Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Jackie_new inspiration
I stumbled upon this amazing artwork by Nick Gentry. It really caught my attention, because he is using mixed paint and computer disks on wood as a medium. He is relating his art to technology, without actually using technology. I love the fact that it looks like a collage, but the piece as a whole looks like a portrait.
Inspiration for this week
I Found this website when searching ideas for my new portfolio. I loved the variety of layouts and design and I want to play around with a few of these ideas in my own portfolio. I decided to completely re-do my portfolio cause mine sucked looking back on it now!
web portfolios
Since we are working on updating our own web portfolios I wanted to look for other web portfolios online. I found this site that features a lot of well designed web portfolios.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Flash Portfolio
I found this portfolio that was done in flash and I loved the design. Everything is very clear but it still is creative and fun to go through. My favorite part is the first page with the collage because its showing you images along with telling you what you will be clicking on. The images turn to color when you roll over them to let you know your on a link which I also thought was nice. The navigation bar at the bottom is also nice because it stays with every page so there is consistency.
http://okaydave.com/
http://okaydave.com/
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Print design to Digital
I found this really nice article on the Computer Arts website. Its talks about 10 ways to transfer print skills to digital. I think something like this is good for every designer to know.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Inspiration
JK Rowling recently launched her new website. While her old one was totally flash and very intriguing, this new version is a lot more simplistic and in a timeline fashion. Seems like everyone is following in facebooks footsteps. But I like the soft colors and easy use. The simple design is really appealing.
http://www.jkrowling.com/
http://www.jkrowling.com/
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Weekly Inspiration
Amanda-New Memory
So I was having a hard time trying to figure out how to not make my wedding memory look cookie cutter-y so I decided to switch memories. In Graphic Design II we are working on a HOW Conference guide from Vegas and looking back through my pictures from when I went made me want to use that as my memory instead. I went to Vegas in August and it was amazing. It was my first trip out west and it is so much different than CNY. One of my best memories from my Vegas vacation was Fremont St. Its like one big party, there is a giant arching screen that spans I think 2 blocks and it features a music tribute something like every half hour. When I was there they played the Doors and Queen which are two of my favorite groups. There is a zip line just under the screen and Casinos on both sides of the street. You could hear the dinging and celebration from the Casinos and the music playing from a stage set up when the music tribute on the screen wasnt playing, they played 80's pop on the stage, I remember everyone around me having a blast. We went at night which was best because in August you can imagine what it was like outside during the day, but still it was 103 degrees at 8:30. Fremont St. is located in the older part of the strip which was cool because you got to see all of the old neon signs and lights, which were really cool.
I plan to use photos from my trip, which are some what blurry from trying to take pictures while walking but I think that it works. I would also like to use casino sounds and the Doors song "People are Strange"and possible Queens "We are the Champions"
I plan to use photos from my trip, which are some what blurry from trying to take pictures while walking but I think that it works. I would also like to use casino sounds and the Doors song "People are Strange"and possible Queens "We are the Champions"
Weekly Inspration
Every year these structures have been appealing and must be fairly easy to piece together. In Mexico there is a whole community of shipping container homes. Considering there are roughly 17 million containers across the world, there is room to go around, for now. The architectural layouts are getting really creative since when I waw my first design around the turn of the century. I would definitely consider working on a design pertaining to these homes.
My weekly Inspiration
Stumbling through the internet is awesome, I found so many cool sites but the one that really made me think about art and how it's presented is this site.
The site shows a bunch of cool street art that has big art, small art, art made from nature, and art made with other mediums. One of my favorite pieces is the one to the left in which the artist simply drew 3 men riding camels and 3 camels following because it looked like a desert. There's no point to this artwork, it's just an artist seeing and opportunity to make the world interesting and taking it. This realization made me begin to think about my artwork and the reason that I take photos or draw something. Is my work meant for something or can it just be?
Inspiration for the week
This web page displays 7 different mental disorders in the most minimalistic way possible. I thought this was really interesting and helpful in my thought process for our current project. I need to simplify the emotions from my memory so seeing these examples was interesting and shows that simplicity can still be effective in portraying a feeling/message.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Tim - My Memory
At first I wasn't really sure what memory I wanted to use for this project. I have a lot of memories from my middle and high school years but I couldn't really think of anything from my childhood until I remember a vacation that my family and I took to Florida when I was really young. This trip is the only time I've ever been to Florida so it's definitely important to me but what made it stick out was all of the feelings I began to remember as the memory became more clear. The overall sense of my memory that I want to covey is that it was a time in my life when I really loved going to the beach, playing in the sand and going swimming in the water even though it was really cold and kind of dangerous. I met this other kid that I was around my age and we jump into the smaller incoming waves because much further out the waves were huge. I remember watching my dad and my brother out in the water and when the big waves came them and some other people would jump through the wave and come out safely on the other side. Being somewhat curious and stupid, as most children are when they're young I decided to go out a little further into the ocean and when I tried to jump through one of the bigger waves I got pulled under the water and almost drowned. On a more positive note I also remember playing board games with my parents, getting buried in the sand, and being really really happy.
Although I don't have may pictures from that vacation I want to use simple imagery such as pictures of the ocean, sand, beach toys, ect.. to convey the emotions and feelings of my memory. I do have pictures that I've taken of other beaches or beach type environments which I could use along with creating imagery with any of the adobe programs. Even if the images aren't from my memory I want the viewer to feel that they are and still be able to understand the overwhelming emotions that I felt when I was caught up in the wave, laughing with my parents, or splashing around in the water.
Although I don't have may pictures from that vacation I want to use simple imagery such as pictures of the ocean, sand, beach toys, ect.. to convey the emotions and feelings of my memory. I do have pictures that I've taken of other beaches or beach type environments which I could use along with creating imagery with any of the adobe programs. Even if the images aren't from my memory I want the viewer to feel that they are and still be able to understand the overwhelming emotions that I felt when I was caught up in the wave, laughing with my parents, or splashing around in the water.
Tim 4 sites
The first site I found is called Mono* crafts and what I found interesting about the site was the way it use flash and the way the viewer has to interact to navigate throughout the site. Usually with sites such as this one the interaction only goes as far as move the mouse around and clicking things for link. In this site the viewer is made to interact with their mouse in such a way that the placement of the mouse on the screen will make the screen zoom in or make the links move fast or slow. Another aspect that I liked was the way that the site use subtle ambient sounds that are slightly annoying but still attract the attention of the viewer.
The second site I found is an interactive video of the song "Neon Bible" by Arcade Fire. What I found interesting about this site was different uses of flash throughout the video and the how the viewer could interact with the person singing the song. One of my favorite interactions is about half way through the song you can click on his hand and rain starts to come out. Eventually the screen fills up with water if you don't click his hand closed. What amazed me was that the viewer can interact with the singer and things that happen on the screen and the song never messes up or changes. The designer was able to allow chance interaction while still keeping the song and singer the same.
The third site I found is for a product called the "Turbo Chef." This site was awesome, it drew my attention in so well that I ended up going through each recipe and watching the chef describe each cooking process. By adding in a chef that gave descriptions of each cooking process as well as describing how well the product works and how well it works makes the site personable. It almost seems like you have a personal professional chef teaching you how to make high quality foods.
The last site I found was a cool site that lets you create your own movie with images the viewer has taken of themselves or other pictures through Facebook. So not only are you making your own movie which is pretty awesome the designer of the site understands the power of social media in the present day and the cool stuff you can do with it. What really made this site awesome was that after I went through some of the process I realized that this site is the perfect example of how to I could create my memory for Project #4.
The second site I found is an interactive video of the song "Neon Bible" by Arcade Fire. What I found interesting about this site was different uses of flash throughout the video and the how the viewer could interact with the person singing the song. One of my favorite interactions is about half way through the song you can click on his hand and rain starts to come out. Eventually the screen fills up with water if you don't click his hand closed. What amazed me was that the viewer can interact with the singer and things that happen on the screen and the song never messes up or changes. The designer was able to allow chance interaction while still keeping the song and singer the same.
The third site I found is for a product called the "Turbo Chef." This site was awesome, it drew my attention in so well that I ended up going through each recipe and watching the chef describe each cooking process. By adding in a chef that gave descriptions of each cooking process as well as describing how well the product works and how well it works makes the site personable. It almost seems like you have a personal professional chef teaching you how to make high quality foods.
The last site I found was a cool site that lets you create your own movie with images the viewer has taken of themselves or other pictures through Facebook. So not only are you making your own movie which is pretty awesome the designer of the site understands the power of social media in the present day and the cool stuff you can do with it. What really made this site awesome was that after I went through some of the process I realized that this site is the perfect example of how to I could create my memory for Project #4.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Project 4
Memory:
The memory I am going to use is when I traveled to London when I was thirteen. I chose this memory because it was my most memorable trip/vacation that I have ever taken, plus it was my farthest trip so it was my first time I flew on an airplane. I went with five family members to visit my aunt, uncle and cousins. They live outside of London so we would have to take the train to get into the city. In London we visited the Windsor castle, St. George's chapel, the London Eye, went to the theater, and got a tour on a double decker bus. Outside of London we went to a park where you can feed animals such as deer, and my sister and I went to school one day with my cousins. They are our closest cousins so even though it was school we wanted to spend as much time together as possible.
I have some pictures of London I might be able to use but it was so long ago that the pictures might not be good enough to use, so most of my imagery might have to come from online. For sound I was thinking that there should be background noise of traffic or a breeze because it was cold when I went. I want there to be a cool and cloudy feel to the atmosphere because it was cloudy almost the whole time I was there.
Websites:
http://www.liliaplanet.com/
This site is someones portfolio and uses very limited text. I liked it because with just the graphics and images you can pretty much navigate through her site without a problem. The music works with the site too because it gives you a feeling of being in China or Japan.
http://www.liliaplanet.com/
This is also a portfolio, and even though it uses text it still uses graphics and sound. The sound is very relaxing so it fits in with the graphics of people observing nature. It is very consistent in the design that is used for the graphics so it keeps a steady pace just like the music. It is interesting how you don't have to click on anything either, all you have to do is roll over the button and it takes you to the next spot.
http://www.rothaniko.hu/eng.html
This website is very interactive which I love. The sound effects are great and go perfectly with the animations on the page. The only text is on the bottom for navigation, but after you click on 'Paintings' for example you see a small thumbnail of each painting which you can click on to enlarge. Overall I thought it was a great example of graphics, sounds, and animations.
http://www.margotblanche.com/index.html
I like the style of this website, it goes very well with the artists songs. It's cool how she plays her own music on the first page, but I wish she kept the music going on other pages because the music really gives the website that oldie feel.
The memory I am going to use is when I traveled to London when I was thirteen. I chose this memory because it was my most memorable trip/vacation that I have ever taken, plus it was my farthest trip so it was my first time I flew on an airplane. I went with five family members to visit my aunt, uncle and cousins. They live outside of London so we would have to take the train to get into the city. In London we visited the Windsor castle, St. George's chapel, the London Eye, went to the theater, and got a tour on a double decker bus. Outside of London we went to a park where you can feed animals such as deer, and my sister and I went to school one day with my cousins. They are our closest cousins so even though it was school we wanted to spend as much time together as possible.
I have some pictures of London I might be able to use but it was so long ago that the pictures might not be good enough to use, so most of my imagery might have to come from online. For sound I was thinking that there should be background noise of traffic or a breeze because it was cold when I went. I want there to be a cool and cloudy feel to the atmosphere because it was cloudy almost the whole time I was there.
Websites:
http://www.liliaplanet.com/
This site is someones portfolio and uses very limited text. I liked it because with just the graphics and images you can pretty much navigate through her site without a problem. The music works with the site too because it gives you a feeling of being in China or Japan.
http://www.liliaplanet.com/
This is also a portfolio, and even though it uses text it still uses graphics and sound. The sound is very relaxing so it fits in with the graphics of people observing nature. It is very consistent in the design that is used for the graphics so it keeps a steady pace just like the music. It is interesting how you don't have to click on anything either, all you have to do is roll over the button and it takes you to the next spot.
http://www.rothaniko.hu/eng.html
This website is very interactive which I love. The sound effects are great and go perfectly with the animations on the page. The only text is on the bottom for navigation, but after you click on 'Paintings' for example you see a small thumbnail of each painting which you can click on to enlarge. Overall I thought it was a great example of graphics, sounds, and animations.
http://www.margotblanche.com/index.html
I like the style of this website, it goes very well with the artists songs. It's cool how she plays her own music on the first page, but I wish she kept the music going on other pages because the music really gives the website that oldie feel.
Gina's Idea for Project 4
Growing up I never really spent much time at a lake house or camp, because none of our friends really had one. But last summer I spent nearly everyday at Fair Haven Bay off of Lake Ontario at my boyfriends camp and had a blast. I made so many memories during the summer and I want to create an experience so that all the users can sense the amazing atmosphere of Fair Haven Bay.
In my journal I wrote of one time we spent on the boat and I want to incorporate this memory as an entire day of fun for my website.
Over the summer on a Sunday afternoon my boyfriend, his family and I decided to take the boat out on the lake and stop to go swimming. We traveled for what seemed like an hour enjoying the hot sun on our faces. It was the furthest I ever drove out on the lake. Finally his grandpa stopped the boat and we all got out to go swimming. On the way home it got a little chilly and the water was getting rough. As we made our way back to the bay the water started coming over the sides of the boat as the waves got bigger, and splashing all of us. We all started screaming and laughing at first, but then we got worried that the water would engulf the boat. After a while the bay was in sight and we finally made it back to the lack house all soaking wet.
^ I want to add on more about a night at camp, having a cookout and roasting marshmallows on a camp fire. By the end I hope to incorporate a full memory of an entire day out at the lake!
In my journal I wrote of one time we spent on the boat and I want to incorporate this memory as an entire day of fun for my website.
Over the summer on a Sunday afternoon my boyfriend, his family and I decided to take the boat out on the lake and stop to go swimming. We traveled for what seemed like an hour enjoying the hot sun on our faces. It was the furthest I ever drove out on the lake. Finally his grandpa stopped the boat and we all got out to go swimming. On the way home it got a little chilly and the water was getting rough. As we made our way back to the bay the water started coming over the sides of the boat as the waves got bigger, and splashing all of us. We all started screaming and laughing at first, but then we got worried that the water would engulf the boat. After a while the bay was in sight and we finally made it back to the lack house all soaking wet.
^ I want to add on more about a night at camp, having a cookout and roasting marshmallows on a camp fire. By the end I hope to incorporate a full memory of an entire day out at the lake!
Examples of Interactive Sites- RESEARCH :)
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3rtXEW/:1NWrmrlju:Ph3jHw7b/www.beonlineb.com/click_around.html/
1) This site incorporated a photograph of a man with a song playing throughout the experience. The black and white photograph on a black background made for an erie interaction. Also paired with a creepy song it made me wonder what was going to happen next. I was confused but interested at the same time.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1d67IN/:PDPmiDD2:OGevPSrM/roxik.com/toy1.html/
2)This interaction was different than anything that I have seen. It showed the silhouette of two people and you controlled their fate. They were both hanging from a tree and you had to either help them to safety or shake them off the tree. In this case I guess you were creating a memory for these characters by playing around with the story.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4sh0fm/:1nkOMpjmH:OGevPSrM/www2.lost-in-val-sinestra.com/
3)This site would be a cool element to add to your site. It helps you create your own movie by using images that you have taken yourself. You choose your character and scene and you could probably recreate your memory using this site!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5bNMKn/:19rs.Tgbt:Ph3jHw7b/wwww.inbflat.net/
4) When I stumbled across this I thought it was very interesting. By using a group simple instrumental notes all together at the same time it makes for great sound! This idea can be used when we add sound to our sites as well!
1) This site incorporated a photograph of a man with a song playing throughout the experience. The black and white photograph on a black background made for an erie interaction. Also paired with a creepy song it made me wonder what was going to happen next. I was confused but interested at the same time.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1d67IN/:PDPmiDD2:OGevPSrM/roxik.com/toy1.html/
2)This interaction was different than anything that I have seen. It showed the silhouette of two people and you controlled their fate. They were both hanging from a tree and you had to either help them to safety or shake them off the tree. In this case I guess you were creating a memory for these characters by playing around with the story.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4sh0fm/:1nkOMpjmH:OGevPSrM/www2.lost-in-val-sinestra.com/
3)This site would be a cool element to add to your site. It helps you create your own movie by using images that you have taken yourself. You choose your character and scene and you could probably recreate your memory using this site!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5bNMKn/:19rs.Tgbt:Ph3jHw7b/wwww.inbflat.net/
4) When I stumbled across this I thought it was very interesting. By using a group simple instrumental notes all together at the same time it makes for great sound! This idea can be used when we add sound to our sites as well!
Jordan - Memory Traces
For this project I want to re create my memory of a music festival that I went to last summer. The memory is of three days of 30,000 plus people coming together from places far and near in which all share at least one thing in common, the love of music. The reason that I choose this memory is because it was a happy and unique experience that I really enjoyed.
I plan on portraying my memory with images of the event from friends and also the internet. I plan to put together a site that gives of the aurora of being at a music festival and how I remember it. Along with music and other sounds like people talking and cheering being incorporated. Also since we are not using text I will use the artist symbols and such.
One thing that always reminds me of this experience is this video.
project 4 website inspirations
http://www.wechoosethemoon.org/
This website looks really cool. It takes you step by step through the apollo 11 launch. It reminds me of when I was younger we went to the Challenger Center in New Jersey and we got to play out the parts of Mission Control and the astronauts in space.
http://www.intel.com/museumofme/en_US/r/index.htm
I saw this website a few months ago and it was so awesome. It taps into social media sites and creates a museum of your life.
http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html
This website is pure silliness. You can make Mr. Potato style faces for hours. It's so simple yet entertaining.
http://www.marcecko.com/#/
For a commercial brand this is a pretty cool website. I like how it moves round and looks like a gallery.
This website looks really cool. It takes you step by step through the apollo 11 launch. It reminds me of when I was younger we went to the Challenger Center in New Jersey and we got to play out the parts of Mission Control and the astronauts in space.
http://www.intel.com/museumofme/en_US/r/index.htm
I saw this website a few months ago and it was so awesome. It taps into social media sites and creates a museum of your life.
http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html
This website is pure silliness. You can make Mr. Potato style faces for hours. It's so simple yet entertaining.
http://www.marcecko.com/#/
For a commercial brand this is a pretty cool website. I like how it moves round and looks like a gallery.
Project 4
For my memory I had a hard time thinking of one, but then I decided on one of the most exciting memories I can remember in recent years. The summer before my sophomore year I went to see Blink 182 in concert. This was their reunion tour after breaking up a few years before. While my two best friends and I were waiting in line to get into the arena, there were people giving out raffle tickets to win a chance to meet the band or get their seats upgraded to front row. The three of us signed up twice since two people came around with the sign ups. That means there were six tickets in our name. The sold out concert had between 1500 and 2000 people there. The first act goes on. The second act goes on. Suddenly my phone gets a call from an unknown number. I answer it but its hard to hear since theres music playing loudly. Then I hear them. "You're name was picked and you get a chance to meet the band. Would you like to?" I start screaming and all the people around me just stared at me. I sprint back over to my friends and tell them what happened. I can only bring one of them so we head over to the booth and get our wristbands. I try to call every person I know to tell them whats about to happen but NO ONE answers. Then someone leads us and about 8 other people through the arena to a VIP area in the back. Standing there waiting, I can barely breathe. These three men were such a huge part of my growing up and now I'm about to meet them. My memory of the moment is so blurry, probably because I was hyperventilating. I remember clearly when I asked Travis Barker for a hug he said "No....can I have a hug???" with such a genuine smile. It was one of the best moment of my life.
I distinctly remember the smell of weed, hotdogs, and beer all around me. It was a warm july day the sunset around us during the concert was beyond gorgeous. Intense oranges and blues, but no clouds at all. The buzz of people talking all around us and the three bands that performed, The Academy Is..., Weezer, and then Blink 182. I'd like to use music from those bands, along with random background chatter from people and breathing heavily because I know I was near fainting at one point. I have some pictures from that day and other I could find sound specific pictures and possibly pictures that depict the song being played.
I distinctly remember the smell of weed, hotdogs, and beer all around me. It was a warm july day the sunset around us during the concert was beyond gorgeous. Intense oranges and blues, but no clouds at all. The buzz of people talking all around us and the three bands that performed, The Academy Is..., Weezer, and then Blink 182. I'd like to use music from those bands, along with random background chatter from people and breathing heavily because I know I was near fainting at one point. I have some pictures from that day and other I could find sound specific pictures and possibly pictures that depict the song being played.
Vaz_Project4 Proposal
http://www.vitaminwater.com/#/1
These four websites are so awesome dealing with flash and making it look effortless. I really like Mauricio Studio's website with the flash.
My memory I'm doing is my unreal experience of touring China last summer. I'm going to go through a story for each city I went: Shanghai/Suzhou, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Xi'an. The over populated areas everywhere we traveled, the thick air you could barely breathe, the tastes of the food that we ate, the experience of standing on top of the Great Wall and overlooking the mountains and the rest of the wall, walking through the once sacred Forbidden City, climbing Pagodas, seeing the Temple of Heaven, the history of China at my fingertips. I chose this memory because this experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I got to go on. It changed the way I saw art, the way I live, being thankful for everything we have here (especially real toilets and not squatting over a hole in the ground!)
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