I came across this article on a trend going around where you can answer 12 questions and discover what color your personality is https://www.creativebloq.com/news/viral-personality-colour-quiz. Based on what color you get, you get a description of your personality as well as your compatible colors. It’s based on Don Lowry’s True Colors Read more…
In a short period of time NFTs have already dramatically changed how we view digital design. Here’s an article explaining NFTs in more detail, which I found to be super helpful https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56371912. While reading about NFTs, I was surprised to learn that there are many concerns over their environmental impacts. Read more…
Ever since we started working in Photoshop, I started getting videos with fun tutorials on my TikTok for you page, which is very timely (although a little suspicious). There are some really cool edits that I’m excited to try and maybe you can try them out too! I’ll link a Read more…
https://designobserver.com/feature/how-design-makes-us-think/40406/ This article explores an excerpt from Sean Adam’s book, How Design Makes Us Think, which explores how viewers respond to certain visual cues. The article argues that humor is a necessary component to convey serious and controversial messages, which reminded me of the artist presentation on Guerrilla Girls and Read more…
https://hyperallergic.com/631841/ilse-dhollander-sean-kelly-gallery-so-much-achieved-by-one-artist-in-so-little-time/This article reminded me of our reading from last week, Citizen Designer, which reflected on how abstraction versus imagery affect how we understand art’s purpose and how we approach it. The author argues that abstract art creates distance between the artist and their audience and is disconnected from its environment Read more…
Have you wondered how the future designs of our homes will be affected by the pandemic? This article features eighteen design ideas adapted for working at home for the Davidson Prize, an annual competition that reimagines the designs in modern architecture https://www.dezeen.com/2021/03/25/davidson-prize-shortlist-future-home-working/. It’s really interesting to consider that the future Read more…
I wanted to share this brief film on Firelei Báez’s artwork and the message she conveys about Caribbean history and the depiction of the female form. I think much of what she says about power relationships and how through her artwork, she is able to rewrite the narrative and retake Read more…