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this robot was made on sketchup and I think it is really cool. The detail is amazing and I hope some day I will be able to make something as perfect as this!

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this sculpture was made by Claes Oldenburg and is called Cologne which I think in English means “dropped cone” I think this sculpture is cool because it looks like the cone is melting and has formed to the shape of the building. It also made me crave ice cream! 

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scalloped patterns like this are seen in clothes, tiles, artwork, and many other things. patterns like these are inspired by fish scales and how they layer on top of one another. 

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this is one of my favorite dresses because the pattern has so many different colors

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rather than just saying what goes in each bin, this artist visually shows you!

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this cup appears shallow when you look from the inside but deep when you see the outside

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A window in transparent. If you look at the window you see scratches, dust, or rain drops, but if you look through the window you see the world beyond

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The use of color in this logo gives off a great illusion of space! It appears that the pencil is 3D, even though it is not, due to the slight color variation. It also contains gestalt where the tip is not connected to the the pencil but the psychic lines imply that it is touching due to proximity. 

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I thought this artwork at the museum was very interesting. It is not something I would ever want in my house but I liked all the  different components that were happening. I thought it was really cool that the canvas was made up of different fast food containers. It was also a very interesting choice to include a chair in the piece. But either way I thought it was pretty cool!

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I like this poster by  Paula Scher because it is very bold and very abstract but you still know what it is trying to say. I really liked learning about how Paula changed the way everyone looked at Broadway playbills because I love going to plays and whenever a new one or new movie or anything comes out I definitely judge it by the artwork on the advertisement. 

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the paper shows actual lines because there are literal drawn lines on the page 

the hand shows implied lines because the lines on your hand are not finished or connecting but create the illusion of a line where there is not one

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When this photo became popular at the beginning of the year I remember seeing it and loving such a powerful a message could be conveyed in an image. When I heard the presentation about this photo’s designer, Shepard Fairey, it became my favorite of the day. I think it is very interesting that a street graffiti artist would be hired to work on such impressive activist movements such as the women marches this fall. I think it is amazing that he is using his talent to teach important lessons.  

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I do not look at a lot of album cover art or know a lot of artists. Many of the artists I like to listen to just have a photo of themselves on the cover. One of my favorite album covers is Taylor Swift’s 1989 cover. I like that the photo looks vintage and is a polaroid. I also like that the title is written in her handwriting. I also like that her whole face is not showing, I think it adds to the moodiness and emotion in the photo. 

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This was my favorite logo. It uses repetition of form very well. A lot of the logos used repetition of form and gastalt which worked very well. All of my favorite logos used expressive type such as this one looking like a fence and saying fence. Expressive type is very effective in logo design. 

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I think that this poster is designed well. It is very simple but is still very aesthetically pleasing. I really like the bright colors and the layout of the letters. The letters are laid out in an interesting loose grid with really draws in the eye

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Illustrator demo using outlines and blending tools

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My designer, Erik Spiekermann, is a type designer and has made many posters about typographic rules

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