Love story in the M.I.A?

Instead of choosing a gory battle scene, a historic natural disaster, I chose a love story. Why? I love a good love story.

Diana the Huntress, Venus and Adonis, and Erminia and the Shepherds are my focus.

Diana the Huntress is seen with two large dogs sitting in a relaxing position. She looks to her left and sees the love of her life Adonis with another woman (Venus). Scandalous.

Only Diana the Huntress has never told Adonis how she feels. Adonis (seen with Venus) is heading off to war. And is saying his goodbyes to Venus. As Adonis is leaving for war, Diana decides to go fight for the love of her life (dramatic yes, a good love story needs drama). As Diana gets ready for war, her family and friends beg her not to go. Diana does not listening and faces dishonor of the family when she is victorious in battle next to Adonis. While in battle, Adonis befriends a young soldier named Delta (Diana). Little does Adonis know, he is spilling all of his guts to Diana. When the two return from battle, Delta confesses to Adonis and Venus his true identity, Diana. As furious as Adonis is, he can not stay mad for long. After all, his best friend fought beside him in battle. Diana soon finds out the ship for Adonis' love has sailed. Adonis happily marries Venus and names his youngest (daughter) after Diana the Huntress

(alitttle Becoming Jane in the end).

These three art pieces were displayed rather close to each other. Diana the Huntress was to the left of Venus and Adonis which was on the left of Erminia and the Shepherds. It seemed as if Diana (rather sad looking) was positioned to look at Venus and Adonis as well as Erminia and the Shepherds, hence the love story.

Popular Front

Despite being really hard to find, Popular Front was a breath of fresh air. I've never considered going into graphic design, but Popular Front displayed such a cool work environment. I was really intrigued by the way the staff acted so professionally and the interesting work they had done. It was really cool to see such large companies trust their designs to a small company. I liked how Popular Front looked like a nice place to work instead of appearing like a sweatshop. It seemed as if all designers work as a team but get to share their own individual designs. I thought it was really cool. It made me appreciate and understand more about  graphic design.
-Madeline Murnion

Popular Front

after our visit to Popular front, I walked out with a better understanding of how the advertisement online works. My favorite example they presented was the music page. I really liked how they were just coming up with ideas and the company actually liked one and the way they tested out different forms of interaction techniques. It's good that when making the children's interactive sites they don't actually advertise, they make it as a friendly site to sort of test out the toys and play in a little community with other children who make an account or create a character. The environment was very welcoming and I loved the layout of the building. Everyone seemed to get along with one another and it would be very exciting to work in an environment like that.

The WOW factor in advertisement!

Popular Front

After the visit to the Popular Font, it came to a realization that there is a lot more going on in the world than how I had expected it to be. The advertising surprises me to a degree where I find myself to think outside the box of where I originally stand within. This brings a good question to reason myself why I do what I do in art in the first place. I do know that over time art has resolve to a point where teamwork is needed and less is done individually because the idea of visual image has become so important in art. By visiting Popular Font, it has changed my point of view about advertising and of the joy that the principle and element of designs play an important role in art. What I like about Popular Font was how one image is complete through many other artists (teamwork) and how the speaker was talking about coming up with ideas to meet with their client needs and I find that nowadays it’s almost about that. And the greatest challenge I learned from the visit was that making a piece in advertising is about the client’s need and at the same time enjoying ways to create something that is about you. (The ways of making relationship and connecting dots, almost from one art to another.)

My favorite slide from the visit was the “Playskool Kids” for Hasbro. It was really adorabe and I just love hearing about the development they got out of this project and how fun each project were clearly demonstrated and explored. Just the images and not words thing was an expression to the idea of making communication through visual image, and I thought that was clearly examined. (Advertisement always surprise me, especially the way color is used in the advertisement)

Jellyfish is really sometime, isn’t it?

Images of a Moon Jelly

Jellyfish are amazing for they are almost role models for engineering, going to the idea of the fluid dynamics. How jellyfish floats why it flows is due to the idea of question the very idea of “how” or “what”. The fluid dynamics was tested and seen in dye water color which appears to be the fluid flow, and isn’t that amazing. I never knew such thing, because apparently the eye is invisible to it because it is transparent.

The concept of the way the jellyfish swims in the water applies to engineering by asking what makes a jellyfish form certain forms, like the currents of swirls, and because of this, engineering is though of ways to build underwater vehicles that do the same thing. Biomimicry really is a new exposure to nature, I’m so surprise because I never knew that just by looking and observing the ways of a creature, you can get inspired and even incorporate almost the same aspect. AMAZING! Nature that is.

Source: http://bx.businessweek.com/biomimicry/view?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fr3643505338%26f%3D9791

ONE ON ONE MEETINGS - Schedule one for yourself

Hello Students

As i have said, if you are late, be great.
I was late with your midterms, and realize that in class and between class - it's hard to catch up and touch base one on one.  As your teacher - I feel a responsibility to do what I can so that learning is the biggest priority.

Basically -
 I owe you guys some one on one time  that we haven't had in class & since I feel the office hours before and between classes  haven't worked with your schedules as well as I'd hope.  So lets correct this with One on One time slots offered through out this week.  We can discuss your long 9-14 page review if need be , improve your writing, talk about the reading, get tutorials on "how do i post again?", how to develop the content of your visual journal, .. etc etc.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS - If you are falling behind, or are borderline - perhaps need help with Blog postings, your writing - anything.  lets get you caught up.

In Fact - even if you are doing well and just want to touch base (I had one of those today - I love those meetings) - feel free to make an appointment.


Please take advantage of this opportunity.  I know you all want to do your best, and so do I want to see you do your best -->  To do that I believe I need to offer you some extra of my time, since the office hours don't seem to be working) and -  so you can get the most of your education

This is  particularly important that we have these one on ones, because next week we will be meeting at the WALKER ART CENTER, and that big blog assignment will be due the following week, and it will be hard to do one on ones there!

I will post these times on the blog - and once you e-mail me a time you want to take, I will block out that time.  (but not with your name - just stars)

Please --> e-mail me back and let me know a date and time for a one on one meeting.

thank you and take care
call me if you have any questions and or concerns - or need another time that I don't have listed
take care
-Abbi
612-267-6105

B.T.W. -->  your blog entries on your Design/Biomimicry/Popular Front Idea that I've seen so far is some of the BEST work I've seen from you this semester.
Keep it up!


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Abbi A. Allan
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Have you ever wondered how fireflies light up?

It’s a chemical reaction called bioluminescence. Basically what happens is cells in a fireflies tail produce something called Luciferin Enzyme, This enzyme makes a chemical reaction that generates light.

If we were to recreate the chemical process of the firefly, we could make a bioluminescent light bulb. This would save on fossil fuels and be better for the environment. To save on energy people could start breeding fireflies, and keep them in jars around the house.