This is one of M.A.C cosmetics Barbie Campaigns. Although the campaign is a year old, it is still one of my favourites. They have made the models literally look like Barbies with their flawless makeup, and the use of the colour hot pink (which is known for Barbie) throughout the image. The composition of this image is asymmetrical, but very clean. I like the background colour and find it complements the colours used in the models makeup.

What can I say about the design of this car? Only that is absolutely ridiculous in every good way possible. I LOVE this car, and is definitely my dream car. It is so incredibly sleek, sexy, and powerful. The exterior being black on a black interior body with black chrome rims is incredible. The suicide doors is just the cherry on top. It makes this already unique design even more stunning. This isn't just a car, it is a beautiful design of craftsmanship on wheels.

This is a classic symbol for all house/trance heads such as myself. It is a spin off of the "I heart NY" design. The logo is self explanatory and is quite popular in the House realm. I love it because it is simple, and the type face works well with the image of the heart. Also, this symbol uses my favourite colour combination of white, black, and red.

This is a very popular graffiti mural in my area of East End Toronto. I'm not sure if this was created by one graffiti artist or several. Overall the design is put well together as a collage. There are many elements in this piece that are very interesting to look at, but at the same time they work well with one another. On the right side of the mural you can see that the graffiti artist states that he or she is happy being from the "East Side" of Toronto, and probably is trying to represent that in their work.

This is a college done for Ed Hardy Swim ware. I love this design mostly because it is so colourful and put together well. This piece imitates the feel of tattoo design and Japanese paintings. You can tell that the piece is for swim ware (water) because of the Koi fish, water waves, and the mermaid sitting on the very center top of the piece. Beneath all the clutter of the design states the designers name in a yellow serif font face. The only part I find a bit confusing to have within this design is the panther beneath the mermaid.

This design of this BMW label was created by MJ Art Studio. Not only is BMW my second favourite car company (Lamborghini being first), the design is decked out in Swarovski crystals. I would die to have that embellished on my car (if I owned a BMW). The logo itself is great because it is simple with its design using circular shapes, and the colours of white, black, and a royal blue. The logo is symmetrical, and looks very good on the car itself because it does not take away your attention when looking at a BMW.

This is an ad campaign designed for Juicy Couture Clothing. It's quite old but I still love it till today. I find it so feminine, sophisticated, and really exemplifying the brand of "Juicy" couture. The models pink lips are perfection that holds a jeweled piece that displays the brands name clearly.

Apparently this is a house in Japan. It is oddly designed in its structure. Fortunately the design of this house is located at the corner of the street, which I think would be the only place it could fit properly. I don't like how there is only one window on the front of the house because I love having natural light in my house. I think it is pretty cool that the designer had made this cubby hole in the front of the house where a yellow Volkswagen beetle could fit it - almost like an outdoor garage if that makes any sense.

Here is a clever design of a staircase. At the bottom of each staircase is a pull out drawer. This would be extremely useful for people that have a lot of things but not enough room in their household. Although this design is clever and functional, I would worry about the stairs not being efficient or durable enough to be walked on top of several times.

This staircase is really a work of art. Each panel is in a wave that stretches to create three sets of staircases. It is so sleek and modern, I absolutely love it. You can see the end of each panel stretches unto the wall in the background where the woman is walking. The design of these staircases gives the notion of movement with the waves. I do not think it would have had the same sleek effect if it was done in another medium or colour other than organic wood.

This is a really cool design that a makeup artist had created. What she did was asked the model to close her eyes while she created Japanese anime eyes on this women's eyelids. I think it looks amazing because it looks like the model has these big anime eyes, but in reality her eyes are closed and it is only makeup. The makeup artist did a fantastic job and it would be interesting if the artist created a series of this anime art on models and had it photographed.

I am not sure who the designer of this hideous outfit is, but it is definitely one of the ugliest designs I have seen for a male. The sweater alone, with the image of a penis is certainly not flattering for the male model, nor do I know anyone who would ever want to wear such a thing. The pants are a whole other story. The length is very odd, almost resembling flood pants but not quite, and the midsection where the crotch is looks ridiculous. Overall I could not stand to look at this design for more than five minutes, while I finished writing this blog piece.

This is a mock up design of the interior of a passenger plane. I'm not sure what exactly the designer was thinking when creating the interior of this plane because immediately you think it looks so incredibly uncomfortable, and cheap. The blue chairs resemble fold out chairs that don't have a back rest. In front of the windows are trays that stick out above the chairs that resembles lecture hall classrooms. Overall the design is weird, uncomfortable, and definitely impractical.

This design is a play off the "easy button" from Staples that has become quite well known. I came across this one just surfing the web one day, and thought, "wow.. only if it were true". Whenever receiving a designing project for whatever class, the process of coming up with the concept for that project is probably the most difficult thing. If this button existed, it would make every graphic designers dream, BUT it would probably put a lot of people out of business.

This is the logo my partner Kristie designed for our project for the Humber Arboretum. I absolutely love it! She used an image of an owl because it represents knowledge, which the staff is incredibly endowed with because ecology is their passion. She used her hands to create the wings of the owl in a sheltering position, which also represents all the people that put their time and effort into preserving the Arboretum. The sans serif typeface that is selected is strong, and easily readably. As well, I really enjoy that the logo is symmetrical and can be simply read if enlarged or shrunken.

This is a design for a socket that pulls in any extension cords. I think this is a great design for a few reasons. First of all, the design is sleek, small, and camouflages into the background of the wall it is in. Secondly, I hate seen extension cords everywhere. It makes the house look messy, and unorganized. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I would love to own a few in my house.

This design is of a peg which turns into a pencil. I thought the design was pretty cool but really impractical. I cannot see anyone going to work or school, pulling out this peg and placing the lead in between to start writing. This design would be something cool to collect, but not actually use.

This is one of the few logos that the Humber Arboretum has used. As a class, we were asked to rebrand their logo, website, and brochure. The logo they have currently is extremely boring. The colour choice is obvious, along side the image of the trees. The typeface is the only thing that is decent about the logo. I really think that was no thought process behind this design, and it was only made because their previous logos were not successful.

This is a really interesting composition of an image of a burger that was created with text and colour. The text is used in place of the piece that composes the burger such as "bread". The text is coloured and shaped into looking like bread. This style is continued through the burger patty itself, tomato, onion, lettuce, etc until the entire burger is created. It's really interesting to see that text can be altered to look like an image like this. The top bun and lettuce is my favourite part.

The design of this sink is hilarious. I don't know what person could keep a straight face if they had to wash their hands in this sink. The bright red that was chosen really stands out. I especially enjoy the black stiletto heels. These types of designs are always placed in male washrooms. I think someone should do the same type of idea but for women and their washrooms. I do not necessarily think women would like male body parts in their washroom, but I think they would enjoy the female parts as much as the men do.

I forget where I found this image but it reminds me of something Ikea would do. I like shapes, and using them to create designs in patterns such as this. The use of these wooden squares/rectangle blocks have created an interesting piece you would find somewhere in a modern design home. I like how the shapes vary, and are different colours, but still are organic because they are wood. I also like how there are some smaller shapes within the bigger ones. As well, I enjoy how the top of the design leads into another wall, almost like a puzzle piece.

This is another design made with text. The text reads "Island Beach Resort". I absolutely love the colour, the typeface, and background. The background looks like it has been created with a sponge like technique. I love how the world "Island" has been emerged into this design of free flowing swirls that looks very beachy and reminds me of designs found in the sand. I like how the designer used different hues of purple to create this piece, which definitely channels a beach feel.

I chose this piece because it is a word cloud. Recently we created our own word cloud in our Typography class. I really like it because of the font choice, colour, and background designs. There are only a few words incorporated into this word cloud such as "art, design, branding, graphic". The overall design feels organic and strong. It almost looks like the text has been placed on top of a rock formation. I also like how the words go in all different directions.

I found this image on a design website. When first looking at it, you obviously must laugh. This urinal has a pair of legs coming from the bottom. The way the legs are dressed up with the fishnet stockings and red heels resembles a hooker, and the way the legs are positioned definitely gives that vibe. Although I find it hilarious, I also find it offensive. I'm sure most men would not find this offensive, only humerous. As a design, it was executed correctly because everyone can understand what this means.

This design is called a Fractal image. I've always been drawn to them because of the vivid colours and patterns. A fractal image is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole". Using math to create a design doesn't appeal to me because I hate math, but it does produce a beautiful end product. It reminds me of psychedelic posters back in the 70s. This particular image seems to use all shades of both primary and secondary colours. The left side of the image looks like wild plants growing, whereas the right side of the image looks like a print on a satin scarf that I would wear. I would like to design something like this in the future, but not sure how I would approach it.

Here is another crazy tattoo I came across. I haven't seen something like this before. The way the artist has created the right proportion on the mans arm of the image of his eyes, eyebrows, and the bridge of the nose to the real man's face is pretty impressive. I'm not sure why he would have gotten this, since it doesn't make any sense unless he walks around with his arms in front of his eyes. Other than that the detailing and colouring is impressive. It also looks like the left eye is larger than the right. Overall the design is very cool.

I've had this photo of this tattoo since last semester. I am a big fan of tattoos and feel that this type of art is highly under appreciated. The design of this particular tattoo is insane. The artist did such an amazing job getting the skin to look like its actually being ripped off the guys chest. I could only imagine the time and effort the tattoo artist had put into this design. Not only is the design amazing, the colouring of the skin where it is seems to be ripping off is insane itself. Unfortunately I don't think this design will look as amazing in 20 years.

I don't remember where I came across this image but I had to look at it twice because I wasn't sure what it was at first. I'm not sure what the name of these pipes are, but they are usually used underground for heavy construction. Someone decided to design a small room in this pipe with a working door. It's so odd to have these little rooms in a place which looks like a park. There is a contrast between the pipe and surroundings (natural vs. manmade). Although these look pretty cool, I'm sure no one could actually live in them, and if a person did I think that's kind of creepy.

I came across this image of an iphone through an accessory website. I thought it was pretty cool because we learnt about type in road signs last week in our Typography class. The colours that have been chosen are my favourite combination (red, black, white). I also like how the road signs are made into a collage. Overall the design catches the viewers attention immediately.

This is a really cool architectural style for a complex. It is so bright, colourful, and has bold shapes. The windows within the shapes are stacked, and in a variety of sizes. I think it would be cool if the square shaped complex had circular windows, and the circular windows had square windows. Behind the square and circular shapes you can see the rest of the building is also very colourful, with geometric and linear shapes. Although this place seems very cool, I wouldn't want to live there.

The layout of the backyard for this house is very cool. The house has a beautiful view of the hills, palm trees, and other greenery. I really like the simplicity of the house and backyard. It has many vertical and horizontal clean lines, and square shapes (window, pool, where trees are planted, etc). The contrast between the still blue pool against this line of a red/orange fire is very interesting . I feel like the owners were trying to achieve the four nature elements - earth, wind, water, and fire. This would be a great place to throw a party in the summer.

These are the new 2010 Olympic Medals. I really the like the design due to two main things. The medal itself is a perfect circle, but when looking at the medal straight on, and especially on the side you can see that the medal is made in a wave. The images on each medal is unique because it is cut from a large portrait of Native Indian Art. That means each medal is part of a puzzle basically. The colour of the ribbon also goes really well with all three colour medals.

This Mercedes McLaren SRL reminds me of the Batmobile in Batman. The front end of the spoiler looks like the Benz Turbo, mixed with the body of a Chrysler Crossfire, and the back looks like a Porsche Spyder. Overall the design of the car is very sleek, and looks very expensive, which it is ($400, 000 US). It is mind boggling to know that a design of a car would cost so much, but I'm sure the ride is worth it.

The tag line for this "design for a living world", but its a design that doesn't seem comfortable whatsoever. The design looks very industrial with the steel leg chairs, but the wheels look organic because of the wood finishing. It looks like if you were to lay down on this chair, you would roll right off of it like a conveyor belt.

This image is a literal explanation of the anatomy of a letter. I think it's very clever. The three layers are photoshopped, but is put together nicely which seems to be one piece. The middle part of the letter is the muscle, which is a bit gross, but realistic. As well, the use of the skeleton on the top part of the letter looks like a human spine.

This image is of a design that promotes going green. I really like the use of the text, and the different shades that were used. As well, I like how the text is situated in the center of the image, and the top half is filled with plants and the sky, and the bottom half you can see water, dirt, and the roots of the plants. Overall the design of text and image work very well together. This design reminds me of the design and advertisements used for the Disney movie, "A Bugs Life".

I love this design for this Minneapolis eye care company. My favourite part about the design is that they emulated the style of an old man from the 1800's who wore an optical. I really like the use of the eye, and mustache which also represents the W in wink. The colours work because it is friendly, and the combination of the different texts are nice, but I think the white and black eye is what draws a viewer into this design first.

I like this advertisement a lot. The use of text, colour, and background is very simple but communicates the message clearly. I really like the fact that the letters are trying to come off the page as if they were waking up, and trying to get out of bed. It reminds me of how I am every day after I wake up. It seems like the letters are struggling just like how I do.

I think the imagery situated beside the text is very cool. The overall feel is very industrial, and seems to be taken from inside a machine. I really like the cigerrette used as the letter "I" in the word music, which you can see clearer in the second picture. When I look at this design I just picture some type of insane music that is being produced since there are so many speakers, and other mechanical pieces.

This image is of a "hairy alphabet". I like it because first, it is humorous, secondly because it actually shows the letter quite well with the use of hair. It may seem a bit gross to some (moulding hair into a letter) but I really enjoy it.

I'm not sure what this design image was used for because I found it on the Internet, but I love the design. The image itself has a contrast between a bottle that looks real, oppose to a background that looks like it has been painted with water colours. The words "Gotcha" are placed within the bottle, and there is a large letter "A" that is holding the bottle on a slant. The message of the design is clearly understood right away. Around the letter A, there are a few people standing around, who seem to be helping with the support of the bottle. As well, I also like the black and white sketches that are seen around the bottle.

I think this design for the "Destructed Design" is amazing. The use of text and the way it is placed shows the meaning of the company. The colours that come from the background and sweep into the middle of the main logo is also very cool. The text and colours look like glass that has been broken into hundreds of pieces. Nothing is symmetrical, but the overall image creates a harmony in which every piece you see, belongs there.

This design of "Revolutionary Minds" seems quite boring. It looks like something that has been done before. I do enjoy the ruler in the center of the image with the bold text, but I don't like the other things that are sitting around it such as the paper clips, blades etc. I think the overall design is too literal, but maybe that was the look the company was looking for when they created this.

I think this design for the Coca Coca Live Festival is so cool. I prefer Coca-Cola over Pepsi, and have always liked their brand and styling. I think this design is very clever because it looks like it is a spark of flames and smoke, and that is what is creating the design and text of the image. The colour choices are also appropriate because these are Coke's signature colours - red, black, and white.

This is an image I found online. It reminds me of the postcard assignment we had to do. I feel that since this is an advertisement for the "4 Principles of Good Design for Websites", that it is quite boring and doesn't show much thought or effort. The combination of the different text styles is nice, but I really don't like the text used for "Good Design". It seems childish, especially when your using it for something important. The colour choices are also bland.

This image makes me laugh every time I see it. One afternoon a good friend of mine who is a male had discussed with me that since he's in his mid twenties this is the time to live his life, because once he's married "it's over". I was shopping on the weekend and saw this t-shirt in a dollar store! I laughed hysterically because I can picture my friend being the guy on the t-shirt with the sad face. I guess he is not the only one who has the same opinion about marriage, unfortunately. Absolutely everyone can describe what the image and text relation mean on this t-shirt.

This is a gift box I was using to carry my "flying car" that was moulded out of plasticine for my Visualization Techniques class. The box is pink, with black designs of clothes, shoes, glasses, lipsticks, etc. On the top it is tied with a nice black ribbon. The box is very girlie, and I like that. The box looks like something special is inside, in which I think a lot of people thought that was the case because I was carrying it on the bus/subway with extreme care and caution.

This is a really cool ad I saw in the subway recently. Above the subway doors, where normally the subway route map is posted sits a sign saying "Caution: long lashes may get caught between doors". This is an ad campaign from Cover Girl's new lengthening mascara. I absolutely love it. It is so appropriate in where they placed the ad - obviously they created the ad to be placed above the subway doors. As well, the colour choice of black text on a yellow background is appropriate because that is the "caution" design. Overall the design, and what it says is very clever, and I would buy the mascara based on this advertisement alone.

This is a Pet Grooming store that is located right on Lakeshore directly across from our school. I pass by it almost everyday if I drive to school. The name of the place explains itself and the hilarity of it. I really think that whoever designed this was playing a joke on the owner. Other than that, the stick on letters on the window are placed poorly, along side colour choices. The only thing I like is the paw prints, but I swear this must be a joke. I really want to go inside one day and asked who came up with this concept for the store.

Here is the correct order of colours for my Prisma marker set. In total there are 48 colours. Beside each colour I wrote down the name and reference number for it. We were asked to do this for future reference for when we were to colour something, we would know what the shade exactly looks like because the colour printed on the label is deceiving.