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