Pantones

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Above is an ad for "Rabel," a skin bronzer from Saudi Arabia. This image caught my attention because it was labeled "Summer Pantones." The image uses different pantone color slides (like the ones you would look at in the color books or when shopping for paint) to create an image of a part or a tan woman on the beach. I remember in my classes talking about Pantones and looks at the color books. This design uses those little color slides in a very unique way like the images that uses a bunch of other pictures to create one big one. I have always really liked that concept, but this seems a bit more unique. This design remains very clean even those there are so many different colors and their labels. Although the design is from another country, the design is also straight to the point to what it is about. I really enjoyed this contemporary ad.  

SWA

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Above is an identity I had found for a project in another class for a project I did on Stefan Sagmeister. I decided to blog it because it is a very creative and successful contemporary design. SWA is a landscaping company and knowing this is very helpful (hints the mountainy letters). The play with the text in this is a great example of illustrative text as well. Also the design is very clean but also has that jagged mountain feel; that's impressive that those two characteristics can be in one design.

Guitar

Printmag.com

The image above is of a  stationary set, plus more, that is another winner for the regional design aways for Print. Overall I thought this was a very simple and "to the point" identity. The guitar-pic logo was a great choice and it is a very recognizable item. 

Forestry

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This design kind of caught my eye because I use to be in FFA and forestry was a CDE (in other words plant/tree competition). I really like the design because of its play with mixing  borders, type, and illustration into almost like a logo. Although it is really kind of clean, symmetrical, and nicely spaced, the building in the design doesn't make much sense to me. Also tho too, I didn't look for any background information this time and it is hard for me to see all the small type. 

Calligraphy or Typeface?

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The design above I thought was really intriguing because the type in this design is so flawless that I personally can't tell if it was a calligraphy or a typeface that has added glyphs. Also, the design has a very vintage type of fee due to the product. It definitely has that hand made feel. 

Sleeves

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Above is another regional winner from print for a CD sleeve. I really liked the design because I haven't personally seen a lot of CD sleeve designs. Also, the covers feature a illustrative element that is really fantastic. The mix of different ways the type is mixed fits together perfectly, which is harder than it looks to pull off (I've tried). But that is something I have loved looking at, mainly on pinterest. It is cool to see that used somewhere else other than pinterest.

Tampa

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I really liked the design about that was obviously created for Tampa Bay. The color scheme has high contrast in cover, which makes the words really pop. The design is very balanced and clean. Overall this is a great contemporary design and it really caught my eye when I was looking through 2014 winners for the south region awards for Print.