Two images you like/dislike

Following our Module briefing lecture on 23/10/2012 which outlined the content of the next module we are about to start after tutorial week we were set a task to collect research to work with in our context of practice workshop with Fred on Friday. This research consisted of collecting two images of graphic design that we like and two images of graphic design that we dislike.

LIKE:

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Free-Typeface-Deco-Neue/2919157

I feel that this piece of graphic design is successful as it exerts the perception of warmth that Paris seems to portray and radiate to the world. This warmth is recognisable through the subtle tones which create the main body of the image and the use of insertion of the tailored typographic letterforms that equally sit on the image comfortably/subtly. 

www.behance.net/graphicdesign

I also like this piece of graphic design as the it is heavily hand illustrated along with having a informal playfulness too it. Although it has a informal playfulness to it there seems to be an element of consistency within the hand drawn type at the top left of the page where the stems of each letter form on the left hand side seem to be thicker than the right.

DISLIKE:

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Fontform/4852989

The reason that I strongly dislike this piece of graphic design due to the fact that it is un-unlegible, making the overall outcome of the piece look dis-orientated and raises an element of confusion to what the piece is trying to communicate. Although some may consider this piece 'abstract' I feel that the use of colour and the composition of the type is poor along with the general structure of the piece. 

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Catalan-wines/4299047

The reason behind disliking this piece is due to the fact that the content of the piece doesn't visually communicate what the designers have stated they are trying to represent (info graphic) I also feel that the piece is far too cluttered and the alignment of each segment which has been categorised in columns of four seems to have been skewed to the left creating a visual in-balance.