Span/English Billboards

Dasana water has come out with two different billboards. Both billboards are a combination of English and Spanish words that mean "Move your Water." These ads are aimed at Spanish-speaking Americans and they show two different individuals moving in water, which I found very interesting and creative. I think that the typography works really well and the people moving in the water is visually striking and memorable.

My venice beach trip

For my poster assignment I was assigned to explore beaches in Los Angeles. One of the beaches I chose was Venice Beach. I took a trip during a sunny day to explore this beach and I was amazed at how much of a visual experience it was; it was more than a surfer beach. Every palm tree was painted with graffiti art, and the walls around the shore walk, such as the second picture above, was decorated with colorful spray paint. As an Angelino resident, Venice beach it's a beach filled with many creative artists who can spend almost everyday creating new forms of art and/or selling thier art on their famous boardwalk. Their is no way you can escape the art in Venice beach, everywhere you turn, you are faced with vibrant and dazzling works of art.

The Ed Hardy's fashion craze

In the picture above (right), the famous Ed Hardy is posing next to his most famous works. To the left is Hardy's famous artwork that we now find everywhere; starting from the shoes, to your pens and shirts. Ed Hardey’s art has become popular throughout the world. People of all ages, from young children to adults, wear his art, but many don’t know exactly who this popular artist is or where his art is influenced from. Through browsing on the internet, I came across the website
www.donedhardyarchive.com/about.html, where I found out that Ed Hardy is a Californian tattoo artist who spent some years of intense studying in Japan, and according to this website, he became "the first non-Asian to gain access to that world." I find his work very interesting; it catches my attention, but I've never bought any merchandise by him, such as a shirt or a hat with his art work. His work is obviously inspired by Japanese art, which has become famous everywhere. For many people, his work represents freedom, rebellion or rock and roll. He has made some serious money out of it!