Some Nice Posts

I'd just like to call your attention to some of the interesting posts being made by some of your fellow students.

Shinmegami no tsuki
Offers a really nice technique for getting that strange, subtly evil look (a la Grudge, or The Ring) out of a normal photograph. From what I can tell, the more "amateurish" the photograph is to begin with, the better.

Nguyen Ai Nhi
Takes a look at semiotics the Honda logo and why it works for the bike company.

Won-Gi
Takes a look at the brain as a user interface, and also gives us a critique on a piece of own work - an ad for boxing equipment... Do the combination of images mean the same thing to you? Go take a look and leave your opinion of what you think the collage means!

K. Mai
Found a tutorial that is a nice colour blending exercise - and gives nice subtle realistic colour.

8ctopuS
Has given a very good explanation about the "golden ratio" - a mathematical formula that attempted to quantify what "beauty" was and how to reproduce it.

Cat ^-^
Takes a look at the Sony Vaio logo and deconstructs it simply and effectively.

Boong
Has created a set of stylish flowing icons for the imaginary photographer client. Go and see if you think the meaning of each icon would survive if the words were not there.

Ruby Wind
Offers us a look at Adine Kinberg - a rather elegant script font. What kind of applications do you think might be good for a font of this kind?

Dark Moon
Has found a really nice blog template - and has also spent some time looking at the Prudential Logo. Do you agree on what makes it an effective symbol for an insurance company? Do you think that, perhaps, the cultural associations (A greek God) might be good or bad for an Asian market?

Malobolobala
Shows a design for a Dance Club flier? What strategies might be used for informing a viewer that certain bits of information might be more important than others? How do you cope with having to show a lot of information without overwhelming your audience?

Also, the goodbye card - here's a link to a neat way to make it snow, in flash. Kirupa.com does it with action script and provides an easy to follow tutorial. Not only is the snow random, but it's darker and lighter depending on distance. Finally, you can change the direction of the wind by moving your mouse!!!!
Kirupa.com

Lili
Has taken a single fancy script type letter and turned it into a logo. What kind of clients might suit this kind of formal, elegant logo? What kind of products might be sold well using this elegant approach.