Web Composit

Spring Break

A much needed break has arrived just in time to restore what sanity and motivation I had at the start of the semester. I love being able to do my work and keep my creative juices flowing, but the deadlines pile up on top of each other and get very stressful. This "break" has been more school work than relaxation. I know that once I get back to school I'm really going to be glad that I finished my work. Next week might be the first week I don't cram just to barely get by. I've broken free of my old procrastinating habits, but I end up doing work last minute anyway because I'm constantly required to have an assignment completed. My 2D project was INSANE. I really shot myself in the foot by cutting my triangles so small. I quilted for six days straight. I'm proud of the finished product, seeing I have never quilted before. I'm not sure how confident I am in my self portrait at this point, but I haven't payed much attention to it.
On the subject of copyrights and web composits, I have new ideas about the TED talk. Over centuries of artwork, every piece has some inspiration. For apprentices of the renaissance, remaking work of masters was common. Although it's not the same thing as taking another person's photos, times have changed. Just like music, technology changes and advances. This will be an issue for a few years and with every case it will become more and more acceptable.

Choking Creativity

In a recently viewed TED Talk,the topic of copyright infringement was brought up. Many young people today use images, videos, and other stock gathered from the internet. Using these images, they create their own works combining different elements of computer design. Copyright laws are being thoroughly investigated because reworking images gathered from online sources has disrupted the original owners. I think that as long as the reworked image is not used for profit there is no wrong doing. If using another person's image is illegal, should all high school students using google images to decorate their chem class presentation board be fined? Isn't the whole purpose of the internet to provide a wealth of free information to the general public? If a person does not want anyone to borrow their work, they shouldn't put it on the internet.

Scanner Face

From Scanner Face

Valentine's Day Disaster

From VDay

Typography

These are my four typography assignments.  There is a six word autobiography, an abstracted pattern, a representational piece, and an expressive piece.

Inspiration

As an artist, I spend a lot of my web stumbling involved in visual stimulation.  Here are some eye candies I've picked up over the week.

Videos:

Supakitch and Koralie
I'm always interested in the process of making something and these two are a great pair.  Their styles complement each other very well.

Mr Bokkei
As I said before, I'm into processes.  This person is skilled in markers which is something I need to work on.

Kraak & Smaak

This is just a clever use of flip books.

Oren Lavie
This is a video I found a while ago but is worth sharing.  It's a stop-go animation utilizing bed sheets and other common household objects to illustrate a music video.  Everything is thought out so well, even down to the lighting.

Photos:

New Zealand
I need to travel.