designs
The Fence
Children playing in a courtyard in Estella, Spain. The girl is pealing off old posters from a wall while the boys wrestle in the background. © 2002 Jeromy Johnson
Moroccan Club
Restaurant in Tetuan, Morocco. © 2002 Jeromy Johnson
Shepherd’s Flock
Spain, © 2002 Jeromy Johnson
Solving Problems or Telling Stories?
So it just hit me while laying in bed tonight. Maybe graphic design is less about problem solving than it is about story telling. That maybe the question becomes less about the problem and more about the story. Instead of asking, What is the problem? Maybe we should be asking, What is the story? I [...]
Imogen Cunningham: Masters of the Camera, Book Design
This book design publishing mockup is for museum-goers and the cultured elite. They buy this book for their coffee table because the images make a good conversation piece. They are interested in how unusual and elegant these photos are. I chose Imogen Cunningham for my photographer because of her focus on shape, form, texture, as [...]
Even in a Fire, Do Not Disturb Christy!
Ok. This was fun. The first stage of the design task was to find a poorly designed sign. The only requirements were that it had to be hand-made with three levels of hierarchy. After looking at many, I found this photo of a humorous sign: Then, using the exact same materials and content (no more, [...]
Brockmann’s “Musica Viva” Triple ReDesign
Remaking classics. A common task, but this time with a twist. The project was to take an existing poster and redesign it using the styles of three other unique designers. In other words, if the identical design task was given to three other prominent designers, how would they communicate and design the message? The poster [...]
