This poster is an example of how typography can be used as building blocks in the construction of an image. The creator of this poster not only had to choose the right words, but also where to put them and how to size them. The specific words that add up to the question mark make it clear that the message is geared toward design students who need answers.

http://www.hondabluesky.ca/

This site uses vector graphics very effectively. The links on the top of the page that say "Yesterday," "Today," and "Tomorrow" have rollovers that prove this point. The 3D appearance of the text for these links give the site a childlike feel and go well aesthetically with the color that bleeds down when the mouse rolls over the link.

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Tracy Chapman's website

tracychapman.com

This website allows users to "color their world" by visiting the site. The user can choose from eight different colors and fill in the outlined graphics on the page. There are no links to any other pages, but that does not take away from the site's effectiveness. The site gets a message across: you can make your life what you want it to be. The site also magnifies the principle of how a change in color can change what a design means. The site was probably very easy to code in flash. All the web designer would have had to do was code the outlined images as buttons and had a color change as the down option on them.

This movie poster uses different colors very effectively. Everything except the title has a warm color, making the title and tagline stand out. The poster makes it very obvious that it is a movie from the seventies. The colors do a very good job of portraying the fact that it is a comedy as well as an action film.

My Chemical Romance cover

This album cover depicts the album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge very effectively, with its comic book style of art. I'm sure it's no coincidence that the lead singer of the band, Gerard Way, is a comic book artist by trade. The title text has a reckless, unbalanced sort of feel, the same way the music does. The colors black, white, and red also give the album cover an aggressive yet melancholy attitude.

Incredibox Musical Game

http://www.incredibox.fr/

This is the link to a website where the user can choose different combinations of sounds

to make a song. The graphics are incredibly simple, vector shapes. This website is a very entertaining way to kill tiime.

Storm Thorgerson

Something is very consistent with Storm Thorgerson's designs, whether it is the vast use of open space or the contortions of reality. Maybe it's the open fields that this designer depicts a lot in his work. Would Pink Floyd be half as popular as they are if not for this man's incredibly unique designs?

Besides doing an overwhelming majority of Pink Floyd's designs, Thorgerson also has done designs for Phish, Muse, The Cranberries, The Offspring, and The Styx, to name a few. Almost every design has the same unique style, with lots of open space and very surreal images.

He also made several music videos, Notably for Yes and Pink Floyd. Here is an example of how his style translates to his cinematography.