John Coy

So minus the technical issues with John Coy's presentation, he seemed to really want to help with our problems with getting a job and the real life. Though he did answer some of the questions from his audience, I felt like he just gave a general answer to questions. He didn't really go into depth about advice for students in their future. I felt he explained the basics like, networking and be passionate about your work. I agree with his points that sketching is a good before you start designing, loving your work and doing work for something you're passionate about but they were things that I already know from previous speakers.

He seemed to be very optimistic about students getting a job. He said that if you did something really well then jobs would come to you. It was a change of thought from what I've been told (that the job market is horrible) and a bit hopeful but I don't know if jobs will be falling into my lap anytime soon. But who knows.

I enjoyed John's work in his presentation. He has a certain style in his works. A lot of his work uses collages. When explaining about his work he didn't seem to have a lot of passion though. He skipped through a lot of pieces without explanation.

Language barrier

Apparently advertising got lost in translation. Originally titled "The Hangover 2" in America at least. In France, it became modified to just a very bad trip. Bravo advertising crew in France. You caught my attention with your translation. Maybe there are no hangovers in France and therefore no translation. High alcohol tolerance.

I wonder if a lot of movie titles get lost in translation because I feel like I've seen something like it before. Or if America gets lost in translation. The only movie I can think of is Pan's Labyrinth which is originally called El Laberinto del Fauno (The Faun's Labyrinth). I guess The Faun's Labyrinth wasn't dynamic enough for America.

Sex Sells

This poster is for the Organ Donor Foundation. If you can't read it, it says, "Becoming a donor is probably your only chance to get inside her". I found this ad to be very surprising. Especially for this foundation. Usually you see these ads with sex as a theme in perfume or fashion ads. Not for something as serious as organ donation. Sex sells as people say, but is it really smart for it to advertise for organ donation? I suppose their target audience are male individuals only. This ad is a big turnoff for me.

Cream

When I first saw the ad for this new creamer on TV I immediately was turned off by it. I don't know why, but my first thought was that they were one of those low fat creamers. I think it has something to do with the colors they used. The silver and white remind me of low-fat products for some reason. Can anyone else relate or is it just me? Their logo also reminded me of Splenda which I hate.

The Hangover in Bangkok

Ever since I've "liked" the movie The Hangover on Facebook they've been trying to promote their sequel The Hangover Part II. They've been releasing a few new movie poster ads which I've been really disappointed in. I don't think the quotes(?) from the movie are as funny as the creator of the posters thought they were. Like the first example of Stu and his quote "I have a demon in me". That quote with that picture doesn't make any sense to me. A winner quote would have to be: "All I wanted was a bachelor brunch."

Water footprint

I found this online. It shows how much water is used to make the things you use/eat and how to reduce your water consumption. I knew it took a lot of water for beef to reach your plate, but this puts it in great emphasis. I love how informative this graphic is.

I love being a vegetarian too.

Final Choice

Last class when this project was being explained, my mind was rolling about what subject I could create an informative graphic around. A couple thoughts came to mind. One of them was how to pass a law. I've taken my share of American government classes to have an idea of what those steps are. But I'm not too into the subject of American government (nor know much about it) so someone else can design a great illustration of that.

Another thought that came to mind was the levels of a rainforest. I remember in elementary a infinite amount of time ago, I learned about the rainforest and the animals that live in the different levels of the rainforest like the canopy and such. I remember when learning about this stuff was so fun.

(I had to draw the forest and label it like this too)

Brainstorming some more I just made up a list of subjects I like/sound interesting. And it goes like this:

Food

Platypuses

Environmental subjects

TV series

Shopping for gifts

Coffee

We shall see what the final decision is.