Revised "Design Is" Statement(1)

Design is the communication of ideas and messages that speak to a target market in a way that appeals to them both visually and functionally.

Design Is…

Design is the communication of ideas and messages through visual means that are both asthetically pleasing and functional to the target audience.

Information Usage

The following is a documentation of how much technology I used during a given week. The information is broken into categories and the day amount of time spent using the technology on a given day of the week.

READING (books, magazines, newspapers):

Mon: 1 hour
Tues: 30 minutes
Wed: 0 hours
Thurs: 20 minutes
Fri: 30 minutes
Sat: 0 hours
Sun: 1 hour

LISTENING TO RADIO:

Mon: 0 hours
Tues: 0 hours
Wed: 0 hours
Thurs: 0 hrs
Fri: 20 minutes
Sat: 30 minutes
Sun: 20 minutes

LISTENING TO MUSIC:

Mon: 2 hours
Tues: 2 hours
Wed: 1 hours
Thurs: 2 hours
Fri: 30 minutes
Sat: 30 minutes
Sun: 30 minutes

WATCHING TV, MOVIES:

Mon: 0 hours
Tues: 30 minutes
Wed: 2 hours
Thurs: 2 hours
Fri: 3 hours
Sat: 4 hours
Sun: 5 hours

SENDING E-MAILS:

Mon: 30 minutes
Tues: 30 minutes
Wed: 30 minutes
Thurs: 10 minutes
Fri: 0 hours
Sat: 10 minutes
Sun: 0 hours

CD design process: Final Stages

Well, I have reviewed the feedback I recieved on last mondays class and have arrived at my design solution for the Humber Jazz Ensembles "Prologue" CD. I am confident that my design will work well for the CD as it does not create any false associations or mis-communications with the Jazz legends such as Michael Stern and Kurt Elling, and the actual members of the Jazz ensemble. It would have been nice if they included some images of the actual Jazz ensemble, but I made the best of my resources.

I have taken a strictly typographic approach as of now, allowing the type layout to express the emotions of the Jazz music contained in the CD, as well to signify "prologue", but not blatantly, as the client does not want that.

I will welcome feedback monday and make any necessary changes before I get the CD prepared at CanClone for the deadline.