Spoken Poetry Inspiration for Pecha Kucha

Spoken Poetry Inspiration for Pecha Kucha 

So for my Pecha Kucha I would like to have the passion of spoken poem within it, it's actually what helped to inspire my manifesto. It thus feels fitting. Chelsea showed me Sarah Kay's spoken poem during class a couple weeks ago and I loved it. Her words strung together so beautifully and really had some of the visuals to connect to feelings that I wanted in my own manifesto. This can be seen in the way I tried to put my words together visually to express complex emotions and the idea of the importance of experience. The important part of my presentation will be showing the passion of life that I feel people should experience. Another good example of passion would be this spoken poem.

Although their passion may be a little too strong for my pecha kucha, the ideals pointed out really sing through to me and I hope as I go through the slides I have a well thought out way of portraying the story I'm trying to tell. The way they kept a firm beat really enabled the listener to connect with them. Finally, I hope I can somehow combine my ukulele as either background instrumentals or incorporate some form of singing. Well, I better finish my slides and practice, practice, practice!! 

Response to Chelsea Ziu's Inspiration for her Final Project

Response to Chelsea Ziu's Inspiration for her Final Project

I love Chelsea's manifesto idea. I agree that design is definitely a visual conversation. I'm really interested to see her final pecha kucha represent this idea. Not only do designs create visual conversations, but through them the viewer becomes intrigued by the mystery of the image. Everything can get mundane in day to day life and I feel the images we interact with will either be forgettable or memorable. Designers need to make sure their designs are the latter to be successful, but if done right it may stick with someone for years to come. 

Response to Ben Newark's Post on Ray Harryhausen

Response to Ben Newark's Post on Ray Harryhausen

I'm really interested in watching this documentary after reading Ben's post. I love stop motion animation and really appreciate the time animator's put into those films. They must have to be painstakingly patient to handle taking images of all those subtle movements. I believe in Monsters Inc. they mention Harryhausen by naming the restaurant that Mike takes his monster girlfriend to for her birthday after him. I will be definitely watching this documentary real soon! 

Pecha Kucha In the Making Post

Pecha Kucha In the Making Post

So far so good on my Pecha Kucha, I feel like all the time I've spent so far is really starting to show in the overall look of the presentation. I'm really excited about it. I want the pages to be detailed so I'm trying to put a lot of extra effort into the making of this presentation. I'm utilizing a lot of different forms of sources to make the piece feel as close to my manifesto as possible. As I go through the slides, I have my manifesto open next to me. That way I can emphasize the main points I have. My strongest imagery thus far is the way people carry their experiences. I have cut the powerpoint into two haves the people's understanding of experiences and then the relation to how designers use those experiences. 

On one slide in particular I use various forms of bags to show people that each person is unique and carries their memories in different ways. I'm hoping to now add the emotional connections that people can relate to in the slide. Then once the visual part is done, I hope I can add my ukulele to relate to the whole point of having different experiences. All in all I'm really satisfied with where this project is heading! Wish me luck!! 

Response to Chelsea Ziu's Frozen Snow Animation Post

Response to Chelsea Ziu's Frozen Snow Animation Post

This post was really interesting! I'm super excited to see Frozen and have been listening to the soundtrack all day so it was fun to learn about the science and animation behind the snow in the film. When the guy was first talking about the mathematics behind how the snow fell and worked I felt completely dumb, but once I saw the impact of the math in the animation it was really fascinating to see how it works together. The snow works amazingly well and I love the different settings depending on the thickness of the snow. Then when Chelsea mentioned the interaction the characters have to the environment is incredibly true. The character's personality shows through how they interact with the amount of snow. All in all a really interesting post.

Response to Cassie Sterbenz's Post

Response to Cassie Sterbenz's Post

I really love this clever ad. It not only is humorous, but presents the purpose of the product. This gruff man with a gorgeous girl with long hair. At first, I saw it as just a man with a great beard and then read the product label. Then after inspection I saw the woman, too. It gives the ad an almost dual purpose. It shows women and men the benefits of Garnier's hair products. 

Manifesto Post

Manifesto Post 

After reading through some of the manifesto's Stacie posted on the Visual Communications website, I kind of realized that my manifesto would probably not take the basic paragraph form. As a person, I don't usually do things the way others do. Sometimes I mess up and start all over again, my curiosity can get the best of me. Other times I can be stubborn about things, but always try to be flexible when it truly counts. I can be incredibly spontaneous and try silly things at the drop of a hat and I feel this reads into my designs. Out of the manifestos posted I connected most to Bruce Mau's incomplete manifesto. 

It has the same type of format I'd like to go for mine. His manifesto is more about a singular idea and then a couple sentences explaining this idea. It really is inspirational to read. I really love lists. It makes me feel like this is what I need to do rather than just comprehending a set list. 

Although I feel like my manifesto will have more visual sensations, I want there to be a feeling people can connect to through a visual explanation. My first draft for my manifesto touched on this, but I focused too much on relating my ukulele. After my long drive for Thanksgiving break and just seeing the visual wonders of how land and sky connect on a lonely road, my eyes have opened to the real meaning of my manifesto. I want to talk about the experiences we have in life that continue with us on the road of life. We carry these snips of life in a metaphorical suitcase, so when they're needed we can grab them. 

I feel this idea will really work and maybe I can add my ukulele to the pecha kucha part of the assignment. For my physical making of the book for the manifesto I hope to do a passport. The final format will be more of a spoken poem. I think i'd like it to be passionate, but more about the visual aesthetics that we connect with. Only time will tell.