Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.Tumblr (3.0; @benmackey)http://benmackey.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvuqzQVZH1qdi785o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#youknowwhatitis… but what’s with the Addidas?</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/32826459926http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/32826459926Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:32:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lya1diGbWG1qz6f5ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>By far, one of the coolest collages I have ever seen.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/32826284952http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/32826284952Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:29:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu4gwkM7BO1r5w7j2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We miss you, Mike!</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/32826186223http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/32826186223Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:28:17 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_malzfnLHpU1rp9dxyo1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_malzfnLHpU1rp9dxyo2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p>my avatars…..</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/31868483310http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/31868483310Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:02:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7tzyepKJU1rp9dxyo1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>I chose this brand “brand” as my award winning photo purely because it is award winning. The brand “brand” won 3 awards during the Graphic Design USA Awards. BRAND is a full service marketing and public relations agency. It won awards for creating original logos for their clients. The logo itself is neat, clean (as Mark will often say), and simple. I like simple. It gets the job done and so did the brand “brand.” Check out the website <a href="http://brandltd.com/brand-marketing-is-recipient-of-three-graphic-design-usa-awards/" title="BRAND" target="_blank">here</a> and read for yourself. Simple just gets it done. Congrats!</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/28137982652http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/28137982652Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:13:00 -0500grd105award winning<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7dfvcifSd1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I decided to go with one of my favorite bands in Christian music, Casting Crowns. I used a style of set up similar to ESPN the Magazine. The large photos and side bars of information throughout. Almost hodgepodge like…. just my style. They give off a great message and you don’t have to worry about words to the lyrics being appropriate.  My favorite song by them… right now… ‘Until the Whole World Hears’. Great music and message. Check it out.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/27499355210http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/27499355210Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:38:00 -0500grd105Project 2<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7bg9ubNJO1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>As we talk about branding, I came across this photo of wood carvings of brands that are easily noticed and recognized. I like how it shows brands in the foreground and background. Even though the design was in wood, it’s easy to tell which brands are which without effort. Exactly what you want in a brand.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/27418496306http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/27418496306Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:51:00 -0500grd105branding<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m70bt61HQf1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This award winning poster is actually an award winning poster for the 30th Anniversary of AIGA. This particular one is $50 but if you want one autographed… that’s another 50 bones!  I like this just purely for the layout and design. I could do without the rainbow colors but how else are you going to get all those letters to stand out on black? You can read each one and it draws you to the center of the poster. Well done. Winner winner… chicken dinner!</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/26987493418http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/26987493418Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:41:00 -0500grd105award winning<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6jlf6txr41rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Project 1: Time Out TV  - It’s all about good ‘ol cartoons from the 70’s and 80’s.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/26353346101http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/26353346101Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:49:00 -0500grd105Project 1<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ccymsTGa1rp9dxyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This was a very cool advertisement for an energy magazine. It makes you smile at first and draws you in to see “what the secret” could be. Granted, the topic didn’t tickle my fancy at all… but it accomplished what it set out to do; bring me in. I like the vibrant yellow to the black and white to make it stand out. 2010 Winner… I like it.  </p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/26085919808http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/26085919808Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:03:00 -0500grd105award winning<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m65oo1Z6lH1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/>Okay…. so this is as far as I got this weekend :) Kinda rough. The other assignments kicked my butt because it wasn’t working for me correctly. Oh well. I’ll just keep on keeping on. Here’s the color scheme so far.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25833199263http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25833199263Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:33:00 -0500grd105project 1<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ljiuQiKj1qkl60zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fortheloveofquotes.com/post/25277162436/no-great-artist-ever-sees-things-how-they-really">maartendeckers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>No great artist ever sees things how they really are … Quote by Oscar Wilde. Design by Simon Says.</p> <p>~This is another good example of typography.</p> </blockquote>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25802359570http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25802359570Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:35:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5m07qkeKy1qfxbfwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://somechinesekid.tumblr.com/post/25089089303/advertising-done-right-xd">somechinesekid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Advertising done right XD</p> </blockquote>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25802170963http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25802170963Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:32:14 -0500funnybuttrue<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5zao44vxl1rp9dxyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Okay… I realize it is upside down. I forgot to flip it, but you can still see the awesome typography that this picture displays. I took this picture out of GD USA magazine and forgot to write down the page number… :) I love the rustic look of the lettering and the outline that it has. This type of lettering give you texture and makes it look like old western type art with bucking bronco and cowboys and quotes like “there’s a new sheriff in this town!” Typography can say a lot without saying much at all.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25585311963http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25585311963Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:45:00 -0500gdgrd110<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ohtwN38O1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love how this picture uses the word it’s self to describe what is going on. Again, simplicity is key to draw me in. I love how the picture fades showing the “disappearing” of whatever particle is being spread to show that it’s vanishing. It’s a great view of black and white, postive and negative contrast to show artistic lettering. I could look at this type of photo all day.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25182481838http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25182481838Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:46:00 -0500grd105sherinblog exercise<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5kirlNdkj1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This was an advertisement for ResultsPlus on Westlaw. I love how the advertisement says that you can get everything with one click on ResultsPlus. I like the simplicity and the silliness that it portrays.  </p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25033299194http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25033299194Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:16:00 -0500grd105exercise<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5kem71dPp1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Granted… everything doesn’t go together in this piece, this project is about balanced design. The content didn’t count, so I just kinda threw the last piece in. Bad decision on my part :) Anyway, I like how magazine covers are, 9 times out of 10, balanced. Where are your eyes drawn to first? My eyes go to Michael and work around counter-clockwise.</p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25028357321http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25028357321Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:46:55 -0500grd105exercise<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4zt8cbg241qgsogio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ritapeace.tumblr.com/post/24272429166/always-remember-to-thank-god-for-a-new-day">ritapeace</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Always remember to thank God for a new day!</p> </blockquote>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25011181487http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/25011181487Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:26:00 -0500GodFirst<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ipsirTyh1rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is my visual hierarchy. I didn’t so much very the size as I’d like because I wanted to balance out the 8X11 piece of paper, and add texture and other things. Once I started to figure out what I could do here with Adobe Illustrator, it was a lot of fun. Adding the texture, to me, really made this piece stand out. </p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/24966950873http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/24966950873Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:53:00 -0500grd105exercise<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59pl0b1U01rp9dxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is my version of the various lines that we were asked to do. For the most part I did similar lines and dashes but varied the spaces and the tones of black…. if that makes any sense :). It was a fun assignment nonetheless. </p>http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/24635837626http://benmackey.tumblr.com/post/24635837626Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:10:00 -0500grd105exercise