March 14, 2009

Advertising Mottos

Sources from:http://ad101hk.blogspot.com/

Cloude c. Hopkins: "My life in Advertising and scientific Advertising"

「年青人若能投入工作,就像參與自己熟悉的遊戲,那就是最精彩的事情!」
「我們並不能以一己之見去判斷大眾的反應…我們做廣告,應聽從公眾意見。」
「如果不了解普羅大眾的意見,便不能觸動他們。」
「成功的廣告人,並不是因為他受過高等教育,也不是因為他懂得包裝自己,而是因為他懂得激活普羅大眾的心情。」
「廣告有兩大弊端,一是誇張,二是自私。」
「新問題需要新經驗,當發現不當之處,就應該馬上糾正。」
「廣告不錯是要富有吸引力,但廣告不是只為娛樂,而是用來推銷產品,而且成本要越平越好。」
「廣告的唯一目的便是爭取銷售額,廣告公司是否賺錢,在於廣告能否帶起銷量。」
「要用推銷員的標準,而非有趣程度去衡量一支廣告。」

In the forward of the book, David Ogvily wrote:

「一句好的headline,令原來5倍的效果增加到10倍,這是很普遍的事情。」
「簡潔的廣告並不必費神去解畫,那個廣告只要能貫穿消費者的前後思路,便足以構成一個完整的故事。」
「很多copywriter都忘記了自己推銷員的角色,以為自己是創作演員。他們不重視銷售成績,卻只顧追求掌聲。」

I recorded these mottos because of that studying in advertising doesnt only to learn the skills or aesthetic sense in design, but more important is the value and attitude of treating advertising.

An Advertising Book Recommendation

Book- " How to get the job in advertising"
This book has two obviously attractive point to me. One is the affective book title; Other one is the short video on the book cover which in the homepage of its website (showed on the above).

I find the format of display the short video is chic although it may not be the new idea.
Also I like the book content which are totally on the view of the design students; the author understand our worries and hopes. Those are why i recommend this book to all you.


See more from: http://daveholloway.net/home.html

NY School of Visual Art : " THINK "

Agency: KNARF New York, USA
Creative Director: Frank Anselmo
Art Directors: Jeseok Yi, Frank Anselmo
Copywriters: Frank Anselmo, Jeseok Yi
Photographer: Billy Siegrist

This is the small advertising campaign to recall people to “Think” in everywhere and everytime. The grapic design of the ad items also give them a place to write down their thoughts instantly. I like the rolled tissue idea most, how about you?

The idea is simple and clear but meaningful.

March 13, 2009

The period table of typeface


The above table showed 100 famous typeface in the world, and the top 30 typefaces are all designers should know. ha~ Any kind we know yet?

I think the table is interesting in visual, and also meaningful in mind.
This idea combined two complex issues into one symbolic graphic which is a good inspiration for us.


Sources from: Ivan's blog http://creativebits.org/blog/2

March 12, 2009

An Interactive Design 08: "Audience"


Royal Opera House: Audience. from rAndom International on Vimeo.

In this modern day, design is not only for appreciation or use.
We need interaction!
We all want to join in a perfect design to enjoy the experience.

The above design is called "Audience" a recent installation at the Royal Opera House (2008-11)that starts to look at the behaviour of objects. With Audience they intended to take interaction with and reaction to technology away from the screen or media wall and introduce it into a physical, three dimensional space, hoping to establish a different kind of relationship between viewer and technology.

March 11, 2009

Publishing technology- 0311 tutorial lesson

In today lesson, we have learned some basic information about colors, papers and printing. These are the important elements to affect our print-out design.Sometimes our graphic design are quite simple and non exquisite, but if we can porperly match up with paper and printing effect, those artwork can also become singenious. I think the most significant point for using fine paper and printing effect is their texture and feeling. That's like the handicrafts often are stylish and special.

The below is my intial research for today topic:

"New Universal Paper Co."(China, Taiwan, South Korea)
a distributor of paper, more than half a century old paper firms in Hong Kong, all over the world of big well-known agent of the quality brand of paper mills by users.


The paper product list:
·牛皮纸 /卷烟纸 /光膜花盒

金銀卡紙 /·纸餐具 /硅藻土过滤板

化妆盒 /
复印纸 / 汁碟

高档单面涂布白板纸 / 彩色打字纸 /·纸巾

“卡宝威”白卡 /·供静电复印纸 /单面光白牛皮纸

软木纸/供应专利产品--磁性剪纸--寿

·长方纸盒 /大号透明纸巾盒

http://newuniversalpaper.com/index.html

I want to let us know more about the type of paper products that a paper company offers normally through showing the product list.