Stop Violence

A creative way to advertise stopping violence. Never realized there were the words love and nice in it. The transition from black to red helps with the message because black is neutral and dark, while red can be associated with love and passion.

- Catherine

Minimal Graphics by Catharine Fishel

Form Follows Function

This picture is simple, eye-catching, and true to its message. The phrase can be applied to many disciplines, but the image of the hand and fork is familiar to everyone and delivers to message quite clearly.

 - Catherine 

A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd

I Heart Design

I love the all type treatment for the cover of the book. Not only is it modern, eye-catching, and sleek, but also provides the content of the book. The little upside-down heart is a metallic red and adds just a small pop of color that really draws your eyes to it. Even though there is a lot of words of various type weights and styles, it is organized due to the grid layout.


- Catherine

Ketchup = Smoothie?

I love the minimalist design of this ad for the New York Lottery. It makes it very clean, simple, and open. I also like how the phrase is written out. Because of the italicized serif font, along with the image, you would think that it would be some philosophical quote or something, but no, it is just a completely random thought that has nothing to do with the setting of the actual image. It makes it unexpected and therefore very humorous.

- Catherine

Lurzer's Archive: Vol.1-2014, Page 79

Ernst & Whinney

When Ernst & Ernst changed their name to Ernst & Whinney, designer George Tscherny created this distinctive image to show the transition to their new name. By picking this specific typeface, he was able to simply rotate the E ninety degrees to create the W with minimal adjustments. This is design is very well done because it is so simple, but communicates perfectly the changing of the name. 

- Catherine

Baseline: Autumn 2013

Stone Sour House of Gold and Bones

The overlaying of photographs creates a very surreal composition. I'm not quite sure what's going on with the first image, but I really like the how the two faces are composed with the branches to make it look like they're exploding or colliding. The contrast between the white feathers and the dark background in the third image is very eye catching.

- Catherine


How: March 2014 - Page 85

Nava

"Typical candy packaging falls short in connecting with consumers. Nava share a positive message with their sweet harmony of chocolate and nuts." - Natalie Zamora, Designer

I really like this packaging for these chocolate covered nuts. It's very simple, yet elegant, and very cute as well. The so not common cylinder packaging is eye-catching and the predator and prey child-like illustrations is a unique way to portray the pairing of nuts with chocolate and the harmony it brings.

- Catherine

CMYK: No 55, 2013 - Page 49