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I might actually know something about art now
I got excited when I saw that one of our textbooks for Visual Aesthetics is “Why Is That Art?” Now I can be art snob! I thought. I will be able to answer that question, sound like I know something … Continue reading
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” ― Alexander Pope
William Neff *Expectations I’ve been asked to blog about my expectations for the year, this is a difficult question for me because I’m a here and now type of person, and the future is kind of an abstract … Continue reading
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What The Hell Is Design?
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t think I’ve ever sat down with myself like I am now and asked myself exactly what the hell design actually means. I’m almost stumped. I’m an Elon film major, I should know this! I’ve … Continue reading
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Teach me, Phil.
I’ve always gone to town with a paintbrush. Charcoal and pastel are pretty fun as well. But hey, who am I kidding…when it comes to the digital realm, I’m pretty lost. When I’m creating with these more traditional mediums, I … Continue reading
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Great Expectations
By the end of boot camp we all joked that we had learned more in the past month than during the past few years of undergrad (don’t be mad Beth and Phil!). Its not that I didn’t learn during undergrad, … Continue reading
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Expect the Unexpected
A little over a month and I’ve learned more in this program then I ever did in my years in Undergrad!!. Honestly I expect ( more like I hope) to leave here with enough skill and knowledge on interactive media production, … Continue reading
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Pleading the Fifth on the Rule of Thirds
“Iris, could you come in to my office when you get a chance?” Our team designer sent me this chat one afternoon after I cropped my 326th professional photograph for the company website. We often chatted in a more casual … Continue reading
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Links
Use this page to post links to interesting articles and other web-based resources that you think are in some way relevant to the topics of this course. Heck, we might as well make it a list. Here, I’ll start… 1. 12 … Continue reading
Check it out: it’s our blog!
We’ll use this blog this semester primarily as a location for you to post your thoughts, reflections and ideas about various topics that I will assign. You have the ability–and will actually be required– to comment on one another’s posts.
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Blog Post Topics
Here are the week by week topics that you are required to respond to with a post of your own. There’s really no required format for how you go about developing your response. That said, I encourage you to be … Continue reading