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Category: Design
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We Are All Artists?
This week was focused on learning about design. For this unit we had to watch videos about what design is and we listened to a talk by Tim Owens called “We Are All Artists.” I thought that both of these were super interesting, and they both changed the way I think about design. Before watching/listening…
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Whale Watching Adventure
In the town of Akureyri, Iceland (the capital of North), there lived a girl named Helga. Helga loved whales and had always wanted to go whale watching since she lived so close to the Eyjafjordur fjord. She grew up on tales her grandfather told her of his days working as the captain on a ship…
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Bjorn and Olafur
Out in the country, not far from Reykjavik, a sheepherder named Bjorn lived with his dog Olafur. Olafur was his best friend, and because he was an Icelandic Sheepdog, he also helped him with herding the sheep. Some days, after finishing their work, Bjorn and Olafur liked to go to their closest dog park, Geirsnef…
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The Secret Treasure of Vik
Once upon a time, in the small coastal village of Vik, there was a girl named Freya. Freya was very adventurous and loved exploring the villages nearby attractions like Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach and Dyrhólaey. One day, she was walking along the shore at Reynisfjara when she stumbled upon an old chest that was half…
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Puffins Declare Independence from Iceland?
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Design Safari
For this assignment, we were supposed to learn about different elements of design (color, typography, metaphors/symbols, minimalism & use of space, form/function/message, balance, rhythm, proportion, dominance, and unity) then find examples of four concepts in the real world. The concepts that I found were: minimalism, color, typography, and symbols. Minimalism In design, minimalism is how…