New Media Artist Blog

What is the topic (what artist) of your presentation and why did you select that artist?

The artist I chose was Danny Rozin. I selected this artist because I was scrolling through different images of new media artist and his art drew me in unlike the others. I did some research into it and his work was much more than I thought it was and thought it would be a good one to share.

Did you encounter any challenges when creating this presentation? Please describe them and how you overcame them.

I found the problem of getting images in at first but saved that step to do on my laptop and that worked fine. I had known how to use Prezi before so there were few road bumps. If any finding information was difficult  there was only so much and it was very repetitive.

What did you enjoy the most about this project and why? The least? and why?

I enjoyed listening to class mates and being introduced to so many new artist. It's hard to get yourself to find new artist after to you getting the same artist day by day on social medias. I don't think I really had anything I disliked about the project. If anything the timing, I would have rather done it closer to the middle or beginning of the semester.

Do you think you will use presentation tools (PowerPoint, Google Slides or Prezi) in your art classroom? Why or why not?

 I enjoy using prezi and believe it is a more interactive and easy way to show a classroom of students and for them to use as well. It is well verse for all ages and I do believe I would use/ teach my students to use this.

visiting artist

1. Of Robert's work, which makes an impact on you and why?  (Home Page)

His work, Mirrored made the biggest impact on me. I myself don't love computers and technology the way some do so his work at first was harder for me to grasp but then seeing in the the woods setting glowing both at night and during the day was a beautiful piece.

2. How does Robert's work relate to the themes/topics that we have been learning about in this course?

We discussed visual culture during class and Robert's work is full of it. He uses gifs as a texture in his work which is something I don't think any artist has thought of yet.

3. After reviewing his website/Blog, what questions do you have for the artist? What would you like to know more about ? (These question may be able to be answered during this visit on Nov.12)

How do you visualize your disired  outcome in a piece? Do you have a set way you'd ;like the piece to look from he begining or do you let the piece come together as you go?

Have you always had a love for technology or was this a newer medium you started to explore?

1. What site did you select to create your Infographic? Why did you select this site? What are the pros/cons of the site?

 I used Pictochart because I remember really enjoying it during high school. It is a very user friendly site with many templates to help you get started. A con would be that not all aspects are unlocked for free.

2. What is the topic of your infographic and why did you select it? Which L.A.T.C.H. method did you use and why?

My topic is awareness on the water crisis and I selected it because I feel as though an art classroom may be  the classroom that could conserve on water and be a good environment for kids to learn 

3. Compare the infographic you created for this project to the poster you created using InDesign. Which tool do you prefer using, the Adobe tools or the online tools and why?

4. On you Blog post, be sure to include the infographic and a jpg of your InDesign poster. 

5. From the video " The Beauty of Data Visualization", answer the following:

• What do you think of the quote from Hans Rosling "Let the dataset change your mindset."?( 12:18) Do you think data is powerful enough to change ones behavior?
• "Design is about solving visual problems with elegant solutions and information design is about solving information problems" What are your thoughts about how this can help communication with issue with trust and reliabilty?(16:43)
• How does this "data visualization" talk tie into what we have been learning about visual culture and media?
• Of all the dataset examples in the video, which one do you feel had the most visual impact and why?

Digital Portfolio for AED 298

Sketchbook Ideation

Some of my photos from home 

Some of my Pintrest finds over the past monthishhh

this is where I find most my inspiration for new things I want to try to make for glaze colors Id like to look more into

Observation Discussion Questions

• What types of observations did my peers make that were similar to mine? How and why are they similar?

Most students observed that students now have Chromebooks in the classroom to use when needed as a tool. Students in rural schools as well as city schools had accessibility to these laptops and had expected responsibilities. 

• What types of observations did my peers make that were different to mine?  How and why are they different?

Other peers noticed a difference in the way other teachers respects the art teachers. In some instances the art teachers they were observing said one way to get around is is to just avoid the teachers lounge. I know this is something that happens in some school districts but the one I attend for high school and have been observing at is the exact opposite. The art teachers are responsible for bringing the community and school district 

• Did you find the discussion with your peers of your observation experience helpful to you as a future art educator?

The discusion brought to light different teaching problems from school to school that I wasn't aware of  

• In your next observation hours to complete (for this class or others), will you view things differently? If no, why? If yes, why?

I think I will observe the same in the future but I will be more prepared for different scenarios.

newsletter blog posting

Part One:
Who is my audience?
 Students and Parents

What is my message?
I would like to create a newsletter as if I was welcoming myself to the students and parents, informing them on my education, previous work and classroom expectations.


Part Two:
1. Command D to drop in images, Paragraph styles can be used to easily format everything together to match from page to page.
2. The space inside letters can also be filled, you can also jump over the whole letter or wrap text around and don one side.
3. Use fill frame proportional to fit an image on a page easily without distorting the image and center it right away.
4. Properties & Pages panel is where you will find a lot of information on the pages and can edit and navigate through.

Part 3
( this link wanted me to create an Adobe  account I think because I was on my laptop, I wil try on a Mac and resubmit this assignment when I can watch those videos)

video réponse

1. For each video and article list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

-our brain are capable of recognizing familiar things in art even though its on a fla surface and may not be 100% realistic.

-We search to find human faces in work

-Using luminance in a painting creates a different illusion for the viewer

-In the article it discussed how we recognize things in art that make it pleasing for us

2. What do you think about Changeux and Ramachandran scientific view of aesthetics and art? What was the most interesting fact you discovered from each speakers lecture? 

I thought it was important that the speaker talked about why we view art and the reason it is important tp people to view art. It is interesting to know overtime the pleasing nature in viewing all types of art.

3. What is your opinion of the films and article? 

I enjoyed this article because it gave new information about art and HOW we view it which is a different point that not many art teachers explain.

4. How do the theories discussed here relate to "Visual Culture"?

One thing that is discussed in the article is hoe outlines of objects are very relatable  to us and we can identify them easily but there are no blsck lines around everything in our life. This relates to visual culture because whoever started the first sketch or line drawing revolutionized the way we see an comprehend.

Adobe InDesign Post

1. This program can be easily used from mobile device to desktop to create an easier platform to work from

2. If you look in the document dialog box, you'll find free templates to start with.

3. Esc. button deselects can manually impact the size of the image if we know an exact size we need.

4. "paste without formatting" is how you paste the text changing the style to match the surrounding text.

5. You can import other character styles from other documents.

vector image

After this project I feel as though it is more successful than my typography project but still not my favorite. I used tools like the watercolor brush tool and other brushes to create my dress and the background. The curvature tool is what we used to create the vectors to fill with the color we wanted along with other tools such as the eye dropper, and multiple brushes, I did not have an inspiration as I was too ready to get started I saw them after.

Lecture Questions

3 most important facts:

1. Visual culture is apart of our everyday life and can help create a voice when words do not suffice.
2. Visual culture allows us to see how things were made in the past and in the present, allows us to see the shifts.
3. The United States is a country on edge because after the early 2000’s because of the shift seen in visual culture because of what the country had just gone through.

Discuss the role of an art educator in regards to visual culture

Art educators are here to help children be able to see differently which can be reenforced with stong examples of visual culture. To help children be able to breakdown what they are viewing.

What do you think can you take away from this lecture and apply in your future classroom as an art educator?

For this lecture, I took away the importance of helping children, while in this younger state, view images and have an opinion on them, to show them the right images to help them learn form the past and view what is going on in the present with contemporary art as well.

Adobe Illustrator Videos

1. Raster vs Vector based photographs: RASTER is groups of pixels on a grid to form the image and it has a fixed resolution. The VECTOR based photographs are resolution independent and can be scaled up or down without losing quality.

2. Selecting the right category helps you get set up for your project early on.

3. Double click on the art board tab that you want to zoom in to.

4. Transform selection is where you change the shapes properties.

5. You can select paths to make them appear to have that brush stroke.Window menu-brushes.

6.Hold down shift key to make your own colors at the swatches button.

7. You can adjust corners of the text box to change the text path.

8.In view menu you can hide the bounding box in free form.

9. Control panel lists the most important tools for you left to right, you can also adjust these and pick different options.

10. Three different ways to view artwork: Overprint preview mods, Pixel preview mode, Trim view mode.

11. Arrange command button allows you to easily control layers in front or behind another

Digital Imagery Blog

1. How do digital images play a role in your day-to-day life?

 We see digital images during classes, on our phones, on our computer screens, maybe even on a billboard during our daily commutes.We can classify them as a from of entertainment or possibly how you view the news.

2. In your personal life?

  Today we capture images on our phones and store these personal memories as digital images because today it is the most efficient way to store your photos. We also use digital images to possibly send to loved ones and  friends or they can be used to catch our interest as an advertisement.

3. In the way you experience your world? 

 We couldn't possibly see everything going on in the world (for instance the recent fires in the Amazon), but digital images can be shared in an instant and now I am able to see the fires happening all the way over in the Amazon without being there, same goes with political news, you can see it and understand it without having to be there.

4. What are your thoughts on ethics and aesthetics as it relates to photojournalism and digital imagery manipulation?

  I believe that today people have a strong tendency to feel like they have to always edit a picture whether it be a personal one or something for the next newspaper cover. In my opinion you shouldn't have to manipulate your photo in order to feel comfortable putting that image out into the world. On the other side I do agree that in some cases that is half the art of the photo, to change it up, manipulate it to maybe add some more light or what have you. 

5. What are your thoughts on these example of these manipulated mages ?

 I think some photos honestly made a bigger impact visually than others but some were photos that could have been real and found myself questioning if there were or not. 

6. Out of all the examples, which one do you believe has the most impact? Why?

   I believe the Hilary Clinton photo was the most impacting because I feel like if you are taking that information away from a photo then advertising it, it can change a lot of peoples views in the world. Seeing her in the image versus not could really be enough to sway a vote or opinion 

Photoshop video responses

VIDEOS FACTS

1. I learned that the bar at the top is called an options bar and it changes based on what tool you are using.

2. (this video did not load on my laptop or phone)

3. If you hold space bar when selecting you can come back to the exact place you left off





Tutorial Videos

1. Simple selection tool,
      a. I chose this video because I feel like it is a basic that I wasn't sure how to use but could be useful in many projects.
      b. I wasn't sure exactly about anything on Photoshop or the project we will be doing so I feel like the selecting tool and knowing confidently how to use it could help.

2. First Layer Mask
       a. I felt like building up some knowledge in some basics was a good starting point for me.
       b.  This will teach me to be able to manipulate layers to hide parts of layers.

3. Retouch Photos with Healing Brush
       a. I selected this video because It was something that if I was asked to do it I wouldn't even know where to start.
       b. I felt that doing a project with photos of people/ourselves would be beneficial to know the healing brush and how to use it.

AED First Blog Post

1. How was the process of creating the GMail account and setting up the Blog?

It was an easy process for me this semester because I already had an account but I remember it being easy the first time as well.

2. What do you expect to learn in this course?

I expect to learn different tools I can us in a classroom. 

3. How do you feel about taking a hybrid course using Blackboard?

I enjoy staying connected through Blackboard with my Professors and I believe this will be a good class to stay connected as well.

Final Reflections

1. What were your expectations for this course and where they met?

I had expected to learn a great deal about current and past visual arts and learn how to analyze and communicate pieces of work with my peers, yes all these were met in the past semester.

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your intial posting?

Now that I have gone through this course, I would like to define art as the human exploration of the elements and principles of design as well as a creation that can explore one, more or all of the 5 scenes. My initial posting was much more broad and non specific.

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?

My favorite artist then was Salvador Dali and it still is today. Yes I have come to appreciate more artist but still am inspired most by Dali. 

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?

I feel as though I still would rater take a classroom based course because that is how I learn best. I knew this class was going to be a different environment for me as I had never taken an online class before. Now I feel more confident but this all still isn't my favorite.

self portrait questions.

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?

I selected these pieces for y inspiration because they were similar in style to what I was looking to see come out of this project

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?

I selected this media because I had been wanted to use my toned grey paper and pastel colored pencils compliments it well.

3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?

I was challenged with wanting to create more than just a portrait, I wanted to add more to it as I have learned a lot this semester.


4. How does this piece represent you?

This piece has many colors and different flowers to show how I have grown and come out of my shell more mentally in the past year.


5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?

I used the elemets and principles of color and  contrast in my work.

6. Did you enjoy working on this project?

Yes, I did enjoy working on this piece.

7. What do you think of your final artwork?

I think I put out work that I had envisioned at the beginning and  I enjoy this piece and plan to add more to it or make more in the future.

Self Portraits

Answering Week 15 Questions

 This work by Pablo Picasso, Guernica, from the 1930's combines many elements and principles to form a successful piece of art. Picasso uses line and shape to show different things such as horses, people and different doors and windows to paint the scene. He also uses color, or lack there of, this piece is monochromatic. Picasso made this piece only using blue, black and white and what appears to be mimicking newspaper or letters. He also utilizes the dark black areas against bright whites to create contrast, making the scene more dramatic. All of these create a well balance over the piece, not making one side heavier than the other. The Guernica is a large oil painting  created in the 30's around the time of the Spanish- Civil War and the aerial bombing of Guernica. This piece is seen as highly political due to the different symbols such as the meaning behind the bull and horse in Spanish culture. The fact that Picasso claims that the horses represent the people of Guernica and the creative hints toward the attack of Fascism. This could persuade and emotional response due to those the controversial topics throughout the culture at the time in this work. I believe a strength of this piece was the size and the use of shape to convey a concept and story in the final piece. It seems as though this painting has a personality and a whole life story and it. The only weakness I can see in this work in the clearity in the center of the piece. The outsides of the piece seem to have clear images of the different people and things in the work but the center seems to be more random shapes that makes the piece look less important and more cluttered in the middle.

Project 4 review

For this project I had to think of a category or theme for my project to start. I chose Landscapes because that is the type of work I have been focusing on lately and it felt nice to see other examples of landscapes I hadn't seen before. Then I picked out 10 that I enjoyed, explained the piece and the elements and principles used and gave the details about the work. I arranged each slide to look fun and inviting but also professional. This project did not feel like it took me a lot of time because I found it to be quite fun and enjoyable.