Mike Kelley Response

Mike Kelley seemed to be over scrutinized by critics to an extreme extent. Its almost as if he let what other people think of him and his work have a direct influence on him. It reminded me of how celebrities are treated by paparazzi and media today. It's as if people feel the need to judge and tell the artist how they would have done it different, or how much they suck, as if the artist was a person who also had feelings and input. His work definitely reflected these thoughts as you can see the emotion and response behind his art works.

Week 7 Minutiae - Things

Week 6 Minutiae - Chinese New Year

Week 5 Minutiae - Manayunk Ice Show

Week 4 Minutiae - Shore Drive

Week 3 Minutiae - South St.

Week 2 Minutiae - Baby Cousin

Week 1 Minutiae - Art Museum

Project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNFttP7NkEk&feature=youtu.be

Final Project

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1obnyD_WDT8X1s8jd3UScgmP6aHjsEMax79GZgkyVEvk/edit?usp=sharing

Kutlug Ataman Response

I found it interenting that he chose to use the same women wearing wigs. I think this makes the film stronger because it shows the same person, but conveys very different messages. It shows how objects or short films can give you a glimpse into someone's private life. This gave me a couple good ideas for the final project and hopefully pointed me in the right direction.

Propaganda Critique

I wasn't too happy about the way my propaganda turned out. I wish I had picked another subject I was thinking about doing the pope election (Church Wars: A New Pope). However, I felt better after the critique I was fearful that people wouldn't understand the propaganda. I still wish I came up with a way to convey the point better, but overall I was satisfied.

Propaganda

Helvetica

Its amazing how much time, effort, and money go into creating something we take for granted. It seems as if typography isn't just a profession for most of these people, but rather a lifestyle. There are a lot of intimate details that go into making types and this movie draws your attention to all the excruciating work that goes into perfecting the small details. It also makes you aware of the effect type has on you subconsciously much like music when added to images or film. Certain fonts have different effects to draw you in or move your eyes in a selected pattern. I feel as if typographers are fighting an uphill battle to stay relevant in a growing paperless world, much like film is trying to stay relevant in a digital world (buy film not megapixels). Before this I thought honestly, how many types of fonts do we need? After watching and seeing the time and effort put into all of them, I will most definitely think more when scrolling through that growing list. 

Convict Packaging

Genius. Just goes to show you any person with acceptable graphic design skills and a little motivation can create a highly sought after product. I find it funny that this qualifies as "criminal" but other more famous companies participate in false advertising and ridiculous mark ups all the time. It seems as if today brand names are sold rather than products and quality is the least of a consumer's concern. That 7UP example is ideal, showing the placebo effect consumers had after their logo changed slightly.

Magazine Grids

CHEAP!!!

Hat Pattern

Minutiae

Minutiae

FACE SMASH

In class crit.

I feel like I got some great feed back from my crit. I should have found a better back ground image that way the pictures of me didn't stand out as much. Also some of the image choices weren't the best for the image I was trying to convey such as the audience. I'm glad that I made the second poster, it seems that was the best part of my project.

Project

Minutiae 3

Minutiae 2

When one thinks of the Civil War era they often don't imagine volcanoes. So this was an interesting idea that they represented this idea of turmoil or social change. Its also interesting how artist included volcanoes in what would be standerd American landscapes. Not only are they visually stunning but they also represented a larger idea. I also find it odd that volcanoes played such a role in the society back then as these metaphors. Volcanoes would be the last thing I would associate with the Civil War.

Minutiae

Movie Poster

Photoshop Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPzUkgeo7QY

Tilt-Shift Tutorial