Design Autobiography #3- Future of Antique Sign

Skyvertising

The future of my object (antique sign) is skyvertising. A plane will disperse colored air dye into the sky in the shapes of objects and words of materials and things being sold. It will last for a week in the sky before it will fade so patrons can enjoy the scene and perhaps want the thing being skyvertised.



Cited:

http://www.wallcoo.net/nature/sky-photography-01/html/wallpaper7.html
http://www.delish.com/food-fun/froot-loops-toucan-sam-food-mascot#slide-9
http://www.travelizmo.com/archives/cat_sport_planes.html

Design Autobiography #2- Antique Sign

A "map" of how antique signs evolved and how they influence today...

Cited:

http://guy.com/2011/04/26/what-your-media-thinks-of-you-coke/http://www.emmitsburg.net/humor/daily_additions/2007/may/4.htmhttp://martinklasch.blogspot.com/2009/08/ephemera-vintage-bubble-gum-wrappers.htmlhttp://crazy-frankenstein.com/christmas-santa-claus-wallpapers.htmlhttp://www.abstractfineartprints.com/print-81231-4322180/bright-abstract-colors-11-photographic-print/http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/South_America/Brazil/South/Parana/Foz_do_Iguacu/photo1172802.htmhttp://www.tvparty.com/vaultdaws.htmlhttp://pediatrics.about.com/od/nutrition/tp/0708_best_foods.htmhttp://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wrecklamation/resuses-gum-wrappers.htmlhttp://www.popartuk.com/general/coca-cola/coke-vintage-nc1-tin-sign.asphttp://oldefrostfarm1780.blogspot.com/2010/03/vintage-cereal-ads.htmlhttp://www.cocacolacollectibles.org/bottles/vintage-coca-cola-cardboard-6-pack-bottles-c1939.htmlhttp://boomsteph.buzznet.com/user/journal/4163941/mr-cellophane-introduces/http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_ucp_slideshow.asp?id=219&picid=2176http://freeflavour.com/?tag=vintage-chewing-gum

My 6x6 name & object card

An object that appropriately best represents me as a designer is an antique sign. Antique signs represent my heritage and the roots in which I grew up; growing up in a small country town where everyone kept the old soda shop alive. Antique signs advertise a product (I want my design advertised.) and represent our past ( I want my designs to last and represent the time period I am designing in). They also show us the everyday important things in life most people take for granted. ( I want to make those little things stand out.) They are made of a variety of materials ( I use multiple materials when I design.) and seen in a variety of places. ( I want my design to spread to many places.) The colors on the signs are bold and bright, but get a rustic look through time. ( What I design will look new at first, but through time will begin to take a worn look like all other things in life.) But most of all antique signs help us represent America and what we stand for as a country. They help us remember our past and put comfort in our hearts. ( I want to be an American designer and I want my clients to feel comfort in the places I create for them.)    The cultural look to this object would be that most people consider antique signs as a memory of the past, an antique, something that has value to it. It is also seen as being a type of decor for specific areas and locations. As a subcultural object it is seen as something that will make profit, that will help advertise, and that will be needed for society by those creating the signs.