Native American Motifs

Spokane Chiefs




Logos thorough history:

1985/86 - 1989/90

1985/86 - 2001/02 

The current Spokane Chiefs’s logo carries strong symbols of U.S.A and the Native American motifs because the Spokane Chiefs is a major junior ice hockey team from Spokane, Washington; Spokane is a city name drawn from the Native American tribe, which means “Children of the Sun” in Salish. The use of colours show a strong symbols of U.S.A because these are the main colours and repartition of United State (e.g. the U.S.A flag uses these colour to represent their country). The designers have used the illustration of the Native American’s hair decoration as apart of the team’s symbol. 

The elements and principle of design have been used in different ways in this design, such as shapes and the colour red have been used to represent their team sprite and passion of the team; Lines have been used as the outlines of this design to create a sense of depth in this design and it's also helped to bring out the hierarchy (the red "S" illustration) of this design.


From my opinion, this design has achieved it's intention because it shows a clear understand of it's motif and it's well use with design  elements.

1990/91 - Pres

http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?id=452
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane,_Washington

Melbourne Sports Museum Critiques

The five Olympic rings

The five Olympic rings was design in 1912, by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. From this design, it’s clearly shown the use of negative and positive spaces; the five colour rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) are representing the positive space of this design. The negative space is white field behind the five rings. This design has also been create in motif 2D. These colours and the use of negative and positive space created a strong hierarchy for this design and other Olympics’ products; the connection of the five rings has also created a sense of rhythm.

Colours and shapes are the main elements used for this design, these elements carry a strong sense of Symbolism in this design to represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition. In my opinion, this design has achieved its intention because the connections of the circle have clearly shown the sport sprits and the good relationship between each country. The uses of composition and colours have made this design successful and eye- catching.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolism_(arts)

http://tiny.cc/ldfgw

Hawthorn Football Club uniform

Hawthorn Football Club has used a hawk as the symbol and mascot for their logo design. This was first develop as a pre existing unofficial logo with the theme “A flying Hawk”. The Hawks’s Mascot Manor representative and club mascot is Hudson ‘Hawka’ Knights, a caricature of a hawk dressed the same way as the Hawthorn players. They have been using the same mascot since the first logo was produce in 1980s. The current logo was create with Brown and Gold with an illustration of a hawk’s head. There are 2 different designs for the current team’s uniforms. The home guernsey is the standard uniform of the team and it’s use for all the home and away games in Victoria, Sydney and Tasmania; the other version of the uniform called the away guernsey and it’s use in every away game in Adekaide Perth and Btisbane.

The current uniforms design were both designed on November, 2008. Both of these design have used colours and symbol (the Hawk logo) for the uniform design. From the home guernsey design, it has used strong vertical stripes of the Hawthorn brown and gold as the symbol and hireachy. However, the use of sponsor logo that locate on this guernsey has created an asymmetry layout of this design because the amount of logos that is used on both side does not match. The away guernsey has used a crop section of the logo as the focal point of this design and this has also create the positive(the hawk head) and negative (the white background) space for this design. However, this is also an asymmetry design because it contain a lot of information (sponsor logos and the hawk illustration) on one side.

Colour, rhythm and scale are the main elements and principles that are used in these designs, the use of colour have became the symbol and sprits of the team; the use of colour sprites and the sprites on the hawk's head have became the rhythm of this design and it create a sense of movement and the passion from the team. Colour Field and Symbolism are the main art styles that use in there design, they have used a large surface of solid colours in both designs and symbolism have been used with colours and the crop logo.


The concept of this design has follow the motto of the team "spectemur agendo"  and it translates to "let us be judged by our acts". The hawk has also been use as apart of it's concept and it represent the Hawka Knight.


From my research, I think these designs have achieved its intention because the use of colours and elements have shown as a strong symbol of this team and it's an eye catching design. 

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=793684

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club

Critiquing tools

ART VOCABULARY LIST


Positive Space refer to the shapes of the objects.


Negative space is the shape around the object.


Asymmetry balance is characterised by the arrangement of the element that is not mirrored or equal in appearance.


Cross Hatch is use to produce an ink pen drawing. it's a rapid method of creating tone by using vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines vary in proximity to on another to create tonal and textural variations.


Hierarchy means the element that leads your eyes drawn first and the element that stand out the most from each design. The use of scale, colours, shapes and textures can be use to create the hierarchy element.






ADJECTIVE LIST


Calligraphy is a smooth line that content a thick and thin size on the same stroke. It is a technique to make beautiful or elegant handwriting. It is a fine art of skilled penmanship.


Pigment is a material that change colours of reflected or transmitted light.


Triad is a colour that composed with 3 colour spaced equal distance apart on the colour wheel and they don't have a strong contrast as between the complements.


Flat are shape that are 2 dimensional.

Freehand line are lines that are draw without any tools.

BASIC ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

Line is a versatile design element with the only dingle dimension of length. It can be use as the outline any drawing and the appropriate dimension dimension line in varying types. it can be create in different width and weight such as fine or light, bold or heavy lines. Lines can also use to create tones.

Colour is the most powerful element for design. in traditional theory, there are 3 pigment that can not be mix or formed my any other combination of other colour. Colours can also be define in different ways such as Hue (red, blue and yellow); Primary colours, Secondary colours, warm and cool colours.

texture can be assist in describing the detail of an object, it is use to represent the sense of touch and help us to recognise and understand the feature of the environment.

shape is generally to describes representational or abstract shapes that are 2 dimensional. it can be define as simple geometric shapes (squares, triangles, rectangles and circle) and Irregular or abstract shapes.

form is generally refers to objects that are 3 dimensional.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

Stability is use to define balance for the use of elements in each design.

Dynamic is use to describe the visual movement for each design

Rhythm in art is a portrayal of art that looks and feels like it has a sense of beat such as the rhythm that use in colour, shape, size and wheather the use of repetition to enhance it is used

Scale is the relative size of element within a composition, it can be refer to size to assists the viewer make a sense of depth, distance and proportions in a composition.

Style Time Line

The Arts and Crafts Movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement was created by the English man call William Morris. It was develop in England during the latter half of 19^th century and it was flourished between 1880 and 1910. This movement is a reaction of against the Industrial Revolution. Different artists, architects, designers, craftsmen and writers were a part of this movement and they were feared that the environment would be destroyed by the industrialization. This Movement advocated the truth to the materials and using simple forms, romantic or folk styles for decoration and medieval as a traditional craftsmanship.

William Morris was the central figure for the Arts and Crafts Movement, he has used this movement to created different decorative objects such as furniture, stained glass, textiles and wallpapers.


2 artist and Designers: 
Pauline Fjelde & William Morris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_Movement

http://char.txa.cornell.edu/art/decart/artcraft/artcraft.htm

http://tiny.cc/sn9dr
http://tiny.cc/kgwsr




Classical Realism

Classical Realism was originate with the Minneapolis artist called Richard Lack in 1982 and it started from his art exhibition in 1982. It is a characterised by a love for the visible world and great traditions of the Western art that include Classicism, Realism and Impressionism. Classical is the aesthetic for this movement and it's preference for order, beauty, harmony and completeness. This movement is differs from the art movement of Photorealism and Hyperrealism. This movement also refers to artistic's movement for painting in late 20th century and the combine elements of neoclassicism and realism from the 19th century. Lack also define this style to embraces with the traditions of European art. According from Richard Lack, Classical Realism is "Any 20th-century painting that suggests a recognizable object, however crudely or childishly rendered, qualifies as 'realistic.' Obviously, the simple word realism, when applied to painting, has become so broad in its sweep and general in its application that it is no longer meaningful."


2 artist and designer:
 Charles H. Cecil Studios & Graydon Parrish


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Realism
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2009/Classical_Realism/ClassicalRealism.php
http://www.ioffer.com/si/children+magazines?price=6


Folk art

Folk art is create at the late 19th century, it produces from an indigenous and traditional culture that is reflected the among of art with common people if nation or region. It is also primarily use for everyday or festive item produced and decorated by unschool artists to show their own criteria of function and craftsmanship and design. Folk art often used as a decorative and patterns and painting.


2 Artist and Designer:
Peter Hunt & Howard Finster


http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/212096/folk-art/50071/Style
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_art
http://au.alibaba.com/product/106911734-Huichol-indian-folk-art-bead-work.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/arts-and-crafts-movement


Graffiti

Graffiti was create in 1960s at New York, it is an artwork that create for lettering scratched, name images, scrawled and painted. It is a pubic type of art that appear in simple written words and wall painting. These artist are passionated, skilled, community oriented and socially conscious, they also portrayed as the criminal and vandals. Graffiti culture has include Activism, Direct action, Hip hop culture, stencil, spray paint art, and screen printing.


2 artist and designer:
Banksy & Miss Van



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti
http://csdt.rpi.edu/subcult/grafitti/culture/Birth_and_Evolution.html
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/14/tribute-to-graffiti-50-beautiful-graffiti-artworks/




International Typographic Style

THe International Typographic Style was developed in Switzerland in 1950s, it's also known as the Swiss style. it's a style where it's emphasizes cleanliness, readability and objectivity and it carries a hallmarks of asymmetric layouts by using grid and sans serif typeface that flush left.


2 artist and designer:
Max Miedinger & Richard Paul Lohse


http://smearedblackink.com/swiss_style_timeline/
http://www.internationalposter.com/style-primer/international-typographic.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Typographic_Style
http://www.sepetdanmerak.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html




Pop Art
Pop art is a popular culture that was created in the mid 1950s in Britain and late 1950s in the United States. It is a representational art as artists response on using mpersonal, mundane reality, irony and parody to express their personal symbolism and painterly looseness for Abstract Expressionism. This style also remove the materials from the context and isolates object and combines. It also created an aspects of Mass culture on advertising, comic and mundane cultural.


2 artist and designer:
David Hockney & Andy Warhol


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/pop_art.html
http://www.notcot.org/post/5570/


Qajar art
Qajar art was create on 1781 to 1925. It's an art movement that refers to the art forms of Persian Empire of Qajar dynasty. The portraiture of distinctive style is recognizable as part of the Qajar art. This style can be found from the the European style, textile, architecture and the roots of the traditional of Qajar painting during the preceding of Safavid empire. 


2 artist and designer:
Mihr 'Ali.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qajar_art
http://tiny.cc/llpxt
http://tiny.cc/xveg8



Pixel Art 
pixel art is a form of digital art that created by using raster graphics software to edit images with a pixel level. It was first use for old computer's graphic display and video games. This was first publish in 1982 by the Adele Goldberg and Robert Flegal of  Xeroox Palo Alto Research Center. Similar to bead art, Pixel art is create by putting small coloured units together, this is similar to modern digital image.


2 artist and designer:
Paul Robertson & Gary J Lucken

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_art
http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/20-inspiring-pixel-artists-tutorials-and-resources/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickgray/2434200018/


Space Art

Space Art was started in 1993, artist used their knowledge and idea of the outer space to use as a source for their inspiration and means for visualizing and promoting space travel. Most Space art artist have generated their work as Illustration and painting to communicate scientific discoveries.This movement have given a opportunity to expand and combine art, science, humanities and cultural.


2 artist and designer:
Michael Carroll &  Ron Miller


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_art

http://www.astrored.org/astrofotos/albums/Arte/Planetas/Space+Art+Wallpapers+06.jpg.html

Street Art

Street Art have begin in the 16th century at France. It is an art development in public space, similar to graffitti, street art has also include stencilgraffit, sticker art and street poster art. However, street art is also known as a part of post graffiti where they are used to distinguish the comtemporary public space of artwork.

2 Artist and designer:

Bansky & Zach Freshwater

http://www.artistswa.com/category/street-artist/

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_year_did_street_art_begin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art