September 2011
17 posts
Greene/Shaughnessy Reading
Shaughnessy Reading Response
“What is Graphic Design Today?”
The author talks about how graphic design has changed over the years. In the 1980’s design became strategized and professionalized. In the 1990’s the idea of branding came about, and designers would called themselves “branding-consultants”. As time went on, graphic design was not only about the...
Expanding my base design problem list.
-If I could change one thing about my life it would be…I wish i did more things for myself. Helping others is a great thing to do, and it is such a good feeling when you know you helped someone, but sometimes people need to do things for themselves. It is not selfish, we are only human and need time to do things we love. This needs to be time where you don’t do your school work, it is...
momi visit
I really enjoyed the Museum of the Moving Image. It was so cool to see all of the different movie costumes, sound effects, masks, and props. I loved all the simple things they had on display as well (happy meal toys, star wars collectable watches and toys, etc).It is so interesting to learn what goes on behind the camera. My favorite part of the show was the Jim Hensen exhibit. I grew up watching...
System feedback
- what was the most challenging part of this project? The most challenging part of this project was choosing what to do, and then finding different ways to visually show it. I chose a camera, and it was hard to figure out how complicated to get. I ended up just showing the basics, but I think with more time and research, I could get into more of the details of a digital camera. - did you leave...
Cynthia Lawson talk
I found Cynthia Lawson’s talk very interesting. I always think about how technology has changed the way we work, socialize and live our lives. It is all around us, and very hard to get away from. If we are not at our computers checking e-mails, we are on our phones, ipads, iphones, etc. When we are on our computers we may have ten internet windows open while we do work. The internet can be...
Framing a Design Problem
-If I could change one thing about my life it would be: To travel more. To bring my camera with me where ever I go. Sometimes I see something beautiful, something that inspires me or something that is just very interesting and I wish I had my camera to take a picture.
-If I could change one thing about the school it would be: More comfortable class rooms, a more organized elevator system, or a...
MoMA visit
The piece that stuck out most to me was Sharkrunners. It is a computer game based on sharks with GPS devices attached to their fin. Satelites are then able to detect their locations and movements. Players create a boat that goes out to sea, and see if they can find where the sharks are. They receive e-mails and texts when a shark gets closer or another ship is around.
It caught my attention...
Nurturing my own flow...
I usually use the internet for everything, sometimes I find myself doing work and looking up things on the internet at the same time, which makes finishing a project very time consuming! I turned off the internet for a few hours while I did some work and found that it helped me focus a lot better and I didn’t have any distractions. Unless I need the internet for what I’m working on, it...
Design Challenges
-re-designing menus based on their food, location, etc
-finding ways to teach kids through design
-collaborating with kids to make art
-helping others through design (I enjoyed working with others in our effort to help after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans)
-using more of my hand-done work in design
-using old graphic design as inspiration
-designing patterns/textiles based on nature
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