second remix readings

Pla(y)garism and detournement was a quick and easy to follow read. The process of mixolgy and a general background of the art of creation was shared in the readings. It helped me better understand the idea and the differences between plagiarism and playgiraism. In a nutshell, playgarism can be described as the act of playfully reusing found source material and altering its message.The creation of the remix and the steps that can be taken to make your own remix are also presented, It demonstrated examples that taught the idea of changing the words of a text to create a poem. After reading the first article i believe that I have done some forms of remixing without a doubt . Using images that I find on the internet, whether it be for things such as powerpoints, school projects, video projects, writing papers all serve as primary examples of remixology in a sense. Every word we use and speak could be considered plagarised. Its all been said, and its all been done, It is up to us to accept the challenge and manipulate any and everything to put our own stamp on things we create. In Detournement, they focus on remixing mass media messages that have a target audience to changing the whole meaning of the work. Thru the process of sampling and mashing one can manipulate the source material and achieve something truly unique. Culture Jamming is another form that is brought up and that involves hacking frequencies and broadcasting whatever you feel is neccesary. Everything can be altered, why not put your own spin on things and be heard for once!

Final Remix Project

I am looking forward to starting my final remix project. This will be an opportunity to take a more in depth look and spend some more time getting comfortable with video editing software. The more I get to use and experience the software the better understanding I gain from it. My project is going to consist of a classic children's television show that first aired in 1968 and continued for a very long time. Children who grew up watching Mr. Rogers neighborhood were at a young age and very impressionable. That is why Mr.Rogers was the man for the job, with his simple songs and ultra positive outlook on life he showed children the pathway thru happiness and taught them important life lessons. This is the reason why I am choosing to manipulate his videos. I plan on remixing clips (both audio/video) and cutting them so that it correlates with a television show that is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum: Gangland. Gangland is a show that discuss' criminals and the groups that make up gangs and all the extremely bad things that they do. There are a lot of interviews of drug lords, murders, gang leaders, etc on the show and I can definatley incorporate them in my project. I have found many clips online of both Mr. Rogers and gangland that will work out being great source material. I also plan on incorporating a few other clips from news reports and other videos that I come across that would fit in with the topic. The challenging part of this project will come down to timing of the cut scenes. It can be tedious to trim source footage exactly to the point where you need and then place it in the timeframe so that it will playback properly. Also, being organized will prove itself to being probably the most important aspect of this project. Especially if I have a ton of different clips all pulled from different websites/sources. Grouping and categorizing the footage you plan on using would be a smart time saving idea that will allow an ease of navigation of clips to be used in the project.I will primarily be working on
this project at school in the labs because I do not like using Windows movie maker, Therefore i will be using Imovie/after effects/ premier or a combination of them. I am excited to bring what I see in my head to life and to share these mashups with everyone in the class will be an entertaing experience!

Cut-Up Method Readings

The idea of chopping up text/images/sound/film has always seemed like an interesting topic to explore more in depth. In a sense, we incorporate remixing and chopping in our everyday lives, even when we are deciding what clothes we want to wear! Piecing different options together with something that is from somewhere else. In "The Cut Up Method" he explains the process of splitting a page of text into quarters. Then cutting them and re-arranging the blocks to read differently. Go more in depth and ever rearrange each word, or sentence, or any way your little heart desires! The beauty is that you can create something that was not really intended to be created!"Cutting and rearranging a page of written words introduces a new dimension into writing enabling the writer to turn images in cinematic variation." (Burrough 91) This process allows a unique and completely out of the ordinary method of writing and how things can read/perceive. The wikipedia link summed up the cut up method in a fairly short manner. I do not think it necessarily needs a long description because the beauty and product that comes from it is all found within the process of combination. Rules do not exist when you are experimenting with the arrangement of text and the possibilities are endless. I am looking forward to starting this next project and seeing what direction we all take off in! The end results will all be something truly unique to the individual and I think this project will serve as an opportunity to showcase how differently our minds can work.

HyperText Websites

Overall the idea of hypertext and the html process started off somewhat rough for me. I was never a fan of html very much but this project (and the other project in DIM) is slowly but surely teaching me a thing or to the more I tinker around. My page's content was strong but my DIV positioning and formatting of text could of been much more organized and presentable. A lot of my problem involves stylesheets and positioning divs and boxes through coding. I understand the concept and it makes perfect sense just that when I actually go and try the coding myself I find the order in which to add the code confusing at times. Well, a lot of the times. I am very proud of my banners and content and have the general framework and pages all linked together well. Once the site was a little more set up with divs and the text formatted it would be complete! Of course I would like to add more images as well because "a picture is worth a thousand words." ha!
I really enjoyed seeing what my fellow classmates came up with as well. All the pages had a simplicity to them and seemed to look clean and organized. Some minor adjustments could have been made to the formatting of the text and the text box/divs to make it easier to read. Sometimes having images as backgrounds can make the plain text very challenging to decipher. I beleive my favorite website out of everyones would have to be the electronic mobile banking site that talked about the potential of eliminating paper currency and making it all electronic and linked to mobile devices. This is a concept that I too have also thought about and it is a concept that could potentially happen one day in the not so distant future. There are already banking apps that allow transfers and deposits and bill paying. Now the simple modifications can be put into place to bring that concept to reality! The future is unwritten!

Processing Stills

As We May Think

As we may think was quite the reading. It talked about an early conceptual idea of a platform that can hold and transmit data and information instantly. He called this system "Memex" and it is a great understanding/beginning of the concept of a personal computer involving hypertext. The importance of tying/linking two separate things together is an awesome concept to think about. The possibilities would be endless. In the beginning of the reading it all seemed rather confusing to follow exactly the direction the reading would take. Focusing on the future and the ideas and technological advancement that come with time. The idea of computers and the internet has probably been around for a lot longer then people would think, and we are just now stepping into the shallow end of this technological ocean. He focused a lot of attention on how computer systems could operate and how the user interaction could be used to benefit people.The primary focus was to have the computer respond and be programmed to do exactly what the the operator wanted. instead of the person learning to operate the computers way. The goal was to have the computer operate like the human mind would operate through association. His ideas gave us an opportunity to organize endless amounts of information and be able to present it in a matter that is easily comprehended and navigated through, therefor allowing a gain of intellect for the user.

Typography Critique

After Effects has been my favorite part of the semester thus far. I have never used it and was excited to start dabbling! I believe the class's projects turned out very well overall. Some simpler modifications of timing could and should be adjusted but I really enjoyed watching all the projects. It was cool to see each persons style come thru in their work. I think a couple of them were very awesome and turned out looking quite professional and I could tell that they spent a lot of time on their work. It was a pain to line up the words with the audio and I understand the challenge and it was a good opportunity to see and learn how my fellow class mates went thru the process. I look forward to using After Effects in the near future in making subtitles for short films and also for more kinetic typography projects.
Here is a video of my final typography piece!

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Artist/Designer Andy Warhol

An artist that instantly came to my mind when it comes to doing both design work and art work was Andy Warhol. His unique approach to art allowed him to think outside the box.The idea of reproduction and repetition played a crucial role in the development of his works. From designing labels on product's boxes and making them reproducible was an advancement in itself! When someone designs something for someone they are trying to see what from that particular person's perspective. They cater to the purpose. When someone is making artwork they draw inspiration solely on what their intentions for the piece are. Being a good designer comes down that exact combination of skill sets that work together in harmony. Andy Warhols pop art images were extremely pleasing to the eye upon first glance, the colors, the arrangement, the repetition, the balance. His career began as an illustrator and it was not until after his career when he became focusing on his artwork. He also dabbled in countless other media outlets ranging from photography, filming, screen printing, record producing etc. He was a jack of all trades that had both a designers eye and an artists eye.

junky processing image

here is a crappy image that was created in Processing. I had to rush to come up with something to post for class because the program stopped working on my laptop and I had to come in early to create something.
Here is the Coding for the image:
size(600,300);
fill(234,175,45);
ellipse(300,300,500,500);
line(50,105,100,100);
line(60,110,110,150);
line(70,115,120,150);
line(80,120,130,150);
line(90,125,140,150);
line(100,130,150,150);
line(110,135,160,150);
line(120,140,170,150);
fill(255,100,0,160);
ellipse(150,150,250,250);
line(100,210,200,200);
line(120,220,220,300);
line(140,230,240,300);
line(160,240,260,300);
line(180,150,280,300);
line(200,260,300,300);
line(220,270,210,300);
line(240,280,220,300);
fill(255,100,0,160);
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Assignment 2

Overall the critique for assignment 2 went very well and I was excited to show my videos to the class. Although I did not have enough different choices for the viewer to explore, I think the critique went well.My pages could have used more links and color formatting and html coding etc. My classmates seemed to enjoy the videos so in my eyes it was a success. I also really enjoyed seeing the many different approaches to the assignment. Seeing how others view the assignment helps me gain a better understanding of what needs to be completed on my works. I had a lot of fun making the videos for the project and I mainly focused on learning the editing programs and making the videos rather then placing my time into the html portion of the project.

Artist Lecture Deborah Bright

Deborah Bright's images in CVA's gallery required attention to detail. Upon first glance these images may have looked like a tourist's quick snapshot, but after the artist's lecture and hearing her speak on what the purpose of the work, Much much more can be gained from each and every photo in her series. Her series called "Battlefield Panoramic" consist of an awesome depiction of historical and forgotten places of battle. She showed many different places of bloodshed that have since long been forgotten, She categorized the images she presented as being something like a "historical memory reclamation" and she drew a great deal of inspiration from the book "Agincourt" which showcased famous battlegrounds. For example, "Bloody lane" was the deadliest day in our countries history, over 41,000 lives were lost on one single day of battle. Deborah s image shows a seemingly normal dirt road with modern fencing over top the land that was once covered in bodies. Morbid thoughts and imagery but that is what fueled her work. She spent a great deal of time on her previous work and not very much time on the work featured in the CVA. Her presentation was awesome and she was extremely intelligent and it showed! I really enjoyed hearing her talk about her different types of work she does. She also talked about her erotic photography involving toy horses in which she drew inspiration from her childhood combined with her own sexual desires she is trying to depict. She has spoken and shown her work at endless amounts of universities and museums throughout the country. Her work is even showcased in numerous countries on the other side of the world! It was awesome to have an opportunity to hear such an accomplished artist.

Map Project Text about Music transmission

I challenge you to find something that surrounds us on a day to day basis that is not directly manipulated by a change in technology.Music is what consumes my conscience, I notice the rhythm in everything. It fills my day and nights, I listen while I work, I listen while I create, I listen while I live. It seems to follow me wherever I choose to go. How does music become something more? How is there that one song that can exactly represent how I feel at that particular moment. How does the music I choose to listen, create our mindset that influences the world in which we dwell. Music is an art form, just a different medium. These work of arts can cross paths with our lives in many ways. The instant gratification pandemic has been sweeping this nation. With the invention of the computer; Music could now be available,composed, edited, mixed, mastered, recorded, distributed,marketed, heard and even watched thru these tools that were designed for the masses. This advancement has shaped today’s understanding of what music is and the methods used to create it. CD’s, vinyl, and tapes are now a thing of the past. Music can be instantly accessed on the internet, any song you can think of (even if you can not think of the song) can be heard at the click of a mouse. The internet will forever be in an expansion, which will allow our music libraries and music knowledge to expand. The process of music attainment and discovery has changed dramatically. Apprehended by an invisible spectrum of interconnected frequencies, containing mass amounts of information. Something that was once cherished and materialized has faced the transformation of times. Endless amounts of music and files can be in our possession without taking up any physical space, except for the hard drive it calls home. Computers serve as vicious carnivores that strive to sink their teeth into anything and everything we can click on. This map demonstrates the three basic methods of discovering music. These bands were gathered in itunes and then I researched where they were from and represented that on this map. Each band is color coded for a different method of discovery.I encourage you to download the vector image of this map and dissect your music collection and strive to understand where,how, and why this music found its way through your ears.

Assignment 1

Music Map

This is a music mapping project that represents how I came across the music in my itunes, wether it be from a friend, the internet, or radio. I encourage people to download this map and make their own maps to better understand where exactly
their music is coming from!

My Webpage (in Progress)

My web page is nowhere near what I envision it to be. With more practice and help learning the techniques to do certain things I believe it will be much better then what was presented during class time. I need to change the overall feel of the page by exploring different methods of visual aspects such as images, video, and also I plan on making a unique banner that
represents who I am. I find HTML to be quite confusing due to my lack of experience with it. Once i learn more I will be able to envision how I want the page to look and then start the process of bringing it to life.

Artist Lecture Visit

The visiting artist shared a ton of information that seemed to directly relate to his approach to photography. He picked a topic and ran with it, trying to find the best way he could communicate visually through his pictures. Although I would have preferred him to show many more images then what was presented, many of the images seemed to depict a somber, sad feeling of remorse to them. The idea of urban morphing and presenting an argument that involves numbers, and images to convince all play a crucial role in the undertones of his work. Yes, he may be just driving around and so called "taking advantage" of what he sees and how his view of these things are. But the deeper connection he shares with what he sees is the driving force behind each and every image. Pictures can be worth a thousand words, or worth no words at all, pictures grasp a different part of my brain rather then words and phrases. Pictures allow a visual representation that is open to endless comprehension. It gives the viewer the choice to decide what is important, why this image was created, how the things framed in the picture correlate with the viewer's lives. The viewer draws their unique perspective of the image based off of the experiences that they have been thru. These connections are what stirs up many different perspectives, and each person's is unique.
Overall I really enjoyed the lecture, his images and methodology reminds me of some of my own methodology and mindsets. I tend to be most creative when I am on the road because of the sense of "sensory overload" so much to look at in so little time! that is why this artist stops and photographs these moments he feels that need to be captured and shared with anyone and everyone. Change is brought about by striving to make a difference and I feel his work greatly represents his efforts.

Rhythm Science Response

Rhythm Science was a very complex series of thoughts about day to day life and how technology incorporates itself into who we are as human beings. Everyday we encounter some form of digital communication, weather it is a laptop or cell phone, these items are there to collect, process, and disperse anything and everything that passes thru our consciences. With every person being capable of transmitting these feelings a totally different set of culture is created. Digital culture is and will be a massive part of our future generation's lives, it will be integrated completely and just accepted as the norm much like today. With children being born into this massive technological realm we live in, navigating, communicating, and living will all go hand-in-hand with technology.
DJ spookie ties this limitless amounts of easily accessed information into the art of mixing and mashing. Taking what isn't yours and making it your own, without the worry of "stealing" or "borrowing" He and Mark Amerika invite the open source of mixing and remixing anything and everything. If the tools needed to create what you see in your head are there, use them and start the process! Infinite amounts of information exist and can be your personal playground that can guide you through the process of creation.

Critique Post

Our last class was the day we turned in our first assignment for digital interactive media. We each went up and presented our typography project to the whole class and then shared our thoughts and feelings about each work. Critiques are a part of every art class that i have taken. Some go much smoother and easier then others, for example i have been in a class where you could hear someones stomach growling from the backroom while we were supposed to be discussing the drawing that my fellow student made. To critique means to give other points of views to assist in the development of the project and even future projects to come. Critiquing is extremely important because when people talk out loud about what they think in their head it can influence the artist and help them gain a better understanding about where they need to focus more attention on, and even what their strengths are. By getting accustomed to talking about work, ideas and the process of creation will greatly benefit. By communicating to our peers and asking questions about the creative process, we learn a lot of valuable information that can greatly increase the quality of work. I enjoy the critiquing process because it gives me a chance to step outside my own realm and see how other people are interpreting my work. Overall my critique went over well and i gained some valuable suggestions on what i could do to improve my design. I can take constructive criticism and i value any opinions because they all assist in the process of designing a piece that is made to be viewed by an audience. I look forward to seeing the next project and seeing what ideas have been gained since the last critique session!

Text changes everything!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/11/try-helvetica-brazil_n_924581.html?ref=design
This is an interesting post i came across!

"Just My Type"

This article was a very interesting short and to the point read! It talked about how far back Font history went and where its origins began. Steve Jobs (the mastermind of all digital fonts)proved himself as being detrimental to the typography world. His interest was sparked when he was in college and when he learned calligraphy. It was all UP hill from that point on. Many people take for granted the endless upon endless amounts of choices and variety we have to choose from when writing. With more options for each font such as bold, italic, strike thru the combinations are almost infinite! Every font serves a function, has a hidden meaning/connotation that goes along with it. The process of learning these proper combinations and applying them to our words is what fuels the design process. There are very right combinations and also very wrong combinations of type sets. Companies are known strictly by their font and font styles, for example many companies like, redubull uses a font called "futura" or a company like The New York Times uses a font called "old english text" for their titles and headings. Each font is usually customized to the company and what they are trying to accomplish with the fonts. There are many options and styles that communicate visually to people and the way the communicate is extremely beneficial and important when deciding between type. there is a font out there for any and every occasion that will fit perfectly.

MEGA-CROC IN PHILLIPINES!

Holy Toledo! check out this article about a MASSIVE CROC! CRIKEY MIKEY!

The Garden of Forking Paths

The garden of Forking Paths serves as an awesome representation of the endless possibilities of outcomes in a particular situation. The story tells of a man who is a spy and needs to find a way to deliver an important message as to where the British army is located. Yu Tsun's epiphany that all things happen only in the present,the past present and future can only be affected by what we do in these very moments. The idea of "Forking Paths" stems from the vast range of infinite possibilities that occur in every situation. Each option or choice can be chosen and have a completely different outcome then the other. With endless amounts of paths to take from any situation, the future and past is made up simply as decisions. The story's main focus is set on time and how it is linear. He describes that humanity perception of time is based on moments in their lives where they made particular decisions that lead to ultimately more and more decisions. Our past is made up of what we remember and our future is made from the series of decisions that we make in the moment. Overall i found this reading to be somewhat confusing to find the deeper meaning upon first read. The more i read the easier i could pick out the theme of time involved. The research after the reading made everything a lot clearer on the authors intentions.Life is made by making decisions. Every decision can wear multiple masks and reveal many alternate situations, it is up to us to make the choices and decisions that make us who we are.

Work of Art in Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Upon reading Walter Benjamins peice I became very confused at first and found it challenging to comprehend a lot of what i was reading. I found it very interesting that coins, terra cottas, and bronzes were the only pieces in ancient Greece that were able to be manufactured through process of founding and stamping. The article gives us a timeline perspective about the advancements in art that humanity has made. I believe this relates to current perspective of art and technology because art and the means used to create it will always be constantly advancing and improving! A lot of art does not become noticed until later on down the road. For example, Prehistoric art was not meant necessarily to be be represented as art but as offerings to spirits. To guide them and show what their world was like. Nowadays with the instant satisfaction sickness we can create a piece of art and have it accessed by millions just by simply uploading the work on the world wide web! Art served many different functions in the beginning of times and also in the future. When the article begins to talk about the surgeon and the painter aspect of filming, is when this article kind of somewhat started to make a little more sense to me. "Mechanical reproduction of art changes the reaction of the masses toward art." The perspective of the camera is unique to the person filming it, not the viewer themselves. The viewers are just along for the ride into the fixed perspective of camera man A. They view exactly what is chosen by the Filmer, nothing more/nothing less. "The public is an examiner, an absent minded one." This article relates to current trends in art and technology because it provides an excellent analysis on perspective and the process of creating and spreading art.

Some artist that I enjoy:
Frank R. Paul: http://www.frankwu.com/paul1.html
Salvador Dali:http://thedali.org/collection/collection_highlights.html
M.C Esher: http://www.mcescher.com/

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