During this TED talk, Clay Shirky
describes how the social media is effecting our day to day lives and how
politically and socially it is changing from the way it used to be. He
describes that before there used to be professionals giving the information out
to the amateurs. Now there are more amateurs interacting and providing the
information to each other without any sort of restriction. People now can talk
to other people about things that are effecting the world before the
professional media can get its hands on it. He describes how that people got
word of China’s earthquake while it was happening because the people that were
being affected by it were tweeting about it live. He also says that the Chinese
government shut down twitter because of the overabundance of raw information.
Shirky states that this type of explosion of information is inevitable today
because of the fact that everyone can communicate and produce whatever they
want with each other. He describes to the audience that we are living in this
movement right now. He shows the audience that we now have a bigger voice then we
ever did before because now we can communicate with anyone we want about
anything. He also says that we can affect the political and social things that
are happening in this world because we now are a huge force of voices. Towards
the last part of his lecture, he talks about how Obama was going to sign a bill
granting the big companies the ability to obtain any information about their
clients. On the forum, the community signed a petition against the signing of
this document. And Obama decided to sign it anyway but he had to write a formal
statement that he heard and understood the reasons behind the argument. Social
media is now a force that will be able to effect the whole world. We can now
use this to our advantage to change the world as we know it, one tweet at a
time.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
My 100
- I love the Lord
- I love laughter
- I love friendship
- Video Games
- Technology
- Movies
- Comedies
- Chipotle
- Funk
- Rap
- Classic Rock
- Fun
- EDM
- Speaking my mind
- USA
- Friendship
- Companionship
- Family
- Roller Coasters
- Thrill
- Going for it
- Naps
- Super Heroes
- Bass (guitar)
- Creativity
- Thinking on my feet
- Dr. Pepper
- Young Life
- Purple
- Patterns
- Comfort
- Soft things
- Herbal tea
- Elephants
- Bears
- Baseball
- Bacon
- Nachos
- Humor
- Driving
- Old things
- Thrift Shopping
- Hats
- Marching band
- DCI
- Hard work
- Cigars
- Stars
- Lasting Friendships
- Curiosity
- Water
- Lakes
- Beaches
- Mountains
- Road Trips with friends
- Slim Jims
- Sunflower Seeds
- Sunglasses
- A good pair of boxers
- Bow ties
- Time
- A good stretch
- Dogs
- Cats
- Jazz
- Spanish
- Making new friends
- Figuring out problems
- Giving advice
- Listening
- Bald Eagles
- Public Speaking
- Improv
- Trying something new
- People watching
- That feeling you get when your super full and are about to take a nap
- My Roommates
- Showers
- Frisbee
- Learning new things
- Being Real
- Being intentional
- Being there for people
- Campfires
- Strawberries
- Smoothies
- Blobbing
- Laser Tag
- My last name
- Finding new music
- Hanging out with friends
- Vacations
- Ireland
- Making memories
- Being intentional
- Flip-Flops
- Experiences
- Chicken Tenders
- Explosions
- Cheese
Monday, September 29, 2014
Theme for my GIFs
The world is mysterious and always changing. Some people sit around and think about it, trying to look important, while others choose to improvise to improve it.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
The Tribe
Von Puttkamer, W. Jesco. "Brazil Protects Her Cinta Largas." Natural Georgraphic 10 Sept. 1971: 434. Print.
W. Gahan, Gordon. "The Voyages and Historic Discoveries of Capt. Jas. Cook: A True and Accurate Account Undertaken and Performed by Capt. Alan Villiers." Natural Georgraphic10 Sept. 1971: 314. Print.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Successful and Unsuccessful Elements of my Collages
Successful:
- I thought putting one image on another was easy.
- I thought as soon as I got to play around with Photoshop, I was able to become more comfortable with the programs.
- I felt comfortable with the cuts that i made and the positions of the new photos on top of the background
Unsuccessful:
- After last class, I now know that there was more that I could have done to blend the pictures to make them seem more seamless
- I didn't blend at all because I simply didn't know how to.
- This took a lot longer then I thought but If I were to do it again, I think I would be faster at it.
Conclusion: I am hopeful to work on these collages again because I am now more familiar with the other things Photoshop allows me to do.
The Ecstasy of Influence Summary
In this article, Jonathan Lethem explains that in the fields of art, music, tv and media, everything is influenced by a proceeding similar source. He goes on to describe that the author of the story Lolita, written in 1916 can be traced to a similar story written forty years before. He also shows examples in music and other famous stories such as Led Zeppelin songs were influenced by the Lord of the Rings, and the movie West Side Story was influenced by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Lethem states that if this type of influence was considered plagiarism then we wouldn't have the Simpsons, South Park or any Disney classics. As long as the source is cited, then it isn't plagiarism. It's only a problem if the artist that is influenced by old art claims it as their own. This "open source" society is great for the betterment of the art world because without it, there wouldn't be any new opinions or material from old sources. And that, he thinks, would be a tragedy if it was considered plagiarism .
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Definition of Eps File
EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript. EPS is a PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. To use and EPS file, you must have a specific software application to create and EPS file, like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. EPS files are often used when exchanging logos that cannot be edited by the receiver, such as sending a file to a print house.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
My Conversation With Wayne White
ST: Good Afternoon Mr. White
WW: Please call me Wayne. I see that you are interested in my
work, do you have any questions for me?
ST: Yes. Let's just jump right in. Why do you do the letter work
on old paintings? What is your inspiration for the words?
WW: Well, I just want to entertain people with my words and create
a shock factor that I feel has been lost in modern art. You see, when you have
a picture of a barn and then large profanities on it. Someone is going to
laugh!
ST: I see, that makes sense. What do you think inspires you?
WW: You see, Stephen, everything inspires me, I love making big
cardboard masks of presidents. I’m all about creating a reaction.
ST: Tell me about your college experience.
WW: That is where I truly found myself. I finally found people
like me so I could fully blossom into the weirdo that I am. They accepted me
for who I was and embraced my ideas and even improved them! For what I remember
(laughs), college was the time of my life. I was so tired of being the weird kid
in high school. It really felt awesome to be with people like me.
ST: Interesting. How do you avoid being called a “one trick pony”?
WW: Whoever says that obviously doesn’t know my craft at all. I
know it looks the same, but, like I said, as long as it entertains and I am
satisfied with it, then who cares about what the people say.
ST: I agree! Well, thank you for this quick interview Wayne. I
really appreciate your artwork and hope to see more material on the way!
WW: Trust me, Stephen. I may be old, but I am still kickin’!
ST: Looking forward to see more of your future projects.
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