Icon Styles

Icon Styles That I Do and Do Not Like

DO LIKE: 

I like these icons because they have a since of simplicity while also being able to understand what they are. I like the color pallet of the third. I like just the simplicity and lines of the second. I really like the style of the first one. The use of color in the first and third are really enjoyable; I think the second could have incorporated color too, but does not necessarily need it. Basically, the simplicity of these is what caught my attention.

DON'T LIKE

I am not a huge fan of these icons. Although it’s nice to have color, I think the use of so many different colors is really distracting like in the first one. If they were used separately, I would like them more, but all together, I think it is a little much. I think the second is kind of inconsistent. Granted the color scheme is similar, but some icons have more details than others; especially the more technological ones. I do really like the color scheme though. I think it is just enough color to where it’s not overbearing. Although the third is simple, I think it might almost be too simple. I think a little more detail could improve these. I also think they have too much darkness to them. Choosing a color that is not as dark might affect my opinion, but I just simply don’t like the color choice. I think the designs are consistent, so that helps.

Harrison Ford

Hello!

So, when researching for this new project, I chose to do Harrison Ford. Harrison Ford is a well known actor that has been in over 50 films and has played some very iconic characters. Two of his most popular would be Indiana Jones from the Indiana Jones series and Han solo in Star Wars. Ford has 5 children and has been married 3 times, with his most recent marriage being in 2010. He is from Chicago and did not necessarily start in the acting world. Below is the long list of interesting facts and quotes I found about him. Enjoy!

Josey 

Movies:

Star Wars Trilogy

Indiana Jones

Blade Runner

Patriot Games

Working Girl

Air Force One

Witness

The Fugitive

Words:

Actor

Husband

Father

Adventurous

Pilot

Popular

Award Winner (Several)

Facts:

1.    Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago. Illinois

2.    He was a carpenter before becoming a movie star. Before becoming an actor, Harrison Ford worked as a self-taught carpenter. He was hired by George Lucas to build cabinets and ended up scoring a role in American Graffiti—the rest is history.

3.    His divorce from wife Melissa Mathison listed as the No. 4 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorce according to Forbes.com, cost him an estimated $85 million in settlement.

4.    His divorce from wife Melissa Mathison listed as the No. 4 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorce according to Forbes.com, cost him an estimated $85 million in settlement.

5.    Harrison Ford never signed any contract for his roles in the Star Wars trilogy.

6.    Ford built himself a white ranch house in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and lived in it.

7.    In 2000, he received the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.

8.    A longtime pilot, Ford made headlines in March 2015 when he was involved in a plane crash. He was forced to make a crash landing on a golf course in Venice, California, after experiencing engine trouble. He had run into problems with his vintage aircraft shortly after taking off from California's Santa Monica Airport on March 5.

9.    Harrison Ford's net worth is $210 million.

10. Of all the characters he has played, he frequently cites Indiana Jones as both his favorite and the one he is most proud of.

11. Harrison Ford is a private pilot of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. He owns a helicopter and uses it to save lives in search and rescue missions.

12. 9. He was a stagehand for The Doors

a.    In the Seventies, Ford struggled to make enough money as an actor, and instead became a carpenter (why not?) to support his family. This line of work led to him working as a stagehand and cameraman for the rock band The Doors. In the clip below, taken from a 1989 television interview, Ford recalls his "cool, hip" time with the band.

13. Has been married 3 times

14. Has 5 children: Georgia Ford, Malcolm Ford, Liam Flockhart, Ben Ford, Willard Ford

Quotes:

"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." – Han Solo, Star Wars

"Laugh it up, fuzzball." – Han Solo, The Empire Strikes Back

“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.

I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship.”

“I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.”

“The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away.”

“I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.”

“I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of.”

“You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.”

“My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.”

“To me, success is choice and opportunity.”

“I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale.”

Awards:

Saturn Award 2016 Best Actor – Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens

Lifetime Achievement Award – 1996 (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA)

Saturn Award Best Actor – Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982

Cecil B. DeMille Award (Golden Globes) – 2002

Life Achievement Award (American Film Institute, USA – 2000

American Society of Cinematographers, USA – Board of the Governors Award (2012)

People’s Choice Awards:

Favorite Motion Picture Actor – 2000

Favorite All-Time Movie Star – 1999

Favorite Motion Picture Actor – 1998

Kansas City Film Critic Circle Awards Best Actor (for Witness) - 1985