Graphic Design Help: Looking through posters

dirtyfrank2005

In my class we need to find examples of images that demonstrate each of Gestalt's principles. My professor said to look at magazines or elsewhere to find the examples. I don't really have many non-PJ mags, and I doubt I would be able to find one with closure. Any PJ posters (or others) show closure? There are just a few to go through! Already using some for the other principles. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jack_C_Gregory

Coles Phillips basically made a career doing this:

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/phillp1.gif
http://blog.onpaperwings.com/uploaded_i ... 751735.jpg
http://www.day-lab.com/blog/cpfa1.jpg
http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/ ... illips.gif
http://kmacreate.com/images/coles-phillips_main.jpg

David Mazzucchelli also did it when he illustrated Batman:Year One
http://thenoisingmachine.files.wordpres ... 1part4.jpg
http://14.media.tumblr.com/yZChWGr3kow4 ... o1_500.jpg

Those are just a few examples

erik_1099

Sooo... you want us to do your homework?

Honestly, half of the learning experience comes from looking through the images and evaluating them (this spoken as a degreed graphic designer). Cultivating an observant eye is part of the skillset as a designer. It's like learning any skill - do it over and over and over - y'know - wax on, wax off.

If you want to look through Pearl Jam and similar posters here are 2 resources:

Brad Klausen: http://www.artillerydesign.com/

Expresso Beans: http://www.expressobeans.com/

dirtyfrank2005

Thanks! Checked Ames and Klausen online. The magazines I have are worthless. Didn't even think of Expresso Beans. And no, not asking for anyone to do my homework! I've only had history of design before (We started with cave paintings and early forms of writing and only got to WW2.) and the intro to design class. For Visual Basics my professor isn't very clear on what he wants. Didn't even explain what some of the materials are for (not everyone knew about rubber cement). Again, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

dirtyfrank2005

WeaponX655321 wrote:

Coles Phillips basically made a career doing this:

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/phillp1.gif
http://blog.onpaperwings.com/uploaded_i ... 751735.jpg
http://www.day-lab.com/blog/cpfa1.jpg
http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/ ... illips.gif
http://kmacreate.com/images/coles-phillips_main.jpg

David Mazzucchelli also did it when he illustrated Batman:Year One
http://thenoisingmachine.files.wordpres ... 1part4.jpg
http://14.media.tumblr.com/yZChWGr3kow4 ... o1_500.jpg

Those are just a few examples

Those are cool! Thanks! Never heard of those artists before. I'll check out their work. Didn't think of comics!

Jack_C_Gregory

There is also Alex Toth's interpretation of Batman:

http://images.wizarduniverse.com/Wizard ... kwhite.jpg

Then there is basically all of Frank Miller's Sin City:

http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp-co ... ecruit.jpg
http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images ... oto_21.jpg
http://www.barik.net/journalimg/2005-04 ... _5_p18.png
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1358/984 ... ec64_o.jpg

dirtyfrank2005

You are so cool! So much more help than my professor! Thanks!

Jack_C_Gregory

No problem. I hope your assignment goes well.