Carinival Splendor

What was the nature of the problem the ship experienced?

The ship had a fire in the engine room, cutting of all electricity. Something called a crankcase split open, causing the fire.

What repairs were required?

They had to repair the engine. They also had to fix all the fire damage.

What impact did the unexpected arrival of the cruise ship have on the local economy?

The ship hurt Long Beach's economy. Carnival cruise lines spend about $45 million in Long Beach every year. Because the ship will not be sailing, the company will not be spending as much money.

Graphic Design: What's Going On In This Design?

My advertisement came from a magazine called Fast Company. It is an ad for the Ford Tauros.

Connor:

• Message content- It has all the technical aspects on top in a kind of label cloud. I think that's a really good way to show everything. It has a picture of the car. On the bottom left there is one of those "sac tag" things, which allow you to learn more about the car on your phone if youre interested.




• Size and Shape- All the most interesting things are written in bigger font. All the restrictions and explanations for asterisks are written in eally small font at the bottom. The name of the car is written in really big font and it's in bold.



• Readability- Everything is in the same font, so it's very easy to read. It is written in san sarif font.



• Audience- Usually the Ford Tauros is just the basic sedan for Ford. This ad is advertising the Tauros SHO, which is more of a luxury car. Because of this the ad is more directed to young males.




• Design Principles and Elements- The colors are contrasting. The car is red, which is a warm color, but the background is grey, which is a cold color. It is really open, with not that much text. There is a lot of emphasis on the car, which is caused by the contrasting colors.
  

Conclusion:

1. What are trends? Why is it important to identify them prior to graphic design?

Trends are what people are into at the time. It is important to identify them because if you make your ad trendy more people will look at it.

2. How does human nature play a role in how a product is marketed to a specific demographic group?

It is human nature to want the best of everything. Ads always try to make their product seem like it's the best.

3. How is a potential audience identified?

Potential audiences are found out usually by surveys. The company tries to find out what kind of people want their product.

4. What must you dicover about the target audience prior to graphic design?

You must discover what they like and what they think is cool. If you do that and base your ad around thee ideas the target audience will really like it.

Visual Design Elements

• LINE



• COLOR



• FORM/SHAPE



• SPACE



• TEXTURE



• VALUE
  

Visual Design Principles

• BALANCE



• RHYTHM



• EMPHASIS



• PROPORTION AND SCALE



• UNITY

Beds utilize lines, balance, and shape.

Skateboards use symmetry, color, lines, and usually emphasis

Pencils use color, symmetry, and rhythm

Tiled floors use, rhythm, lines, and texture

Staircases use lines, balance, rhythm, proportion, and scale

2.4.1 Desk Organizer

The goal of activity 2.4.1 was to pick a challenge from a list. Me and Andre Olson decided to do the desk organizer. The desk organizer challenge was to design something that would organize papers, staplers, and other things. We chose to do the organizer because it wasn't too hard and it wasn't too easy. We tried to pick a well rounded one. This project had a lot to do with steps 1, 2, and 4 in the 12 step design process. We had to define a problem, brainstorm, and then identify criterea and constraints. We still nedd to finish the brochure. Ill upload it to my blog when we're finished.

Challenger Disaster

The Challenger blew up as it was leaving Earth. It blew up due to a failure that caused hot gas to hit the fuel tank. Something called an O ring failed which caused a joint to become unsealed. Hot gas leaked out of the joint into the external fuel tank, causing it to explode. The main thing that caused this was the extremely low temperature. The cold caused the O ring to fail. NASA had to raise the minimum temperature for launch because of it. After the disaster, NASA grounded the space shuttle project for three years.

Content is King

I have a passion for skateboarding. There isn't a lot of blogging in skateboarding, but there is some. I actually only know of one skateboarding blog, which is crailtap.com. There are videos and poles and just random stuff on it. It's the blog for Lakai, Girl, Royal, Chocolate, and 4 star. Theyre are all skateboarding companies that are made by the same distributor. If i got into marketing or something then maybe i could use a blog to help my sales. Same for if i became a realtor.