Blog Post #12

Reflecting on this semester and course overall I have enjoyed all of the presentations and have found them useful in some way. The alumni and business professional presentations aided me in helping me grasp the professions that are out there that incorporate design. In terms of critiques for the course, I would say that the seminar could eliminate most of the basic study habit curriculum and focus more on the aspects of marketing yourself and your resume/portfolio.

Sequence Prototype

My book prototype functions well and all my flaps successfully transition from page to page to reveal the change in scenery underneath and the poems behind the flaps associated with the change in sky. I like how the skies and foregrounds contrast through the distinction produced from the horizon lines. I would probably like to add backgrounds to the poem pages to add a greater atmospherical sequential effect. I think I will want to add more pages and a fold out to the book depicting more times of the day, but I am happy with the current amount. Overall the book could have a more cohesive flow that can be done through a better use of space, but I think that the conceptual aspects of the contrasting chronological sequence functions well.

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Blog Post #11

Part 1: Faculty Presentations

Bill Kennedy takes photographs of random subjects and places them in photoshop where he deconstructs them and then formulates the figures and colors back together to form a brand new composition. Bill likes to experiment with his printing and his work is extremely intriguing. It is interesting how each image is so unique and structured from pictures that do not look anything like the final product. I appreciate how Bill, although trained as a photo journalist, experiments with abstraction and deconstruction in his softwares.

Hollis has done a lot of work pertaining to storms and collections of objects. Her art is incredibly detailed and very impressive. The scale of her work varies greatly and her installations are very intricate. The structure of her pieces employ a cluster of items that in the end create a unity and conceptual scheme.

Alex composes pieces that depict minimalistic forms. Her work is very experienced based and she executes her conceptual agenda through utilizing line, shape, and form. Her work highlights the beauty within “nothing” and opened my eyes to the subtly art can convey.

Tammy pairs items that really exist and items that do not exist at all. In her pieces she does this by formulating slip-cast sculptures that explore this contrast of real and imaginary. She likes to formulate pieces that have a magical undertone and likes to explore the concept of having perceptions associated with forms. She creates pieces that make you want to touch it, but you can’t. Her use of tactility tempts the viewer to want to get close to her pieces. Tammy’s work is masterfully crafted and intrigues the viewer.

Joe demonstrates portraits of individuals in rural areas. The black and white compositions are well done and gifts the viewer with a specific tone created from the rural atmosphere. He documents the farming country and the pictures have great depth and are well executed. His work explores the cattle industry and ranchers and it visually triggers emotions.

Part 2: 5-year plan

4 years- complete bachelors degree at St Edwards and do many internships

5th- begin job in field of design after completing internships and developing skill

My long term goals beyond college are to incorporate design into my career and make a good income. To accomplish those goals I need to build my portfolio, better my self-advertising (selling myself), and hone in on my skills.

Sequence Thumbnails

These thumbnails display a simple foundation of what my book will depict. The front and back cover will be a picture of the sky with the spider I have been taking pictures of during different times of day. I will incorporate the spider into the book as well. The book will open to a picture of the morning sky and it will be flippable to show underneath the sunset sky. Also when you flip the half pages a poem about the time of day is shown on the other side of the flap. This continues for the difference between a stormy sky and the rainbow and sun after the storm and poems that go along with this. I will be replacing the storm image to one I took from when it was raining. Then lastly there will be pictures at the end of the book in a flip out format showing the sequences contrast between night and day, and there will be corresponding poems associated with night and day. The book will explore the sequential patterns of time and weather in a day through contrasting images of this through cuts and flaps in the book.

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Blog Post #10

Part 1: Local Video Game Industry Spacetime Studios Presenters

The visiting 3 presenters were from Spacetime Studios which is a game design company. Gary Gattis is the CEO and he stated that he would be open and honest about this career field, which is definitely what he did. His team works on the art, coding, programing, and development of Spacetime Studio’s games. In the game industry there is always a time crunch and a deadline. There are 4 major pillars of game design. These include, programing, art, design, and production. I learned from this presentation that there is a myriad of elements that go into game design and that there is a lot that goes into each and every aspect of the games, no matter how minor. I learned that excel spreadsheets and item templates are used in the development of a game, which was surprising and I didn’t expect that to be a part of game design. I was also intrigued by how each item in a game has an extensive background of design behind it and I did not truly realize how much actually goes into the development of games. Game development requires every field of art all the way from story writing to production management. I didn’t realize how many positions are offered associated with game development. Overall, the presenters opened my eyes to game development and I learned a lot about the process of the development.

Part 2: Professor Question(s)

What made you want to become a professor?

How do you believe art should be graded? What do you base your grading off of?(since art is usually an expressive and conceptual outlet)

Sequence: Contact Sheet, Typefaces, Photos, etc (Progress)

Poems:

Night in Day by Joseph Stroud
The night never wants to end, to give itself over
to light. So it traps itself in things: obsidian, crows.
Even on summer solstice, the day of light’s great
triumph, where fields of sunflowers guzzle in the sun—
we break open the watermelon and spit out
black seeds, bits of night glistening on the grass.

When day met night
Everything felt right
Day awakes and starts new lives
Night sleeps but it’s still alive
Day is always shinning its light
Night is dark but still just as bright
Day is crowded, full of living things
Night is empty, no awake beings
Day is wild, cause of what people do
Night is crazy, believe they are too
Day is dirty, it starts to match night
Night is clean, its gets quiet, just right
Day is loud, the noises surrounding it
Night is peaceful, no noises around it
Day is special, as special as it comes
Night is different, it’s nothing, no one can see
They are both loved, we all are attached
But like they say, opposites attract

Night and Day by Robert Louis Stevenson
When the golden day is done, Through the closing portal, Child and garden, Flower and sun, Vanish all things mortal. As the blinding shadows fall As the rays diminish, Under evening’s cloak they all Roll away and vanish. Garden darkened, daisy shut, Child in bed, they slumber– Glow-worm in the hallway rut, Mice among the lumber. In the darkness houses shine, Parents move the candles; Till on all the night divine Turns the bedroom handles. Till at last the day begins In the east a-breaking, In the hedges and the whins Sleeping birds a-waking. In the darkness shapes of things, Houses, trees and hedges, Clearer grow; and sparrow’s wings Beat on window ledges. These shall wake the yawning maid; She the door shall open– Finding dew on garden glade And the morning broken. There my garden grows again Green and rosy painted, As at eve behind the pane From my eyes it fainted. Just as it was shut away, Toy-like, in the even, Here I see it glow with day Under glowing heaven. Every path and every plot, Every blush of roses, Every blue forget-me-not Where the dew reposes, “Up!” they cry, “the day is come On the smiling valleys: We have beat the morning drum; Playmate, join your allies!”

Typefaces:

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Contact Sheet:

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Reflection:

It was very hard to take pictures of the different times of day this weekend because of the weather being so dull and gloomy. This weather made it difficult to depict the changes in the times of day. As I was taking pictures of a St Edwards landscape, capturing how the sky changes during the day, I began to photograph a spider that has been at this location for months. I started taking pictures of the spider contrasting with the different atmospheric appearances of the sky throughout the day. In my book I will have poems and literature from other sourced authors about the progression of a day and contrasting day and night. With these pictures of St Edwards that display various horizon lines I will be applying foldable cutouts to compare the land and sky at different times of the day. For example, I want to pair sunset with the land of the morning or a night sky with the land of the afternoon. Reflecting on my progress, I have made a good start in formulating my idea and the imagery associated with my sequence book. I need to take more pictures at night and really catch the night sky and lights of the urban aspects of campus and the city skyline. I have struggled adjusting to using raw files due to their massive size and working with a camera that is not just my phone. I also need to take more pictures that include other subjects in different times of day, not just ones with horizon lines. The pictures with horizon lines will be used for the cut outs in my book as I contrast the progression of time through the day. Overall I believe that I am making good progress and I need to put more work into capturing the details in the different times of day.