Here are my final book covers for the short story series by Flannery O’Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find.  The series consists of a multitude of short stories, but for the project, we focused on three of the more famous ones which would be released in the iBook Store.  The stories are, A [...]

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In image making we needed to devise a series of images which embodied the 7 deadly sins in a visual manner.  The series needed to contain a constant element throughout as well as looking visually consistent. For my series I wanted to explore the idea of drinks and the forms they are contained in.  This [...]

Here is my final image for my single photograph poster for ALFRED HITCHCOCK. The layers of space in the image are due to the symbolism linked with Hitchcock and the mirror.  The mirror is a symbol of dual identity, which is often portrayed in Hitchcock’s characters, while the mirror is also literally used in Psycho [...]

This is a completely photographic poster (first draft) for an exhibit of Alfred Hitchcock the famous film maker.  The poster utilizes a a mirror as an index to dual identity themes seen in Hitchcock’s films.  The breaking of the mirror is a way to communicate foul play or a fractured reality.  The mirror is also [...]

For project 2 in image making, Tyler wants us to create a strictly photographic poster, containing the identity for a famous non-fictional person who died before 1984.  The poster will be 24×36″ and is similar to those seen hanging in front of a museum to advertise a specific show.  The poster needs to represent the [...]

Tyler asked us to create a self portrait in which we represented ourselves with the different levels of semiotics (icon index and symbol).  Here are the images I came up with to represent myself This image I chose as my icon, I feel even though the area in focus is only my hair those who [...]

Image making is a new class this semester focusing on semiotics, the study of communication through signs and symbols, both individually and grouped into signs systems, It includes the study of how meaning is constructed and understood. the 3 types of signs are Icon-  Physical resemblance to the object/concept Index- A direct link between the [...]