The Act Of Seeking Is Important: Artists, Whales, and a Sea Sponge

Artists and whales sift and process…having the sense and experience to follow others, when appropriate, to capture sustenance…other times they seek a solo journey of thousands of miles…alone.

Making New Relationships Is As Simple As Snapping a Photo

Making New Relationships Is As Simple As Snapping a Photo, originally uploaded by hypermodern. So today as part of my Making and Meaning presentation, I had everyone take out their phone and snap a photo of their neighbor on either side. This simple gesture facilitated a commonality – a shared experience outside of the standard …

Making History: Free And Open Culture

“…essential lessons can be learned about the systems—about the world—from taking things apart, seeing how they work, and using this knowledge to create new and more interesting things.”
– Steven Levy

Commercial Tools, Artistic Ideals

Assignment notes (from Marcia Lyons) 1999 Using Flash (4!) as your tool create an abstract experience in black and white that includes the 4 visual cues / navigationally in 4th dimension (feedback). CUES Scale: proportion Negative / Positive space Movement / Direction Hierarchy –> Focus [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”../flash/cycle.swf” width=”400″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed]

Former Art Student Turned Superhero Dies Fighting for Justice

Today Steve Rogers, known as Captain America, was killed by sniper fire. Born in 1941, he has left quite a legacy. The superhero was spawned when a scrawny arts student named Steve Rogers, ineligible for the army because of his poor health but eager to serve his country, agreed to a “Super Soldier Serum” injection. …