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Kutlug Ataman Article Response

After reading the article about Kutlug Ataman, two quotations stood out to me that would be interesting to include in the formulation of ideas for my final project.  The first is from the artist himself.  He says, "I don't believe that people have definite identities...We are rewriting our identity at every moment."  The other quotation is: "Ataman is always resolutely Freudian, seeing personality as the result of our hapless attempts to control our fears and desires."  These two quotations present a interesting viewpoint on identity that is very different from what I had thought about it myself.  I think that the main ideas of these quotations could be easily used in creating metaphors for my project.   

Mike Kelley Article

I thought that the article was very interesting, especially because I had never heard of Mike Kelley before.  I was especially interested in the part that stated "His artworks earned him a fortune, yet he shopped mainly at secondhand stores and wore a pair of his father's red loafers for years."  I thought that, whatever the reason, it was intriguing to learn that he didn't seem to spend his money on fancy clothes.  It was also interesting to learn about his mannerisms and habits. 

Critique

I thought my critique provided some useful criticism about my posters.  The comments about the placement of my text were helpful and they pointed out things I missed while working on the pieces.  I plan on going back to them to change the spacing and make the text fit better in relation to the images.

Response to "What conivcts can teach us about graphic design"

I thought that it was interesting to see such a drastic example of how people perceive the level of quality of a product based on what the packaging looks like.  I feel as though too many people are over concerned with buying brand name foods with colorful packages instead of what is actually good for them.  This story is a good reminder for people to realize their narrow-mindedness. I thought it was also interesting to hear about how the changing of a 7UP can design caused people to think that the flavor had changed.   

I thought it was interesting to hear what Mike Parker had to say about Helvetica.  When he described it as being held perfectly into place by the negative space around it I realized that when I look at Helvetica is do seem to focus a lot on the negative shapes that the letters make.  I never really thought about it, but this font does cause me to look at negative space while most others do not.

Composite Project Critique

I thought that the critique of my composite project was useful in highlighting the changes I could make.  I had already thought about how I could make the shadows more realistic and less distracting, and the ideas that were brought to my attention were constructive.  I will probably go back into the project to soften some of the shadows and change the brightness of the figures that would be under the shadow of the large head. 

Homework 2/11

I thought it was interesting to read about the multiple allusions to volcanoes associated with the Civil War and freedom of slaves.  However, if I were to just look at Church's Cotopaxi without knowing the context of its creation I would have assume it was done much later than 1862.  The vibrancy of the colors and their stark contrast makes it seem like it was done through digital means.  That might just be because it is scaled down a lot to fit in the article though.     

Minutiae Project 1