Posted: September 28th, 2020
Art discussion
Chapters 3 and 4 explored the visual elements and principles of design. For this post, let’s apply this to the world around us! You’ll also continue working on your description skills and finding meaning through the application the elements of art and principals of design.
1. Select and embed one movie poster that advertises a recent film or one album cover (i.e. one that has been or will be released in 2019 or 2020) to visually analyze.
2. In 250 words (ok to go over) describe the image and include where you see two elements of art or principals of design. Then interpret the poster or album cover by explaining how these elements/principals work together to contribute to the meaning of the piece for the viewer. This is where you’ll explain to the reader exactly what you see and how meaning is communicated through the visual.
Questions to help you think about include: where did your eye go first? How is color, font, scale, line, space, etc. used in your piece? How do these elements/principals relay information to the viewer about the thing they are representing? Do you think these meanings are universal – as in would everyone who sees this think the same thing or can it be open to interpretation? Is that clear meaning or openness done on purpose by the artist/designer? Don’t be afraid to look up information about it but do remember to include your sources if you use any of that information.
3. Next, explain in about 100 words why you picked the piece you did and one or two things you found interesting or intriguing about it as a result of this analysis.
4. Embed your image and don’t forget to include the information about your piece.
