https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/30/us/2019-year-in-graphics.html#g-yearend-space%20and%20technology As the year is almost over, the NYT decided to look back on the year 2019 in visual graphics. As always the use of visual media makes these stories more digestible, especially when it is a whole year in review. I think it’s a good way to keep track Read more…
Ok I know I’ve talked a lot about monuments, but the importance of monuments made me think about all the confederate monuments that were taken down, protested, or vandalized in response to the death of George Floyd and the continuing black lives matter movement. It’s interesting to consider how monuments Read more…
I found this little mouse sculpture when I was looking up actually small monuments. It got me thinking about how little things like this on the sides of buildings go largely unnoticed, but can add such a charming detail to an otherwise normal building. This monument is meant to commemorate Read more…
I think Philly has some great examples of sculptures that fit the tiny monument theme. One features multiple sculptures that are based on board game pieces. There are tokens from games like chess, sorry, and monopoly. It was one of my favorite places to go as a child. The other Read more…
Since we unfortunately cannot do the intervention project in person, I thought I’d show people what my friend did in this class 2 years ago for her project. Her group constructed this massive money bag and put it beside the Ben Franklin statue on Locust walk. They also taped a Read more…
While browsing for examples of coding or digital data in art I came across the concept of neural network art. Artists utilize AI to elevate pieces that they have already created. Google has an open source AI interface, Deep Dream Generator, that anyone can use to create such visual effects. Read more…
Our project on artistic interventions made me think of this installation by Joshua Allen Harris that was pretty viral in 2008. The artist created a polar bear figure out of plastic bags that would sit on top of the subway grates in New York. The polar bear was (I’m not Read more…
This is a cool video that combines animation and political discourse. Plus, it’s narrated by Jay-Z! https://nyti.ms/2jEO4BR
I remember watching this youtube video awhile back. I’m not an expert so I can’t say that her claims are 100% valid, but she does a good job of explaining the differences between why we use RGB colors on screens and CMYK on print as well as some introductory information Read more…
Now that we started using color, I was reminded of the story of the “blackest black” paint. Although not what comes directly to mind when thinking of color, it’s a cool concept because it had to have been scientifically manufactured and does not appear naturally. It really portrays how technology Read more…