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This is a stemless wine glass that I got for a friend on Amazon. The plastic is designed to turn from clear to holographic rainbow when there is something cold in the cup. The point of this wine glass is to be fun and whimsical. Stemless wine glasses…

The Cathedral is a modern building but has design concepts with historical features. It is made primarily of brick but has stone features built in as well. The heights of the building is numerous stories and can be viewed from distances due to…

This is a mural in downtown Raleigh, it is in fact one of many murals in downtown Raleigh. Murals are excellent examples of street art that stems from graphic design. Recently, I fell as if murals have become a trendy art piece popping up in popular…

This is a picture of a parking sign in Downtown Raleigh. The reason I chose to use this photo is because it contains many directions in very few words. It is not in the picture but above the sign there is another sign describing how long the parking…

For this week I chose a photo of several road signs to represent visual literacy. While road signs were created to send messages to people while they are driving, the color, use of wording, and pictures upon each sign mean something different. The…

This is an image of the title card for the 1975 film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." The font is red and looks like it's made up of dripping blood, which is appropriate because the movie itself is a campy thriller/comedy. The top portion of the…

The Roku remote is a device that requires visual literacy due to the fact that it is relatively different than most normal remotes. If you had not used a Roku before, it is likely you would not completely understand this remote at first glance. Aside…

The Rothko Chapel was constructed in 1971, at the height of artist Mark Rothko's fame. Rothko was one of the first and only minimalist abstract artists, and certainly the most successful. His work is extraordinary from a rhetoric of design…

This is the official portrait taken at William and Kate's wedding years ago. The readings on Photography made me think of this because I feel that this family is trademarked by these images. At every big event or occasion, there is a photo taken,…

Nonfunctioning rustic water-fountain which appears to be cracked at its base. It is various shades of grey which allude to it being constructed of cement. During close inspection, it is obvious that they are no pennies lying at the bottom.