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MX crit

2009-12-04T08:09:00.001-08:00

MX - The Language of New Media 94-103

2009-12-01T16:13:00.000-08:00

The idea of the cinematic languages versus the print language is really interesting especially because of the transition from print to web. Most of the things that have been printed for hundreds of years are ending up on the web and the awesome thing is that they are able to "live" better on the web. Things like encyclopedias (wiki) or dictionary's even photo books and journals are now moving away from the personal realm into one that establishes and promotes community. By allowing everyone to be apart of the production and assemblage of information it in turn is more accurate, accessible and easily updated living document.

MX - The Language of New Media 78-93

2009-12-01T15:50:00.000-08:00

The idea of framing as a picture is a thought process that has been passed down from western art. This idea has now been placed in reality in our computers. It is interesting to think how printed two dimensional work most often does not attempt to utilize this idea of a frame yet when that information is translated onto the web it then becomes apart of this new world. Its like we have a lighted magnify glass in a very dark room and we are frantically trying to shove new information under it.. It also talk about the idea that we are wired to understand the interface which sounds absurd why we understand the interface is because it builds and evolves off of things that we already do or know how to do. It begins with things we understands and then educates about more ways of doing things which overall makes it a pretty easy system to understand. I really don't like computer games.

MX - The Language of New Media 63-78

2009-11-18T06:03:00.000-08:00

The part of this reading that I found particularly interesting was when it was talking about what an average American does everyday. All of those things done on a computer are using the same tools in different ways. It is shocking how universal the world web has become where someone can end up on a website from another country yet still be able to navigate and have some comprehension of the data because of the standards of the interface.

Our multimedia projects are taking this common interface and pushing the boundaries of the navigation possibilities. The standard web forms have made all website navigation standard to a point where information can be placed inside the parameters of a web page without much alteration to the interface. What is left then is a wide gap between content and interface.

Design Systems-Applications

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Design Systems-A Change in Directions

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Design Systems-Patterns

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Design Systems-Three Directions

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Design Systems-Beginning

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Community and Individual Posters

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Posters

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Community

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1. Physical Boundaries
- Buildings
- City Government
- Streets
- Parks
- Homes
- Vehicles

2. What and Who’s Involved
- City government
- Sponsors
- Children
- Adults
- Family’s
- Other Community Groups

3. Equipment Needs
- Technology
- Space to gather

4. Demographics
- Interested in involvement
- Participants

5. Individual Wants and Needs
- Benefits
- A Voice (contribution)
- Interaction with others of the same interest

6. Symbols
- Dress
- Language
- Common Interests

7. Motivations
- Personal health
- Enjoyment
- Exploration
- Connection/Interaction with Others

The Web 2.0 Community

1. Membership
For the Web Community this would involve authorship on the site. Members are able to add to the content in addition to being a reader and follower. Being apart of the online community would be less personal than a physical community, but it allows for a wide range of members because the community becomes globally accessible.

2. Influence
A community and individual’s influence within the community in a Web 2.0 environment would involve the quantity and effectiveness of the member’s participation in authorship, commentary and sharing. The community platform would allow access for all members to be published and heard equally by everyone and each other encouraging an equal exchange of power.

3. Integration and Fulfillment of Needs
Involvement in a Web 2.0 community allows participants with common interests to find what they desire and contribute information that enables others to obtain what they need.

4. Shared Emotional Connection
Emotional connection through Web 2.0 is enhanced by the quality of the interaction by the individual user. The time and energy invested into the community is rewarded by recognition and deeper involvement in the community.

Comps

2009-03-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

Comp 1
initial page
essays can be accessed through the title. Images and videos can be accessed through the red buttons.

Comp 2
essays can be accessed through the title.
images and videos at top which are scrollable and can be clicked on to enlarge.

Comp 3
comparison of ideas through time line that incorporates images, quotes and videos. essays accessed through navigation at the top.

website

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Recyclables

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my website!!! yay!

more comps

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Main Page

Sorting Methods

Infographs

Compostitions for Friday.

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Main Page

Sorting Pages

Infographic pages

Process on Bottled Website

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Sorting Method 2

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Quantity

Choosen Direction

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Exploration Compositions

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Variation One:

Variation Two:

Variation Three:

object refinement

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Comps

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Explorations

2009-02-06T12:28:00.000-08:00

the explorations i did for my collection include pencil, vector and photography.

Infographics

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Concept Map

2009-02-02T12:47:00.000-08:00

Information Architecture

2009-01-29T12:43:00.000-08:00

The collection i chose is glass jars/bottles. From the Wurman's reading i selected my sorting methods through his acronym LATCH; location, alphabet, time, category and hierarchy.

my five sorting methods are:

Where the item was found.
What the item contained originally.
When i found the item.
Where the items product is found in the pyramid.
The quantity the item contained, large to small in ounces.

Final Data Presentation Feedback

2008-12-03T09:32:00.001-08:00

Video

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Process

2008-12-03T09:29:00.001-08:00

Five Facts

A natural fabric does not mean it is grown or manufactured in an eco-friendly way.

Organic fabrics are controlled by strict federal guidelines.

Organic fabrics must be grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers.

Organic fabrics include cotton, silk, and wool.

Another way of producing fabrics is through sustainable crops such as soy, hemp, bamboo, and corn.

more research: SEW GREEN

2008-11-18T17:46:00.001-08:00

Sew green is a movement that embraces fabrics made from biodegradable, sustainable, and eco-sensatve manufacturing. Fabric production is the number one polluting industries in the world, it is environmentally abusive and detrimental to our eco-system. Organic fabric producers consider the effects of the farming, harvesting, manufacturing and mill practices of their industry. The fashion industry has made a substantial move towards going green. Oscar de la Renta, Giorgio Armani, Katherine Hammett, Stella McCartney, Elieen Fisher, Levi Strauss and more have started making clothing using organic fabrics including jeans, baby clothes, evening gowns, accessories, and bridal gowns. With new "green" technologies and processes oragnic fabrics no longer have to be dull colors. The use of minimal impact dyes and water-based, vegtable or safe chemical dyes allow for the same type of clothing as commercially made clothing.
Natural and Organic fabrics are not the same thing. A natural fabric does not mean it is grown or manufactured in an eco-friendly way. Organic fabrics are controlled by strict federal guidelines that encompass how it is grown and manufactured. Organic fabrics include cotton, silk, and wool. Another way of producing fabrics is through sustainable crops such as soy, hemp, bamboo, corn and even seaweed. These crops are sustainable and renewable because they are fast-growing and replenished in a short amount of time.

research

2008-11-12T07:24:00.000-08:00

i am doing the research direction because i am more interested in the idea of presenting information in that context then in a commercial format. also i don't really watch/enjoy tv..and i mute all commercials. mainly i enjoy looking at and working on this kinda of media so i think it would be more appropriate in my portfolio.
the work exist to excite and encourage others to be involved in the tradition of sewing. I aim to liven it up from the stereotypical grandma's hobby and it make it appealing to all ages as a fun and suitable activity for anyone.
it would be found on any type of website because it is informational or a sewing website or on fabric store website (hobby lobby, joan annes fabrics, Michael's.). or my audience would be homemakers or younger. mainly because i have found that elderly woman that are a part of sewing group most often do not use the internet at all or do not understand the internet.

click here

click here

click here for multiple examples i can't directly link to

Final Presentation

2008-11-10T00:18:00.001-08:00

through using audio in this project i found that the added element increases the level of understanding of the activity itself. sound brings together common everyday noises and groups them together to create a palette of sounds that all together represent an activity. music sets the context of the activity, adding an additional level of understanding of the people who may have preform that activity.
the sounds are more informative to the activity itself while music gives it a background and scene. alone the sounds intrigue the audience with familiar noises and together they present a three dimensional space.
my limited knowledge of flash lead me to design my project around what was taught to us. in that sense I was restricted by what i had learned for my initial concept. although i ended up using outside sources i found it really hard to try to learn a new language, and then be able to apply it to what we were doing.
i designed this piece to be controlled by the user. i selected the sounds, and visual representation of the interface but i left the interactive part open and easily manipulatable purposely without a desirable end or goal. I attempted to put enough variation in the interface to allow for many different way of interacting with it in ways that i could not predetermine. My hope was to inspire the user to create the relationships between the elements themselves in their own way.
The different kinds of visual or verbal elements are categorized in different section signified by the motifs. Which was a way of organizing the different elements in away that the user would be able to identify. The interactive play would happen through their manipulation of those elements through the relationships they discover in the motifs themselves. I wanted the user to have to learn through play how the elements work and to discover the elements through happy accidents.

Sound Process

2008-11-09T20:31:00.000-08:00

the sounds i collected for the first part of this project had to do with the instruments of sewing and less of the noise of sewing itself. i collected a range of sounds from dropping needles, rolling thread, cloth ripping,cloth tearing, scissors snipping and sewing machine sound.
i did a series of voice overs that conveyed the definition of sewing. i ended up using a commercial i stubbled apon about a "new" item for a sewing machine from around the 1920's. The song i chose is from the musical The Perils of Pauline from the Paramount Studios in 1947. The main singer is the actress Betty Hutton who is singing about how her job sewing has taken over her life. The instrumental song i chose was...
my sound mark was the noise of a sewing machine ending with the noise of a pedal release.

through using sound in this project i thought it was interesting how the added element increases the level of understanding of the activity itself. alone they intrigue the audience with familiar noises and together they present a three dimensional space encompassing sound and visuals.
my concept for the interactive portion of this project began with the idea of the user being able to interact with my sounds, music and videos through manipulating the objects that contained the items. The objects are different motifs that would be arrange on fabric into patterns. each motif corresponds to a different type of object. in all there are five motifs.

Draft Screen Shot
Draft Screen Shot
Final Video Screen Shot

Final Video Screen Shot

initial sketches for interactive portion

2008-10-20T11:30:00.000-07:00

Final Animation

2008-10-11T23:59:00.000-07:00

Animations

2008-10-08T08:37:00.002-07:00

Protect, Push, Grip.

Story Board Documentation

2008-10-08T08:37:00.001-07:00

Sketches for push, protect, measure

2008-09-24T14:37:00.000-07:00

push

Protect

measure

Word list

2008-09-23T22:35:00.000-07:00

I started with thread, threader and needle

Thread
wiggle
twitch
twist

Threader
slide
push
penetrate

Needle
penetrate
slash
scrap

I brainstormed some more objects and chose Thimble. Out of scissors, bobbin, pincushion, pins, needle, spool and thread.

Thimble
push
protect
measure (which eventually changed to grip)

Animation

2008-09-15T06:45:00.000-07:00

Threading a Needle Video

Stitching the Edge Video

Combination Video

Final Book Documentation

2008-09-10T09:21:00.000-07:00

Story Board Documentation

2008-09-10T09:16:00.000-07:00

Narrative in Sound and Motion

2008-09-02T22:18:00.001-07:00

Narrative in Sound and Motion

2008-08-28T18:35:00.000-07:00

the activity i chose was sewing and the two actions are threading and stitching.

2008-05-10T22:54:00.000-07:00

Final Crit Images

2008-05-10T22:39:00.000-07:00

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Images

2008-05-04T17:31:00.001-07:00

Text and Image Combination

2008-05-02T11:39:00.001-07:00

progress

2008-05-02T06:06:00.000-07:00

2008-04-30T10:49:00.001-07:00

Mini Infographic evolution SET

2008-04-12T16:40:00.000-07:00

Revised info set

Mini Infographic evolution round 2

2008-04-12T14:48:00.001-07:00

Inforgraphic Progress

2008-04-11T08:07:00.000-07:00

Mini Infographic evolution

2008-04-11T08:05:00.001-07:00

mustache wednesday

2008-04-09T10:44:00.001-07:00

Second Version of my Infographic

2008-04-09T08:30:00.001-07:00

Group Crit Day

2008-04-04T17:27:00.005-07:00

Before group crit

Info Graph on Comparison of Benifits of Alternatives on body.

some of the things talked about in my crit:
-smaller icons
-off to the side with line leading into parts that they affect
-nice detailed drawings of specific body areas
-extra info listed below icons
-illustration to icon ratio have to be careful so that the body does not dominate over icons. (color, scaling, labeling)

after group crit.... :-(

2008-04-04T17:27:00.003-07:00

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2008-03-31T09:27:00.000-07:00

2008-03-29T20:17:00.003-07:00

Through these series of projects I have learned to create a consistant and expressive set of specific icons which relate directly to the theme I chose. I found a new way to express simplisity by the need to show legiable icons at two sizes. The process of translating my black and white icon set to a color icon set ended up reinforming my interpetation of my original icon set. The color allowed me to see my set in a new and more improved way.

2008-03-29T20:17:00.001-07:00

Vegan Alternatives

organic
addative-free
substitute
alternative
replacement
natural
unprocessed

lifestyle
vegan
vegetarian
organic
groupings
set
cluster
piles

Tofu Color Icon

2008-03-29T20:13:00.001-07:00

Cosmetics Color Icon

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Brushes Color Icon

2008-03-29T20:10:00.001-07:00

Nuts Color Icon

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Hemp Color Icon

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Beans color icon

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Tofu b&w icon

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cosmetics b&w icon

2008-03-29T19:48:00.001-07:00

Brushes b&w icon

2008-03-29T19:47:00.001-07:00

Nuts b&w icon

2008-03-28T17:24:00.000-07:00

Hemp b&w final icons

2008-03-28T17:17:00.002-07:00

Bean b&w icon

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hemp

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brushes

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nuts

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Cosmetics

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Beans

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Tofu

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Boca Spread Color Scheme

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Vegan Cheese Spread Color Scheme

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Hemp Page Color Scheme

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One Inch Icons

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Hemp Icon

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Tofu Icon

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Mineral Makeup

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Synthetic Cosmetic Brushes Icon

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Nut Icon

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Bean Icon

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Connotative attributes for icons
_Vegan
_Animal Rights
_Organic
_Fluid
_Groupings
_Piles

Semiotic Scrapbook

2008-02-15T06:15:00.000-08:00

2008-02-10T14:51:00.000-08:00

Semiotic Scrapbook Process

Mindmap 1

Mindmap 2

Vegan Cheese Spread (in progress)

Tofu Spread (in progress)

Burger Spread (in progress)

Hemp Spread Complete