Monday, May 7, 2012

#20 research and inspiration

Shepard Fairey is described as a street artist. He began to appear in the news for wheat pasting, tagging and other arrests. He started branding and marketing designs for action sports markets. He is now married with 2 daughters.
Samples of Shepard Fairey's work:
























The social issue I have chose to work with is breast cancer. The color that goes with this issue is pink and a common trend is the ribbon. Many people suffer from breast cancer and their are also many people that support and give to the cause to cure and help breast cancer patients. The major graphics for breast cancer are the pink ribbon and hearts.

Inspiration pieces:



This symbol for breast cancer inspires me because it draws attention but it is also still the original symbol.











I like this symbol because it is very simple but it also stands out from others because it is not a solid color.






The visual hierarchy of elements in this assignment are grid and zpattern. The grid will be used for the logo and the zpaatern will be used for the poster.

Color Psychology