I think the article is very accurate to one individual but I think creative process cannot be described by a blanket statement. Everyone has their way. Myself, it's all trial and error. Think of an idea, realize why it wont work, think of a new idea, think it works until I get half way through and realize it is not going to work . Rinse, repeat until I get something solid that I feel confident about. I know, inefficient but effective... most of the time.
For this film festival project I started with the idea of a year, an event, a form of film. From that it is just a spider web of strange connected concepts...
...or maybe not, trial and error.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
the "new media"
The term "New Media" is open.
When I first think of New Media I think of fine arts with multi-media works where it is just a combination of different paints, clays, inks, etc. Then you throw the term new into that and it becomes a little infinite. Does new mean unheard-of or something not used before? Is it new because the media is always changing?
I think it is probably a combo of all those and the result is technology. It is always changing and because of this designers will find new, unheard-of ways of doing things. This is necessary to keep the field from going stagnant or old.
I noticed that many of the schools on that list had their version of New Media concentration under a communications title. All design, graphic or new, has really one goal: To communicate a message. To go back a few classes, Milton Glaser said "To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master."
So is New Media an appropriate term? Sure. For now. It will always be changing with different specifications and emphasis.
When I first think of New Media I think of fine arts with multi-media works where it is just a combination of different paints, clays, inks, etc. Then you throw the term new into that and it becomes a little infinite. Does new mean unheard-of or something not used before? Is it new because the media is always changing?
I think it is probably a combo of all those and the result is technology. It is always changing and because of this designers will find new, unheard-of ways of doing things. This is necessary to keep the field from going stagnant or old.
I noticed that many of the schools on that list had their version of New Media concentration under a communications title. All design, graphic or new, has really one goal: To communicate a message. To go back a few classes, Milton Glaser said "To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master."
So is New Media an appropriate term? Sure. For now. It will always be changing with different specifications and emphasis.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Findings From the Web Design Survey
- Most Surprising Statistic: Years at current job, 32.2% said 1 year or less
Why:
In one of the questions before this it asked how excited web designers were about their job field and they overwhelmingly said Yes-frequently or Yes-very frequently. If this is the case, why are they changing job sites so often?
- Least Surprising Statistic: 43.6% Between the ages of 25-32
Why:
The web is still "new" so I would assume that younger generations will be right on the curve of innovation and technology.
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