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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

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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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Lessons Learned

Visual aesthetics has been a challenging but rewarding course.  I’ve learned about the world of design and about my own design aesthetic, and even though it’s not fully developed yet, I believe I am on the right path toward becoming … Continue reading

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79 short essays on design

“There is no guarantee that being famous counts for anything,” says Michael Bierut a “famous” graphic designer whom I’ve never heard of. But I’m assuming in the world of graphic artist, who is someone that a lot of people know. … Continue reading

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“To clarify, add details…”

… is one thing I remember from watching a short analysis by Edward Tufte.  Although  his tone was very dry and boring, the information he presented was very interesting. He spoke on the interface design of the iPhone which I … Continue reading

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30 Conversations on Design

Print, web and interactive…these are the three categories that come to mind when I think about design, maybe because I’ve been studying these are in graduate school.  However, since watching the short interviews in Thirty Conversations on Design, I’ve started … Continue reading

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First Impression

Although watching hundreds of movies, I’ve never considered or paid attention to the art behind the title sequence, which is odd considering its importance.  It is arguably one of the most important parts of the movie. It is the first … Continue reading

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Telling a Story

I am a huge fan of  Hillman Curtis’ work.  The artistry in his videos is quite beautiful.  When I first viewed his short videos featuring graphic artist, I fell in love with the aesthetics of his camera work, and post … Continue reading

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Horror Without Words

I must admit it took me a while to understand what was going on in the three short videos Pica Towers, but one thing that was immediately apparent was the the spooky undertone of the videos.  What Marc Craste does … Continue reading

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Mission Accomplished Leonard!

Annie Leonard’s, “The Story of Stuff” got my attention.  I viewed the video from two different viewpoints, as a designer and interactive media student, and as a citizen of this world. As a student, I paid close attention to the … Continue reading

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