Ghost Image - After Image

After image is an optical illusion that appeared in our vision after exposure to an image. After image comes in two form, positive (original colors) and negative (inverted colors). There is not much optical illusion after we saw the positive after image as it is the image we usually see. In contrast, negative after image brings a huge impact to our eyes and triggers the retinal phenomenon. As over stimulation in negative after image null our eyes photo receptors. Thus, we can see an obvious blue green colors optical illusion remain in our vision in few seconds especially when look into a blank space. The below is the sample of after image, just stare at the inverted photo of Beyonce in one minute then look at the blank space over right side.

It's very mystical! Why our eyes will produced a opposite color of this inverted image? After we look at sharp green image then our eyes produce a complimentary color illusion which is red and vice versa.
However, can we apply this negative after image in design? Perhaps in black and white logo and it's principle of using high contrast colors to stimulate our vision. I think it's good for designer to explore the nature of retinal phenomenon and apply in their design.



Reference:
Vurdlak. (2012). Beyonce After image illusion. Retrieved August 29, 2012, from http://www.moillusions.com/2012/01/beyonce-afterimage-illusion.html
Wikipedia (n.d.). After Image. Retrieved August 29, 2012, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterimage 

Fusion of Old & New - Retro-futurism Art

Retro-futurism art is a kind of pop-art which blend the old-fashioned style and futuristic technologies. This style had been produced and started it's development since 1960s. It began to took its form during the emerging of technology in 1970s.  It's sound like a contradiction for merging new and old elements together. However, it will be a good way to create a huge contrast and awareness. Thus, this art style is broadly applied on the advertisement and poster. 

Le femme, Varo Hybrid
2008 James White

by Peter Nudo

The way to exhibits the retro-futurism art is to applied the old pictures with modern art style or effects or vise-versa. By merging the new and old stuff together, it gives people a kind of mysterious nostalgic feel that is hard to explain when look at it. It's like a catalyst on people's curiosity. Perhaps it deal with something feels like time-travel. In my opinion, a good piece of retro-futurism art needs to be have a good composition and elements to unleash its powerful message because I have no idea how the second picture can be connected with the title of 'looking good'. It's that putting a rainbow color planet to replace head really looks good?

Reference:

Blog.spoon graphics.(n.d.).Amazing Retro-Futurism Design Showcase and Tutorial. 

Retrieved August 17, 2012, from  http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/amazing-retro-futurism-design-showcase-and-tutorials 

Wikipedia.(n.d.).Retro-Futurism. Retrieved August 17, 2012, from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-futurism 

  

Blows Out My Inspiration - Techno

Techno is an electronic music which is consider as noise and annoying by most of the people. That's why most of the popular song aren't using techno style. The techno a kind of music which playing much with bass and beats. Thus, it's not much singing in the techno music. However, techno is a kind of music that enhance the atmosphere, especially in club and concert. It's fast moving beat just make people feel awake. Its good that some of the radio channel put the DJ techno remix song during midnight. It triggers drivers nerve, so they won't fall asleep.

The very first techno song I heard was from Basshunter- DotA. I get addicted for the very first time when I listen to it. This is because techno is harder, faster, better, stronger compare with others music. 

Its fast beat and bass stimulates my thoughts and body movements.  

Bass Hunter-DotA

The above is the music video for the techno. I like the way they showed techno in graphical style. It's cool and modern. Sometimes, it does inspired me with the modern techno vector style graphics. Besides, the hyper-active and excited looks of the artists are also the important elements in enhancing the excitement of this music. He makes us feels likely to follow his beats and shaking our head and limbs together. I think this music video is quite succeed at that time.  

Reference:

Youtube.(2007).BassHunter-DorA. Retrieved August 17, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXKd7uuehlw

   

Packaging Design - Orchid

It's easy for people to pack something with regular shape. However, what will happen if packaging comes into plants world like orchid. There are a lot of aspect need to be consider, like the size of orchids are not all the same due to a lot of different species, orchids are fragile, needs a good air movement in order to survive and so on. In short, there is no standard packaging for orchids.

The above is the orchid packaging which able to find on internet which i think is quite unique in the way of solving the problem. The top two packaging are the same, its like a casing for orchid which I think is quite good no matter in design and function as its got two air hole at the bottom back parts of the packaging. The second packaging which is like a plastic bag is quite unique but it may harm the orchid's leaves and the design is not so attractive. Same as the third orchid's packaging, the box is too much of geometrical shape and large which created a high contrast with the orchid in organic shape. Besides, it needs both hands to carry this packaging which might cause inconvenience to some peoples.  Thus, I prefer the 1st packaging among these 3.


Reference:
KRNG. (n.d.). Orchid Packaging Design.
Retrieved August 5, 2012, from http://kriengre.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/orchid-packaging-design-3/nimg_9307-5/
Ornament Outlook (2009) Nursery supplies.
Retrieved August 5, 2012, from http://www.ornamentaloutlook.com/magazine/?storyid=512
Nicola Saunders (2011) Orchid Carry Home Solution.
Retreived August 5, 2012, from http://nicolasaunders.com/carry-home-bedding-plant-solution/

Accident Prevention for Tired Driver - Denso Passenger Eyes

Most of the accident happened because of the driver doesn't get enough sleep. Sleeping is important to keep on your journey. However, the reality always crucial since one's group assignment always grouped with those who are selfish and withdraw themselves with a lot of unreasonable reasons. 'I don't know how to do.' always their reason to push away their responsibility. Aren't human possess a brain with same function? sigh.. These peoples indirectly become one of the reason for people getting car accident as the one helps them finished the assignment doesn't get enough sleep.

However, with the helps of advance technology and human creativity, car accident can be prevented with the latest devices. Denso Passenger Eye is the device that created to trace the driver face and give warning to the drivers if he or she are sleepy. The design of this device is quite cute and modern. It will showed the roads to the nearest coffee shop for them to rest. 

But, I wondering how this amazing device detects a tired driver as different people got a different facial expression. In addition, the device keep spinning in front might caused distraction. In my opinion, the idea and concept of this device is quite interesting but it still a way to be improve. 

Reference:

James.H.(2011) In Car i-phone Robots knows when you're tired

Retrieved July 29, 2012 from

http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/01/10/in-car-iphone-robot-knows-when-youre-tired/

      

Handicraft Design - recycled material

Handicraft is a manual skill that can clearly shows the artist personalities. Produce a good handicraft with recycled materials not only requires a great crafting skill but also a great mind with a good idea and concept. Korean artist - Ji Yong Ho had created a lot of amazing animals sculpture by using unwanted tires. He said: ''It will always be an awesome work if the right materials work in the hand of right artist.'' His concept of creating this sculpture is mutation - mutants. He makes me think of using tires as material to do the 3D cube. =D  

shark

rhino

The reason of this Korean artist using tire to sculpt is because of the rubber is flexible to present the skin and muscle. Beside than steel that most of artist used to present power and toughness, rubber can also showed the strength and toughness even. These creature looks more realistic by using tires than steel.The most awesome things for me of this tires sculpture is how he cut and joint the tire in such a perfect manners. Perhaps there is material beside than tire in the the sculpture, like using steel to do the main frame structure then only stick the tire strips. 

Reference:

Jessie.T (2008) Ji Yong Ho.

Retrived  July 24, 2012 from http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/ji-yong-ho/ 

Creative Binding - Irregular shape?

It's the most headache part for me in binding the irregular shape assignment. Easy to flip are always the most essential part in considering the binding. Hence, I had do a lot of research on web but there is nothing creative binding turns out but the design of work sheet. The binding still as common one, ring bind, screw bind, spiral bind, stitch bind, comb bind and etc. However, there is something inspired me during the search. I found out if I can do nothing on the binding, why don't just do some changes on the pages or content maybe? The below book was created by using folding method as in pop up story book.

book binding

After all, the binding nowadays are just related to binding book with a fix geometrical shapes. Where is the irregular one? Perhaps I am the one who create it one day. =P
Reference: 
Kelly (2011) Bookbinding. Australia. 
Retrieved June 17, 2012 from http://www.skellydesigns.com/blog/?p=179