Jolines Final Release Questions–Answered.

NMD 206 Final Project

class presentation: (5-7 minutes)

TIPS:
-be sure your presentation is clear, concise and brief

going through the grand revealing of my project ( a post that has done previously ) will take up time and putting in more of my own intuitive sight on the whole scenario I’m trying ot create will also take care of a lot of this time period, along side of presenting and explaining each poster.

-focus on the highlights of your work and 3 topics below

The highlights of my work are the underlying inspirations for each peace and how each interpreted poster can be transformed into a board graphic that can be had for years and shown to as many people as possible.

-use your website/blog as you need to show product, process, or learning.

consider it done.

Part 1 What did you make?

-begin on your blog page for your project. this page should clearly state what the project is, with photos or video, and possibly a link to a page where the project actually resides if the project is a web-based project. For an example see: http://lindsayheald.wordpress.com/release/

-show your full project
Lindsey’s was a full website with the front interface for the RidesForMe project; yours might be a T-shirt, or video, or chalk board

My website blog and posters to show for the project.

-be sure you have addressed the following: research, tools, content, format, peers, audience. While you may not show these pages, they will help you with parts 2 & 3  of this presentation.

Part 2: How did you make it?

-describe the original goal, challenges, how you met the challenges, and what you ended up with.

My original idea was posted before as an approach/intent, but I’ll catch you readers up to speed with a short version. Since I’ve been snowboarding I’ve seen what a great conversation starter snowboards and skis can spark on a lift ride with their graphics alone. What an easy window to take advantage of and place meaningful designs for communication between people of all demographics who do the same activity. At first I was going to do 6 posters and 1 board rendition of a poster–but I felt such a disconnect from the snowboard theme that I transferred my idea to 3 posters and each poster’s key components that really represented the message was then transferred to the board silhouette to represent it’s own board design as well. Ending product with 6 posters.

 

-what tools, software, filters, helpers etc did you use to achieve your goals?

I used Adobe Illustrator to render out my ideas and found inspiration from already existing websites or color schemes to guide me through to my final products.

Part 3: What did you learn?

-what was your original question or inspiration?

The question is and always will be, how can we most accurately and intriguingly represent the cause or person in a aesthetically pleasing design that can be applied to whatever the customer/product needs to be communicated.

-what did your research, creative work or assessment of audience teach you?

Research amongst many snowboard sites such as EVO.com Burton.com K2.com to guide me towards previous designs that have made it to the top along with listening to the customers requests and requirements is what really lead me to find ease in my final renditions of posters/board designs.

-what do you know now that you didn’t before your project? & -how have you grown?

Even if there is a steady plan laid out ready to be executed, emotions and needs need to be listened to intuitively as a designer so that your ending products show the heart and care that was put into the final products.

Clarification for the Intent & Approach for Autobotography

I have only posted one approach and intent that are in relation to each other because from what I was told in class and from what I read on the class website I was informed that one solid approach and intent were due for this segment of the class criteria.

 

Reaching out to fellow classmates who are viewing my website; weren’t many of you under the same impression?

The Fantasy Beyond Control

” Life is a moving target and any object that is isolated becomes history.”

That quote holds more truth in it than people may like to think. Things that are historical and remembered in our brains and records are things that we took time to acknowledge and be sure to take record of it–in comparison to all great things that have occurred but were not documented, recorded, and forgotten.

This piece written by Hershmen was very interesting to me, that she submersed herself in the artistic statement for those to see and understand what message she was trying to get across. The strength and courage put into subversive artistic creations is admirable and overlooked by many. I’m glad that Joline has asked us to read into this ladies accomplishments and take notice of what she has done.

Lessons Learned

My Autobotography intent is something inspired by all of the events that I’ve experienced in my lifetime and my belief that everyone has a story behind who they are and people pull certain characteristics and experiences from impacting moments; its all how you view the situation.

My intent with the Lessons Learned application is that the user would depict major events that have occurred to them over the span of their lifetime, whether or not the situations be positive or negative–and with each even that occurs to the user a series of descriptive words, lessons and values are pulled and placed into this persons profile. The community that is created with these profiles connects you to people who have experienced around 90% of the same things you have so that you can see how different people handle the same situation and find a common ground or help each other.

 

It’s also an intriguing idea to see what has happened to people to make them who they are today. You should never judge someone untill you know why they are the way they are.

 

 

Theatre of the Oppressed

This article reviews the different forms of theater and how the audience is given the option of not only viewing but having a voice or opinion to offer to the people involved.

 

It changes the age old rules applied to theatre of one stage to many people, It’s changed so that there is implimentation from both sides to affect the outcome or decision that is made by the people involved in the play.

There are different degrees that are applied to these rules of the theater of the oppressed and it was very enlightening to see the different views and directions that a production and storyline can be viewed in comparison to an in stone script and storyline.

Wear Cam and Shooting Back

While being in class discussion this past week we were exposed to the idea of “shooting back” and the logistics of being exposed to cameras in corporate and business situations, it ended up being a question that was on my mind for the rest of the day, when I went to the groceries store, when I got my gas, and when I was in school.

There are multiple laws and regulations limiting the use of cameras in a public setting by civilians but we have no say in the big man using cameras to make sure that we are playing the game by their rules. An intriguing thought when you put it in terms like that. While many of us are just living our day-to-day lives to get by while they’re watching it through cameras like a reality television show. Perhaps that is why reality shows are so entertaining; it gives the viewer a false feeling of being the big man.