trends and designers by bigboi158

http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jonmc/projects/Bloom/Bloom/bloom_images.html#13

John Mcormack

As art  & design becomes more and more digitised it opens up a whole new world of possibilities and what we define as art. At the Agideas conference  a lot of the speakers where now working in the digital medium to produce there work. John Mcormack is a fine example of using 21st century technology, combining it with biology to create beautiful pieces of art. John, a professor at Monash University created a software program which mimics the process of evolution to grow flowers, plants and even massive worlds all by it self. He or his team has no input in what the artwork will turn out to be like, just like natural selection it all depends on certain factors like the environment, the DNA of the seed ( referring to the example) mutated genes etc... It is quite ingenious but at the same time one could argue if it is ethically right to claim work that essentially you did not make.  Nonetheless it is a fine yet slightly disturbing example of the direction art and design is going down.

http://www.madethought.com/

http://designyoutrust.com/2010/08/yauatcha-high-end-tea-packaging/

Tea Packaging for Yauatcha, by Madethought Studio.

Madethought, probably one of the best speakers at Agideas, often do very simple yet beautiful designs using mainly typography as the only tool for communication. As you can see in the example, its so elegant, yet the design is very minimal. The type is positioned precisely and the contrast between the glossy white and the colours inside make it stand out that little more. The package design is very unique as well, thin, functional and aesthetically pleasing it breaks the conventional idea of tea packaging. 

Trends and Designers by BigBoi158

photos and fonts by bigboi158

STOCK IMAGES
source
The images I have used are from www.shutterstock.com 
1.
image 1
This image could be used to advertise and promote the logo. Its a great photo with the focal point being the billboard at the bustop as everything around it is dark.
2.
image 2
The second image can be used as a uniform of which the logo can be put on.
3.
image 3
This image of a bus could be used as the team bus with the logo on the side.

Information of shutterstock.
When using images from shutterstock you have to create a license. This allows you to download any images from the website, at a cost. The other option is to only register, this allows you limited access to the sites images and you are only aloud to browse and create light boxes of your selections.
The costs are broken into two categories. A standard license and an enhanced license.
Terms & Conditions
There is a number of terms and condition on shutterstock.com, here is the list of these Terms & Conditions.
Acceptance of terms
intellectual property; limited license to users
shutterstock trademarks
infringement claims / dmca notices
limitations
use of content
restriction and termination of use
links to third party sites
warranties and disclaimers
personal information and privacy
indemnification
governing law and jurisdiction
for a full description of each one please visit http://www.shutterstock.com/website_terms.mhtml

Fonts
The font I have used are from www.identifont.com
1. eurostile
The Eurostile typeface is a geometrical  sans – serif typeface. After making the mistake of Microgramma by only having upper-case letters Novarese decided to add lower case letters, a bold condensed variant and an ultra narrow design to the eurostile type family. It has a large x-height and is unique without being ‘show’. For example, it doesn’t act as a replacement for sans serif text faces like Universe or Franklin Gothic. Nevertheless, Eurostile is easy to use and it has the added benefit of standing out from the crowd of other typefaces in the sans serif genre. While many individual letters distinguish Eurostile on there own, some of the most interesting are the K and  lower case k, which have diagonals that do not touch the vertical stroke or the lowercase t, where the crossbar is long on the right and the long tail curves all the way back to vertical. A, M, N, V, and W all have flat apexes, and the Q has a strange tail longer on the inside of the character than on the outside. Eurostile’s lowercase a is of the traditional two-storied variety found in 19th century grotesques and most roman types. The crossbar of the f mimics that of the t, and the g is a single-storied, like that found in Helvetica or Futura.

Information on Identifont.com
To get fonts from this website you have to purchase them online. New customers will have to fill out contact details, font licensing and a payment account form. Once downloaded, the fonts are nonrefundable unless they are damaged or corrupted. In this case you can inform the site within 30 days of purchase and will be supplied with replacements or refunded. All the font packages cost $39 dollers. This must be paid via credit card or paypal.

Terms & Conditions 

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Copyright Issues
The components of this Web site, including the text and graphics, are copyright materials and may not be copied or used for any other purpose without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Typeface names featured on this Web site are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

Bibliography

www.shutterstock.com

www.fontfont.com

just a few doodles by bigboi158

Indigo design network - the real life of todays Mayans - by bigboi158

Link to comment -

http://www.indigodesignnetwork.org/?p=5236&cpage=1#comment-426

screen shot (incase the page doesn't work)

Aboriginal Motifs by bigboi158

Aboriginal Motifs

Functions & Philosophies
One principle and protocol is respect.
As the original inhabitants of Australia, Aboriginal culture, images, design, stories and cultural expressions should always be respected. For example, when organising an exhibition, installation for local, state or national significance, it is always respectful to invite a representative of the traditional owners of the land and give a ‘welcome to country’ address. This address is cultural protocol when relating to indigenous people of the land.
Another example of respectful protocol was an incident involving the Metropolitan Land Council (MLC) in Sydney. It was consulted by Fiona Foley of Badtjala heritage in Queensland when she was developing a public artwork to be installed in Gadigal country, Sydney. This ensured it would not be offensive to the local community.
Another is Indigenous control.
Indigenous people have the right to determine how there culture will be used and in what context. They have the right to own and control there heritage which includes Indigenous motifs, art, stories and other forms of cultural expression. Involve Indigenous people including, artists, curators and communities in all stages of a project relating to there community or heritage. 

Moral Rights and Issues 
Moral rights mean that the artist has the right to have his or her name placed alongside each reproduction of his or her work. Normally in the Industry they also include the media, year, dimension, source of the licence and image, as shown in the following example.

Banduk Marika Djanda and the Sacred Waterhole, 1988 6 colour linocuts, ink on paper 53 cm x 29.5 cm Collection of the National Gallery of Australia Licence courtesy of the artist.
So if I was to use Aboriginal imagery or motifs as inspiration or as a basis for a drawing or design, I would have to reference the artist or designer. If it involved something on a more grander scale I would have to get permission from the Aboriginal community. 

Native American motifs by bigboi158

Native American motifs

Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a NFL (national football league) franchise based in Maryland, Virginia, USA. Their logo consists of a Native American In a circle with yellow and white feathers coming of the side of it. It has sparked controversy over the years in relation to some Native Americans who find it Insensitive towards their culture and identity.
The logo from a design perspective doesn’t really jell together. The feathers go to far below the circle making the logo seem unbalanced. The colours derive from the teams uniforms and it would be a safe bet that they are influenced by colour used in Native American art. The chief inside the circle is the main focal point and draws your attention to him because of the thick stroked circle and the contrast of his dark face and the white background.
I personally don’t like the logo at all and evidently, after doing some research its constantly called one of the worst logos in the NFL and I can see why. It’s very bland and the colours are quite boring. And to top it of it seems like there’s blood on the feathers and they’ve made it yellow... I’ll let you guess what that could mean.

logo design 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Redskins_logo.svg

Bibliography 

http://www.thelogomix.com/category/blog-tags/washington-redskins-logo

http://www.dinesh.com/history_of_logos/nfl_logos/washington_redskins_logo_-_design_and_history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Redskins