Author Archives: jwest8

Learning From Visual Aesthetics

Posted on November 28, 2011 by jwest8

In this course I have learned many things. For one I have learned to look harder into what I am seeing, not only with my eyes, but to delve deeper in hierarchy of the design, both visually and harmoniously. I … Continue reading →

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Rick Morris-Creative Inspirations

Posted on November 28, 2011 by jwest8

The introduction to the Rick Morris short is very creative and the use of the motion typography is very captivating and aesthetically pleasing. Once again the demonstration of using a storyboard to capture your ideas before the actual initiation is … Continue reading →

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3 Of 79 Short Essays On Design

Posted on November 12, 2011 by jwest8

How to Become Famous- This was eloquently written in a fashion of a never ending fortune cookie. The words and advice are priceless, mixed with a sense of humor and comingled with the underlying tone of seriousness. Every thing discussed … Continue reading →

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iPhone Interface

Posted on November 5, 2011 by jwest8

Edward Tufte and the video on iPhone interface design is interesting in the information that it shares on how and why the designers of the interface made certain pages look the way they do. First you must get past his … Continue reading →

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Thirt Conversations On Design

Posted on November 5, 2011 by jwest8

The opening of 30 Conversations on Design was set well with the two questions that were asked. “What single example of design inspires you most?” and “What problem should design solve next?” I noticed that a majority of the conversation … Continue reading →

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Art of Title

Posted on October 25, 2011 by jwest8

Bunraku was the first title sequence that I viewed. It was interesting in the ways that it used different pieces to tell a short narrative about a story. I liked how they incorporated paper mache puppets, actors using puppets, animation … Continue reading →

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PicaTowers

Posted on October 25, 2011 by jwest8

The narrative of these three shorts pieces seem to be one story leads into another through unfortunate actions or reactions by the previous characters. Each story seems to play out in a dark, devilish sort of way. Each short seems … Continue reading →

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Three Short Films by Hillman Curtis

Posted on October 12, 2011 by jwest8

American Spirit Being a big fan of black and white and a former smoker I can honestly say, “What goes better together?” Like peanut butter and jelly, ham and eggs, Starsky and Hutch and of course…black and whites and cigarettes. … Continue reading →

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Journalism In the Age of Data

Posted on October 9, 2011 by jwest8

The was a captivating and interesting short documentary on data in the age of journalism. Journalism has always been about the story, facts and what you can prove, coming into the digital age that has not changed. With all the … Continue reading →

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The Story of Stuff-Bottled Water

Posted on October 9, 2011 by jwest8

While watching the various videos that the Story of Stuff Project creatively put together one video captured my interest. The short on bottled water. Like all of these videos it was creatively put together with the drawn animation, which helps … Continue reading →

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