My first published piece I have chosen is of the Bloomberg business week magazine cover. The story behind the cover is of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploding killing 11men and setting of the largest offshore oil spill in American history and yet there has been no apologies from Transocean company. The magazine shows the graphic photos of the event trying to connect with the view showing this tragic event but yet overlays it with the big bold font saying NO APOLOGIES as if they are attacking Transocean not letting them get away unscratched. In the photo you see the horrifying fire engulfing the ship sinking down really capturing the moment in a single shoot. Reading into the magazine you can’t help but feel sorry for the families involved in this tragic event not getting the justice they should.
Design different is a art studio based in Toronto that creates merchandise like posters, T-shirts and books using quotes to make there art work. Ryan McArthur the creator of this work said “words can have such great impacts they can trigger deep emotion”. I think Ryan work cleverly uses the typography to get a sense of depth that works well with Ralph Emerson quote in a minimalistic illustration and using colour and composition to complement it. The use of quotes in Ryans work inspires and get people to think about what the work says.
This advertisement poster from the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) campaigns for donation to help with there causes of children victims in the war. Although there are no actual photos of the victims you can immediately understand what the poster is implying how Mariam has lost her legs to landmines. This poster uses something most family do at home measuring there children as they grow up and uses that show how the children from these horrible events can’t live a normal life anymore using familiar subjects to allow you to understand and try and empathise with the victims. The scene is shot in possibly a Islamic house with the doors closed suggesting the doors close inside the country.
Bloomberg business week –
Pinterest. 2017. Portada · Bloomberg Businessweek · (US) · No Apologies | Magazine Covers | Pinterest | Bloomberg businessweek, Blog and Editorial layout. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/131378514099953787/. [Accessed 30 November 2017].
Bloomberg.com. 2017. Transocean: No Apologies Over Gulf Oil Spill – Bloomberg. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-06-30/transocean-no-apologies-over-gulf-oil-spill. [Accessed 30 November 2017].
Design different –
Minimalist Poster Quote Ralph Waldo Emerson | Design Different. 2017. Minimalist Poster Quote Ralph Waldo Emerson | Design Different. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.designdifferent.ca/collections/illustrative-prints/products/emerson-minimalist-illustration. [Accessed 30 November 2017].
From up North. 2017. Typography inspiration | #821 – From up North. [ONLINE] Available at: https://fromupnorth.com/typography-inspiration-821-921711706476. [Accessed 30 November 2017].
International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) –
From up North. 2017. Serious advertisements | #1001 – From up North. [ONLINE] Available at: https://fromupnorth.com/serious-advertisements-1001-916d4070216a. [Accessed 30 November 2017].