Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Adding a funny illustration within the prohibited circle.
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| NO ELEPHANT POOPING! |
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Election Day
VOTE
Don't forget to Vote today. Vote or Die! Vote or Die!
Do you want signs like this littered along your streets? Do something about it and STOP bad design!
Don't forget to Vote today. Vote or Die! Vote or Die!
Do you want signs like this littered along your streets? Do something about it and STOP bad design!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween
Intricate Pumpkin Carvings
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Everything and anything has been carved into pumpkins. Very cool, but have become pretty commonplace. Here's a lazy ClipArt rendition.
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Everything and anything has been carved into pumpkins. Very cool, but have become pretty commonplace. Here's a lazy ClipArt rendition.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Still Life
Sheet Still Life
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Another from the vault. I was looking at a bunch of old fine art, and it seems every project is some still life setup consisting of sheets, vegetables and pottery. I guess I have to mention nude models.
It's a great way to sharpen your skills, but it's the same old that every student does. There is nothing to sset you apart from the person sitting next to you (well, except skill). Now that I have a choice, I'd much rather create abstract scenes that exist in my imagination.
Looking back at some of these makes me feel a little embarrassed, and grounded. They are pretty awful by artistic standards. It's amazing to think I was pleased enough at the time to turn in some of these works, but looking at them years later to think they are crap.
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Another from the vault. I was looking at a bunch of old fine art, and it seems every project is some still life setup consisting of sheets, vegetables and pottery. I guess I have to mention nude models.
It's a great way to sharpen your skills, but it's the same old that every student does. There is nothing to sset you apart from the person sitting next to you (well, except skill). Now that I have a choice, I'd much rather create abstract scenes that exist in my imagination.
Looking back at some of these makes me feel a little embarrassed, and grounded. They are pretty awful by artistic standards. It's amazing to think I was pleased enough at the time to turn in some of these works, but looking at them years later to think they are crap.
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| Can't say I miss drawing sheets. wdsiemer ii |
Monday, October 17, 2011
Dirty Mind Photography
Dirty Mind Photography
I was writing a piece a while back to go along with the Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series, titled Photos We've Seen (a lot) Series. However, it seems most photos are overdone and cliched. Cityscapes, angelic photos of babies, hands in the shape of hearts, monuments, leaves, etc... etc...
One on my list was people's photographic humor in using the Washington Monument as a phallic device by means of background/foreground illusion. Then the other day, I see this photograph of the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial statue in Washington on USA Today's website. Dirty mind.
I was writing a piece a while back to go along with the Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series, titled Photos We've Seen (a lot) Series. However, it seems most photos are overdone and cliched. Cityscapes, angelic photos of babies, hands in the shape of hearts, monuments, leaves, etc... etc...
One on my list was people's photographic humor in using the Washington Monument as a phallic device by means of background/foreground illusion. Then the other day, I see this photograph of the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial statue in Washington on USA Today's website. Dirty mind.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Expression With Typography
Expression With Typography
Design We've Seen (a lot) Series
A good exercise for designers to get acquainted with expression through typography, but still has to go under the category of designs we've seen a lot.
The most important part of this challenge is to go a path that isn't as typical as some of these...
Design We've Seen (a lot) Series
A good exercise for designers to get acquainted with expression through typography, but still has to go under the category of designs we've seen a lot.
The most important part of this challenge is to go a path that isn't as typical as some of these...
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| Be Original! DON'T DO THESE! wdsiemer |
Friday, September 16, 2011
CENSORED
CENSORED
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Just when you thought you found your favorite celebrity nude photos this is all you get... It's good for web hits, bad for "collectors."
A collection of photos. Enjoy!
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Just when you thought you found your favorite celebrity nude photos this is all you get... It's good for web hits, bad for "collectors."
A collection of photos. Enjoy!
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| Golden Girls Nude |
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| Donald Trump Bush |
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| Bob Barker Nip Slip |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Yogi & Boo Boo Playing with Fire
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Gimmicks for Money
Gimmicks for Money
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
How many times have you seen self-promotional gimmicks to make money? Charging to put tattoo advertisements on your body? Creating a web site and charging money per pixel? All you need is a simple idea, be the first to issue a press release and generate some buzz...
A millionaire dollars will get your name tattooed on my ass.
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
How many times have you seen self-promotional gimmicks to make money? Charging to put tattoo advertisements on your body? Creating a web site and charging money per pixel? All you need is a simple idea, be the first to issue a press release and generate some buzz...
A millionaire dollars will get your name tattooed on my ass.
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| AD SPACE AVAILABLE (Inquire Inside) wdsiemer |
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Abbey Road Construction
Abbey Road Construction
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Of course any iconic image is going to be a victim of people's imagination, interpretation and manipulation. So this photograph of The Beatles on Abbey Road is open game. I have used the Mario Brothers' characters as my "place image here."
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Of course any iconic image is going to be a victim of people's imagination, interpretation and manipulation. So this photograph of The Beatles on Abbey Road is open game. I have used the Mario Brothers' characters as my "place image here."
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| Mario Brothers on Abbey Road. wdsiemer |
Monday, August 29, 2011
Ornament Reflection
Ornament Reflections: Photos and Illustrations of Distorted Proportions
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
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| Randy Marsh (South Park) Ornament |
Monday, April 18, 2011
The Thinker Stinker
The Thinker Stinker
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series: 04/18/11
Rodin's The Thinker (The Poet) is depicted as a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle.* But to many wise pranksters/artists he is The Stinker dealing with the internal struggle to push one out. After all, we do some of our most brilliant contemplation while on the toilet...
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| The Thinker Stinker. wdsiemer ii |
*External source:
http://www.statue.com/the-thinker-statue.html
Friday, April 15, 2011
Vitruvian Everything
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series: 04/15/11
Vitruvian Everything
How many different proportions of geometric forms can we come up with? Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man helps us find out...
Vitruvian Everything
How many different proportions of geometric forms can we come up with? Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man helps us find out...
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| Papa Smurf Proportions |
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