Author: Black Grrrl Tech
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On Creating Conceptual Calm
Creating Calm Magazine as Your path to peace. I relished in the use of my favorite graphic design, photojournalist, Feng Shui, and spatial concepts of negative space and symmetry in the cover design. Meditative imagery of the natural world, seamless sans serif font, and minimalist copy are the labyrinth path to creating conceptual calm.
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On Zoom, Similarity, and Proximity
The Zoom logos use the graphic design concepts of similarity and proximity. The Zoom logos are similar to iconic logos of the World Wide Web preceding Zoom. The Zoom logos’ blue background with white copy or image call upon the iconic logos of Facebook and AOL. Zoom was founded in 2011, Facebook in 2004, and…
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On Chrome, Continuity, and Closure
The Google Chrome logo uses the graphic design concepts of continuity and closure. The design’s simplicity and color blocking in primary colors makes the Google Chrome logo memorable. I would elevate the Google Chrome logo by re-designing the outer color blocking in the shape of a lower case “c” with the the inner blue circle…
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Black Grrrl Tech
The aspect of photojournalism, web design, and web development that most excites me is the ability to help marginalized people communicate a message, purpose, or product to a mass audience through the internet by creating their photography and website within budget for economic success. The three r’s in Black Grrrl Tech stand for rights, representation,…