Assignment 3

Freak - A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular

Mutant - (Slang) One that is suggestive of a genetic mutant, as in bizarre appearance or inaptitude.

Monster - A creature having a strange or frightening appearance.

Lusus Naturae - a freak, mutant, or monster

Hippie - A person who opposes and rejects many of the conventional standards and customs of society, especially one who advocates extreme liberalism in sociopolitical attitudes and lifestyles.

Oddities - The state or quality of being odd; strangeness.

Eccentric - Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.

Strange - Out of the ordinary; unusual or striking.

Unusual - Not usual, common, or ordinary.

Geek - a carnival performer who does disgusting acts

My inspiration: Shepard Fairey

Redesigned Ad

I chose a different Ad to redesign:

Assignment 1

My name is Joseph D'Asaro, and I am a Film major. I am taking this class because I've always liked advertising and design. I wouldn't consider myself a rabid fan, I'm not the kinda person who watches the Superbowl for commercials, but I sometimes get excited to see new ads on tv and print. Some recent ad campaigns I like are the "Allstate Mayhem Commercials," "The Social Network," "The Old Spice," and the "Tron: Legacy" viral campaign.

This is an ad for a screening of Dirty Harry I have in my room. It is for the Alamo Draft House Rolling Roadshow, a series of outdoor movie screenings that took place where they were filmed and it is done by Olly Moss, one of my favorite designers. I like this poster because of it's simplicity. The gun and the face of Clint Eastwood are icons to the movie and when i saw the poster i had to have it.

This ad in for "Abilify" is what i dont like to see in ads: lots, and lots of text and unnecessary pictures that have nothing to do with the product. The picture of the woman is an actor portrayal and there is no reason to put her there. Why do advertisers add these pictures?