Monthly Archives: December 2013

Musings

Posted on December 10, 2013 by gkrafte

While design has always been one of my passions, I started to get a little bit jaded while working in the industry. Being the only creative in my office, many of my projects were done on the fly with quick … Continue reading →

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Pica Towers

Posted on December 10, 2013 by bmclawhorn2

First of all the creators are pretty dark individuals – at least with these short films they are. But I loved the videos, nonetheless. In the first video the narrative presents the character opening the door as perhaps the villain … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on December 10, 2013 by bmclawhorn2

I entered this class knowing that I was not a designer or destined to be one. I’m leaving the course with the same understanding. However, this course was one of the most enjoyable for me – at least for the … Continue reading →

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iPhone Interface Design

Posted on December 10, 2013 by dvaught

When first viewing this video, I couldn’t get interested. The narrator’s drab delivery could not sink in until three or four more times watching, and even then it barely stuck. I can say, however, having recently made the switch to … Continue reading →

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30 Conversations

Posted on December 10, 2013 by dvaught

“Design is the purposeful arrangement of elements to produce an intended reaction in the viewer.” These words jumped out at me as I heard them, and they completely strip down the ideas of design, art, and aesthetics. Design needs to … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on December 10, 2013 by dvaught

This visual aesthetics course included a bit of everything:  reading, writing, technical use and application, design principle theory… It could be easily misinterpreted that this was a “design” class, but I like to think of it as making any work we … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on December 9, 2013 by jchambers3

I came into this class with a pretty strong understanding on the importance of visual aesthetics. As an undergrad, everything was analyzed from the color or emotions to social and economic differences between using a serif or San-serif font. That … Continue reading →

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Title Sequences

Posted on December 9, 2013 by jchambers3

Title sequences never seem to get much love so I’m excited to see these two collections. I won’t even begin to list the large number of things I’ve watched but some of these are beyond words. What makes title sequences … Continue reading →

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Thirty Conversations

Posted on December 9, 2013 by bmclawhorn2

There are definitely some interesting viewpoints in the Thirty Conversations on Design series. Thanks to my Tony Hawk fandom as a kid, and the memory of how much I loved the deigns on his skateboards, I immediately went to his … Continue reading →

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Pica Towers

Posted on December 9, 2013 by ppage2

Cool animation style. reminds me of Tim Burton animated movies. Very grim and disturbing via the displays of torture and murder. Like the Saw movies with a single haunting killers with in the tower. Also it seem to be set … Continue reading →

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