Design Process

Beginning Sketches

Beginning Sketches

Project Statement

Project Statement

I observed a distinct difference in the amount of leisure time used by men and women. I began research on this theory and found evidence of its validity. I selected an article referring to my theory, which was in need of a visual explanation.

Salon Media Group operates the award winning news site Salon.com created by David Talbot in 1995. It was one of the first web magazines. The site has an audience of fifteen million monthly unique visitors, covering a broad range of topics, including breaking news stories, politics, culture, technology, and entertainment. 1 Since it’s creation, it has been unprofitable. 2

Through research, sketches, and organization of facts, I have come up with an interactive visual explanation to add interest to the article.

1 http://www.salon.com/about/

2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(website)

Project 2 Sources of Data

Data on single men spending more time in leisure than women with children.

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/10/report_men_spend_more_time_having_fun_and_relaxing_than_women/

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/03/14/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family/7/#fnref-16485-27

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm                     

http://consumerist.com/2012/06/18/netflix-honors-man-who-watched-252-movies-in-a-month-with-his-own-day/

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/10/another-gender-gap-men-spend-more-time-in-leisure-activities/



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/women-sleep-work-stress-_n_2917198.html

 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/14/men-women-work-time/1983271/

http://jezebel.com/5987056/women-work-harder-than-men-study-says

Project 2 Research

Thumbs

INSPIRATION

http://www.eringilman.com/portfolio-presentation.html

THUMBS

INSPIRATION

http://www.obeygiant.com

Shepard Fairey

http://www.lukova.net/

Luba Lukova

http://www.marksmithillustration.com/portfolio/images/7177118

Mark Smith

Inspirational illustrators.

The three illustrators I have chosen are vastly different in their approaches to image manipulation yet they all have the ability to convey very clear messages.

 The first is Shepard Fairey with his stamping, screen printing, and collaging. He creates stunning visual depth in his images and most always imbeds strong political opinion within his works.

 The second is Luba Lukova. Her work is very simple, flat, and almost childlike. She imbeds a statement in her images using the juxtaposition of the idea to highlight the concepts.

 The third artist is Mark Smith. His work is very clean, well thought out, and comfortable. The statements in his work are very subtle, yet can be very deep.