DSGN 264-406 Spring 2021 Blog
Our sound analysis project made me think more about the connections between visual and auditory elements. In particular, I thought about music videos and how our viewing of them can change how we hear and interpret songs. Usually I don’t watch music videos, I just listen to songs on Spotify, Read more…
Disney+’s new highly anticipated addition to the Marvel franchise cements color as an integral aspect of its storytelling. (SPOILER ALERTish?) Initial episodes are filmed entirely in black and white, and as the series progresses, so does the color scale. The first red and yellow flashes of color perhaps act as Read more…
The design and colors of logos affect the way we think about the brand, subconsciously. Fast food companies use this science to their advantage. For example, yellow is commonly found in fast food logos, such as McDonald’s. Yellow is proven to cause feelings of happiness and comfort. Not only colors, Read more…
This past Friday, Netflix released one of its most anticipated films of the year, Malcolm and Marie, starring Zendaya and John David Washington. Popularly shot during quarantine with a small crew of 12 people, many critics and viewers were excited to see the first of many pieces to come out Read more…
I recently watched this video on the accessibility of design in beauty products. While it’s not relevant to design in the traditional creative or visual sense, I think the mentality behind universal design is important to consider. The deliberate choices that can be made in product design to improve accessibility Read more…
Art has been used as a form of communication since ancient times, such as the Egyptian hieroglyphics writing system. This week, we watched Susan Kare speak about her work as an iconographer, and she placed an emphasis on the power of simplicity for making art universal. The Egyptians used simple Read more…
Agnes Denes reminisces on creating “Tree Mountain-A Living Time Capsule—11,000 Trees, 11,000 People, 400 Years,” a collaborative bioremediation artwork and a human-made virgin forest in Ylöjärvi, Finland. www.agnesdenesstudio.com
A presentation by Aggie Toppins – CAA 2020. www.aggietoppins.com/
How does design shape society? In this film, artist Mika Tajima traces the legacy of the influential Action Office furniture line—developed by Herman Miller—and how it serves as the inspiration for her own work. Introduced in 1964 and still in production today, the Action Office is a modular and customizable system of semi-enclosed cubicles. www.mikatajima.com
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist who knows how to push boundaries and challenge ideas. For the past 25+ years, he has used photography, sculpture, and images from sports, advertising, and popular culture to make his viewer sit up, pay attention, and think about the implications of each artwork he Read more…