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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Color, Drawing, Form: Final Post
Overall I have really enjoyed this class and now I wish it lasted a little bit longer. We had such a large amount of content put in to one tiny little semester and I don't think everything I have learned has really absorbed completely just yet...
I am excited to apply my new found knowledge to my design work and I am sure that I will really grow to appreciate everything this class has given me.
Thanks Terri!!!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Paul Rand Tribute
This video is beautiful.
It utalizes all of the basic transitions and some more complex ones as well.
"Without content there's no form"
I agree that if you don't include any background with your imagery there is nothing to utalize in reading it.
You must balance form and content to make design work.
"Representational" "Abstract" and "Symbolic" Shapes
Representational = You can clearly determine what is being portrayed.
Abstract = You can determine what is being portrayed when the image is paired with meaning and the image can possibly be interpreted multiple ways.
Symbolic = You recognize the object being portrayed because it is a part of your cultural framework.
According to the reading it all depends on perception.
I agree.
It depends on your cultural surroundings, your generation and your interests.
The Urge to Make Things
So I like what he says about the artist becoming the things he creates...
Does that mean that if you make one great painting you are a great painter, or if you make one great design that you are great designer?
The painter, I think could possibly be true. It feel like it is harder to make a good painting than it is to make a good design...
You could stumble upon a good design and just get lucky but painting takes layers of work and physical effort...
Does it also mean that if you make one terrible piece of art, that you are a terrible artist?
I think it goes neither way...
Maybe majority rules, if most of your work is good then you are good...
I think it depends on who the critic is.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Mid-Progress Post
Well...
Flash is turning out to be harder than I first thought...
I know exactly what I want to do so now its just a matter of cooperating with flash.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Taxonomy Proposal
I intend on organizing my marks according to first, what object they were made with. This will give me a practical starting point from which to further explore the detail in my marks. Second, I will arrange them according to how heavy the ink was on the object when the mark was made, thus showing a range from dark to medium to light to translucent. Third, I will further organize these marks as to show how much force was used to make them. Many of my marks are very obviously linked to the movement of my arm, and others are static. This third category will show the evolution of my lines from static to dynamic which may help in the understanding of the final product.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Vector vs Bitmap
Bitmap = Pixel
Vector = Line
Vectors stay consistent despite scale and bitmaps get fuzzy or pixelated if scaled up too much.
Time/Motion
Time and motion are related through space.
Motion is affected by time with in both speed and distance.
Time can seem faster with quick motion and slower with long distances.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
New Haiku Stuff!!!
the first cold shower
even the monkey seems to want
a little coat of straw
line 1/// shower
line 2/// cover
line 3/// comfort
Monday, October 26, 2009
Germanium Project Continued...
Title Ideas:
Healthy Explosive
Cancer Transistor
Fiber-Optic Explosion
Fiber-Optic Transistor Explosion
The German Cancer Transistor
The German Cancer Explosion
The German Health Explosion
The German Health Transistor
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Haiku Words
I keep saying "brains."
I remember other words,
but I just need one.
- brains
- crave
- meal
- death
- guns
- virus
- fear
- wound
- blood
- hunger
- bullets
- arm
- moan
- scream
- finger
- eyeball
- splatter
- machete
- barricade
- rage
- hero
- exit
- crunch
- ammunition
- apocalypse
- kill
- shovel
- chainsaw
- headshot
- baseball bat
Zombie Haikus
Which one do you like best???
If my blood is in puddles,
why do I feel strong?
There's nothing quite like
the pain you feel when dying--
switching to hunger.
My lungs slow and stop,
and I can't find my heartbeat,
but I'm still hungry.
I really need blood.
Moaning "brains!" is hard to do
with a dried out tongue.
Biting into heads
is much harder than it looks.
His skull is feisty.
You'd think I'd get full
eating so many people,
but really, I don't.
Blood is really warm.
It's like drinking hot chocolate
but with more screaming.
Occasional screams
loudly tell me of missed meals
that others found first.
Although we walk slow,
that dead-end alley she chose
will speed up our meal.
I moan to myself
on a deserted highway
under the moonlight.
He tries to stop me
by shooting me in the chest,
but that doesn't work.
Shotguns don't scare me,
which explains why I chased him,
and why I'm one-eared.
More people like us
slowly come from all around
for people like them.
I keep saying "brains."
I remember other words,
but I just need one.
Haiku.
This is my book of haiku. I chose it because I like zombies and I thought it would be good to have my project center around something I enjoy.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
3D Letterform.
I am very glad this project is over. I wish that my large "X" had turned out looking better. My small one looked great but it was accidentally an inch taller than everyone else's. But I think my book turned out alright. The outer cover looked pretty nice. I ended up using a different typeface throughout the whole book than the one in the examples... I hope that was alright but I just thought it looked nicer with my photos.
I am just happy that we are now doing color.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Subject of my Line Study Book
The West Bottoms
To some it is the worst part of town, but most fail to see the beauty in what was at one time the most prosperous business district in the United States. The broken down brick streets and the weather-beaten buildings illude to crime more than history, but when you become aware of the past, you can find yourself wishing you could have seen it at its best.
Originally, the West Bottoms were known as the French bottoms and were the center of trade between the Native American tribes of the West and French trappers. From there it became the recieving point of goods and immagrants traveling north from Mexico by stramship on the Missouri River.The area became even more significant internationally thanks to the growth of the railroad and the stockyards were second only to that of Chicago. A whole city flourished around the district and over 90% of the value of Kansas City was held there. At that time, the economic value of the city was decided by the economic prosperity of the West bottoms.
In 1903 a massive flood crippeled the investment in homes, schools and churches but the industrial market continued to prosper. The stockyards hit their prime in the 1940’s and during World War II the majority of Landing Craft Tanks used overseas were produced one per day and were then sent down the river to New Orleans, wich inspired their nickname “Prarie Ships”.
When the production of extensive military supplies ceased at the end of World War II 20,000 jobs were lost and the West bottoms were hit hard. A second blow came in 1951 with a devastating flood. Many of the industrial companies moved out of the area and a large number of them closed their doors forever. Over the span of 5 to 6 years 50,000 Jobs were lost and the city dwendled to half the size it is now. The city’s economy and tax base crumbled resulting in the inability to preserve the streets and bridges or invest in meaningful opportunities. In the 1970’s Kansas City made an effort to reclaim the stockyards by building Kemper Arena which held the Republican National Convention and annually, the American Royal. Since the building of Kemper Arena several multi-million dollar companies have established themselves in the West Bottoms and redevelopment has begun to attract members of the vibrant artistic community to help reestablish this historic area.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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