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It was May 14, 2021 when my friends and I were driving home from attending our high school’s Senior Sunset event. Senior Sunset was a way for our high school’s graduating class to come together one last time while watching the sunset. After watching the sun set over a beach nearby to our town, we … Continue reading Memory Soundscape
My overall concept for the Diptych is a cigarette being used when it’s lit, and a cigarette when it’s unlit. The two images emphasize the idea that one cannot exist without the other. In order for a cigarette to be used, it has to be lit. Otherwise, it is useless. The two images demonstrate the … Continue reading Diptych Concept Assignment
Ritchin refers to the “fluidity of the digital” as the changing state and manipulation of digital media. The emergence of platforms such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop makes it easier to achieve this goal. An example of digital imaging that exemplifies is the altering of food in media to look more appealing or appetizing. Retouching … Continue reading In Our Own Image by Fred Ritchin
Sam Chen – “Slow Dancing in the Dark” by Joji In my design, I attempted to create a piece that showed an almost spinning effect that I felt the music conveyed. I used the letters to arrange the circles into a spiral to try to generate motion. The individual rings were meant to link together … Continue reading Sound Visualization
The technology chosen to be introduced to the heptapods is a jigsaw puzzle. The origin of puzzles dates back to 1760 when European mapmakers cut and pasted pieces of a map on wood. They transitioned into being used as educational tools and later into forms of entertainment. In The Story of Your Life by Ted … Continue reading Pioneer Plaque
“But the only way to learn an unknown language is to interact with a native speaker, and by that I mean asking questions, holding a conversation, that sort of thing” (Chiang 3). – Concept can be applied to humans as well as aliens Physical body of the aliens – “It looked like a barrel suspended at the … Continue reading Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang – Notes