Essays on Design Elements

Richard Buchanan - Design Discourse

Design Within Reach is a modernist studio based in Pasadena in a building that is very reminiscent of a Bauhaus styled building. However, the focus of the business is on the replication of Modernist furniture. The work that is being sold here are manufactured replicas of the many designers of the Modernist period. Some of them include Eero Saarinen, Le Corbusier, and a number of other prominent Modernist designers. This allows the designs to be as authentic as possible. In light of this background, it would be interesting to analyze, and critique one of these designs ...

Presentation Evaluation Journal Entry

Presentation Evaluation After considering my performance as it relates to the grading criteria, I would say that I am strongest in my organization and weakest in my design. This is because my research was complete, and very well organized, but I struggled with my delivery.

Presentation Message was Not at an Appropriate Level

The criteria for the message required that most key data be present, or most of the questions answered, that all information was cited orally on the slides, and that a strong, clear and memorable opening be used to grab the listener’s attention, I also did not finish the presentation in a strong way, ...

Introduction

The Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s largest empires with history dates back to the Islamic medieval period from the 10th to 11th centuries. The main religion of the Ottoman Empire was Islam and most of their architecture and art was based on the religion as well. The beautiful buildings that exist today were the relics of the old Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was originally founded in 1299 by the tribe who distinguished themselves as Oghus Turks under the rule of King Osman I. Ottoman empire stretched from the mainland Turkey and controlled various countries in ...

Carlo Scarpa was a prominent Italian architect previously active during the early twentieth century and one of the pioneers of modernism in architectural design. He was born in 1906 in the beautiful city of Venice, a place well-known for its old Renaissance architectures, majestic canals, and gondolas. By the time he was only two years of age, his entire family migrated to Vicenza, a county part situated on the northeastern part of the Italian peninsula. It was here that he spent much of his early childhood to teenage years; he also attended a local high school specializing in technical ...

The main disciplines in Graphics Design are web design, magazine and editorial design, information design, poster design, book and cover design, branding and logo design, design of motion graphics, and CD cover designs. My main interest is in the design of magazines and editorials. I derive my inspirations from Magdalena Czarnecki whose work I respect and appreciate. Amongst her work is the design of the A10 European magazine which I have borrowed a lot from. The design of this magazine has put into account the varied needs of the target audience by properly utilizing the design elements which include photography, ...