DSGN 264-403 Fall 2021 Blog
With the making of Get Back, the new Beatles Documentary, I felt inspired to write this blog. The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of the most iconic album covers of all time. It radically changed the way people thought about what an album cover Read more…
The psychedelic art movement is known for using bright colors, funky fonts, and worldly patterns and imagery. This transformation of art is largely influenced by Rick Griffin. Rick Griffin is one of the pioneers of the psychedelic art movement that began in the late 1960s. He was mainly known for Read more…
Starting in early 2021 through 2022, the Van Gogh Immersive Experiences has brought new ways to experience Vincent Van Gogh’s art work. These museums project Van Gogh’s most famous works on the floor, walls, and ceilings of the museums making it feel like you’re living in the world that he Read more…
The advent of Neural Networks has been able to bring a new form of art. Neural Networks are now being used to analyze the art style of one image, such as the texture, colors, line work, etc, and apply it to another image. What results is the ability for anyone Read more…
Edible gold leaf is often considered a visual enhancement for a food to appear more luxurious and appealing. It is safe to eat and can also be very expensive since it is made up of extremely thin sheets of gold. The appeal of edible gold leaf is solely for the Read more…
In 2009, chemists at Oregon State University created a brand new blue pigment. The YinMn Blue is the first new blue color to be created in over 200 years and was made by mixing indium oxide, manganese oxide, and yttrium oxide at high temperatures. It was approved by the EPA Read more…
OpenProcessing is a platform that uses Processing to create an area where creators can learn how to use it, create sketches, or even develop games. The sketches created can be shared with others and viewed by anyone on the site. The picture below is an example of some of the Read more…
As someone who has a great appreciation for both functionality and visual aesthetics, starting a bullet journal was a great way for me to combine the two in a single area. The images included in this post are pictures of weekly spreads in my bullet journal for this year. Bullet Read more…
Marcello Barenghi is a hyperrealistic artist from Milan who has over 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube, where I originally discovered his art. As a hyperrealistic artist, Barenghi uses different artistic techniques to create extremely lifelike works that rival the detail of an image from a high quality camera. The attention Read more…
A Japanese company called Triad produces sticky note pads called Omoshiroi Blocks that reveal a miniature sculpture as the notes are used. In this class we have repeatedly discussed the balance of functionality and design, a combination that this product does a very good job of maintaining. While the sticky Read more…