Monday, October 8, 2007

eduardo castaneda degital design 003 BLOG EXERCISE

http://www.johnyhollowmusic.com

THIS WEB SITE IS A BANDS WEBSITE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM BUT THATS REALLY NOT IMPORTANT, WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THEIR WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN IT HAS A VERY DARK FEEL TO IT THE DESIGNERS OF THIS WEBSITE HAVE USED A VERY DARK PALLETE WITH COLORS SUCH AS BLACK, BROWN, AND DIFFERENT TONES OF GRAY TO GIVE A CREEPY FEEL TO THEIR WORK . WHATS MOST INTERESTING IS THEIR USE OF THE PICTURE PLANE IN THIS CASE THE COMPUTER SCREEN ALL THE IMAGES ARE ARRANGED IN A COLLAGE FORMAT AND PLACED INTHE CENTER OF THE SCREEN MAKING THE COMPOSITION ECONOMICAL AND CLUTTERED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HELPS THE DESIGNERS ATTRACT THE VIEWERS ATTENTION TO THE SUBJECT.THESE PAGE DISPLAYS SEVERAL ELEMENTS OF DESIGN IN A GOOD WAY REPETITION,TEXTURE, LINE, AND COLOR THESE FOUR THINGS ARE USED TO CREATE A BALANCED COMPOSITION AND AN ENGAGING DESIGN.
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE WEB PAGE WAS ITS CONTENT THE CHARACTERS WITHIN ARE DARK AND ALMOST EVIL, THEY REMIND ME OF TIM BURTONS CHARACTERS AND WORK. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GOTHIC FEEL TO THIS PAGE WITH INSECTS AND RETRO STYLE MAPS, WHAT REALLY ATTRACTS ME TO THE COMPOSITION IS ITS USE OF DARK CONTRASTING COLORS.
TYPICALLY WHEN ARTISTS DEAL WITH DARK SUBJACTS THEY STICK TO BLACK AND WHITE BUT HERE THE ARTIST HAVE INTEGRATED OTHER COLORS WHICH REALLY IMPRESSED ME. PHERHAPS THE ONLY WEAK PART OF THE WEBSITE IS THE MUSIC........

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