we did a little talking today about design and composition, but i wanted to follow up a little bit more.
the way that you construct your imagery is really important - what do you emphasize through enlargement, centering or tons of small detail touches? what do you de-emphasize by simplifying, obstructing or shrinking? how do you alter natural color to reinforce your decisions?
these things will help to create a focus for an audience, and enable them to appreciate the features that you want them to spend time with. your choices help to control and lead the viewer - that manipulation is crucial to artmaking.
take a peek at this Chris Ware animation below - it's a fantastic story from This American LIfe, an NPR radio show - but watch how he uses basic circles to create focal points, and advance the narrative. it's terrific, simple design.
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hahaha Its actually an inside joke between my friends because my friend sent me the video of the goth reciting poetry and I found the one that's on my blog in the videos similar to the one she sent. All in all it pretty much brainwashes you with all the edited repetetive stuff, makes no sense and is quite possibly the most remarkable thing ever made XD Not only that, but I bet a lot of people in class will never check my blog again after watching it lolol
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