FOLLOW

definitions of my groups word, "follow":

-to come after in sequence
-to go or come after; move behind in the same direction
-to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with
-to imitate or copy

possible locations:

-church
-bus stop
-sidewalk
-lines
-graduation hill by potters lake
-food lines
-curve on the road
 -roundablout
-sorority or fraternity
-phog allen
-stairs
-rec/ treadmill 
  

DONE

I am so glad to have turned in Project 3.  I am so sick of looking at scissors...I am glad its over with.  I am not very proud of my poster but im extremely proud of my process notebook. i cant wait to see what kind of grade i get. i think itll be at least a B :)


I am liking this new project so far, the work load hasnt been HORRIBLE like it has been with the last few projects.  I have done all the required work so far (unlike everyone else) which feels SOOOO GREAT.  I hope there is no sketching with this project.  thats also why i am loving it so far, i havent had to freaking sketch.  i hate sketching.  i hope i continue to love this project as we delve into it further!

SQUEEZE

definitions of squeeze:

–verb (used with object)

1. to press forcibly together; compress.

2. to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange.

3. to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeeze juice from an orange.

4. to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeeze three suits into a small suitcase.

5. to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctor will try to squeeze you in between appointments.

6. to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's hand and apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like: His father squeezed his hand and wished him luck.

7. to give (someone) a hug.

8. to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action.

9. to cause financial hardship to: manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs.

10. to obtain a facsimile impression of.

11. to cause to merge, as two or more lines of traffic into fewer lanes.

12. Baseball

a.to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play (often fol. by in ): He squeezed him in with a perfect bunt.

b. to score (a run) in this way (often fol. by in ): The Dodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning.

13. Bridge . to force (an opponent) to play a potentially winning card on a trick he or she cannot win.

–verb (used without object)

14. to exert a compressing force.

15. to force a way through some narrow or crowded place (usually fol. by through, in, out,  etc.).

16. to merge or come together.

–noun

17. the act or fact of squeezing or the fact of being squeezed.

18. a clasping of one's hand around another's hand, arm, etc., as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like.

19. a hug or close embrace.

20. a troubled financial condition, esp. caused by a shortage or restriction, as of credit or funds.

21. a small quantity or amount of anything obtained by squeezing.

22. squeak ( def. 3 ) .

23. Slang . a sweetheart: his main squeeze.

24. a facsimile impression of an inscription or the like, obtained by pressing some plastic substance over or around it.

25. squeeze play.

26. Bridge . a play or circumstance whereby an opponent is forced to waste or discard a potentially winning card.

27. an act of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or oppressing a person or persons to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action: gangsters putting the squeeze on small businesses.

28. money or a favor obtained in such a way.

Almost Done

I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!  This project is almost complete, all I have to do is retouch a few and print out the 12 dollar poster (how am i going to afford that?).  Looking around at the other classes makes me want to work really hard to perfect my own.  There are some really good ones with nice balance and color, and some really bad ones where all their sketches look the same.  I feel like mine is right down the middle, not amazing but not terrible.  I am going to make it better though.

I want this to end

This has been the most confusing project i have ever partaken in.  I cannot wait to be done with this.  I think a lot of my problem i that I dont own photoshop or illustrator, let alone know how to use them.  So when i want to use those programs, i have to travel to the design building and convince somebody to step away from their project to help me with mine. its hard to find time to do this because i have a job and have been sick for a month and thus am exhausted all the time.
i dont wanna be in college anymore :(

This Class...

this class is going to kill me.  everyone else's representations look fantastic and I feel like mine look stupid compared to everyone else's.  I am afraid I am going to get a bad grade because mine look so bad compared to other people's but I seriously am doing the best I can.

THIS PROJECT SUCKS.

20 representations is entirely too many for each parameter.  How the fudge are we suppose to come up with 20?! I feel like that doesn't push us to get creative, which is what I think they want, it pushed us to make crap so that we can say we have 20 just to fufill the requirement.  Quality work comes there isn't a ridiculous goal of 20 pictures.  All that goal is doing is making me do a few good ones, then making like 15 shitty ones just so I have my 20.  I. Hate. This. Project. I have a job and other classes, I dont have time to devote 5 hours a day to this damn project where all I am doing is making 320 pictures of fucking scissors.

Why am i in the design school anyways?  photography is not designing anything.  I like photography because I like taking what is already there and capturing it in a way that people wouldn't have seen before.  I can't draw for shit, I can't create things in my head that I don't already see and I am terrible at coming up with ideas and designs.   I HATE DESIGNING. Hate it.  This class is driving me to insanity.  If I knew this was what I was signing up for by majoring in photomedia, I never would have done it.

I can't wait for this project to be over with, and I swear if there is any more sketching, im going to die.

Understanding Comics

The "Understanding Comics" chapter 2 reading was super long.  I mean, I liked the beginning, the part about the pipe not being a pipe but a photo copy of a drawing of a painting of a pipe just blew my mind.  The part I understood the most was on page 7 of chapter 2 where he said that the more cartoony a face is, the more people is could represent.  this makes sense because the less defining features a face has, the more it looks like an average face.  Simple enough.  But in all honesty, I felt like I was reading the same page over and over.  It just kept explaining in further detail how the more iconic something is with the less detail it has.  I felt like I understood the concept early on but the comic just kept giving more and more diagrams and examples that were making me impatient.  As far as the concept though, it was very useful information.

I much more enjoyed chapter 5, I felt like new ideas were being brought to the table that I probably would not have thought of on my own.  Like, when making a comic (if I ever did so), I would not have thought that I had so many factors to work with to convey emotion, such as borders and backgrounds.  Knowing this now will make my imaginary future comics much more filled with emotion.

New Drink Mixer

Here are some photos of my in-class work session and our mind-mapping for our drink mixer, cause the original one is a piece of shit.

IDEO Deep Dive

The IDEO Deep Dive video was really inspiring.  After watching it, I feel like i could make anything i put my mind to.  I love when they were showing the workspaces that people created for themselves and hw they hung their bikes up to get them out of the way fr the day.  I bet they would not be as creative in creating projects without that freedom.  To be as creative as you can be, you need to be creative 100% of the time and never turn it off.

I interviewed my mom, my brother, my sister, my dad, and my sister friend about how they would use my new product (improved eye-drop bottle).  They all said they liked my idea of attaching some sort of straw to the end that goes above ones eye and bends down back to face the eye.  Then they won't have to crane their necks back and no drops plop painfully onto the eye.  Here are some pictures of them pondering my new product:

$5 object project

my object for our new project is eye drops. i hate putting them in and would love to have a new design that would make the experience more enjoyable.  maybe i can design it with like, a straw thing that touches the corner of your eye so the drops flow straight into your eye instead of having a huge drop plop and splash on your eye. ouch.  we'll see what i come up with!

Scott Stowell

The lecture by Scott Stowell last night was incredible.  I really wasn't looking forward to the lecture, but he was so funny and really gave off a good vibe.  He seemed like someone that really loved his job as a graphic designer and it was inspirational to keep doing what I love: photography.

Industrial Design in my future?

After watching the documentary "Objectified", I am thinking about looking into Industrial Design as a possible career path for myself.  The documentary really helped me understand how much time, thought, soul and emotion goes into creating the world around us that most people don't even take into consideration.  I think I would be happy to have a career where everyday I am thinking and creating and going outside the box, while simultaneously making a huge impact on the world.
Just a thought.

First Post

I really enjoy this blog thing.  I've never really blogged before.  I don't really know what blogging is...but this picture makes me laugh.