DSGN 264-406 Fall 2020 Blog
I watched the video which shows Laurie Anderson’s Chalkroom exhibit and was surprised to feel so many different emotions. First, I love the general idea and context of the exhibit. The floating words in the air made me feel as if I were in a dream state. The music in Read more…
GXN, the innovation part of Danish architecture studio 3XN, developed a twittering air-quality sensor to detect air pollution in homes and offices. It’s inspired by the bright yellow canaries that used to be brought into coal mines to warn workers of carbon monoxide and other toxic gases. The birds were more sensitive Read more…
The artist Josephine Halvorson’s exhibit, “Visionary New England,” is being viewed at the de Cordova Museum. She sets her pieces in nature where she can provoke questions of life and the cycle or mortality. In this piece she reflects on the fallen birch tree which discusses the points on what Read more…
Thieves used a sledgehammer to break through museum doors in Dutch museum Singer Laren in the Netherlands during the Covid pandemic lockdown. The 1884 painting by Van Gough, titled The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring, had been on loan to the Singer Laren from the Groninger Museum and is the Read more…
When I was in Korea a couple summers ago, I saw an odd structure on top of a building on the Seoul skyline. It looked like a golden blob that strangely resembled poop and definitely looked a little out of place among all the other skyscrapers. Upon seeing Paul McCarthy’s Read more…
https://www.intothefood.eu/en/food-eating-design/what-is-food-design/#:~:text=Food%20design%20is%20a%20recent,some%20way%20related%20to%20them. I recently read this article on food design, which separates food design into several subcategories: Designing with Food Eating Design Food Product Design for Food Design About Food Food Space Design and Interior Design For Food
As a photographer Thandiwe Muriu began her career during her studying under the father. Her father was a hobbyist photographer who taught his daughter all the things that aren’t usually taught to girls like changing a tire or fixing the computer. As a child she was introduced to DSLRs through Read more…
In the development of this project series, Yannis Davy Guibinga photographs these pictures as the model is walking up rocks and gravel while doing it all in this frivolous dress. The shoot is based on South Sudanese folklore of the tale of Abuk; the first woman on Earth who was Read more…
Anime has for a long time been seen as a huge influence for fashion in Japan and vice versa. I think in recent years, as it has become more popular worldwide, the cultural reach of anime has grown. In recent months, I feel as though popular fashion trends have been Read more…
While working on my Tiny Monuments project, I was very inspired by the movie Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl. It’s a great movie about a high schooler and his friend who has to fight against cancer. The final scene shows a longtime project made by one of the characters, Read more…