July 2009 « Outcast Design Studio

July 31st, 2009 by Joshua

Design Review – The New School

I promised that I would be doing more design reviews every Friday after amazon.com’s logo review last week, and I have a new one for you this week. The New School – A University. What’s interesting about this logo is that it is actually a chain of graphics for a complete visual identity.

July 29th, 2009 by Joshua

Art Censorship

Though censorship in art is not nearly as much of an issue as it was pre-2000’s, it still rears its ugly head on occasion, with nudes sometimes being thought of as inappropriate, art being too graphic, or the truth of a matter being too harsh to deal with. Considering that censorship is quite common among [...]

July 28th, 2009 by Joshua

In Memory

I actually created this piece for my mother in my first year of college. She passed away when I was a kid, and I felt that the whole family could use a print to hang on their walls in memory of her. It’s just a photo collage with small amounts of text. Each image included [...]

July 27th, 2009 by Allysia

Insight on Japanese Design

Japanese culture is something I would love to experience firsthand one day. From their music, fashion, art, and architecture, it just seems like a completely different world all compacted into one island. I imagine when you visit the experience is something you could never get tired of, and no matter how long you stay you’re [...]

July 24th, 2009 by Joshua

Design Review – Amazon.com

One of my friends once told me “Going to art school doesn’t make you a better artist, it just teaches you how to talk about art.” Throughout my first year at art school, he was correct. It is quite a bit of dry work and very little art, but the real fun comes after the [...]

Archive for July, 2009

Design Review – The New School

Art Censorship

In Memory

Insight on Japanese Design

Design Review – Amazon.com