BFA Show

With out this assignment I don’t I would have taken the time to go into the BFA show, but I’m actually really glad I did. There was a lot of that I really loved, but in the same sense there was work I didn’t feel belonged in the show.  I found myself critiquing the way the work was displayed more then the work itself. I found a lot frames where the corners didn’t meet up, and it really took away from the quality of the piece. It was hard to focus on the piece when the display was not up to the standards it should be. The work that was my favorite was the Whiplash type.  I really liked the detail that went into, and the different aspects, such as the wood block tha were shown. All together I felt it was the best displayed, and put together piece.

Casey Nowak.. changing the world.. righttttt

My first web site idea to change the world has to do with Green friendly automobiles. My family is large into the car industry, and I think that would give me a good edge on this subject. I would want to cover everything from vehicles that run E85 to used corn oil. My next idea has to do with the Climate Change that is going on and helping to inform the world, especially teens. I want to break down what is happening to the environment so the youngest of readers can understand. If the younger kids can understand and grow up with the changes that need to be made, then we are that much better off. My idea is a lot like my second but it would informative on the best ways to save, invest, and spend money. I wish some one had broken down the value of money to me when I was younger.

Chap 10. Blogs

I know litt about blogging so I found this quote interesting.“But blogging does have its benefits, both intellectual and financial. Not only does starting your own blog give you a chance to flex your design muscles, but it also provides you the space to capture your thoughts and forces you to articulate them clearly. Being able to write convincingly is probably the second-most-important skill a digital designer needs to succeed.
I find this interesting for many reasons. First, because as I sat down to start writing I found myself somewhat intimidated due to the fact that I knew people would be reading this and making their own judgments on my writing. This assignment is doing exactly what the book says its forcing us, as students, to articulate our thoughts, past the normal note taking and regurgitation on test. I also find my self-drawn to this paragraph because its answer my opening question. “Why you would want to put your whole life out there for strangers to read?” I have come to realize that a blog doesn’t necessarily have to be used as an online diary, its as the book says its give designers a chance to “flex your design muscles.”

Another part of this chapter I found interesting is Podcasting. Podcasting is a web-based audio broadcast via an RSS feed, accessed by subscription over the Internet, according to www.dictionary.com. Podcasting would not be capable with out the invention of the Ipod, and because of this invention almost every institutions, establishment, business, and entertainment industry is now using Podcasting to get there information out to the public or employees. The book tells us “The range of podcast themes is vast, and many are about design. It is, therefore, incumbent on the designer to understand, if not also be proficient in, the overall production of podcasts.” If it is so important for a designer to be familiar with this type of broadcast then why is it that the book goes on to tell us there is no specific genre of digital design. I predict that in the very new future there will many new classes being offered that are based on, or offer sections on podcasting.

I found Kate Bingaman-Burt’s interview to be the most interesting and the interview I could relate to the most. I was drawn to how she ralted design to blogging. “Blogging is communication, and design is communication. It is just another way to dispense information effectively. That may be an overly simplistic way to look at it, but yes, I believe it is related to design. There is good, effective design and bad, ineffective design. There are good effective blogs and bad, ineffective blogs,” I don’t know why, but I don’t think with out reading this paragraph I would have made the communication connection, Yes, I think of design as communication, but I am still hung up on blogging as a diary. Diaries are communication but not the same communication I see as design. I have been failing to look past the idea of blogging for a specific reason such as design. Not only for design but also for teaching purposes. I like her technique of drawing her classes together by combining blogs and forcing her students to use a blogging system. This form of teaching gives students a chance read other students’ blogs and comment, but also it gives students a way to connect and voice their opinions and problems. Its a lot like a buddy system where students can blog the problems or questions they have and other students can comment back and help each other out.
Another part of Kate Bingaman-Burt’s interview that I found interesting was her reply to “Would you recommend that students jump right into the digital world, or build out from traditional media?” This is somewhat off the topic of blogging but it definatily pushed what professors preach at Bowling Green. In her response she states “ Students are very tech savvy, but they also should value the importance of traditional skills.” She also goes on to say “ I have my students approach an assignment on paper first, flesh out the idea, and then move to the computer and use it as a tool to actualize their concept. I don’t like for students to use technology as a crutch.” So many times I have heard professors hear lecture about the need for thumbnails and comps. Many students like to jump straight to the computer and technology, and disregard the request for hand drawn drawings. Another way students get around it are buy going straight to the computer and then using tracing paper and tracing their print outs to make it look like they started the traditional way. This is exactly what Bingaman-Burt is commenting on.

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