Copyright Issues

To download photos from istockphoto.com you must sign up and become a member. Chose one of their payment plans, and then go back to photo and click download. Each photo has an amount of credits, so depending on wheather you get xsmall/small/medium/large determains the price of the photo. So for example one photo might be 90cents per credit and the photo is worth 70 credit for a large photo 3456 x 2067 pixels your price will be $63. 


Bus
xsmall - 418 x 287 pixels - 10 credits

1 credit = 95 US dollars 
95 US = .90 cents
=$9.00


Athletics track = vector image - 15 credits
= $13.50


Athlete stretching - xlarge - 4200 x 2800pixels - 16 credits
= $14.40


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Bureaufont.com is a site where you can buy fonts. The pricing is based on how many computers it will be installed on. 


For this font Runaway and its family to be installed on one computer  (MAC) it will cost $40.
2-5 computers - $80.00
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3 concepts

My sport is athletics (running), since Apollo is fast and strong.  

FastLaces -  came from shoe laces from runners and Apollo is fast. 

Mine is a quick sketch in black and white, so the work laces will be 

similar to the letter 'b' underneath. 

On the left is "dusty cheetah" dusty running tracks and cheetah because Apollo is fast like a cheetah.

The right logo is "big guns" big-Apollos big muscles and gun-the shot gun at the start of a race.

trends

Typography, colourful & minimalism 

I found that the younger designers all had at least one of these three things in common, typography, use of bright rainbow colours and minimalism. Also the use of thick, bold fonts and different sizes and colours. For examples these two design done by Fanette Meillier and Chris Doyle. They both use a range of colour mostly bright vivid colours in their designs. Both these designers use the rainbow of colours, even for just one piece of work. Fanette uses lots of bright out there colours and commonly centres her designs. Which seems to work really well. Both these designers and more all have the theme of less is more in their works, lots of white space and simple designs that aren't cluttered. 
             Another artist I really liked was Claudio Kirac, who designs for billabong. His designs were contemporary and diverse. I love his work because they are all different and showed a range of techniques. Most of his designs express the simple/colourful theme as the others, but his designs are more vibrant and solid. Use of out there, in your face colour palette, that other designers would be afraid to use. He matches completely different colours and makes them compliment each other. 


textures

The amount of designs which has textures incorporated into their works was way more than I thought. I love when textures are used especially in flat 2d print works, it gives that something special and exciting to look at.  
     Stephen Dupont, Fanette Meillier expressed this through their designs. Stephan Dupont is a prime example, his mostly known for his photography and book, wheather its at a photography exhibition where he scratches the title or a quote into the wall next to the photo or in his books, where he physically sticks sticky tape on the corners of letters or the dust of the chalk in the pages. The textures have a nice sense of presence. 
     Fanette Meillier expressed this through her print work, she has a completely different technique something that I've never seen before and is really intriguing. She uses the idea of dripping wet paint in a unique way. Not quite sure what material she uses some sort of plasticine or thick gluey rubber, and once her artwork is printed she places this rubber over the top, this rubber has a wet shiny effect and gives the aesthetic that the ink is dripping out of her work. 




An interesting concept I found ...

Chris Doyle-Art Director 
The man is dead is the album title. 
The concept was to reflect the album title and still have a presence of art and design in the cover, to reflect the bands personnel/music. The idea was to come up with a design that represents death and feminism. So by using the scarf this represents the feminism and by covering the face this conceives what happens with death, that life disappears. Smart and design is really effective. His thought about the concept in depth and although its a simple design it's clear Chris has gone through a long process to get to this point. Using photography and simple type, down to the pattern on the scarf really adds interest, if it were just in a pink scarf it wouldn't have the same effect. 

http://www.manystuff.org/?m=200909

http://www.photomnivore.com/2011/william-klein-polka-gallery/

http://www.claudiokirac.com/

http://www.behance.net/originalseven

Indigo Design Network

You are unique, I am unique 


http://www.indigodesignnetwork.org/?p=2716&cpage=1#comment-315

Aboriginal Motifs

Functions & Philosophies
1. Respect

The rights of Indigenous people to own and control their heritage, including Indigenous images, designs, stories and other cultural expressions, should be respected.

Customs and protocols for respect vary widely across the many and diverse communities of Indigenous Australian people. Respecting Indigenous rights to cultural heritage includes the following protocols.

When organising an exhibition, installation or event of local, state or national significance, it is respectful to invite a representative of the traditional owners to attend and give a ‘welcome to country’ address.

A ‘welcome to country’ is an address given by an Indigenous custodian of the land, included in the official opening of events. As a matter of cultural protocol, large cultural events should invite an Indigenous custodian or representative of the traditional landowner group to provide a ‘welcome to country’. Alternatively, an Indigenous person of prominence or an elder who has lived in the area and contributed to the Indigenous community may also be asked to acknowledge country if they are not in a position to welcome.

It is respectful for others speaking officially to also acknowledge country and custodians at the site of the event. The master of ceremonies could do this by making an introductory acknowledgment to the traditional owners

of the land.

9. Recognition and protection

The Indigenous visual artist owns copyright in his or her artwork. This means that he or she can control the reproduction and dissemination of the artwork. Such rights apply to all artists and are granted under the Copyright Act.

It is important to understand these laws and how cultural material might be protected under them. However, there are currently no special copyright laws dealing with Indigenous cultural material.

The Copyright Act has been criticised for not recognising the communal ownership of heritage material and the continuing right of heritage custodians to control use of this material. In 2004, the Attorney General drafted a proposal to amend the Copyright Act and introduce Indigenous communal moral rights. However, this is not yet law. Sally McCausland recommends that Indigenous custodians give express and clear notice of their interest to third parties.

Moral Rights & Issues

When reproducing artwork, remember that under the moral rights provisions of the Copyright Act, artists have the rights of integrity and attribution, and the right against false attribution.

The moral right of integrity means that the artist can take action against inappropriate treatment of their artwork. It is a good idea for artists to check design proofs of their work carefully prior to reproduction or publication.

The Moral Rights Amendments to the Copyright Act were introduced in December 2000 and provide some new ways to challenge inappropriate treatment of Indigenous artworks. These new laws provide the following rights to artists:

1. The right to be attributed as the artist – Artists can require their names be clearly and prominently reproduced alongside all reproductions of their works.

2. The right not to have work falsely attributed to another artist – Artists can take action against parties who falsely attribute others as the creators of their works.

3. The right of integrity – Artists can take action against parties who subject their works to inappropriate treatment. Inappropriate treatment includes:

• doing anything that results in the material distortion of, the destruction or mutilation of, or material alteration to, the work that causes harm to the artist’s reputation

• exhibition of the work in public in a manner or place that causes harm to the artist’s reputation.

Inappropriate treatment might also include cutting or destroying a physical artistic work or cropping a reproduction of it when reproducing it in a magazine, or reproducing it in poor quality.

Whether or not the work has been treated in an inappropriate way is subject to reasonable defence.

Native American Motifs

Clevleland Indians Baseball team

This is their current logo, It's bright and cheeky. With the big cheesy grin on the cartoons face. The feather is a major representation of the indians and their culture, easily referred to. It's working well because it is easily recognisable. It's balanced and stable, the use of thin and thicker lines create a sense of depth. The colour red representing the indians and could be received as racist because the colour of their skin. An even movement throughout the face and feather goes nicely together. Flat solid colour which doesn't give the design any depth of field or fore/back ground. Nice positive space around the the overall shape. The pallet is fierce and vibrant, which maybe their trying to perceive their team as being. The contrast of the red colour against the thick dark lines complement each other nicely. 

I think the design is successful in the sense that the design is easily recognised and stands for an Indian team, because the feather and Indians seem to have a smile all the time. I think there could be one more element to make it a little more interesting, although sports logos are very simple. 

Melbourne Sports Museum Critiques

Sydney Olympics logo.

Designed by Michael Bryce, an architect and graphic designer who also designed the Brisbane Olympics logo 1992, The Australian swimming dolphins logo, logo for the wallabies rugby union, logo for 2007 cricket World cup and fashion brands such as Fendi and Valentino. 

Designed as a vector image in 1998.

The design has a flowing and vibrant mood. Vibrant through the colours red, yellow and blue. Which are all incorporated in the olympic rings. Flowing and smooth movement is expressed through the rough brush strokes and the thickness of the strokes. The thick and thinness of the lines make the logo easy to look at and the curves give texture. The logo is asymmetric having a strong sense of balance and even though the person in the picture looks like its running it has a sense of stability through lines and the proportion of the boomerang. There's a balance of heirachy within each element, there's no major focal point you seem to look at the word sydney first and then the imagery and colours, which are the most important in a logo, so this logo is easily recognised and remembered. There's a nice positive and negative space created but the image, around the boomerang and under the blue brush stroke creating a Sydney Opera House. 

Bold and flowing lines create a soothing movement through the design which is also reflected in the typeface. Thick and thin organic lines create the dimension. Mixture of cool and warm colours giving a vibrant contrast. The colours used in the image are taken from the Olympic rings having a nice balance of reflecting one another. The brush strokes give a grainy texture creating depth and form. The design is very open giving an illusion of space that isn't there. 

The design is abstract, because the logo has a strong sense of colour and line. Also having a feel of street art, the brush stroke used to represent the Opera House look like the they could have been done by a spray can. Also could have a slight feel of figurative art, because the logo is designed from real life objects.

The boomerangs and suggestions of sun and rocks together with the colors of the harbor beaches and the red of the desert evoke a landscape unique to Australia. The emblem represents the figure of an athlete, using typically Australian shapes and colours. The boomerangs and suggestions of sun and rocks, together with the colours of the harbour, beaches and red interior invoke the unique Australian landscape and its original inhabitants. The flash which transforms the silhouette of Sydney Opera House into a trail of smoke from an Olympic torch recalls the emblem of Sydney's Olympic candidature.

I like the simplicity of this design, I think it works well for its intention. It grabs peoples attention and is easily recognisable and remembered. I like how the every element has a meaning in the design, blue stroke representing the Opera house, Yellow arm representing running hold the torch which is a major element in the olympics, the red legs symbolising the a boomerang which is a strong element in Australian Aboriginal culture.   

Australian Open umbrella

Vector logo printing onto Nylon canopy. Designed in 2009.


Nice sense of positive and negative space, this designs simple by using the logo on the solid colour,clear and clean no messy in the background. The palette compliments the design, making the logo stand out. The heirachy is clearly the logo which is the purpose of the umbrella. The umbrella has a nice symmetric design. The scale of the logo is perfect if any smaller would not be recognisable and any bigger would over power the umbrella and be too in your face. The repetition of the logo goes well how its evenly spaced every second panel.  
The contrast of the bright logo against the blue adds emphasis to the logo. 


Strong and bold design expressed through solid blue colour and contrast between colours, blue agains orange looks great. Bright and vibrant colours to go with the theme of tennis in summer. Glossy texture created through dominant deep flat colours, giving a shiny effect.


Style could be action art, seeing as the image is in a movement position. 


The concept behind the design is to portray summer fun times at the tennis. Blue representing blue summer sky, the blue tennis courts which are played on at the open and blue is also used in the Australian flag. The sun behind the player pointing out that the Aus open is always in summer and its usually extremely hot their. 


Like the design its simple and clear, you look at the image from a distance and it's clear that its a tennis logo.