Design Beyond Words
Is it okay that I have been flipping through an IKEA catalog for an hour and all that I can think about is how the logo would look with a much lighter shade of blue and yellow?
This summer, for a change, I tried to do something different instead of binge-watching television series and I think I managed to find a completely new comfort zone in graphic design and art that I never would have thought existed.
I used to think that writing is all I could be comfortable with, but art and design is something far more special than just writing. Being able to say something using lines, dots and shapes is a whole other level of expression
that simply surpasses using words.
In these classes, we were asked to do basic things in logo design, photo editing, poster art, and, my personal favorite, typography.
Between debating five different shades of green and whether or not I should place the circle on the top right or top left on a daily basis, I think I’ve come to know that, as cliche as it sounds, design really is everything.
Colors have the ability to change your feelings and the organization of furniture impacts your stress levels. So If you find that I’ve walked into your house and rearranged the location of vases and paintings, do not be alarmed. It’s really for your own good.
The vase really needs to be placed in the middle of the table, the pictures on the wall need to complement the wallpaper, and the carpets and the cushions should have a similar shade to the couch. I can go on and on.
At some point this summer, I really just wanted to study art and design but after detailed calculations, looking at the total amount of money AUC wants from me, I would probably need to go into drug trafficking to get any sort of second degree.
So essentially, I have to restrict art to my own bedroom now and hope no one finds the paint splatters on the walls and pray to God that my laptop does not get any viruses from piratebay or all the different fonts I am downloading from the shadiest websites out there.
I really don’t want to have to pay to test out different layouts or fonts because anyone who knows me, knows very well that it takes me 20 new font downloads only to end up doing a design project that has nothing to do with typography anyway.
No, but really, I feel like IKEA’s logo might look good with lighter shades of blue and yellow.
