Monday, 31 January 2011

Critical Debates in Design ( task one )

Typeface:





Avant Garde:
Designing this typeface is a group work. Different people are involved in the design of this typeface at different times. But in the final edition, you also can find the elements of geometry. (In the first edition, New York design legend Herb Lubalin develops this typeface for a geometric magazine.)

Strength:
I think it is an easy to read font, whether headline or bodycopy. And I find host of designer use this typeface to show young and modern.

Weakness;
This is extremely good design, but in my opinion, this typeface hard to follow the ancient style.






Bembo:                                           
This is an old style font; it has a long and brilliant story. In fifteen century, it was used to great effect in Hypnerotomachina  Polipbili, which is a most beautiful book at that time.

Strength:
I think it is a famous typeface, easy to read. And designer who wants to show old style can choose this font.

Weakness:
I think it hard to show modern and young design.


Thursday, 13 January 2011

20/20 Presentation-Basketball Shoes


 1. My topic is basketball shoes. Playing basketball is my favorite pastime. And in my opinion, a good basketball shoes not only can protect your foots, and also it can enhances appearance. So now I want show some excellent basketball shoes to everyone.


 2. The man wearing No.8 vest is Kobe. He is a legend. And he with Toronto set match in a career-high 81 points, while 81 became the spirit of a long period of time after the NIKE slogan for the Kobe.


 3. Nike releases this shoe and commemorates Kobe and this game. Kobe 81 basketball shoes are a unique style and fashion forward, with the best materials and processes, for leisure or sports wear.


 4. Also, this is Kobe, My hero.  This is his first year in NBA, and only 18 years old. When I was 18 years old. I just got part-time a job in cafĂ© shop, but he had become a superstar in NBA.


 5. This shoes is  crazy 8 and it was released in 1997.It were the first shoe to feature Kobe’s name. It is designed by addides.


 6. They are Jordan and Kobe, this is Jordan last time attend NBA All-Star game. In this game, Jordan got point at final 6 seconds and beyond. He is a legend in NBA. In some basketball lovers’ eyes, he is god.


 7.  1987 - 1988 was an outstanding year for Michael Jordan performance wise. Michael Jordan won the Slam Dunk contest, All Star Most Valuable Players, All-Defensive First Team and Defensive Player of the Year. Through all this success, he was wearing the Jordan 3.


 8. Street ball is a variation of the sport of basketball, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rule. This is best street ball team- and1.


 9. This guy is an American basketball player who has played on the Streetball AND1 Mixtape Tour from its creation in 2000. He is widely regarded as the most famous streetball player in the world. His name is hot sauce.


 10. Usually, host of Chinese young people prefer play street ball on outdoor court to play normal basketball on the indoor. And I think a good ball shoes play a pivotal role in players.


 11. So now, I want show a nice street ball shoes to everyone. This shoes can give you maximum protection of you foots and ankle. And hot sauce wear this shoes play street ball and win the game.


 12. And then, I want introduce my favorite shoes – air force one. The first Air force one was released in 1983. The shoes were for player but also for a youthful market in which high-performance footwear was fashionable.


 13. 28 years later, air forces one are still very popular in the world. And Nike had released lots of different edition of it. And in China, I guess every young people have a pair of air force one.


 14. But sometimes not only you need spend high price , it also need patience for buy some special edition Nick shoes. Some people have to waiting long time for it, but usually the shop just offer limited number of shoes to people.


 15. And some one likes designing the shoes by themselves instead of buy others work. Many designers have take focus on it and some good one has working for Nike.


 16. So now I want show some designers work. This shoes is an extremely good, it design by a good designer, and now it seems these shoes will finally be released but unfortunately in limited numbers and only sale it at Colette.


 17. Now Nike has created the higher Nike Mad Jibe Mid. This treatment definitely looks more basketball sneaker than boat shoe. The high design works well for the Nike Mad Jibe, and gives the boat shoe a whole new look.


 18. He is an outstanding Chinese artist. And his fashion shop – CLOT had become the landmark in Chinese fashion circle.


 19. This is special editions and collaboration with Hong Kong CLOT basis. Just in time for Chinese New Year, CLOT put there personal touch on them, and uses the traditional Chinese greeting of luck and happiness as inspirations.


20. All in all, basketball shoes are very popular in the world, and it has become an essential element in fashion circles.  The increase number of youngest spend high price to buy some special edition Nick shoes in China.