DSGN 264-403 Fall 2021 Blog
Apart from getting up and watching cartoons everyday morning without the rush of school, one of my favorite memories of summer vacation from when I was a kid was to eat lucky charms while watching the Lucky Charms commercial.
When Disney is mentioned, the first idea that comes into a lot of our minds is the animation. Disney is probably most famous for its animated movies and has been the best at animation for years. The credit for this has to go to many of the leading animation artists Read more…
On April 12, 2022, London’s Tate announced which four British artists were shortlisted for the 2022 Turner Prize. It was on this day that history was made, with three of the four being women and one of whom is nonbinary. This is the first time since 1997 that the list Read more…
The legacy of Serena Williams will forever be remembered. She is considered the greatest tennis player among the women through all eras. She has the most Grand Slam victories in the open era. But the tennis legend is also known to speak her mind and clearly articulate her views on Read more…
Growing up, I was always interested in learning how to play either the cello or the drums, but I never really had the opportunity to get a quality music education. There weren’t many people around me who offered classes, and those who did usually charged more than I could afford. Read more…
Over a decade ago, David Seidler and Tom Hooper wrote and directed (respectively) a critically acclaimed film inspired by the stutter of King George VI and Seidler. The film received the most Oscar nominations that year, and also took home the award for Best Picture. Now, why exactly was this Read more…
I recently watched a TED Talk by Pierre Barreau, a computer scientist who created the Artificial Intelligence Visual Assistant (AIVA). According to Barreau, the goal of AIVA is to one day create a personalized soundtrack based on people’s life story. So far, AIVA has been able to study past scores Read more…
What is Hyperpop? The genre is tough to put into boxes, being described as sort of a hybrid of pop, dance, and EDM music, taking influences from emo, techno, punk rock, and also hip-hop. Names you’ve probably heard of from the genre are 100 Gecs, Grimes, A.G. Cook, Charli XCX, Read more…
Kanye West introduced his new revolutionary product around the same time he was releasing his new album, “Donda 2”. The Stem Player is a pocket-sized MP3 player that doubles as a portable audio remixer. That means that as well as loading it up with your own tracks, you can play Read more…
I was not a huge fan of museums and gallery. When I was young, I was dragged to visit art galleries and had to go on multiple school trips to museums. I was always bored at listening to the museum guides narration of each art piece and tended to not Read more…