Converse Website Rollover

The magic-marker-box rollover is perfect for the style of Converse Allstar. The splattered background creates a consistent style throughout the site.

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

Surrealist art, like this painting by Salvador Dali, tends to depict certain obsessions of the artist. In this case, it is melting images. the work makes good use of bright colors mixed with dark brown in the foreground. The work could be seen as conceptual. Persistent memory can destroy one's logical idea of time. Hence, the melting clocks.

Dark Side of the Moon Album Cover

This legendary Pink Floyd album cover, designed by Storm Thorgerson, makes the use of contrasting colors in the background and foreground. Thorgerson's obsession with contorting space in his designs is also evident in this design, just in a different manner than in say, The Division Bell. The white line going through the 2 dimensional triangle transforms into the rainbow colors. With this design, Thorgerson uses a technique, similar to techniques used in optical illusions like the Never-Ending Staircase, that can only be accomplished with 2-dimensional design.

BP's Logo

BP's logo makes the oil company seem farmer friendly at first glance. When one looks at the logo, the first thoughts that arise are biofuels, ethanol, etc. Take a look at Sunoco's image.

This image puts more emphasis on speed. It does not give the company an environmentally friendly image whatsoever. It makes a person think of NASCAR or other activities that are a colossal waste of energy.

Keane's album cover uses vector graphics very effectively, using a color scheme that does not clash. The album cover mixes modern and postmodern elements, especially with the typeface.

UPS Cardboard Website

http://cardboard.theupsstore.com/

Although shades of brown and yellow make of the colors of this site, it is still visually pleasing due to the small details that it employs. Alot of animations take place, some of them simple, some of them looking more complicated. The makers of the site use the same tactic alot of moviemakers do: create the illusion of a large amount of space with lots of detail and movement.