A Reflection of Our Culture

Digital image 1024 x 768 that reflects our fast-paced, tech savvy, digital culture.

Defining the Audience:

Who is your target audience? Ages 17-21

What do they like? Anything with humor usually wins, but clever things also were a favorite. Flickr, tumblr, blogspot.

What do they look at? Funny YouTube videos, interesting (cleverly done, unique) sites.

Are they risktakers or are they really conservative? Risk-takers for the most part, never going to conservative sites.

What do they buy? Unique arts and apparel that identifies themselves.

Why? I asked around and got some good feedback. Many people just want to see something funny/unique/ and even things that feature making a difference for the better.

• Ask your friends (anywhere) to send you pictures, samples, urls, statements, words, drawings, etc. that help to define your audience.
• style (clothes, hair, tattoos, etc.)
• colors (saturated, unsaturated, color schemes?)
• technology

OK. So here's a list of links that I've compiled from asking around;

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6816773n

Great sites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr0ew1iDvKg

http://www.xixinobanho.org.br/

http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites

http://poppypetunia.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

Funny: http://www.zadan.nl/excuseme/

Awesome : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI-K21ilNLg&feature=related

Interesting: http://thepirata.com/amazing-feather-paintings/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAa6bOWB8qY

Interactive documentation:

http://uploads.ungrounded.net/525000/525347_scale_of_universe_ng.swf

http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

Ukulele: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrQlz0G66ng

Artist: http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/CatsandMice/tabid/77/Default.aspx

Illustration: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0My_KnDMf1l8hHaV8iKnN8LjTefE2-jc9r5L9FWR48BMteODESjprTOlW7Q5AjCWIAUsCvz_JayN8nvCdvjbvNNBb5hzOW7iwmqYiR9nzcWt1ZetubvEDf2kbPM2B-xMR660mbIJ_slJY/s1600-h/Rackham_Oberon&Titania_100.jpg

Texture/Beautiful cover: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gMl1lpqXVEo/SY91_BG3_9I/AAAAAAAAAGs/c3F3BYojBuc/s1600-h/Peter+Pan-Type+(BLOG).jpg

Lackadaisy webcomic: http://lackadaisycats.com/

Stapleton Kearns: http://stapletonkearns.blogspot.com/

Faun painting: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU9QX0Z9F_KnDJPb-EEo59kn9G6hVF8lTJZgNFzU9iZaor1v-fvWd9S7yZ4F8LS2KckBCxqGT2VBE1LafZ1uRKXPBeS4BDylwiu8daOTtToO6t962MpgrGwTMRurIfXL7aGHxjvTkK00/s1600/Bouguereau+nymphes_et_satyre-large.jpg

Firebird Suite from Fantasia 2000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSTyWYGJ6E

Animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ9YtJC-Kd8

Nerdy: http://vimeo.com/4366695

Links most favored by audience from professor's links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0ztxdsFis&playnext=1&videos=Mg4-s4dGfaU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4HBYzHMCXg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gACt4x1kA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4o0ZVeixYU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPztb-c16as&feature=channel

Links I really enjoyed from the professor. (Mostly the interactive stuff with people. Laughter and have fun)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPztb-c16as&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcbkusXUlo&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4o0ZVeixYU

What Would You Do?

We're in class right now researching on topics for our zine. What we were going to do got me thinking about the ABC t.v. series, What Would You Do? The series is on ethical scenarios. We as artists have plenty of these scenarios - in the technological, natural, and in our daily lives. Artists are usually easy going. Would we speak up whether right or wrong to help others or the world around us? It'd be an awesome story to get a scenario based on our overarching theme. This theme that we've built upon is - connection - in technology, identity, environment, media, and choices. Choices. That's where I like to do more research on. I'm very interested in the psychology of what we do and the choices we make. As artists, we make creative and interesting choices everyday. How do artists make a difference in the world? We're here for a reason, right? What would you do?

Project Start-Up; R-ZINE

R-ZINE is an on-line magazine that explores the web as a new medium for art. Students will be working with concept, text, image, sound, sequencing, video, simple animation and interactivity. This course will take students through the entire process of creating and publishing an on-line art magazine.
Right now as a class we are looking for a concept of our online mag. The concept doesn't have to be for the full magazine, ie the pages all don't have to be on the same ideas. We're basically trying to figure out an overall theme that we could tie the whole site together. I have a few ideas such as a map with stop motion clips to transition into the next page.
The only thing we really need at this point is the WHAT. What are we going to make this online magazine about? What interests current users online to read/visit any website? It has to be interesting, unique, and somewhat up to date with the current technology. Well, don't worry about being up to speed, we've got the technology, we just need a little feedback from readers. What would you like to see?