A Really Late Helvetica

Oh my gosh jille, I'm so sorry this is so late...

I was only able to watch the clips on youtube, but even so, I definitely got the feel of how passionate they were about the type-face. I personally am not so connected to it, but I do understand the importance of everything meshing well, from the colors, to the image, and the type. Everything just has to fit.

Lecture this Week

A lady (I didn't catch her name =/) who works as a conservationist in the Philadelphia Museum of Art spoke to us Tuesday about art going obsolete and decaying. I actually found this pretty interesting. I've never contemplated my work disappearing, whether intentionally or unintentionally. I'm also considering a double major in art history, so hearing about how ancient pieces are dated and reconstructed interested me.

My Stick Figures

Rediscovering Their Hands

Digital designers have been rediscovering the importance of their hands. This is quite surprising because people in the digital field work... digitally. With so much technology and simulation, manual labor has just about died out in many fields. However, as this article points out, the use of hands to feel and manipulate is still incredibly important and is a skill that still needs to be honed. not everything can be done via computer.

Dennis Keronun

I was semi-interested in this article. I like the way that Keronun hasn't renounced traditional art for digital art. I think there's still immense value in learning traditional techniques. I also like that he displays them side by side in his exhibitions, showing that digital art can contend with fine art. There tends to be a "class" division between fine and digital art and many see digital art to be beneath fine art.

Ikea's Veranda

Okay, after hearing about Helvetica, I was skeptical. Honestly, how could people get their knickers in such a twist over type. After watching it and actually thinking about it, it made more sense. Ikea's switch to Veranda upsetting so many makes some sense. It does look cheaper. Not to mention it's iconic. How irritated would we be if Coca-Cola randomly changed to Times New Roman?? Type definitely does send a message, even more so when the same type has been used for 50 years.

Memoir

Alright, I think I'm done... there were a few others, but I'm pretty sure this is my final one

Week 3 Lecture: Scott Rigby

Co-founder of Philadelphia's own BaseKamp came and spoke to us Tuesday. Although I'm getting slightly sick of the "TECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT" theme that they're drilling into my skull, he had some stuff to say that I found interesting. He and the rest of BaseKamp put on potluck dinners for anyone and everyone that wants to walk in and they discuss random stuff. Well, to connect with people outside the immediate area, they're starting to incorporate skype. I've never considered a web video chat to be used in that kind of manner. Pretty spiffy guys!

10 Found Items

Sorry all these photos are late. I've had serious camera/computer issues all week. Every time I'd upload them, the camera card was erased... ugh, technology sometimes... and there's still a few that I need to retrieve

A nearly daily habit of mine is drinking Arizona Iced Tea. Apparently, its a daily habit for someone else too. I like to do my homework in the courtyard behind Peabody and more often then not, I found crumpled Arizona Iced Tea cans.

These are just the raw photos, no color correction or editing yet... just cropping.

Peter Hanley

So, i have 5 minutes to run from Ritter Hall to Tyler every Tuesday to make it to the lectures, but it's worth the sprint across campus. This week's lecture Peter introduced me to a lot of online resources for being discovered by the outside world. It really brought on a whole new perspective for me. I have done a couple local shows with my high school, but outside of that, I had NO idea how to get out there. I'm the type who just sits in their studio and creates, but then again, I'm a freshmen and I still have a couple years before I need to be too concerned.

His lecture actually inspired me so much, I had to remind myself that I still am a freshmen and I'm not ready to go opening accounts and getting out there haha.

But he definitely lead me to some awesome blogs like i heart photograph that have inspired me a great deal.

6 Word Memoir

Strike of brilliance!!!

"Always in a state of create."

My Background

I've come to Philly from a really small town in the Poconos. 

Needless to say, I'm not used to the sirens every 10 minutes at night. 

I plan on majoring in photography, maybe doubling or doing a minor in art history. 

I'd really like to go into high fashion photography, but I've also considered

archaeological digs for art (hence the art history). 

I'm an only child, I have a dog, and i really want a chinchilla... 

I'm a lifeguard in the summer at a waterpark. I have the horrible tan lines to prove it... 

I snowboard a lot and played varsity volleyball in high school. 

I don't really have an extensive art background... 

I helped to direct stage design for a couple high school plays and placed in a few local 

art shows. 

I took a lot of high school art courses but most of them didn't "teach" me anything. 

I've learned a lot on my own. (OHHH.. possible memoir assignment ? I think so... Don't try snaking it!!)

I'm looking to Tyler to teach me those basic principles that seemed to have slipped past me. 

And of course to have my work critiqued to shreds.

My first class at Tyler was like a breath of fresh air. I had two other gen ed classes and an art

class was exactly what I needed. After a summer of 24/7 work, it kicked me back into

my create mode.

Here's a couple pieces. It might explain "me" a bit better.