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WIPO Director General Francis Gurry joins non-governmental organizations, including representatives of blind and visually impaired persons, and industry representatives on June 25, 2013, in celebrating agreement on the substantive provisions of a new international treaty that will improve access to published works for blind, visually impaired and print-disabled people. The treaty will be formally adopted on June 27 and signed on June 28, 2013. The Kingdom of Morrocco hosted WIPO's Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh from June 17 to 28, 2013.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
Inspired by a visually enchanting jewellery box...
Standing tall on the architectural world stage, The Cube, has transformed Birmingham’s skyline, raised its global profile and signifies a new era in the city’s evolution.
Inspired by the vision of award winning architect, Ken Shuttleworth, this most prestigious landmark building animates the canalside offering cutting edge design and breathtaking views in a designer neighbourhood.
Situated in the thriving Westside district of the city centre neighbouring The Mailbox, the intricate glowing tessellations blanket the exterior façade, to be admired from afar. Inside this fascinating ‘jewellery box’, a rich mix of slick residential apartments, exclusive retail, extensive office space, boutique hotel, private spa, a hi-tech automated car park and the city’s first rooftop restaurant reside.
Paying homage to the city’s jewellery heritage, Ken Shuttleworth and his talented team at Make architects visualised a shimmering structure, hovering above a glazed base with bold, geometric form.
The building twists upwards, creating an asymmetrical lightwell central to the public space. Terracing on the upper levels embraces a gem-like courtyard and internal courtyard spaces are lined with glass.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Pioneer Square has a number of substandard sidewalks and curb ramps that are difficult to maneuver for those in wheelchairs or motorized scooters, the visually impaired using canes, or those otherwise with limited mobility. Among the most difficult is the north side of S Jackson Street, going east several hundred feet from the corner at 2nd Avenue S, where the cross slope (the grade between the buildings and the curb) is as high as 17%.
The Pioneer Square based International Sustainability Institute (ISI) and the Alliance for Pioneer Square, who have long advocated to address these problems, applied for and were awarded a Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) grant to replace this segment of sidewalk. (Such grants are a competitive process, with applications reviewed by the area Neighborhood District Council and funded by the Bridging the Gap levy.)
While only a short length of sidewalk, the project is divided into two pieces. The western segment, running form the northeast corner at 2nd Avenue S and running east to the mid-block alley will provide a 9’ sidewalk with the mandated 2% improved cross slope. The existing granite curb will remain in place, although it may not be visible from the sidewalk, in that a new “stepped” curb will run along the street edge of the sidewalk.
The eastern segment, which runs east from the midblock alley for about 40’, is a bit more complicated. It will require rebuilding the lid over the areaway below the sidewalk at the eastern edge of the alley. In addition, it will involve ramping down the existing sidewalk to the east so that it meets the adjacent driveway. Finally, the alley itself will be regraded, improving the cross slope, to meet the 2% ADA slope requirement and to meet the new sidewalk segment to the west. (The areaway itself will be preserved.)
Visually we see only what wants to impose our experiences, memories and our learned us.
So we see at this day on German roads, people with headscarves and assozieren, it must be a Muslim. Here my grandmother has always worn headscarves. Des protection from the cold wind for.
We see only what we want to see. We look at the surface.
We get a first impression. And our thoughts play us tricks. We judge. We judge strangers. We judge people that we do not know.
Will a man leave with you. Whoever does not judge, but only considered.
Whoever does not judge and just observed. Whoever does not judge and allows only the kind thoughts. The lives better. It has a higher quality of life.
every day You live better with kind thoughts.
We affect what we see. We must not judge. We must not let the negative thoughts. Our thoughts are free. Manage them in a positive and beautiful direction.
Do you want to run forever with thoughts about how:
One is that a fat ass. That should not attract but.
The much too small. The is much too large.
Too thick. Too thin. Not my taste.
If you keep thinking about other, so sneak often thought in your head and unsettle you. Such as: When I think about others who then also think about me? Cases also an opinion about me?
It is uncertain, and uncertainty always leads to fears and anxieties lead to negative thoughts, to envy, hatred and in some cases, to violence.
Always remember, you can not know what other think. Stay with yourself. Think positive. Go through your life positively. You will feel that it is better you. A convertible. A great change in which many should take an example.
Excuse my English, it is not perfect. But who is that already. ♥
German:
Optik
Optisch sehen wir nur das, was unsere Erfahrungen, Erinnerungen und unser Gelerntes uns aufzwingen will.
So sehen wir heut zu Tage auf den deutschen Straßen, Menschen mit Kopftüchern und assozieren, es muss ein Muslime sein. Dabei hat meine Oma auch immer Kopftücher getragen. Des Schutzes vor dem kalten Wind wegen.
Wir sehen nur das, was wir sehen wollen. Wir schauen auf die Oberfläche.
Wir verschaffen uns einen ersten Eindruck. Und unsere Gedanken spielen uns Streiche. Wir urteilen. Wir urteilen über fremde Menschen. Wir urteilen über Menschen, die wir nicht kennen.
Bleibt doch bei euch. Wer nicht urteilt, sondern nur betrachtet.
Wer nicht urteilt und nur beobachtet. Wer nicht urteilt und nur die freundlichen Gedanken zulässt. Der lebt besser. Man hat eine höhere Lebensqualität.
Man lebt jeden Tag besser mit freundlichen Gedanken.
Wir beeinflussen was wir sehen. Wir müssen nicht urteilen. Wir müssen nicht die negativen Gedanken zu lassen. Unsere Gedanken sind frei. Steuere sie in eine positive und schöne Richtung.
Möchtest du ewig mit Gedanken umher laufen, wie:
Man ist das ein fetter Arsch. Das sollte sie aber nicht anziehen.
Die ist viel zu klein. Die ist viel zu groß.
Zu dick. Zu dünn. Nicht mein Geschmack.
Wenn du so über andere denkst, so schleichen sich oftmals Gedanken in deinen Kopf und verunsichern dich. Wie zum Beispiel: Wenn ich das über andere denke, denken die dann das auch über mich? Fällen die auch ein Urteil über mich?
Man wird unsicherer und Unsicherheit führt immer zu Ängsten und Ängste führen zu negativen Gedanken, zu Neid, zu Hass und in einigen Fällen zu Gewalt.
Denke immer daran, du kannst nicht wissen, was andere Denken. Bleibe bei dir selber. Denke positiv. Gehe positiv durch dein Leben. Du wirst spüren, dass es dir so besser geht. Ein Wandel. Ein großer Wandel an dem sich viele ein Beispiel nehmen sollten.
Свечение на одеждах!!!!!!Понимаю что это такая подсветка,но в сочетании с кружением дервишей особый смысл у этого Свечения!!!!!
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Submitted by: Chibuzo Orame
Country: Nigeria
Organisation: Bina Foundation
Category: Professional
Caption: Doctor close eyes examination of visually impaired player during the 2018 men blind/visually impaired summer camp/league tournament in Nigeria.
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Photo uploaded from the #VisionFirst Photo Competition (photocomp.iapb.org) held for World Sight Day 2019
On October 15, blind and visually impaired students took to the streets to raise awareness of pedestrian safety.
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
The exterior of this visually striking new building in the centre of the city has been clad in prepatinated copper sheeting making it an impressive sight. Full sound proofing techniques where included during the development phase of the Information Commons building to ensure that nearby outside traffic noise does not disturb users inside. The extensive use of large panes of glass sheeting gives users the advantage of long distance and ever changing external views and lets in lots of natural light making it a pleasant place to work. Existing mature plants surround the building which help to establish the new building into its older surroundings.
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Prominent footballers, coaches, international experts and representatives from sport organisations and clubs came together for the launch of ‘A Ball for All’ – a project to promote access to the practice of football for blind and visually impaired people.
The launch event, which was organised by Save the Dream, took place at Aspire Zone on the occasion of National Sport Day.
Run in collaboration with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Sasol, under its Definitely Able initiative, Qatar Social & Cultural Centre for the Blind (QSCCB) and Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF), the event featured French ambassador to Qatar Eric Chevallier, Qatar Sports Club and former Inter Milan player Luis Jimenez and legendary international coach Bora Milutinovic.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Delegates discuss a new international treaty to improve access to books for blind, visually impaired, and other print disabled people at the WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, held from June 17 to 28, 2013.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
I'm having trouble coming up with names for some of my tangles so I'm going to open up the dictionary and use the first word I see...could be interesting. There's some sepia bits in this one but it's not very apparent in the scan.
Rose Ganz, a visually impaired Veteran who served in the Gulf War and native of Arnold, Mo. speeds downhill with the help of an instructor at the 27th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic. The Clinic is the worlds largest learn to ski, adaptive winter sports rehabilitative event for U.S. military service Veterans. The pledge of the Clinic is to motivate Veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, certain neurological problems and other disabilities to live life to the fullest by experiencing Miracles on a Mountainside. The Clinic which is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Disabled American Veterans is taking place from March 31 - April 5.
Visually linking the stylish washbasins, shower trays and bathtubs, WCs, bidets, furniture and accessories is the signature "dOt", a circular hollow or cut-out that decorates practically every object in the series - and is, at the same time, a function detail. ILBAGNOALESSI dOt – a cooperative venture between Alessi, LAUFEN and Oras – is designed by Wiel Arets and Good Design Award 2009 winner.
Link BSSR-House
Happy Monday my friends.....some petunias for you to enjoy.....Pat
PS: Some have asked through flickrmail, 'how did you achieve this?'
Answer: The day's light determined what I could shoot as light always seems to with our photos. I also used a -2/3 exposure compensation which worked well in this case, allowing the basic details to remain. Then I used PSElements to sharpen it a bit more, worked with lighting and color a bit (but not too much), finished with Picnik....some colored vignetting on the edges and then a frame. I spent more time on this shot than usual because it visually caught my eye (and heart), and I treated it with care. (I had also worked with other versions, waited quite awhile to see whether I liked them well enough or not, decided this was the one I liked best......all in all, I personally do not care to do extensive processing; it's not in my nature.......ah, but realizing that could change sometime....lol.....)
Dakkhina Bahadur, 30, is physically and visually impaired, who lives with her husband and two children at Baraikhali in Dacope upazila in Khulna. Cyclone Amphan destroyed her stock of “Chaar”, or catching equipment for crabs made from bamboo. Her business of selling Chaar was steady before the Covid-19 pandemic, but that came to a halt soon after. She received cash support from UN Women as a victim of Cyclone Amphan as well as the Covid-19 pandemic, which she used to purchase raw materials for making new batches of Chaar. This helped her to resume selling the item again. Business has not been brisk compared to the pre-pandemic days six months ago, but at least now she has begun again.
Photo: UN Women/Fahad Kaizer
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
***UPDATE*** 7/2/13 Some things are meant to swim upstream. This is heading exactly that way, where it belongs. Thanks LC.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Throughout my brief, I was required to develop corporate branding for a cake shop in London called, ‘Eat Cake’, which must include the logo, business card, compliments slip, bags, uniform, serviettes, and shop signage and frontage. The main aims were to make the designs look contemporary as well as visually communicating the healthy approach to their company.
I have met the brief because I have experimented with colours in order to make the company feel organic as well as desirable; I used orange to trigger hunger from the consume and to symbolise energy, and a peppermint green in order to communicate the company’s healthy approach and to gain a fresh and vibrant look from the design. I like the combination of colour because they are both natural and they create a strong contrast that grabs the consumer’s attention; the combination brings out the saturation of the pigments and makes the design as a whole feel dynamic. I started thinking about colour after researching the logo, ‘House of Green’ designed by kami Piatkowski because I liked how he uses colour to symbolise what the company stands for and how colour can be used to create a modern and contemporary appearance, which was his main aim because his client wanted to communicate with modern people; the contrasting colour s make the design stand out as bold and it emphases the clean edges within the design. I created a palette filled with all the natural colours I had available to me and I started limiting my palette based on what the colours symbolise and what mood is created when combining each colour with another.
Another graphic designer that inspired my work was Mario De Meyer because I liked how he separates colour, making the design feel spacious and contemporary. I also like his design because of the rhythm being used and how each colour and curve reoccurs in the design, creating a sense of movement and flow within the typographic design. I experimented with different ways of presenting the shape of my logo and concluded that the colours should be vertical and avoid being connected with another shape or colour; it creates simplicity and the vertical lines direct the viewer towards the writing; the lines are closing in on each other, and the viewer’s eye moves toward the bottom of the logo.
The typography was inspired by the ‘Clipper tea’ company designed by Big Fish, which was my first piece of research; I liked the design as a whole, the way they branded their product ad combined simple shapes with simple typography, creating unity ad a harmonious combination. At the start of my project, I liked the idea of showing my ingredients in order to gain trust from the consumer and to promote the client’s natural ingredients, however, as I progressed through this project, I directed my attention towards creating imagery with the company’s initials. After designing the symbol, I still wanted to use the research I had collected from the start, so I used the Clipper tea typography with my new symbol and explored different compositions. I decided to use the typography used for the company’s slogan because I found that the main typeface was too artificial and mass produced. The other typeface makes the consumer feel more welcome and it is harmonious with the geometric shapes within the symbol. I decided to change the typeface slightly in order to make it my own as well as making the design feel more solid and bold, allowing the consumer to interact with the rand more; I took away the spaces in the letter ‘A’, which was very convenient for me when I was painting my brand because I didn’t need to worry about using a smaller brush and it is less time consuming.
The symbol was inspired by the ‘Breaze’ logo designed by Reynolds and Reyner. I liked the minimalistic style of their design because it attracts modern consumers and appears clean and contemporary when contrasting colours are used with the design. I also liked the way they made their typography illustrative by transforming them into meaningful imagery that communicates what the brand is and what ideas they are trying to promote to the consumer. I experimented with the initials of ‘Eat Cake’ in order to create a contemporary symbol, and I managed to produce a cupcake using these initials. I like this design because it is creative, simple and subtle; when you look at the design, the consumer doesn’t notice the typography used to produce the imagery.
After choosing my final design, I experimented with different materials in order to gain an understanding of texture and whether they would be appropriate for the company. I used mediums such as oil and soft pastel, watercolour paint and pencil, felt-tip pen, fine liner, illustrator, ink, and acrylic paint. I decided to produce my final design using acrylic paint because it has a soft effect on the design, making it feel welcoming and friendly, and it allowed me to gain more control over the colour pigments. However, as I was digitalising my design on Photoshop, I found that the design didn’t look contemporary with a textured background, so I erased the background and tidied up the edges of my logo.
Once my project was coming towards an end, I realised that the logo needed a background in order to show variation on my design and so the uniforms are not white; a white uniform is inconvenient for staff members to keep clean, especially when working in a cake industry. So I researched corporate branding, which lead me on to the ‘PilyQ’ logo designed by Jeet Patel because I liked the simplicity of the design and the use of rhythm in the background; it relates a sense of direction and it suits my logo’s symmetric and geometric shapes. This pattern also reminded me of old fashioned bakeries, which inspired me to use the same pattern with my colours; the design is still contemporary, however, the background brings sense of history, making the design feel friendly and traditional, which suits the company’s homemade products. Design trends are reverting back to specific periods in history, making them retro, fun and full of colour. I like this design because it has a sense of rhythm, direction, contrast and unity, and the simple yet retro style attracts younger consumers, which is the main target market that is ideal because they are a new generation that needs to consider their health, and they are of an age where they are not afraid of treating themselves to desirable foods.
The Patisserie Valerie cake company was a form of primary and secondary research. I used the packaging in order to overlay with my own design on Photoshop. I decided to research this company because there are limited shops that only sell cakes and I wanted to observe how they display their brand, which gave me ideas for my own work. I over-layered their staff uniform on Photoshop using my own design, which was a secondary image because I was very hesitant on asking the staff member to stop doing their work in order to have their photo taken. However, if I did have a bit more confidence, my design would have been less pixelated.
I think I should have done more annotation and reflect more on my work because I found that I didn’t have enough time to do so. Doing more annotation would have allowed me to feel more in control of my work and it would have allowed me to make faster decisions when it came to my decision making. I also think I should have explored illustrator in order to strengthen my software skills because it would have enabled me to create imagery that is less pixelated.
I found digitalising my designs were successful because I was able to refer back to my Photoshop workshop and make my designs blend in to photos; making the design settle into the photos enabled me to see what my design would look like in the real world without physically designing it, which is one cost effective way of designing brands. I was also pleased that I was able to improve my logo as I was digitalising my logo because it enabled me to use my problem solving skills and think of an alternative way of presenting my logo. Taking away the texture in the background also enabled me to make the design clean and contemporary, and it places more emphasis on the texture used on the logo.
In order to improve, I would make the compliments slip longer in width because there isn’t enough space in the centre, and doing this would balance the weight of the layout further as well as giving the consumer enough space to comfortably move their eyes in a circular direction. I also think I should have ventured out in search for more cafes in order to get primary imagery of shop frontages, which would have allowed me to apply my design to my own imagery; it would be less pixelated, enabling me to print out my design on a larger scale.
In conclusion, my understanding of a logo has improved and I now know the correct way of approaching a project involving identity; I understand how to interpret what the client is trying to communicate and what colours to use in order to make a design feel desirable and organic. Additionally, my knowledge on Photoshop has improved, which will enable me to apply my designs to packaging, uniforms and sop frontages in my next identity projects. At first I struggled with how to approach this project, however, during the second week, I found that all my ideas changed and I was in the right mind set to create a meaningful piece of work. And I am pleased with my work and I am pleased that I was able to work out how to combine two contrasting elements ‘ natural and desirable’ in my design.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of VA's six national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Submitted by: Chelsie Hovingh
Country: United States
Organisation: Allendale Family Vision
Category: Amateur
Caption: May you always see the world through the eyes of a child. 285 million people are blind or visually impaired, but 80% don't have to be. Raise awareness, we are #strongertogether
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Photo uploaded from the #StrongerTogether Photo Competition website (photocomp.iapb.org)
#REKA_ONE decorating #SpillestedetStengade's #SmokingLounge while being #documented visually by #LarsCopenhagen | © Frederik Emil Høyer-Christensen/gbCrates (All Rights Reserved)
***UPDATE*** 7/2/13 Some things are meant to swim upstream. This is heading exactly that way, where it belongs. Thanks LC.
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Lovely visually rich street we had to explore... I think that I was a little overwhelmed by it all... and wish I had just picked one thing to focus on....
this is two views merged into the one spread... adding further to the density of the page!
SX70 OneStep with Impossible PX70 Cool film
Another shot from my visit to the V&A with Lesley on Friday. Love this film. It's also my answer to Challenge #19 from the 52by52 Group.
Choose your favourite poem and try to represent a line of it visually.
— Marcus Bleasdale
Though not strictly a poem, its what came to mind when I saw these.
"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too; . . . If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same . . . Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it."
-- (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling
Visually, Porsche's 914 (1969-76) can be understood as a reaction to the brand's twenty year iteration of its Streamline Moderne Gmünd models. Where 356 and 911 were soft and tall - and self-consciously anthropomorphic - the rigorously pared-down 914 went sharp and wide. Awkward angles are celebrated; an abrupt roofline interacts minimally with rear wheels, lending the form rough grace but little sweetness. Like strong coffee, this is a car for those who already love cars.
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Olympus MJU II
Fuji Superia 400 (exp. 2003)
I felt like doing something visually extreme just for the sake of it and I was thinking of waterfalls. I imagined a tower of them and wondered how many I could stack on one page with it still looking pleasing to the eye. The answer was 7 different stamps and 9 impressions of them for a total of 9 falls and most of them large. For such a large scene, I didn't have to add many more stamps to finish off the scene because there wasn't much more space left. I love adding white pigment ink and Dr. Martin's Bleed Proof White splatter painting embellishments on scenes so this one was a real treat when it came to that.
Original: Marvy, and Distress dye based inks. Hero Arts white pigment ink. Versafine black pigment ink. 8.5" x 11" glossy card stock (not glossy photopaper). Shuttle Art and Marvy alcohol pens. Miaosun white paint pen. Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White.
Stampscapes stamps used: 081E Tall Rock w/Falls, 082G Tall Rock w/Falls Lg, 043G Gushing Falls Lg, 075G Side Falls Lg, 015G Cascading Falls Lg, Babbling Brook 183G, Brook Falls 184G, Pines and Rocks Sm 267E, Spruce Lg 078F, Leafless Pines Medium 370E, Leafless Pines Lg 371G, and Cloud Cumulus 018E.
For more information visit: www.stampscapes.com
Visual.ly
In their own words:
“Visually is a one-stop shop for the creation of data visualizations and
infographics, bringing together Marketing Gurus, Data Nerds and Design
Junkies based on shared interests.”
Have you ever wanted to make a nice infographic and wondered how people
manage to get everything lined up just right and find the perfect images to
use? This is the tool for you. Visually allows you to create infographics
and data visualization based on data you already have available in your
social media accounts. There are also a ton of items from other people and
designers in the community. Completed projects can be posted to the
community for comments and recommendations and there is also a marketplace
for finding talented designers. It has fully integrated social media
support for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google +, Pinterest, and
StumbledUpon.
The graphics can be embedded on personal websites, shared on social media,
or shared by a web link following completion. You can also download a PDF
version. Creation is pretty quick and easy, choose a template and connect
to the social media or other website requested and it pulls the data
directly from the site. I created a visual resume by connecting with my
LinkedIn account. All of the information was pulled directly from my
profile and gives the viewer an easy-to-read quick overview of my skills,
education and employment history.
Chris’s Visual Resume:
Ever wanted to create a Venn Diagram with a little flair? Visually is the
place to do that too. The screenshot is one of the available templates.
They also allow you to submit ideas for new templates to support Venn
Diagramming. Unfortunately the current options are rather limited because
the focus is really on connecting folks through the marketplace. There are
an absolute ton of available items already on the site though. You can
explore by theme (animals, geography, etc.) or by person. If you have a
topic of person you want to see all updates for, you can follow them
through your site account. Staff also comb the web for unique infographics
to add to the site. If you have graphic design skills and just need
inspiration, this is an excellent place to get that.
One of the templates that could be particularly useful is “Life of a
Hashtag.” Life of a Hashtag could be used following a conference or other
event for which a hashtag is craeted and/or promoted. As an example, one
of the classes I recently finished had a hashtag to share information
regarding the course and promote creation of a Professional Learning
Network. The only caveat is that the hashtag has to have been active
within the last month in order for the infographic to populate.
#SI643 Life of a Hashtag:
The Facebook Insights infographic allows you to track the data related to
any Facebook Page you own. The Google Analytics infographic allows you to
pull information about your website into a nice graphic form. There is a
lot of inspiration here and they seem to be growing with some “coming soon”
features planned. The community also seems to be vibrant and completely
geeked out about data visualization. It is definitely a site I will be
keeping my eye on.
This is a guest post by Chris Bulin (@Arduanne), a graduate student
assistant at the Taubman Health Sciences Library.
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Puerto Rican music legend José Feliciano performed on June 18, 2013 at the end of the first day of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, held from June 17 to 28, 2013. The diplomatic conference aims to conclude a new international treaty to improve access to books for blind, visually impaired, and other print disabled people by establishing an enabling legal framework to facilitate the production of accessible formats and their exchange across borders.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.