Motion_blog

The poster “Laughing Squid” is a case of implied motion. In this 2d media, viewer can see a squid that is opening his mouth and dancing on the ocean. The motion of dancing was depicted through curvy lines making up arms, which are wavering. The mouth of the squid is illustrated with sharp teeth and a tongue, which stretched out conveying laugh. The eye of the squid looks half closed, which suggests laughing too. We don’t know if squid can laugh or not. The implied laugh of the squid is impersonated human’s behavior from our life experience. The green of the background implicates the circumstance of ocean, which aids the sense of the motion of the squid more trustful. In addition, the placement of letters suggest the motion of bouncing.

This poster is also another case of motion implied on the 2D printed media. The piece shows the motion in the ways of size, shape, overlap of images, color gradient and direction. The size of a bicyclist on the upper left side is the smallest while the largest is on the bottom of the right side. The middle-sized image is put on the center produced the transition between the smallest and the largest images. Combing with the sense of distance, the sizes image implies the bicyclist riding from distance toward viewers. The direction composed by the three images of bicyclists helps to convey an abstract movement. The overlapping images of bicyclists with color gradient create the effects of shapes on the bicyclists that suggest the energy of motion. In addition, the title of the piece also generates an abstract movement to guide the eyes of audiences from left to right.







Resource of images:
http://designreviver.com/inspiration/30-inspiring-poster-designs/
http://www.buyolympia.com/q/Item=stump-i-you-we-movement