Interactions Between the 3 levels

Representational......

The brick wall of representation functions as a background in the poster and tells us the we are in 

an urban environment.  The paint of the abstract images mimics graffiti with paint dripping 

down the wall implying rebellion, and the light splashing across the image tells us 

that it is night and that the movie will be dark.  Essentially we are given a 

setting for the story of the movie.

...Abstract...

In the abstract level the we see the image of  a red bat with two black circles above it which transform the whole into a face similar to the Joker.  This causes the bat, which symbolizes batman to bounce back and forth between the symbolic level of batman and the abstract level of Jokers mouth.  The abstract level pops the most with the red bat and high contrast of the black eyes in the center of the poster.

......Symbolic

The symbolic level holds all the pertinent information;  what - The Dark Knight; when - 2008; 

who - Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, DC Comics; and where (to get more info) - www.thedarkknight.com.  It also hints to the content of the film as in the main villain,

 the Joker, with the "WHY SO SERIOUS?" phrase at the top and the hero with the 

symbol of the bat.  It is the last level we see in the design of the movie poster.

Week 14 - Representational, Abstract and Symbolic

Representational

This is a representational drawing of a biplane.  It is a detailed drawing depicting the biplane as a three dimensional object in space.  It is drawn in proportionately and accurately.  The image feels flat as if it were traced from a photograph. Even though the lines of the wings dynamically cut diagonally across the page the lack of a back ground, the lack of lines indicating movement and the static propeller hold the image to the representational form.

Abstract

This abstraction of a plane shows us the essential parts of a plane, the cockpit, the tail, and the wing, though it looks nothing like a real plane there is enough information to decipher its purpose.  There are stick-people with in the plane smiling happily as it flys along in the puffy white clouds of the sky.  A story is imagined out of the image.  The colors are bright and vibrant happy colors.  The image is drawn in the style of a child calling up the emotions of being a kid and playing with colors and drawing for fun.

Symbolic

The Expedia logo has a purely symbolic image of a plane in a shaded blue orb.  The icon lays diagonally across the orb implying movement as if showing the plane flys around the world.  As negative space the graphic symbol bounces back and for between the foreground and background which I think adds to the idea of movement in the symbol.  Expedia plays on the word expedite - to make and action to be accomplished more quickly - again compounding the idea of fast travel and movement.