Good Design Project Summary

During this project I learned about good design by watching the videos, reading the books, and learning about color schemes. By doing all these things, it changed the way I look at designs around me. Everywhere I go I find myself looking at things and asking if they are good design and if the color scheme that was used is a successful one or not.

My final poster shows good design. It shows how something as simple as a ring holder can be functional and decorative. The simplicity of the object also shows that the smallest things that we often don’t think about are also design. I believe that the best way to create a poster of my object was to also keep it simple. I only used one image so I created a balance between the ring holder and the text to keep it from being boring.

I chose to use a limited palette color scheme for the poster to create an overall unity. The ring holder itself is plain black and I didn’t want the background or text to be overbearing and to take away from it. I decided to make the “o” in the word “on” bright pink so that there is also a bit of emphasis on the phrase. I did this because you use the object by indeed putting rings on it.

The toughest part of the project was the designing of the poster. I am photography major that doesn’t have much experience in any other forms of design. I am learning to open up my mind to other artistic elements and to stop thinking just through a camera lens. Although it was difficult for me, I found it interesting to learn in a way that leans more towards graphic design. It has also been interesting trying to teach myself InDesign, but I am already seeing improvement in that aspect.