These are happy colors and I think the shapes lend themselves to happiness and freedom.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Video Podcast
My weekends are never constant; save one thing: my family. My favorite weekends involve my grandparents coming up for dinner. My family has a severe aversion to camera's and in an effort of full disclosure: not all are perfectly happy with their brief cameos.
I think I speak for many people when I say the camera carries with it this kind of threat. People are afraid how they will appear outside the context of that moment. Therefore, to combat this stigma, I decided to ask people to do something specifically goofy to loosen them up.
I think it worked.
The video I got was a simple stripped down, almost perfect capture of each of my families personalities. Many of the extended family members that know them raved upon seeing my video how funny it was. Members of our church congregation absolutely loved it.
I've thought alot about why the video was so popular, and especially in the context of digital and social media, I have observed that people love to see other people having fun. Positive energy acts as this magnet that people are drawn toward and feel compelled to explore or even become a part.
So in an effort to capture my weekend, and by proxy, my life, I present the famcam.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Preview
Attached is a preview for my project. I wanted to explore the small space of the writing center and just see what happened from there. I love the place, so I'm thinking of giving a back story, or explaining what the audience sees.
Writing Center Podcast
I love the Writing Center because it has seen me through much of my college career. It's a warm friendly place where I can go to study, find friends, or simply relax. I created this piece to break down the stigma that the center is this forbidden, or somehow inaccessible place. I address that immediately in the podcast by going beyond the space and examining the life that in incubates and the emotions that inhabit it. I alternate between my deliberately patient narrative, and actual sounds captured from the center. My intention was to explore a small space and make something bigger out of it. I was hoping to bring to my audience the kind of vibrance, and alternately, solace that I find in the center. Hope that everybody enjoys!
Podcast Preview
Attached is a preview for my project. I wanted to explore the small space of the writing center and just see what happened from there. I love the place, so I'm thinking of giving a back story, or explaining what the audience sees.
Writing Center Podcast
I love the Writing Center because it has seen me through much of my college career. It's a warm friendly place where I can go to study, find friends, or simply relax. I created this piece to break down the stigma that the center is this forbidden, or somehow inaccessible place. I address that immediately in the podcast by going beyond the space and examining the life that in incubates and the emotions that inhabit it. I alternate between my deliberately patient narrative, and actual sounds captured from the center. My intention was to explore a small space and make something bigger out of it. I was hoping to bring to my audience the kind of vibrance, and alternately, solace that I find in the center. Hope that everybody enjoys!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Frappucino in a Lonely Hallway - My Soundscape
http://www.ourmedia.org/media/frappucino-lonely-hallway
This is my compilation of random sounds into a single soundscape.
I wondered about the halls of Ovalwood gathering whatever sounds I happened across. The clacking of a keyboard, a totally out of context conversation, the opening and drinking of a frappuccino bottle, and the sound of an empty hall all made their way onto my sound card.
I simply began by wanting to make a very realist piece. I took the hollow sounding hum of the hallway and used it as my background. I then moved the conversation up and down in loudness. The drink dominates because it is closest to the ear. I really was working with creating depth of the soundscape in terms of proximity to the listener. Hopefully, this sounds exactly like the title promises. I simply wanted to simulate a mundane action that might go on outside any given room on campus.
This is my compilation of random sounds into a single soundscape.
I wondered about the halls of Ovalwood gathering whatever sounds I happened across. The clacking of a keyboard, a totally out of context conversation, the opening and drinking of a frappuccino bottle, and the sound of an empty hall all made their way onto my sound card.
I simply began by wanting to make a very realist piece. I took the hollow sounding hum of the hallway and used it as my background. I then moved the conversation up and down in loudness. The drink dominates because it is closest to the ear. I really was working with creating depth of the soundscape in terms of proximity to the listener. Hopefully, this sounds exactly like the title promises. I simply wanted to simulate a mundane action that might go on outside any given room on campus.
Monday, January 23, 2012
My Choices
1. The City in a Bubble
2. Perret - Milton
3. Paparrazzi Bot
- I will get the artists names and the real titles by early tomorrow
2. Perret - Milton
3. Paparrazzi Bot
- I will get the artists names and the real titles by early tomorrow
Rafael Perret
A few brief moments preceding his lecture, Rafael Perret convinced me that he was about fill the hour ahead of us with personality. Forgive my bias of all this Swiss, but he more than made the home country proud. In fact, in addition to a personal warmth, he threw in elements of an artistic passion, and portfolio of intelligent and visionary art.
I most enjoyed how he reacted to space. In my own art, I am obsessed with the cleanliness and purity of negative space. I really enjoyed his piece on forming digital patterns. I have worked with simple patterns in photoshop, and wrestled (in vain) with bits of code myself. He found a way to make all these things flow together. I was impressed.
The Milton series was worth the wait. My love for sports games of all kinds has made me aware of motion capture since the early 2000s. To see it fused with art was truly a great experience. I also just enjoyed the way he took something that we normally wouldn't examine, a set of motion, and fused a series of stills into one fluid sculpture. This was one of the few conceptual pieces that I really enjoyed. Normally, concept art has cause reactions like "Oh, that's neat, and different." The difference this time was that I understood what was going into it, found similar things in my life, and was able to relate to it.
I most enjoyed how he reacted to space. In my own art, I am obsessed with the cleanliness and purity of negative space. I really enjoyed his piece on forming digital patterns. I have worked with simple patterns in photoshop, and wrestled (in vain) with bits of code myself. He found a way to make all these things flow together. I was impressed.
The Milton series was worth the wait. My love for sports games of all kinds has made me aware of motion capture since the early 2000s. To see it fused with art was truly a great experience. I also just enjoyed the way he took something that we normally wouldn't examine, a set of motion, and fused a series of stills into one fluid sculpture. This was one of the few conceptual pieces that I really enjoyed. Normally, concept art has cause reactions like "Oh, that's neat, and different." The difference this time was that I understood what was going into it, found similar things in my life, and was able to relate to it.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Reactions and Interruptions to Rhythm
Musical Sky - NOTUS
http://soundlab.newmediafest.org/index21.html
The beginning of the piece is a delicious beat - soothing, cool, and calming. A guitar crashes through flopping between the whammy bar and a mosquito whine. Rushes of air disrupt. Detached and soulless voices wander through the piece. I am simultaneously soothed and upset. The beats maintain quality on keeping me happy and interested. The rush of a jet engine and the crashing of random harsh noises disrupt the piece. Part of me wants to add this to a list of favorites. The other part of me is developing a mild migraine. The artist puts forth that this piece tries to paint a picture of the human existence. And perhaps that is the point. Musical Sky is an intriguing, disruptive, and ingenious blend of many otherwise exclusive sounds. It is a trip around the world and it collects samplings and sounds and pins them to a consistent, easy beat.
http://soundlab.newmediafest.org/index21.html
The beginning of the piece is a delicious beat - soothing, cool, and calming. A guitar crashes through flopping between the whammy bar and a mosquito whine. Rushes of air disrupt. Detached and soulless voices wander through the piece. I am simultaneously soothed and upset. The beats maintain quality on keeping me happy and interested. The rush of a jet engine and the crashing of random harsh noises disrupt the piece. Part of me wants to add this to a list of favorites. The other part of me is developing a mild migraine. The artist puts forth that this piece tries to paint a picture of the human existence. And perhaps that is the point. Musical Sky is an intriguing, disruptive, and ingenious blend of many otherwise exclusive sounds. It is a trip around the world and it collects samplings and sounds and pins them to a consistent, easy beat.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Earthmesh Technology Brand
This is one of my newest brands. I came up with both the brand name and the artwork. This is the result of the sketchpad shots I have posted. Lots of work for such a simple result.
Homecoming 2012
As King and Designer of the first ever Mansfield Regional Homecoming, I have decided to pre-release my ideas for brand identity of next years homecoming. Pieces may be added or subtracted but this is the initial plan. And no I haven't changed the dates but that will come a little later.
Deep Listening - Lonely Lobby
I hear the ding of an elavator door followed by the rush of air and soft whine of hydraulics. A backpack rustles and and zipped up. The ventilation drones on after the lone person exits. For minutes it drones on. Voices in the hallway soften the drone. A door opens and closes. Janitors are coming discussing cleaning. The word vacuum is uttered. Chairs rake the carpet as they are pushed and pulled. The double doors whoosh open and shut. Tennis shoes patter by. The vacuum enters as promised with a whine, whoosh, and roar. The door is the only interruption to several minutes of groaning, buzzing, and blowing from the sweeper as it makes its rounds. The vacuum sighs and whines to a sudden stop. The operator chatters to "Thomas." Banter lasts a couple of sentences and tithe vaccuum is once more raked over the smoothly tiled and carpeted floor. The vacuum spools away and the ever present drone is no longer the lesser of sounds. A bag of chips crackles and my time is done.
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Website...That Won't Sprout Wings
I have had massive troubles getting this to go live. It's gonna be a few weeks but I think this will be the end result of the first website that I launch.
My Podcasts
Video Podcasts that I'm following:
1. TED Talks (video): This is really delicious brain food for anyone interested in visionary thinking. Lots of great minds come together and give fascinating perspectives.
2. The Art of Photography (video) - Ted Forbes. Prolific podcaster on my newfound fascination: photography. He should help me make great use of my new Sony a55.
3.Freakonomics Radio (audio). They challenge everything, and explain it as well. Neat angles of insight to be found here.
4. The Bella Buzz. Combines Web Design and Social Media Marketing into one happy podcast. Prolific podcaster with neat little episodes on a variety of topics.
That's my top four. Hope you see one you like or at least have a better sense of things that drive what I do.
1. TED Talks (video): This is really delicious brain food for anyone interested in visionary thinking. Lots of great minds come together and give fascinating perspectives.
2. The Art of Photography (video) - Ted Forbes. Prolific podcaster on my newfound fascination: photography. He should help me make great use of my new Sony a55.
3.Freakonomics Radio (audio). They challenge everything, and explain it as well. Neat angles of insight to be found here.
4. The Bella Buzz. Combines Web Design and Social Media Marketing into one happy podcast. Prolific podcaster with neat little episodes on a variety of topics.
That's my top four. Hope you see one you like or at least have a better sense of things that drive what I do.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)