Graffitti Art - Is It Art or Is It Design?

Before discussing about the above issue, let's talk about how people define the term "graffitti" first.

Graffitti, according to wikipedia.com, is a art form created by scratching sharp objects or spraying paint into a surface.

Up to now, graffitti still be considerred as crime art because the graffittists make their works into public walls without permissions from authourities, or private walls without aggreements from the owners; then, letting to vandalism.

Moreover, it's quite hard for the graffittists to create their artworks legally due to some reasons:

• They need a large space to paint --> it's impossile for city's scenarios.
• They need to build thier own walls --> it costs lot of money.
• Most of graffittists are poor or unemployed or low-educated --> thier use of words is not properly.

So, it's time to go straight to the main issue here, Graffitti Art - Is It Art or Is It Design?

Well, for some reasons graffitti is art because:

• Not much people accept the viusal of graffitti.
• Mostly graffitti express the artist's personalization by drawing thier 'tag' (nickname) into the walls.
• Graffitti has a long-term development from the ancient Greek period till now.

However, graffitti is now becoming design because:

• The marketers use graffitti to approach the youth as a taget group.
• Graffitti is applied as a style to decoration, such as, fonts, notebook covers, wallpapers, etc.
• People use graffitti to communicate their concepts to audiences over advertising.
• Graffitti is not only on the walls, but also appear on a variety of media, like internet images, TV, printAds, etc.

To conclude, depending on which purpose of using graffitii, it could be art or design.

If a person makes a graffitti for his own personalities. That's art.
But if a person creates a graffitti to communicate an idea over many types of media. That's design.

So, what do you think?

5 examples of viral marketing

while sneaking around the web, i have found some interesting examples of viral marketing.
just want to share with you these.

(source: clickz.com)

Value Viral

• What it is: People share quality experiences with others.
• How it works: Joe tries product X and finds it to be very good. He then tells Jane to try it.
• Product examples: Hotmail, PalmPilots, Harry Potter books
• Web site examples: Amazon, Yahoo
• How to "make it viral": You can't. The products alone must be good enough to foster user chatter. "Tell a Friend" technologies do not make a product viral; they merely allow users to tell others about good products.

Guile Viral

• What it is: People try to "sell" to others in exchange for incentives.
• How it works: Joe tries to convince Jane to try product X because Joe may receive a reward if Jane tries it.
• Product examples: countless promotions, beenz, Amway, Tupperware
• Web site examples: Quixtar, MyPoints
• How to "make it viral": You can't. Users must feel that the reward is worth it and that the products are good enough to risk the possible displeasure of others. Simply adding a reward when the products are not of sufficient quality might result in user backlash against being "sold."

Vital Viral

• What it is: People want to share experiences with others, which requires certain products.
• How it works: Joe wants to share experience Y with Jane, and Jane needs product X to do so.
• Product examples: ICQ, RealPlayer, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Acrobat
• Web site examples: eBay, AOL
• How to "make it viral": You can't. Users must feel that the experience and the product are worth it to make a change for themselves, let alone to convince others to do likewise. Simply creating a user-to-user standard without making it worthwhile and enjoyable might only serve to inhibit adoption.

Spiral Viral

• What it is: People want to share funny, dirty, and/or interesting experiences with others.
• How it works: Joe wants to share experience Y with Jane because Joe thinks that Jane will also find it funny, dirty, and/or interesting.
• Product examples: numerous jokes, Superfriends video clip, Hampster Dance, Frog Blender
• Web site examples: Mahir Cagri's Home Page, JenniCam
• How to "make it viral": You can't. Success stories in this category were rarely intended to be "viral," rather, they were intended to be funny, dirty, and/or interesting. (The Superfriends email was originally sent to only seven people.) Also, this category is not well suited to push products.

Vile Viral

• What it is: People warn others of negative experiences.
• How it works: Joe tries product X and finds it very bad. He then tells Jane to avoid it.
• Product examples: Many failed dot-coms, Apple Newton, Olestra, "Plan B" book, Crystal Pepsi
• Web site examples: Real.com (for the RealJukebox fiasco)
• How to "make it viral": You can -- very easily. Simply create products that are of poor quality, are not designed with the user in mind, or are perceived by the user to be marketed in an underhanded manner.

My usual process of creating a WORDTYPE logo

Handmade:

• Draw the company's name on the paper.
• Try to write the name in different styles as much as possible.
• Using S.C.A.M.B.E.R technique to refine the shape of the logo.
• Scan and sketch on computer

Digital:

• Using Illustrator, type the company's name
• Change the font style till feeling satisfied with the font.
• Modify the type to create a new look for the logo.

Application of Logo Lession- Logo for the Publik Co.

Based on what i have learned about logo creation this week. I have made a logo for the company which was established by an ex-RMIT PR.

The logo is mainly based on typography, and has a special point within the logo. --> Wordtype Logo.