Is this design?
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- fate_redux0
Ok rise, that makes sense. But it's not design.
- fate_redux0
I thought Mercier just turned those Photos into a site, MrDinky? Or was he in charge of that was well?
- rise0
lol, obviously you dont understand fashion ads...
They aren't about design, they are about the clothing and the image the photography portrays...
If you cover it with bananas & nuts it takes away from the overall image of the brand.
- fate_redux0
Oh, I'm sure the bullshit they fed the client to convince them this was "unique" and "growing the brand" took ages to prepare. Good bullshit for bad execution, especially something as boring as this, can take a long time to script. I bet it was pages of malarky.
- rise0
"just because it's simple, doesn't mean it took two minutes to make"
I wish I had this reoccuring voice screaming out everytime I'm in a meeting.
- fate_redux0
designerror, besides hiring a Photography and some models, what particularly do you think is the least bit of a challenge in that ad I posted? It is incredibly boring and uninteresting.
And don't give me some "It's ironically cliched, you don't get it!" It is, what it is. A photo like a million others and a logo on top. And it is a huge trend.
- designerror0
could you have done it?
just because it's simple, doesn't mean it took two minutes to make
- rise0
generally, the art director comes up with the concept direction piece how the models look and our facing and interacting with the camera, and then goes over that with the photographer.
Theres more to that ad then just snapping a picture and slapping a logo on it.
- fate_redux0
I think with something so obviously banal ("Ok, look brooding and elitist! Like all those other ads!") whatever "designer" slapped that logo on there shouldn't be taking credit for it. Because a monkey could do it.
If you're getting into /real/ conceptual work when directing photography, that is a different story. That photo, and the thousands others like it, are bullshit. There is no meaning in them, and the logo slapped on there seems glib.
- rise0
You can art direct photos, and just make the photographer take your shot,
I've styled, directed, and "lit" models for shoots.
- designerror0
Is this design?
define design before asking the question, then you will have your answer
- Gorbie0
no... it's fashion design, interior design, textile design, styling, photography, and graphic design.
- welded0
I'm totally going to rip that. Look for the accusatory thread in a week or so.
- piperboytoy0
it's strategically placed.