Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Better then Free by Kevin Kelley
Better then Free by Kevin Kelley is a very interesting article. It talks about the digital age of every kind of entertainment and pretty much everything. He goes on to talk about how with the internet everything is a copy of a copy of a copy. This means that even this article I am typing and you are now reading is not the orignal, but yet a copy. Every key stroke is recorded somewhere and then pulled from when someone wants to view it. He also talks about the ability to copy others work and that not every copy is real and authentic. Some copies can be customized to the consumers needs, but they are not always real copies. Farther in the article it is talked about that consumers and fan of different entertainment enjoy paying the creator of the product. But only if it is easy and they know that the money will be going to the creator of the product. Yet the most important point brought up is at the end of the article; findability. This is the biggest point of the article - so I think. This is because without having your masterpiece found (even if its free or costs money), you have nothing.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Response to Benjamin’s Concern
I strongly agree with Benjamin's concerns about the devaluation of art due to easiness of reproduction in the modern day and age. Most are these days is easy to replicate, if not take from someone and call it your own. This is seen with many of the modern day imagery that is involved with any of the presidential candidates. The same design and idea, but the face is changed to suit which ever candidate. This same imagery (in red/white/blue) has even been taken and is now used to depict other people, and now I have seen it as a dog as well, hoping to help the shelter project out. This same image is no longer an effective way to show things since it is used over and over again, even if the face/subject somewhat changes.
Even when it comes to the art the people have in their houses these days, the same images can be seen from house to house. These devalues the images and makes them no longer interesting.
Even when it comes to the art the people have in their houses these days, the same images can be seen from house to house. These devalues the images and makes them no longer interesting.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Media experience website
Find a website that you love with multimedia, animations or some sort of immersive vivid media experience. write a paragraph on why you love it and link to it on your blog.
After spending a long while searching the internet for a multimedia web site that really caught my eye I came across two websites. However after fully playing with both I have decided to pick Don't Click It. Don't click it is an experimental website that has no buttons or anything on it. Where the mouse hoovers is the guide to the next page(s). I love this! I have always hated clicking over and over again to get to different spaces in websites, especially if you are just quickly browsing. However it did take a moment to get use too, and when you do click the website even seems to get made at you! It is an extremely interactive website because all the pictures move as you move the mouse around and just hovering moves the entire page around. The main page, after you click for the last time, records your movements and you can go back and watch it later, it also creates lines that show how your moving and how quick or slowly. OVer all the website is a very good design and it is easy to navigate, even without clicking.
After spending a long while searching the internet for a multimedia web site that really caught my eye I came across two websites. However after fully playing with both I have decided to pick Don't Click It. Don't click it is an experimental website that has no buttons or anything on it. Where the mouse hoovers is the guide to the next page(s). I love this! I have always hated clicking over and over again to get to different spaces in websites, especially if you are just quickly browsing. However it did take a moment to get use too, and when you do click the website even seems to get made at you! It is an extremely interactive website because all the pictures move as you move the mouse around and just hovering moves the entire page around. The main page, after you click for the last time, records your movements and you can go back and watch it later, it also creates lines that show how your moving and how quick or slowly. OVer all the website is a very good design and it is easy to navigate, even without clicking.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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