Pondering About Design Over Thanksgiving Break

Pondering About Design Over Thanksgiving Break

I was thinking about design in its various aspects of our lives over break. My sister and I love cats. The idea that there's design even in those silly cat pictures is ridiculous. Yet, if you think about it, it's true. A person that creates the various "cat memes" around the internet has to really think out the purpose of the design. Do they want the cat to be happy or sad? How do they want their audience to  feel when looking at it? Which colors or resolution makes the cat look its best? Actually, lot of thought and design can be put into a cat picture, if you think about it. 

Look at this picture for example, the designer wanted the viewer to be amused by the picture. Thus, they placed the cat into the universe environment, dilated its eyes, and made sure the face was adorable. All in all a well thought out plan. Cat photos get a large amount of viewers and it's a clever way to get a viewers attention. So, next time you see a simple cat picture, dog video, etc. think about the fact that there's design behind it. Also, here's more well-designed cat photos.