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Musings
This semester I have learned about the importance of visual aesthetics in information design. In studying the subject matter, I have become much more aware of all of the design that I see every day. Because we are exposed to … Continue reading
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Formalism & Post-Modernism
Formalism is “art for the sake of art.” The theory behind Formalism is that the piece of art can stand alone just based on its aesthetic values. The form of the object is of the biggest concern to the artist. … Continue reading
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Rick Morris is a Genius
Rick Morris is a creative and visual genius of motion graphics. While watching his videos I felt enlightened. His pieces are truly a work of art and I felt extremely inspired when looking at the sequences he has created. He … Continue reading
Data Visualization
In the short film, Journalism In the Age of Data, Fernanda Viegas, an IBM researcher, says: “Half of our brain is hardwired for vision. Vision is the biggest bandwidth that we have in terms of sensory information to the outside … Continue reading
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Musings
What have I learned that impacts the way I approach the design of visual communication content? Holy manoly. The following is an unordered list written in html. It contains the things I’ve learned. Books are better than movies. You can … Continue reading
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Journalism in the Age of Data
We all know that the visual is important. It’s why we are in this program. The visual and the interactive are the basis for a lot of what we do and what we will do after this program has been … Continue reading
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Musings…and other rambles
The motion typography assignment was definitely my favorite. After being accepted, I visited a graduate school in Pittsburgh that I attended last year. In the class, they were being introduced to After Effects and a previous student’s (amazing) work was … Continue reading
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Farewell Visual Aesthetics, But Not Goodbye
In Visual Aesthetics I’ve been able to understand what my strengths and weaknesses are and how I can make improvements in my work. I’ve realized I do my best work when working on a design that’s based on something I’m … Continue reading
Clutter is Failure
Other’s have mentioned the quote “to clarify, add detail”. But what Tufte says afterwards is equally, if not more, important. “Clutter is a failure of design. If the information is in chaos, fix the design, don’t throw out information.” I … Continue reading
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Reflections
While I may have had a little less to learn this semester in Visual Aesthetics , only because I built my whole undergraduate career around it, there are always things to learn. I really enjoyed exploring how traditional forms of … Continue reading