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Monday, April 16, 2007

My font

After searching many sites, I like the font Platelet designed by Conor Mangat.
Below are some info about this font:

- It is inspired by California license plate in 1993. It is created for street signs and of course car license plates.
- Its shapes are very easy to read at a far distance. For example, M and W have shorter center stems which make it easier to read, the word "b" is special to dinstinguish from "d".
I also have found 2 images for this font:


and below is the sound track I intend to use with this font:

Sunday, April 15, 2007

My poster exercise

Our next assignment is about social welfare posters, so I think it is good for me to do some practice. Below is the poster I made. In this poster I want to talk about the danger of buses on Vietnam streets. If you have ever travelled on HCM streets, you will understand it. I chose green color because HCM buses are painted with green. My message is that bus drivers are the main reason which causes danger, so we have to make bus drivers more careful on street.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Social welfare poster

Among posters I have found on street, I was most impressed by a HIV poster on Nguyen Hong Thai street. There are two reasons for this. Firstly this poster does not talk about the danger of HIV as in other posters. It has no skulls, bones or blood. Otherwise, it has a friendly yellow theme which can attract attention and create the easy mood. Secondly, the words this poster has used are very friendly. It's like friends talking together.
The words mean: "When consulting, we are experts. When talking, we are friends".
Also, below is an poster for bird flu. I like this because its usage of images is very interesting, funny and can attract attention right away. The words are short and simple but you can see the message easily. You can see for yourself:


Sunday, April 8, 2007

My video

I love making and editing video. I have created some videos from I was in highschool for my class. I also like finding useful and powerful video editing softwares. In the break after the last semester, I have found the list of the most popular video editing softwares. I have chosen Unlead Video Studio (which is in the third position). Adobe Premier Element is very famous but it is not in the first three positions because it doesn't have the storyboard view mode which many designers like. Similarly, Nero video editing software goes with Nero package so I don't like it.
Below is the video I have made by myself. I have seen many music clips on MTV so I wish to make my own one. Let take a look and give me advice:


Monday, April 2, 2007

Font exercise

Below is my exercise with fonts and dingbats. I have chosen the word "Terminate" to do illustration. I chose font "Impact" because it is a bold and inorganic typeface. I used this and the red and black theme to make the mood more angry and furious.
I also used arrows and the red triangle to create dynamic. The triangle seems to penetrate the circle as an arrow penetrates target. I like dingbats, they are very interesting, I will find more about them.