Magazines

Blog - Magazines


Title Page


Name

Due in...

Status

Dates Available

Access Properties


Blog - Magazines

Today at 11:59 PM

Exception
11/07/2011 to 12/04/2011

Exception (Resume, Unlimited Access)

Assignment Exception

You have been granted special access to this assignment. Details about your special access are listed below.
 Accesses■Number of times that you can access this assignment: unlimited
Dates available■Using this exception, this assignment is available from 11/07/2011 to 12/04/2011. It may also be available during other times; please contact your instructor if you think you also have additional assignment dates.
Previous answers■Answers from previous accesses will be available if you re-take this assignment.
Instructions

Visit a newsstand or the periodical section of the library. Make a visual selection of your three top most appealing magazine covers. Get a copy of those three samples. You can scan them using a library scanner, or take a digital photo. Post the three samples to your blog, and analyze each.

Why are you drawn to this magazine? What are your thoughts on the use of the cover space? The typography? The photographs? The color used? The subject matter? The overall design?

Do you think this cover enhances the likelihood of an impulse sale at the newsstand? Do you think it is appealing beyond the expected reader demographic? Explain.

.

December Art Rush

December Art Rush            

             The December Art Rush had most of the same art as November, it was definitely colder though. I only went to two studios this week, first I hit the one I new had wine. Then the one I knew had beer. The last one I went to was very unsuccessful, because when I got there everything was already gone. At least I'm hoping that's what happened, because when I got there, all I saw were books. They didn't have wine, or beer, so I suppose I'll not be going back to that one next month. This month the Art Rush seemed very slow, probably once again due to the weather, so it was very quite in comparison to last months.

             The first gallery I stopped at was the ETC Boutique with the photographer last month. This month they had a different photographer, named Paula Hernandez. Her display was entitled "Light and Dark". Mostly on display were sunsets, she had three very interesting sunsets that were actually printed on copper (I believe), they were very dark with a metallic background. I hadn't seen this before, and found it very interesting, I think I might look into having this done with one or two of my own photos. This type of printing is featured at Fast Focus. 

             The second studio I stopped at was the Studio B. Here they were featuring dominantly the same stuff. However, I did see a new piece that I enjoyed. I didn't catch the title, but it was in pastel colors, of a tree skeleton, it was raised from the canvas almost like it was 3-D. I've seen this style before in my grandfathers paintings, but not near as raised as this one was. Also last month at this studio I didn't notice the pottery station, which I found quite appealing to my nature. I saw numerous pieces that I am just dying to have in my cupboards, however the artist doesn't do sets and unfortunately/fortunately (depending on how you look at it) I'm a very symmetrical person I don't want one random mug I want eight, with matching saucers, plates, bowels, a pitcher, tea kettle, and cups, so I guess I'm just going to have to find one that does.

Revised Eames Cards Design

His Pet: 60 pounds

                                                      Her pet: 1 pound

His towel

Her towel

Eames Card Ideas

My idea for my eames card design is his/hers. Its a pretty standard idea. I thought it was pretty ingenious because however unintentional women and men are exact opposites in many ways and unfortunately have different (opposite) views on virtually everything simply based on emotion and skills they learned growing up based on gender boys play with tools and girls play with barbies.

So I think my theme will be Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus

 My pictures will consist of

1. His towel and her towel
2. His pet and her pet
3. His chair and her chair
4. His idea and her idea
5. him and her

 

November Art Rush

 

The first gallery I attended was at the Stiefel Theatre. I saw two interesting peices there. The first was a painting that has what looked like a snake charmer surrounded by sheep with a wolf "dressed in sheeps clothing" and sunglasses. It made me laugh. The second was a wonderful water color with flowers. The flowers were pink and purple with naturally green leaves and grass, but there was a splash of blue on the painting.  I then went to the ETC Boutique which was featuring Tom Dorsey's photography. I was personally very excited to get to this one because it was strictly featuring photography. I was very impressed with his work. The photos he had were all black and white, and were taken with a Holga. I learned that a Holga is a Russian toy camera, in order to use one you have to actually tape it up in order to keep the light out. The last stop I made was at the Studio B, they had multiple booths with many different types of art from doll houses to paintings. Two of the paintings grabbed my attention. The first reminded me of that terrible movie The Ring, the second made me think of the calm after a storm. Both had a very angry feel to them.

While I was at the Art Rush I felt very out place, yet I was still excited because I haven't been to anything like it before so I was looking forward to a new experience. The smell of Studio B sticks out in my mind the most because it smelled like art, a mixture of paint and wood. I tasted dry bread and red wine, and heard the noise of people socializing.

Chapter 16

Art Deco

Art deco begin in France around 1920. Art Deco comes from the name of a French art exhibition called "Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes." Art Deco exploded internationally and lasted through WWI when it gradually became less popular after the stock market crashed in 1929, but it was not forgotten. Until 1968 Art Deco was truely considered modernism, but Bevis Hillier wrote a book entitled, "Art Deco of the 20's and 30's" it was because of this book that Art Deco actually became what the style movement was called.

The art deco movement had influence on almost every form of art there was; painting, architecture, furniture, clothing,  hair pieces, purses,  graphic design, and interior design. Art deco is different from it's counterparts because it's not just beautiful or functional, but is beautiful and functional. I believe a great example of art deco in todays society would be the ihome, with it's sleek beautiful design and full functionality.

I like the Art Deco style because of impression it gives me. When I see Art Deco I think class, harmony, it's beauty is seductive and lures you to look longer, it encourages you to feel what you see not just understand it. In my opinion this would be a useful style to design a website because it's wide range of popularity and also the lure to be inspected it gives people. Art Deco is saturated with seduction.

Some ideas that style can convey are; time, emotions, high tech, fashionable, and age. Tools used to make a design can influence the style by making them look as though they came from a different era, or a specific style that the designer wants to get across.

Who the *%$# is Jackson Pollock?

Who the *%$# is Teri Horton?

 

Teri Horton's Jackson pollock is located in Toronto, Canada still for sale, she is asking $50 million dollars. Teri has been offered $9 million, but she turned it down flat, without regret. In the movie Teri Horton and Jackson Pollock's personalities were compared because Teri refuses to sell her Jackson Pollock for less than it's worth. While Pollock was alive he showed the same stubborn personality. Pollock would have rather been a, "starving artist" than sell his work for less than he personally thought it was worth. They both stand firm in the decision they made. In this movie the experts would try to influence your thinking by saying, "I'm an expert, she is not." They would try to discredit Teri by pin pointing that she only has an eighth grade education, and they still are trying to discredit her. I read many online article's from the experts trying to discredit her and all the people she's hired as well. I read online that along with all the evidence that they found on the painting and in Jackson Pollocks studio they have also found that Jackson Pollocks brother may have lived in San Bernardino, California.      

I believe Teri Horton's painting is a Jackson Pollock. While I watched the movie I would feel a certain amount of anger because all the evidence is in favor of Teri Horton yet, the "experts" still will not accept it. I believe they have their own reasons for not accepting her painting, and that they are more based on personal feelings than on professionalism. I think that many of the experts will not except this painting based on principle, the same reason Teri wont sell her painting. I believe that they feel as though Teri has went out of her way to embarrass and discredit them. To be an expert and say, "No, this is not..." and then have hard facts thrown in your face that say, "Yes, this is..." was probably very humiliating.  I believe that and social class is the reason they wont except Teri's Jackson Pollock.

I've read multiple articles stating that Teri Horton is just some poor old woman who wants to get more than she should receive. Personally, I don't think so. Teri was a truck driver that owned her truck and her trailer home. A decent used semi truck sells for about $60,000, anybody would have a hard time convincing me that Teri was poor, even if she does live in a mobile home. It would be wasteful for her to own a $100,000 house when she most likely spent most of her time away from there. She also lived a very humble life shopping at thrift stores and dumpster diving to save money on the things she didn't feel like she wanted to pay so much for so she would be able to pay more for the things she felt was worth it If anything I think Teri was just a regular middle class person. She wasn't afraid of hard work or a little grease, nobody who "Rolls with a flatbed" is. I know personally that drivers that haul flatbeds do a lot of hard work, and Teri was 70 years old doing this kind of work. I think that last thing Teri Horton is looking for is a free ride, or trying to get more than she deserves. Teri found the pot of gold at the end of her rainbow, and I congratulate her for that and hope she continues to live a very fulling life.  

Monocromatic Rule of Third Image

 My Monochromatic Image

Nathans Monochromatic Image

Chapter 11 Balance

Chapter 11 Balance

Balance as it applies to design is how each element of the design compare to the other elements of the design. Balance in a design is about being able to equally fill the design with elements. The point of focus in a design is the place that grabs your attention, all the other elements will be around this one element of the design. Good designs will have implied lines directing your eyes to the point of focus in the design. The rule of thirds is when you divide your design into thirds and place your object of interest or your point of focus into one of the thirds you divided, and giving them each an equal amount of balance. The golden spiral is a form of composition that is rooted in the rule of thirds, but then each third is divided into thirds, and then that third is divided into thirds until there is nothing left to divide, and if a line were drawn to connect all the rectangles that have been formed than it would create a spiral throughout the image. Radial balance is when an image "radiates" from a central point out, and crystallographic balance is when you use a uniform pattern throughout the design creating balance. When using color an element can be given more visual weight by picking colors that stand out in the composition, or by distributing them equally throughout the design. Darker colors will have a heavier visual weight if the other colors are light, but if all the other colors are dark they will visually have the same weight as the other colors, but if you put lighter colors with the dark colors the lighter colors will Carry more visual weight. Implied motion affects balance because in most images if one side is empty it will appear as though one side of the image is heavier, but with implied motion the figure that has the implied movement adds weight into the area that it is "going into".

Chapter 10 Composition and Layout

Chapter 10 Composition and Layout

Composition in design in the ability to make all the "pieces of the puzzle fit" to make the bigger picture. If the composition in a design is not well thought out and put together then they are simply pieces that have been forced together to make something that may not even make sense. Unity as it applies to design is a part of composition, unity would be the parts of the puzzle that fit together, they lock the pieces, and make the bigger picture. Other elements like color can be used to create unity in a design by using colors of similar hues to seperate the elements of the piece, or by using different tints, shades, or intensities of the same color.The layout of a design is where things get placed in the space of the design, so that would be the smaller pictures in a puzzle that make the big picture therefore, composition, unity, and layout all are pieces of the puzzle of the design, and must all fit together perfectly to be a piece of art. The grid can be used in a design as a layout tool to place contents neatly in the work area, the grid can also be used to align elements in the design. Grid and non grid layouts differ because a design made with a grid will most likely be neat and organized, while a nongrid design will lok more free hand instead of being derived of page layout. An example of a metaphor in a nongrid layout is when you play Eyepet and you give your little monkey a bath and dry his hair with a hairdryer. This is a metaphor because you know what these tools are used for in real life, therefore when you see them on a game you will know what they do if you push them in your game or layout.

Combining Color Scavenger Hunt

Alternate Analogous

Anaologous

Monocramatic

Split Compliment

Triad

Value Variation

Emotion Squares

Chapter Eight Color and Chapter Nine Using Color

The color method most used in new media is called RGB colors, which are your prime colors, and is a system that mixes the colors needed. Tint is a term that is used when there is more white to a hue then  the actual hue, lightening it significantly, and  the term shade is used when black is mixed with a hue to to darken it.

Complementary colors are colors that are across each other on the color wheel using complementary colors together will make them seem more bright and lively. The three main hues that are considered cool are; blues, violets, and greens. The three main colors that are considered warm are; reds, yellows, and oranges.

140 Conference

I watched the "Taking your Relationships Offline" video, the speakers were Kate Canterbury and Scot Wendling. They talked about how they set up a Social Media Club in their town. They had alot of help from other people online. They asked local businesses to donate food or drinks and this has become a huge hit. The video was about how you should take your online contacts offline and get together hang out, and get to know each other. By the way Kates shoes wee to small, and Scot really wanted to jump on the couch.

Emmet Gowin Essay

Emmet Gowin’s story begins in a southern part of Virgina called Danville in 1941 where he was born and raised. Gowin’s photography began in 1961, but in 1964 Gowin married a woman named Edith Morris. Gowins first photographs were black and white of his wife and family. It was the intimate pictures of Edith that first gained Gowin attention. They had two sons, Elijah and Isaac. Gowin was a family man who was deeply religious, in fact it is said that his picture’s also have a deeply religious meaning behind them. I believe his pictures weren’t so religious as they were an emotional attachment to this new family he had found, he was awed by them in a way he had never before felt. The photography of them was a way to express his emotions to these people who he loved as his own.

He himself states,

“Through my marriage to Edith Morris, in 1964, I entered into a family freshly different from my own. I admired their simplicity and generosity, and thought of the pictures I made as agreements. I wanted to pay attention to the body and personality that had agreed out of love to reveal itself. My attention was a natural duty which could honor that love. Through the lives of new relatives, my more whole family, I returned to the mood that finds solemnity in daily life. As a child, one has the time for such pastimes as sunlight on the water or the weave of the parch screen and the openings and closings of those doors. I wish never to outgrow that leisure."

It was a trip to Washington after the eruption of Mount Saint Helen's in 1980 that Gowin began to take aerial pictures of natural disasters and large agricultural projects. Some of the things he photographed were; strip mines, nuclear testing sites, large scale agricultural fields, and other “scars in the natural landscapes.” He took these pictures for almost 20 years.

He attended Richmond Professional Institute and graduated in 1965, he continued his education at Rhode Island School of Design and graduated from there in 1967. Gowin studied under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskird. Other photographers that influenced him were; Eugene Atget, Bill Brandt, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Alfred Stieglitz, and Frederick Sommer. He dominantly used a large format 8x10 camera, sometimes he would use a 4x5 lens to get a very dramatic vingette, and most of his pictures were taken with a tripod. Gowin has recieved; the Guggerheim Fellowship (1977), two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships (1977 and 1979), a Friends of Photography Peer Award (1992), and the Pew Fellowship in the Arts (1994). Gowin retired from Princeton University in 2009, and resides with his wife in Pennsylvania. Emmet Gowin has wrote four books; Photographs (1976), Emmet Gowin Photographs (1966-1983), Petra (1986), and Emmet Gowin: Aerial Photographs (1997).  

Here  are two photographs that I took in the style of Emmet Gowin

The first is a photograph in black and white of my husband in the doorway of our bedroom. The second is my cousin Morgan staring into the distance.I really wanted to imitate Gowins vignette, which was one that I really wanted to attempt, but they wouldn’t come out right. I also made the attempt to take aerial pictures, but the guy never got back in touch.

Online Works Cited

Artsor

Wikipedia

Masters of Photography

Big Toothy Grin Boogie

Line Face : Robert De Niro/Shape guy

Robert De Niro

I don't know who this guy is!

Chapter 5 Shape/Chapter 6 Value

The term for the shape of a three-dimensional object is dodecahedron. Shape can give enough visual information by it's self to allow for the identification of an object. When you simply glance at something you can recognize the shape of what it is, even if you don't know any of the details of it.

If a darker area of value is placed next to a lighter area of value the darker area is going to appear to be farther away, while the lighter area is going to apear to be closer, and stand out in contrast to the dark area. Chiaroscuro is how light influences the appearance of an objects shape in a three dimensional space, as well as a variation of values between light and dark areas of an image.

Chapter 4 Lines

A contour drawing is a drawing made simply of lines with the outside edges of the features of a person or object outlined. The three types of lines in regard to compositiona are; actual lines, implied lines, and imaginary lines. An actual line is real line, like when we open our notebooks and see the actual lines going across the paper. An implied line is when objects are lined up some how, in which form a line, but are not connected, and example of an implied line would be when a teacher askes her/his students to "get in a single file line." The last type of line you have are imaginary lines is a line that isn't there, but our minds percieve it as a line, like when a detour arrow points in a direction to go, it's an imaginary line. Pixelation can effect a curved line on a monitor display by making it looking jagged or semi smooth, which depends on the pixelation. Pixelation problems are becoming less of a problem with the improved monitors that use smaller pixels. 

I have never looked up designers, artists, or any such thing. So I thought this would be good for me. I have no idea who these belong too, but they are four examples of lines that caught my eye.

The first one is a design with very soft, graceful lines that really don't lead you anywhere, but back to your starting point. I think these lines are simply eye candy for a person, they seem very feminine, and have no true purpose, almost like they say, "STOP! Smell the roses. ENJOY! The little things. The simple things.

The second one I found has what seem to be very overwhelming lines, like they don't know what to do, where to go, or how to go there. This peice has all three types of lines; real, implied, and imaginary. These seem very negative to me, almost sad, but certainly confused. 

The line in the next piece I found are very straight forward, hard to miss. The lines are harsh they scream at me like a middle child. They are attention starved and need someone to recognize their existance. They are angry at the world.

   

This is my favorite. It is an example of implied lines. I ran across it, and thought, "Nothing so great about this peice." Then when I was scrolling down I noticed that when you look closer it has two arrows that point at each other. I think maybe this piece is balanced, happy to be what it is. It's controlled, it wasn't just an accident, it was done intentionally.

Two Swans Wire Sculpture

Chapter 3 Space

Positive space are the objects that are understood in a design that has implied volume, such as a big red heart glued onto a bigger peice of black paper. Positive space is the part of the piece that initially draws your attention to the design, negative space would be the black paper in that particular design. Negative space are the  things that are not as important as the attention grabber. An object that is closer to a veiwer will look lower than something that is farther away. If an object is close it will always appear lighter, and any objests in the backround will will always appear darker. Maybe a weird analogy, but it's almost like doing makeup. To make a certain feature pop, like your eyes, you would want to use lighter eyeshadow, but if you wanted something to be less noticable, like a double chin, you would want to use a slightly darker foundation in that area, making it recede. Objects in the foreground, and background will have the same amount of sharpness, unless you personally make it otherwise.

I love this image of the tree, only it's not just a tree, it also looks like a woman dancing.

Emoticboxes

 These boxes are angry.

 These boxes are confused.

 These boxes are lonely.

 This box is organized.

 These boxes are shocked.

These boxes are shy.

Chapter 2 The Design Process

Creative ideas come from thoughts a person has. Ultimately creativeness comes from a persons imagination, which when used regularly creates creativeness in the ideas that they have and the projests they design. Creative profesionals can do a variety of things to spark their imagination for a new creative idea; read books, looking at other peoples work, it could also be something as simple as meditation, they can check out art shows, and keep up on new inventions. Some things I could do to be more creative; Step out of the box, I have have a way of doing things the same way over and over agian, example: I LOVE symetrical, I enjoy the balance of it, so I should look into asymetrical, to "broaden my horizons" so to say. I also very much enjoy to match things, pinks go with black, not blue. Why not though, maybe something thats pink could in fact go with blue. Being creative stems from being able to try new things, after all whats the worst that can happen?

Chapter One The New Media Designer

Three examples of humans using media are; T.v., Radio, and Computers. Their were times of upheaval or transition when; cameras, moving pictures or movies, and computers. This caused an upheaval or transition because these things were affordable to people, it was the biggest new thing, and everybody wanted it. Digital media now is like the media of the past because they still contain colors, drawings, and a surface, it also still creates the same feelings or emotions as they did in the past. People still want all the new big things in their home or pocket. I would like to use digital media as a career that I can be creative and use my imagination. I want to share my ideas with the world, to do things that have never been done before, also to do things that have been done, but just maybe I can do it better.