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This photo has been created by Greenpeace UK. bp-logo-430

1. Describe the logo using the language of the Elements and Principles of Design.
This logo makes a clear presentation of the message being conveyed in the logo showing the poison symbol. It uses 2 basic colours in the design which creates a good contrast between the bp green sign, and the skull. Even though the bp logo is small, it still stands out when it is placed on the larger poison symbol. The short message "beware of pirates" is also straight forward and simple. B & P are coloured green to represent BP's company. The logo is creative, simple and straight forward.

2. Describe the symbols used in the logo. Why did the graphic artist use such imagery?
The poison symbol used with BP's main logo shows how they have caused poison in our world. The phrase beware of pirates symbolizes the poison sign, because skulls are a symbolism of pirates. This graphic artist chose to use pirates as a symbol of destruction because BP has caused destruction in our economy and killed many living organisms. The graphic artist has definetly chose an appropriate symbol for  logo.

3. What does this logo say of BP's corporate identity?
This logo shows that BP's corporate identity is disliked by many people because of the corruption they have created to our world. The poison symbol used in this logo shows that BP has brought poison to our oceans because of their oil spill. Greenpeace has definetly proven to the world that BP is a dangerous corporate company with the logo's that have been created for the competition. I think that this logo in particular has definety proven that BP's identity has gone from good to terrible.

I chose to do this logo because out of all the logo's I saw, I think that this logo is the most clear and straight forward. I also find it clever how it is designed to show the symbolism and how "beware of pirates" fits well with BP. It's also clever how they placed the BP logo as the eyepatch for the skull because it fits the symbolism very well. The graphic artist has definetly done a good job showing the principles of design and the main idea of the competition. 

1. Is this acting or is this animation?

I believe that the movie Avatar is both acting and animation. The movie contains both human characters and the animated blue human creature. Without actors acting the roles of these blue creatures, the movie wouldn't have it's detailed and realistic features. Without animation in this movie, it also wouldn't have the same distinct and unique effect. The digital software has transformed the actions of the human actors into animationed creatures, which is why the movie Avatar should be categorized as both acting and animation.


2. Do you think that animated character should be eligible for acting awards?

I do not think that animated characters should be eligible for acting awards because they do not fully show their acting abilities enough to be eligible for the awards. They do not present themselves in a way that can be fully observed by the audience.  Instead their performance is only captured as animated characters on digital animations. If animation characters were eligible for awards, i think they should deserve a different award because animated acting compared to actual acting is very different. Both forms of acting are difficult and complex, but I believe that an animated character should not be eligible for acting awards.


3. Do you think that human actors will ever become obsolete? Why or why not?

I do not believe that human actors will ever become obsolete because no matter how much technology develops, they cannot improvise the human characteristics. If technology replaced humans, it would not feel as realistic and emotional. Each human presents a different and unique personality when they act a specific character in each movie. I do not believe that technology could ever replace this and make human actors become obsolete.

The image of the light graffiti shows a saxophone with music notes and ribbon drawn with light. These music notes and ribbons are drawn simply and also show good contrast in colour. The light graffiti was photoshopped with vibrant colours with shadows and gradiant effects. the music notes stand out, but so does the saxophone. This piece of light graffiti presents a good overall picture that attracts attention to all viewers.

The image of the spray can graffiti was taken on my trip with the other visual art students in downtown. This graffiti was found in an alley on the side of the building. The graffiti shows detail in the creative design of the blue person in the back with the bleeding smiley face. The portrait is abstract and shows a mix of different elements all in one creation of spray can graffiti. The picture creates curiosity and messages when you observe the pictures. It makes me wonder "why is the face smiling, but bleeding at the same time" and "why is there a circle at the centre of the blue man's forehead" ? The spray can graffiti expresses emotion in a very unique and original way.

Both light graffiti and traditional graffiti are both a creative way to express ones feelings and emotions. Graffiti is a way that claims a property, some are credited and some are not. The light graffiti is more of a form of media art created with photoshop. It gives off a computerized professional look, while the traditional graffiti shows a more professional artistic work. Although both forms of graffiti look very different, but they still show the same concept and a very good piece of art.

A Fair(y) Use Tale


1.This mashup uses scenes from Disney movies to present the idea and message of copyright laws. These scenes show an abstract video of media arts and also somewhat of a comedic parody. It is a creative way to show the work of media art with the repetition of words and scenes from many Disney movies. It is educational towards the legal copyright laws and shows a good example of proper credits.

2. The creator Eric Faden did not break any copyright laws in A Fair(y) Use Tale. He credited Disney for the clips that he took to create his new video. The video is ironic because he uses the scenes from Disney movies to create a story about copyright laws.


3.Yes I think that this mashup requires copyright permission because the creator Eric Faden used video clips from movies. When using these scenes in the mashup, the creator must ask permission to use these clips in another creation. They must also give credit to the original creator of these clips.