>art colleges can't just fail people for immaterial reasons like "you suck and you have no creativity" any more >the only way art degrees can even justify their own existence is by pretending a bunch of rules exist and teaching them as inviolable to the crowd of morons who didn't want to get a degree in anything real >grade them on their ability to apply these rules to everything paint by numbers style (see calarts) >act surprised when this is the end result
>pretending a bunch of rules exist and teaching them as inviolable to the crowd of morons who didn't want to get a degree in anything real
What rules?
Art colleges stopped teaching perspective, balance, color theory, composition, etc. and now they teach conceptual art and performances.
Dunno where you're from, but that's not really true.
You either have public institutions or private ones. Private ones absolutely are as you described, you don't even need a portfolio to enter, just rich parents.
Public institutions require a portfolio and a pretty shitty selection process. I know of a local well known design school that rejects 90%+ of all applicants. Of the selected applicants, less than half actually get a degree. And of those, only a tiny fraction actually work in design.
A lot of people working in design agencies don't even have a degree, they just have a portfolio the agency enjoys (or they have contacts in the agency).
>pretending a bunch of rules exist and teaching them as inviolable to the crowd of morons who didn't want to get a degree in anything real
What rules?
Art colleges stopped teaching perspective, balance, color theory, composition, etc. and now they teach conceptual art and performances.
It really sounds like this may be a cultural divide. Checking on the local art- and design schools, the initial courses are all: Typography, Visual communication basics, Advertisement, history of art.
just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. the only thing all of these movies have in common is that they share the same box art design. nothing else
>the only thing all of these movies have in common is that they share the same box art design. nothing else
I think these are all Warner Bros movies. Reminds me of the old posters for Full Metal Jacket and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. They had allot of white in them. Are these the actual cover or are they slipcases?
The point of the theme is to create the impression that all of these titles are "Classic" and "Modern Classic" films. The minimalist design lends itself to the idea that the core artistic value and integrity of the media held inside is far more explosively rich, intricate and astounding than any normal cover art could convey. It also allows them to sneak other, lesser, titles into the collection, give them the same treatment, and imply they are as valuable as the others (e.g. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005])
These sleeves were most likely all created as a promotional deal with the store. This is intentional. Walmart says hey we'll sell your dad's but we want them all uniform and a clear theme so it looks organized and connected.
i thought it was a shelf of mock-craft beers owned by one of the big breweries who can't help but to dip in that market with their fake product that obviously taste like shit like the rest of their product , they just copy theiraesthetic because they just can't help but to possess everything.
So you're saying a decade ago this happened and you'd like to try to bury history rather than confront how abysmal things have gotten. I think you may be part of the problem, not some conservative boogieman.
there are other shitty modernized covers for movies and books outside of this sure, but this is from a specific line Warner Bros made probably made by one guy in a day. Its not like its from a a bunch of different studios and they just happen to all look the same
I unironically like this. My old DVD library looked like a fricking nightmare hodgepodge, every piece of shit would have some ridiculously shaped special version that wouldn't fit with the others.
If anything what infuriates me the most are the quotes. I get they're to remind people of some "iconic" moment so they remember (if they watched it before) parts of the movie but it's such a lame way to convey what the movie's about.
worse.
'offensive' scenes ie: potential wrong think are edited or missing.
overdubbed voices everywhere and hard cuts and zoom and pans especially Gone with the Wind.
Yeah, they even took out the "throw the israelite down the well" from the bluray version of borat. Which is like literally the most iconic segment from the whole movie.
Most graphic designers aren't allowed to do what they want in the first place, they're given pretty strict instructions. It's why a lot of them get depressed when they finish school and find jobs and realize they'll be making fricking flyers for big box stores and shit instead of anything even remotely creative.
the art wouldn't be that awful if it wasn't for that quote underneath..but probably a marketing thing. >consumer walking down the aisle >see box with quote they heard before >"oh thats where its from? I must watch it?"
We used to make the severely moronic kid shout this in the middle of class so yes
Crazy to think they used to just let these freaks into a regular classroom with non morons until one day they snapped and stabbed someone with a pair of scissors or tried to fight the 80 pound teacher and were never heard from again
>art colleges can't just fail people for immaterial reasons like "you suck and you have no creativity" any more
>the only way art degrees can even justify their own existence is by pretending a bunch of rules exist and teaching them as inviolable to the crowd of morons who didn't want to get a degree in anything real
>grade them on their ability to apply these rules to everything paint by numbers style (see calarts)
>act surprised when this is the end result
when the first post in a thread is this good it gets archived with no more replies
>pretending a bunch of rules exist and teaching them as inviolable to the crowd of morons who didn't want to get a degree in anything real
What rules?
Art colleges stopped teaching perspective, balance, color theory, composition, etc. and now they teach conceptual art and performances.
Youre taught perspective in k-12, it isn't complicated. If you don't know how itbwork by the time you're going to college you're a lost cause.
Brits are so soulless it's hilarious. Unable or unwilling to understand the gravity of film.
Dunno where you're from, but that's not really true.
You either have public institutions or private ones. Private ones absolutely are as you described, you don't even need a portfolio to enter, just rich parents.
Public institutions require a portfolio and a pretty shitty selection process. I know of a local well known design school that rejects 90%+ of all applicants. Of the selected applicants, less than half actually get a degree. And of those, only a tiny fraction actually work in design.
A lot of people working in design agencies don't even have a degree, they just have a portfolio the agency enjoys (or they have contacts in the agency).
It really sounds like this may be a cultural divide. Checking on the local art- and design schools, the initial courses are all: Typography, Visual communication basics, Advertisement, history of art.
>t. acutally works in a design agency
ummm actually impression and abstract artists deserve a livable wage too
>smears shit and cum on a canvas
I think the point is to create a shared theme.
just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. the only thing all of these movies have in common is that they share the same box art design. nothing else
I'm just saying your beef is more likely with the marketing department than the graphic designers.
too much thinking for Cinemaphile contrarians
>the only thing all of these movies have in common is that they share the same box art design. nothing else
I think these are all Warner Bros movies. Reminds me of the old posters for Full Metal Jacket and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. They had allot of white in them. Are these the actual cover or are they slipcases?
>allot
Checked
Also yeah, im a europoor. Whats your excuse for being a whiny little b***h?
>300 has the same theme as The Wizard of Oz
The point of the theme is to create the impression that all of these titles are "Classic" and "Modern Classic" films. The minimalist design lends itself to the idea that the core artistic value and integrity of the media held inside is far more explosively rich, intricate and astounding than any normal cover art could convey. It also allows them to sneak other, lesser, titles into the collection, give them the same treatment, and imply they are as valuable as the others (e.g. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005])
Willy Wonka (1971)
Budget $3 million
Box office $4 million
Charlie atCF (2005)
Budget $150 million
Box office $475 million
That flick was massive 20 years ago, it had Johnny Depp playing Michael Jackson, how could it not?
These sleeves were most likely all created as a promotional deal with the store. This is intentional. Walmart says hey we'll sell your dad's but we want them all uniform and a clear theme so it looks organized and connected.
imagine being the poor shit heel tasked with crapping out cover art for however the frick many movies from op's picrel in the span of one afternoon
I'm sure they're thrilled to actually be making money
i thought it was a shelf of mock-craft beers owned by one of the big breweries who can't help but to dip in that market with their fake product that obviously taste like shit like the rest of their product , they just copy theiraesthetic because they just can't help but to possess everything.
yes
This pic is like a decade old and Cinemaphile still thinks this ks what contemporary graphic design looks like lmao
Why are conservatives always so laggard and embarrassing
So you're saying a decade ago this happened and you'd like to try to bury history rather than confront how abysmal things have gotten. I think you may be part of the problem, not some conservative boogieman.
is One Direction still lame to you?
>op is a conservative for complaining about bland conservative graphics design
Nah, Walmart has a wall of shitty bluray movies with this style of box art. You can just admit that art has regressed. It won't kill you
there are other shitty modernized covers for movies and books outside of this sure, but this is from a specific line Warner Bros made probably made by one guy in a day. Its not like its from a a bunch of different studios and they just happen to all look the same
its a European dvd distributor did you expect them to pay for the actual box art?
WHAT'S ON THE BOX?
WHAT'S ON THE BOOOX?
I became a designer today
Id watch it
Where's the Architect seal of approval anon? See me after class.
That’s better than anything those CalArts gays come up with.
I think this is way too good to even compare.
Is there a torrent for this, I can't find it anywhere?
saved
Kino
>graphic design is my passion: Cinemaphile edition
an everyday horror
Thumbnail looks like a store's prepaid gift card section
THAT'S what it looks like!
Please to be the redeeming of Goonies banchunk b***h, sirs
I unironically like this. My old DVD library looked like a fricking nightmare hodgepodge, every piece of shit would have some ridiculously shaped special version that wouldn't fit with the others.
I remember spotting these in HMV 4 years ago. Awful.
I can't believe a thread died for this
What's that one reddit remark where they say joke went over your head?
>a thread died for this
It's funny when people say this, if it died it's because it was either a bad bait or something uninteresting
Okay now I'm fricking mad.
seems like those are sleeves for the "iconic moments" promo this store has?
That Gremlins quote is an awful choice Why not "Never, ever feed him after midnight?"
While I don't disagree with anything in that image what does it have to do with my post?
There are powers conspiring to make film covers worse.
If anything what infuriates me the most are the quotes. I get they're to remind people of some "iconic" moment so they remember (if they watched it before) parts of the movie but it's such a lame way to convey what the movie's about.
AI must purge them
>REEEEEEEEEEEEE.jpg
These are fricking abysmal, also the worst part is these dvds don't have any special features.
worse.
'offensive' scenes ie: potential wrong think are edited or missing.
overdubbed voices everywhere and hard cuts and zoom and pans especially Gone with the Wind.
Seriously?
Yeah, they even took out the "throw the israelite down the well" from the bluray version of borat. Which is like literally the most iconic segment from the whole movie.
Most graphic designers aren't allowed to do what they want in the first place, they're given pretty strict instructions. It's why a lot of them get depressed when they finish school and find jobs and realize they'll be making fricking flyers for big box stores and shit instead of anything even remotely creative.
the art wouldn't be that awful if it wasn't for that quote underneath..but probably a marketing thing.
>consumer walking down the aisle
>see box with quote they heard before
>"oh thats where its from? I must watch it?"
From the thumbnail I thought these were condoms, I can't be the only one
For me, these looked like gift cards.
i thought they were coffee capsule boxes
a modern graphic designer would think these are bad too
If the FMJ cover had the quote "hey baby, you got girlfriend vietnam?" on the cover I would buy it
Why are you buying DVDs in 2023?
Mental illness?
>Hey you guys
Is that really a famous line from The Goonies?
We used to make the severely moronic kid shout this in the middle of class so yes
Crazy to think they used to just let these freaks into a regular classroom with non morons until one day they snapped and stabbed someone with a pair of scissors or tried to fight the 80 pound teacher and were never heard from again
>they used to just let these freaks into a regular classroom with non morons
He doesn't know...
What ever happened to novel with beautiful fully painted covers? Is even that too expensive for the penny-pinching, creativity-hating modern MBAs?