Sunday, April 5, 2009

Design Option Graduate Walk- Through (CSULA)



As a graphic designer I am always on the look out for what other designers are doing. Yesterday at the Design Option Graduate Walk- Through at Cal State LA I had an opportunity to check out what graduate student at CSULA have been working on. I was really impressed by everyones work but in particular the work of Joe Bautista. His eye catching designs simply grabbed me. His Adobe Creative Suite ad campaign designs entitled " An Extension of Your Imagination" really communicated a message that you can express your creativity and design what ever you imagine by designing with Adobe CS4. Looking at Bautista's designs reminded me of how much of a graphic design fan I am and how much I need to step my design game up. I believe that as designers we constantly need to learn from each other and push ourselves to contribute something new to art of design.

5 comments:

  1. I'm really bummed I couldn't make it to the opening, but I definitely plan on stopping in to check it out. I totally agree with you that as graphic designers we should look at other artists' work to get inspiration and gain knowledge. Even though I constantly feel inadequate in the design world, I think it's empowering to know that all designers started as students, and as long as we continue learning we'll get better and better.

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  2. I attended the opening too and after viewing all the works in the gallery, I know that I need to step up my motivation and start working on some personal projects to improve my skills and knowledge of graphic design. Joe Bautista is quite creative. Along with his Creative Suite campaign of extending the imagination, his Personal Annual Report was just as amazing. He included what music, food, travels, and other accomplishments he sought to achieve in 2008. That's one awesome way of thinking outside the box.

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  3. I am also bummed that I wasn't able to make the opening of the graduate walk-through because it sounds like there was a lot of good stuff to look at, especially by Joe Bautista. This ad campaign is really appealing. There is the right amount of transparency to all the elements so that even though there is a lot, it's not overwhelming. I also really like the colors used for the green and red ads; there's an earthy quality to them while still looking modern. I'm not a fan of the choice of blue and violet for the 3rd ad because the photograph doesn't integrate as well with the background as it does in the first two ads. But overall, I really enjoy the campaign and am inspired by the design.

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  4. I went to the graduate walk-through. I found it to be inspiring. I did feel connected with Joe Bautista worked because he discussed his process with the class. it took awhile for him to collect and organized the data. The next thing I knew he completed the book over night.

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  5. I'm wondering why the text is underlined....It makes it tougher to read it, then if it was not...

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