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Last class, we talked a bit about how computers can create art and if computer-made art was truly art. One really cool thing in the computer/art intersection that I’ve been interested in is the incorporation of artificial intelligence. Using neural networks, a form of machine learning, computers can analyze the Read more…

As we finish up our Dada Composites, I thought I’d share one of my favorite nonsensical/surrealist art pieces. This is Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory.” This is one of my favorite pieces by Dali for two reasons. One, I have always loved clocks. Growing up, I had at least Read more…

As we approach the next generation of console gaming, this class has led me to pay closer attention to the appeal of their designs both from an aesthetic and hardware perspective. The Playstation 5 specifically is showing off a more “futuristic” design in comparison to its competitor, the Xbox Series Read more…

I have lived near Baltimore since the 7th grade, and as rough as a city it was to grow up in, living near Baltimore really put me on to some really great music. One such artist I was introduced to from a very young age was Ca$h Carti, or as Read more…

Embarrassingly enough (yet slightly proud), I am on TikTok a decent amount. I would say I am definitely on the older side of Generation Z so it is so fascinating to see what the youngins are doing these days. And I’ve noticed how aesthetics have become such a buzz word Read more…

Beginning in 2011 with the early uprisings against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the anonymous artist collective Alshaab Alsori Aref Tarekh (translated “The Syrian People Know Their Way”) has been posting numerous revolutionary graphics online. I thought this would be interesting to share as we are starting our moving poster project Read more…

As we move into the next generation of iPhones I chose to pay special attention to the way they use design to reel people in with their reveal. Apple has shifted focus to elaborate use of colors and emphasizing screen size to appeal to its fans. With a sleek design Read more…

I really love how fashionable face masks have become. I really like the ruffle one because it is so unique. I appreciate how fashion is taking something so practical and turning it into a sense of personality. I also really enjoy face masks that have a message with them such Read more…

For this week’s blog post, I was very much inspired by Sarah’s blog post from a couple weeks back where she shared her own bullet journal. I also happen to be an avid bullet journal-er, but instead of the classic pen-and-paper approach, I bullet journal completely digitally. Using the app Read more…

As I finally got around to watching The Social Dilemma, it led to to considering the question of the purpose designs hold. It was raised in the Speculative Everything piece we read, but this documentary further emphasized the power designs have. When social media intentionally uses systems similar to gambling Read more…