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MUSINGS
This class has taught me to look at things in a different way; not just art but some of the things in our day-to-day life that we may take for granted. I never really thought about all of the various … Continue reading
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PICA TOWERS
This trilogy just goes to show that you can create thought provoking content without all of the bells and whistles. Plot. Check. Simple animation. Check. Your audience leaving in total wonderment. Double check! The Good News This vignette opens dark … Continue reading
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Now it’s time for so long…
This semester has been really great. Visual Aesthetics has been one of my favorite courses and I have learned quite a bit. Prior to this course I had no knowledge of most of the topics we discussed. It’s kind of … Continue reading
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When I grow, I wanna be famous… (PCD song ;)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Michael Bierut’s essay on how to become famous. It was simple, it was short, it seems realistic. Perhaps I can become famous! He instructs the reader to design anything and everything… hm.. do I sense Christmas … Continue reading
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30 CONVERSATIONS ON DESIGN
JESSICA HELFAND // Graphic Designer, Educator, Writer, Theorist, 2010 Series HIGHER LEARNING Graphic Designer Jessica Helfand states that she learns from her students because their perspectives continue to change. Helfand goes on to make the point that in the future, … Continue reading
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79 SHORT ESSAYS ON DESIGN
The essays that I chose to read by Michael Bierut were: I Am a Plagiarist, I Hate ITC Garamond, Information Design and the Placebo Effect, How to Become Famous and Vladimir Nabokov: Father of Hypertext, but I am only discussing … Continue reading
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I shed a single tear of pure blood watching this.
I have no idea what I just watched, short of my own death. Pica Towers is equal parts disturbing and hilarious. I’m not really going to get into the content of the series, because I have no effing clue what … Continue reading
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James Victore is going to murder us.
Every once in a while, I start getting it in my head that I’m good at design or that I know what I’m talking about in any way at all. And then I see Stephan Sagmiester cover a wall in … Continue reading
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Helvetica – It’s fine!
It’s weird to think that a film about a typeface could be both engaging and life changing, but Helvetica proves to be just that. Most importantly, you learn that there is a whole industry of people who take Helvetica very … Continue reading
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iPhone Interface
Honestly, I found this video to be dirt dry. Edward Tufte put me to sleep a couple of times (sorry I’m sure he’s a great guy). Sadly, I had to watch the video a couple of times (I don’t have … Continue reading
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