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Digital Study for History Poster

History Poster Info

What
History of American Casinos

When
1931 - In March of 1931 casino gaming was first legalized
1947 - The Flamingo opened in Las Vegas which was run by mobster Bugsy Siegel
1973 - Harrah's Entertainment was the first casino to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange
1976 - Not until 1976 when New Jersey, only the second state, legalized gambling
1978 - First Atlantic City casino opened in May 26, 1978
1995 - The AGA (American Gaming Association) is created by the commercial casino industry
2005 - Gaming revenue exceeds $30 billion for the first time in the United States

Where
Clark County, a few miles outside of Las Vegas, Nevada on Highway 91
The Red Rooster on April 1st, 1931
The Pair-o-Dice Club very shortly after
Atlantic City casino

How
The State of Nevada approved legalized casino gaming and shortly after the licensing process started

Other
Organized crime was being removed from the gaming industry starting in the 1950's
It is one of the highest regulated business sectors in the United States

Gross Gambling Revenue:
2005 Commercial Casinos - $30.29 billion
2006 Commercial Casinos - $32.42 billion
2007 Commercial Casinos - $34.13 billion
2008 Commercial Casinos - $32.54 billion

International Typographic Design Style

International Typographic- 1950-1970


-Clarity of design objective
-Grid format


-Each piece is layout out with great clarity and is easy to follow and understand whats going on
-All of the pieces also have geometric shapes that make them up

Art Deco Design Style

Art Deco- 1920-1930

- Straight lines

- Chevrons, zigzags, lightning bolts

- In the stained glass piece, straight lines are strictly demonstrated

- In the other two pieces, zigzags are clearly showed

- Geometric shapes are displayed in one way or another in all three pieces

Constructivism Design Style

Constructivism Design Style- 1913-1920's

- Abstract, geometrical elements making dynamic form

-Simple, flat, symbolic colors

- Minimal drawn illustrations

- All pieces represents some dynamic from that is breaking the grid
- No neon or colors that are out of the

ordinary, very simple colors

Bauhaus Design Style

Bauhaus- 1920's

- "Form follows function"
- Economy to form
- Truth to materials

- Fonts in all pieces are generally similar
- Colors and shapes are also related

Art Nouveau Design Style

Art Nouveau- Late 19th to early 20th century

-Delightful curves
-Stylized plants
-Stylized Draperies

-Railings have "stylized plants" along with the generous curves to them
-Stained glass shows drapery along
with the delightful curves

Final Comprehensive for Project 2

Essay 1 for Project 2

The six design elements are critical in a successful piece. Throughout the design I focused most of my attention on alignment. Almost every object, shape, or design is aligned with another in some way. For emphasis, the tag line, "this is your college" grabs the viewers eye first. In its dynamic form, it stands apart from the rest of the catalog design. From the critique I changed the text to be the same as the course catalog text, as two different fonts were unnecessary. Flow is implemented throughout the rapid fire of the photographs. After one views the tag line and course catalog, the photo's move your eye gradually down to theBCC logo in their downward diagonal form. Contrast is represented in the cover design between the solid spot color in the upper right hand corner to the empty space behind the tag line. Following the critique, so a vacuum was not created, subtle clouds were placed behind the tag line to soak up the white area. While this change was so small, it made a huge difference in the piece. Balance was created from the placement of theBCC logo and the course catalog text in opposite corners. Originally, in my thumbnails, the course catalog text was placed on the same side as the logo. Moving it to the opposite side definitely balanced the piece out.

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Essay For Project 1

2) "Emphasis" is designed in a way that directs the viewers attention directly to it. It is set in a large, bold font that takes precedence over any other element on the page. The increasing to decreasing font size along with the all capital letters make the word stand out.
"Flow" in its curly font and wavy form throughout the center of the page defines it perfectly. In nature a stream flows under and through things, and in project one in moves swiftly under emphasis and continues out the other side.
"Repetition" does exactly what the word means. It is repeated many times in circle like form. It is also the element that points the viewers attention back to the focal point, so if the viewers wishes, he/she can view the piece again.
"Alignment" in my opinion is creatively done with the font and layout that is used. The word appears to be trying to collect itself in a line. The school house font represents that each letter is drawn in the same size.
"Contrast" is written half in white font and half in black font. This is the most extreme type of contrast in that white and black are complete opposites of each other. This defines the word perfectly.
"Balance" is typed with the same font and same value throughout the whole word. It is uniform. The principle also aids in balancing the design. As previously stated in the response to question one, while it is in the upper left hand corner, it counter balances contrast which is in the lower right hand corner.

Essay For Project 1

1) The design principle "emphasis" in project one creates a distinct focal point as its viewers attention is captured with the word's bold font and increasing font size. The capital letters in my opinion aid in making it the focal point. "Flow" which is overlapped by the focal point moves the viewers eyes to the upper right hand corner of the page. "Repetition" acts like a trampoline and rebounds the viewers eye back to the focal point. I feel that "alignment" is positioned perfectly in that it soaks up what would be empty space if it were positioned else where. It is not overpowering in that the font size is not overly large. Furthermore, the lowercase letters do not take away any attention from emphasis. "Balance" and "Contrast" stabilize the design and provide counter weights to each other. Once again the font size is not overpowering and they are set on the outside of the design which does not draw attention to them until after the rest of the design has been explored.
Overall, no tension is really created in the design. It is more of an elegant design that creates a somewhat relaxed mood. All the elements compliment each other nicely in their placement and design.

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