Newspaper Ballroom

Design Location: workbook 27 design & illustration
Design Firm/Designer: Marlena Agency/Gerard DuBois

The designer has taken a classic illustration of ballroom dancers and made it unique by cropping different pieces of dance related newspaper clippings. Although he probably created the newspaper heading or text himself, it looks very realistic.

I really like the way he collaged the paper items together to look like they were torn out and to create the clothing on the people. You may notice that the words movements and news create waistlines on the people. Whether this is intentional or not, he has used the words to create subtle lines in the "clothing" on the people.

The bottom of the dress is also very interesting how he used newspaper edges to make the dress appear more fancy. Definitely, a lot of emphasis on the details of this piece.

Advertising

Design Location: Graphis Design Annual 2001
Design Firm/Designer: GSD&M/Scott McAfee

This is a piece from a collection of pieces on advertising. Each of the pieces represents a type of medium that advertising can be transmitted through. I was specifically drawn to this one about radio.

I was really intrigued by how the designer used the text in the ad to illustrate radio waves. The text in each wave is manipulated to be condensed or stretched based on the way that a radio wave would be seen by the human eye. I also like the background that was chosen to accompany the focus of the ad. It is an innovative way to portray radio advertising.