DSGN 264-403 Spring 2021 Blog
I have never been a person who understood the hype around iPads. They always seemed like an awkward in-between piece of technology that was not quite a computer but also was much bigger than a phone. Recently, I had the opportunity to play around with the Apple Pencil as a Read more…
I was walking in Old City a few weeks ago, and stumbled upon the Center for Art in Wood. It has one of the most extensive institutional collections of contemporary art in wood, and a permanent collection of over 1,200 turned objects, sculpture, studio furniture, works on paper, video, and Read more…
Amazon earlier this year did on of their “The Drop” collaborations with a computer-generated influencer: Imma, known as “Japan’s first virtual human.” If you aren’t familiar with The Drop, Amazon Fashion collaborates with influencers to produce limited-time capsule collections available for only 30 hours total (or until it sells out, Read more…
I think many of us have heard about the Lil Nas X Satan Sneakers, but I only recently learned that they were created in collaboration with MSCHF, an internet collective. This makes a lot of sense if you are familiar with MSCHF’s other works. I find MSCHF really interesting (and Read more…
As my public intervention team is finalizing our idea, I decided to look for some references in the space of light art. Here are several art pieces I found most inspiring. Anthony McCall’s split second This piece wraps the view inside this cocoon of light. The amazing part of the Read more…
I came across the above video by Patrik Huebner when browsing related contents for the analog clock project. The video demonstrated the unlimited potential that creative coding might open us up to, and it was really inspiring to see various use of generative art. Several key terms for definition: Creative Read more…
I have recently discovered poetry film which is a fusion of poetry, sound design and videography, some of my favorite elements all in one. It’s an intriguing subgenre of film, mainly due to the kind of association it draws among words sounds, and visuals. To the creators of poetry film, Read more…
When doing the still life assignment, I started to think more deeply about how tools lead our creative process and influence our perspective on creativity. Let’s compare creating a line art with pen and paper vs in illustrator. One difference everyone would notice is that illustrator smoothen your lines, and Read more…
I recently watched “everything is a remix”, a series by Kirby Ferguson under a recommendation by a friend. The whole series focused on conveying the idea that nothing is entirely new, and how creativity as the front picture of this article suggested is built upon copy, transform and combine. The Read more…
I recently went to Wonderspaces Philadelphia with some of my friends. Wonderspaces is an interactive art gallery with different exhibits created by different artists. One exhibit, in particular, is a room filled with strands of hanging lights. The lights are all off to start out with but they are programmed Read more…