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Spotting Great Design

What makes the design so appealing? 
This design is really appealing to my eyes because the words itself says " MAKE ART NOT WAR", i really agree with that phrase because the world would be a better place if it was filled with beautiful masterpieces of art, illustrations, graphic designs and not war. I also really like the choice font of that phrase. A part of the design that really stands out is the woman in the middle of the design. I really think shes quite beautiful and that is the part of the graphic design that catches my attention. One of the many reasons why i chose this picture is because this graphic design is from the brand OBEY. OBEY is one of the favorite brands and i happen to own a shirt that has this graphic design on it.  image from : https://www.pinterest.com/ecbryson15/obey-propaganda/
What makes the design so appealing? 
This graphic design caught my attention because it gives a slight twist to the normal starbucks logo by adding the floral print. I honestly really love floral because it looks feminine and looks captures my attention and focuses my eyes on that portion of the design.
image from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AZrSrP-w9nnnmnyEHtZyxvVnhD6dh1FqZoPwXemVpM986WQAHaRPRfc/
Critical Analysis:
I love the contrast between the light floral print and the black centre in the middle because it makes it look put together and it also looks more vibrant. I really like the repitition of the colour white, mainly because it looks really well with the floral print and also because it makes it look more clean to have one solid colour for the letters instead of having a bunch of different colours which would take away focus from the main focus. The alignment of the smaller circle being in the middle of the large circle makes the design look more put together and it looks really clean, unlike if it was placed a little lower it would give it an odd type of feel. The proximity between the focal point ( the starbucks girl in the middle ) and the letters surrounding it makes you focus more on the girl because it stands out more when you first look at it. If the letters were placed slightly closer to the center it would be part of the focal point and will lose a bit of the contrast between the black and the white.
What makes this design so appealing?
I find this design appealing because of the overall look of the design. I think that the design looks really put together because of the shapes, the colours, and the trees. All of those little parts of the design really goes well with each other giving it a really nice look.
image from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/9429480445973145/
Critical Analysis
I like the contrast between the blue circles and the black trees. I think that the blue makes the trees stand out and that really makes the graphic design look quite assembled and appealing. The repitition of the circles makes me look at that as the focal point mainly because of there being alot of it. I don't believe that the circles in this design are alligned in any way, so it is mainly scattered which i actually really like because it gives the design a more unique look. Once again i think that the proximity between each of the circles is all different, like the spaces in between the circles aren't all equivalent to one another which again i believe makes the image look unique and appealing. 
What makes this design so appealing?
I chose this as an example of graphic design because it looks really neat, put together, and simple. Even though you may just look at it as a few words, when you look more into it and look at the different fonts it looks really nice. A saying by Coco Chanel says, "Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance." 
image from: http://shoplaurenlane.com/collections/kate-spade
Critical Analysis:
The contrast in this design is the different size of lettering, and the different choice of font. Having the words " kate spade" in a larger font makes me realize that it is the focal point, it draws more attention rather than the words " NEW YORK". The repition of the colour black makes the image look more put together and simple. Having one solid colour for all the font just makes it more easy for the eye to look at. The allignment of the words gives the design a neat look. An example of proximity in this graphic design is the spaces between each of the letters, i think that it is spaced really well because each of the letters look clear and neat. If it was placed closer together i think that it would make the design and words less appealing.
What makes this design so appealing?
I honestly find this design very appealing to my eyes not only because it is one of my favourite brands but because it looks really put together and old fashioned. The focal point of the graphic design is the word "Herschel" and i believe that it was a really good choice to make the font cursive because it gives it a more old fashioned look and it also contrast with the font of the other words.
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