How to ruin a great design response

In the article How to Ruin a Great Design they explain how many bad designs come in different forms. Some of these designs can be distracting, unsafe, or simply unnecessary. One of the example was a sign in London saying "Diverted cyclists". The first letter starting with D happens to be much larger than the rest of the font which kind of distracts yourself while looking at the sign. The first thing my eyes go to is the D and only the D. That's definitely bad graphic design on their part, no letter especially a traffic sign should be designed like that. I don't think anyone gets the right idea out of the sign because of that graphic error.

Another thing they talked about was taking an older design and trying to create an "updated" version of it like the UPS logo. Everybody seemed to enjoy their old present logo, but instead a designer changed it to a newer updated version. A lot of people don't like the idea of change therefore I think that's why a lot of people dislike the new logo. For me personally, I don't like change, but I don't think there's anything wrong with change once in awhile as long as your getting good feedback.

01/20/12

1. Why did you want to take this class?
It's part of my major. I'm majoring in Computer Graphics.

2. What type of past computer experiences do you have?
 I've been doing graphic design since I was about 13 years old. I work with Corel Paint Shop pro and Photoshop. I run a website (official fansite) for a model/actress for almost two years now.

3. Who is your favorite artist?
 Lady Gaga

4. Do you have a favorite logo or brand? Why?
 No

5. Tell me an interesting story about yourself?
I was originally going to go to school for Dental Assistant than decided before it's to late to switch my major to Computer Graphics. It's something I enjoy doing and I wouldn't consider it work if I enjoy it.

6. What kind of computer access do you have outside of class?
PC at home.