UNIT 5, WEEK 5

WORKSHOP I did my A4 printed book this week RESEARCH Hermann Zapf changed font design in many ways. Firstly, he created the popular Zapf Dingbats, Palatino and Optima fonts. Secondly, he pioneered computer typography, vigorously promoting design from typography to computer typography. Thirdly, he invented the typesetting program that led to much of modern software …

UNIT 5, WEEK 1

WORKSHOP In today’s workshop I used figma to make this poster RESEARCH Stefan Sagmeister is a skilled contemporary designer whose clients include the Rolling Stones, HBO, Guggenheim etc. Sagmeister’s works often combines humor, sex, unorthodoxy and painstaking detail to create jarringly modern designs. When he talked about the difference between design and art, he pointed …

Differences between Chinese and Western Thinking

After I left China, I deeply felt the difference between myself and foreigners in various aspects. I grew up in traditional Chinese culture since I was a child, and the elderly in my family are also very traditional people. In such an environment, I have a deep feeling for traditional Chinese culture. When I come …

PERSONAL PROJECT PROPOSAL

Section 1 The focus of the study is to explore the theme of transferring from human beings to metamorphosis. The idea is gained from the book The Metamorphosis about a transfer of a human being to bugs. The skills of drawing different styles of metamorphosis, and the meaning behind each metamorphosis will be explored. It also intends to find out how slight …

Views on the Exhibition of Luca Giordano’ Paintings

Luca Giordano was a famous Italian painter in the 17th century. His paintings have a healthy personal style. The Venetian and Barlow styles are part of his paintings. He produced nearly a thousand works in his lifetime. Most of his works embody the Neapolitan style. Besides, in the process of combining other painting styles, his …

Views on the Exhibition of Italian Works

The Renaissance is an essential revolution in human history. It ended the dark ages of the middle ages in Europe. Religious thought is no longer the dominant ideology in society. The church’s grip on society has been severely shaken. With the awakening of people’s thinking, humanism has become the mainstream of social development. The Renaissance …

Views on the Exhibition of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’ Painting

As an outstanding representative of impressionist painters, Rotrecht created a large number of excellent paintings in his life. He came from an aristocratic family but was not bound by the rules and habits of noble life. Unable to play outdoor sports due to his physical disability, he began to try painting in middle school, which laid a …