Book Covers

This is the book cover of one of my favorite books of all time, The Giver. If the book is amazing, it should also have an amazing cover so that it can attract more and more people to read it because, like it or not people judge a book by it's cover.  The original cover is a little bland but this one is really eye grabbing and captures the essence of the book. The only issue I have is that the original cover didn't foreshadow a very important event in the book and that sucks because this specific part of the book is one of the most important. Therefore I think it's visually attractive but not necessarily a good choice for the book. Since I have already read the book though I would definitely get this book for the cover.

I have read four out of five of the books above but I like all of their covers. Three of these are not the original covers but they are very visually attractive. For, example the To Kill A Mockingbird has complimentary colors that are not to bright or crazy and that is perfect for the type of book this is. It's not too serious but it's also friendly and inviting. I like the way the words flow throughout the cover it feels complete. For the cover of 1984, the thing that stood out to me the most was the font that was used. It stands out and it's bold, and I think this is due to the fact that it doesn't have any serifs and its blocky. The color scheme also fits in well with the feeling of the book. For Animal Farm,  I like the way the pig is filled with other animals its great design. It's pretty plain but I think it's perfect. Looking for Alaska, has a really small font but the picture behind the font is beautiful and really captures a very important theme throughout the book. It's aligned at the bottom of the cover which makes your eyes go to the picture first. I have never read the book Special Orders, but something about this cover drew me to it. It might be because the cover is realistic and has a perpective or because the title of the cover is inside the little box and its italicized which makes it seem nice and simple. 

Poster Design

Logo Refelctionsssss

*What was the most challenging aspect of your logo design?*

*How did you overcome the challenge?*

*What was the most successful aspect of your Logo design?*

I felt that choosing the color scheme was the most difficult to narrow down. There are endless possibilities and sometimes the colors that you would like to use don't necessarily look good together. There are also so many shades and hues of a color. 

February Break Fun

If you've never played Trivial Pursuit....you shouldn't. At first it'll seem fun, educational and just a bit competitive, but at the end you'll end up crying because you're not smart enough to win! But seriously it's a fun game and you'll learn interesting facts...even if you do lose more times than win. This was one of the most exciting things I did over break, other than watch Netflix, karaoke, and eat junk food, I also visited the campus of a college that I've had my eye on. Stony Brook University! It was absolutely beautiful and it's got just what I would want in a college, now all I'm hoping for is that I get in! But, I also know that I should think about other choices and not just focus on one because you never know what obstacles life will throw at you. I'm gonna miss days like the ones I spent over break (lazy, comfortable, and long) as I get closer and closer to adulthood. Students at Millennium will understand!

Artwork at the MoMA!

I recently visited the MoMA and while I was there I saw many weird, and beautiful things. Much of the artwork truly represented what I thought was amazing and talented. On the other hand I also saw some pieces that looked like they were trying to be hard to be deep. Hahaha! I'm not saying I could have done them but some were really too simple to be in the MoMA! Anyways there was one particular piece that caught my eye. It wasn't too deep, it wasn't too intimidating, it was just right. I think it reminded me of one of those DIY posts you see on Pinterest. Again I'm not saying that I could have done it myself but I could have tried and done a pretty decent job. A lot of the artworks around it were similar in the ay they looked. All of them were interesting to look at and unique in their own ways although they could easily be recreated. There wasn't a name of an artist (or maybe I didn't look hard enough) but I would like to know who made this and what other pieces they have come up with.