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FINAL MUSINGS
I remember hearing the word ‘aesthetics’ for the first time when I was in my Higher secondary school. The concept was introduced to me in a course of “Film Appreciation”. The teacher then spoke of the importance of aesthetics in … Continue reading
STITCH BITCH
“Stitch Bitch” by Shelley Jackson from “Rethinking Media Change” was an interesting piece of reading. From all the comments I heard and read about I thought it was really going to be a pain in the butt having to read … Continue reading
I still want more…
Before this class I never really thought about the creative process. However as the semester progressed, I learn more about the roles of strategy and planning in visual aesthetics. Instead of going with the first idea that comes to your … Continue reading
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That’s a Wrap!
Fifteen weeks later. Holy hell. Fifteen weeks ago, if you asked me what design was, I probably would have said something people do who aren’t good enough to be artists, or are good enough, but want to actually make money. … Continue reading
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79 Short Essays on Design
While reading Essay 4, I couldn’t help but think, wow graphic designers are kind of like small, needy children. Hear me out. Essay 4, “How to Become Famous” is hilarious to me. When I think of graphic design, especially competitions … Continue reading
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Visual Aesthetics – Final Thoughts
Where to begin? We covered a lot of ground in a relatively short amount of time. It seems like a long time ago we were shooting our self portraits, but it was only about three months ago. We moved at … Continue reading
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Edward Tufte Discusses The iPhone Interface
To begin, I was bored. Could he have been any more monotone? I almost fell asleep and the video is pretty short. Aside from the terrible delivery of the review, I found his examination fairly interesting. Tufte repeated the phrase … 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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Visual Aesthetics: everything and nothing
“Visual Aesthetics.” What is it anyways? Sometimes I know, other times I am lost in a fog of usability, visuals, function, lack of sleep, etc. Visually, visual aesthetics is a super weird word. Maybe it’s just the font I’m using…. … Continue reading
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IPhones Stopping Administrative Debris
I am such a sucker for Apple products. I’m waiting for my commission check to come in the mail after all the times I have preached Apple to anyone who will listen (or won’t listen). But watching this video was … Continue reading
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