UC-IMC Poster

I found this poster in the window of a movie store on the corner of Sixth and Green on U of I's campus. Although it was surrounded other posters, this poster immdiately caught my eye. The almost abstract appeal to it caught my eye and made me look at it even longer, to try and figure out what it was. I love how the artist is using the piano teeth and little man with the microphone to convey it has to do with the media, such as the radio. I also like the fun, decorative font that does with the theme of the poster. I think it is very well balance and visually appealing.

Graphic Design Saves Us

Walking down Green Street across from the Champaign Public Library I found this yard with the "For Sale" sign very amusing. Both of these signs are for the same property for sale and are both visually communicating the message, with the same exact words, but yet look so different as far as style. The sign to the right, farther off in the distance which is an example of graphic design is so much more visually appealing to the viewer than the hand painted one with it's sans serif font and nice crisp lines. This example shows us a slight glimpse of what it would be like without the usefulness of graphic design to display messages.