DSGN 264-406 Spring 2021 Blog
While scrolling through Instagram, I recently stumbled upon some art created by Ikegami Yoriyuki, a Japanese artist. With almost 45k followers, it is cool to see how social media has given smaller artists that I never would’ve encountered otherwise a platform. I love her simple use of colors, and all Read more…
For our Invisible Cities project I have realized how difficult it is to make gradients and color combinations that look good. This company called Little MOTHERHOUSE has mastered the skill of finding attractive color combinations, and they put them on their chocolate. It looks super satisfying and I would love Read more…
Dr. Seuss is known for his distinct illustrations of whimsical characters, but his series of “midnight paintings” are much heavier and lack the fun tone of his more well-known works. Several of these paintings depict strange cities that reminded me of the “Invisible Cities” stories we read. There is something Read more…
I came across this piece which reminds me of our class discussion about virtualising art. In class, I said that photographing artwork can transform the artwork. In this post, we can see how photographing artwork can literally change our perception of the work and also allow individuals to add themselves Read more…
After watching the video on Color: Concepts & Systems, I was reminded of the artist, Puuung, who has a very characteristic color scheme for her art. The colors she uses are all on the duller side, and she uses many oranges and browns in her art and animations. I think Read more…
I’m very interested in photography and I enjoy taking pictures, especially of landscapes and architecture, and editing them. So I’ve decided to introduce a photographer to the blog this week (although its not too related to design, I hope you’ll enjoy). Robert Adams is a black and white photographer who Read more…
The Whitney has always been a favorite museum of mine to visit in New York. Not just for its free admission for students and people under the age of 18, but for its vibrancy and captivating exhibitions. One of its current Exhibitions that I found most intriguing is Working Together: Read more…
Burton Morris is a pop artist and he mainly works with paint on canvas. Morris renders everyday objects through bold, black outlines and saturated colors. His designs are almost out of a comic book and his gallery is really cohesive and nice to look at. Although the background and the Read more…
After exploring the work of Stefan Stegmeister yesterday in class, I was reminded of an exhibition and documentary I saw last year at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark entitled, “Generation Wealth” by Lauren GreenField. An American Photographer and documentarist, Greenfield depicts the escalation of consumerism/materialism over the Read more…
Our discussion in class of The Happy Show by Stefan Sagmeister reminded me of the recent Happiness Museum in Saudi Arabia. The museum consists of 10 rooms with different designs. The main colors are yellow, pink, and red. The objective is to raise people’s happiness hormones through a visual and Read more…