Media Arts Portfolio

1. My first idea was a graveyard with a tree and an owl in the tree. The scene would be dark and eerie because a lot of my art is dark, like my lyric assignment and my alter ego as well as my survival assignment from this year. I don't really know what my other scenes will be though. I could take the viewers into the tree or a crypt or grave. I could have my art work in the crypt with spider webs and broken beams. The only issue I'd have with this theme is it doesn't portray me as a person.

2. I like hockey. I could do something in a dressing room, or since I'm the goalie I could have a net scene with a puck and other things associated with hockey. This would probably be the theme that best suits me. It'll probably be the most interesting to me but none of my art involves hockey. Another thing I would be concerned about is the animation and how I would add movement and come into my main scene.

3. Another idea I had was a desk with a lot of the things that I can't live without. Things like my Ipod, phone, pictures and the laptop. I think something like a picture of myself playing hockey or my hockey picture would take the viewer to my biography, or maybe my Ipod because I think someones music can tell a lot about them. My phone or laptop could be the buttons that take the viewer to my art.

4. A lot of my art involves animals, more of my visual arts though not so much the computer designed art. I don't really know how I would incorporate a theme with animals, whether I used a kennel or a pet bed. I think it would be difficult to have an animal theme. I could do a wild scene rather than a domestic scene. My portfolio could be a part of the environment in a jungle or a forest. I could use favourite animals as buttons. I think this idea would give me a variety of ways to use movement and movie clips.

5. I want to go into graphic design. I could use a Mac desktop with different design concepts. That way I can bring in all my theme ideas into one. It would allow me to be various with themes. I can involve animals and hockey as well as my various pieces of art.

Flash Portfolio

My favourite portfolios were the Coding Monkeys and Por Liniers. What I really like about the Coding Monkeys site was the constant movement in the background but it wasn't distracting movement it was just enough movement so the viewer wasn't just looking at a page online. I really like the buttons as well. I like the way they correspond with each other, especially the 'meet the team' page. I like the Por Liniers site because right from the start it's organized and it points out the buttons. I also like how the mouse symbol even goes along with the theme. I like the way all the colours in the page work together and how the buttons shift when you hover over them with the mouse. I also like how you have to hover over the buttons in order to see where that button takes you. It makes it look more creative. I think the sites look professional because they are both organized and well put together but they are different too. Both sites follow a theme and aren't everywhere with each page all the pages follow the theme. The same colours are used and lighting. Both sites also make it easy to navigate there are no hidden navigation bars. These sites prove you can be creative and professional at the same time. These sites are inspirational towards my own work because they are creative and colourful. They both allow my mind to think of ways I can produce something similar. They gave me ideas on how to add motion but not too distracting motion.

World Flag

1. What do you like?
I really like the concept of my flag. I love that the idea I originally thought of worked it's way in a different form and I didn't just set my mind to that one idea. I was able to use my idea in a different way. I like the way everything is connected, there isn't one concept that isn't touching another. I like how even with straight lines I able to get the eye to move around in a creative way. It moves around the box and to each opposing corner. So it appears to have more than a square shape there is also a triangle shape.

2. What don't you like?
I am not really a fan of block colours, I like things to look realistic. I don't like that when I look at it all I see is plain jane and nothing that really pops out. I like high contrast and dark images and I had to use a lot of colour and flat images to produce a flag. Other than that I don't really have much to complain about I feel like I did a good job and followed the guidelines to a high degree.

3. How does your flag show World Unity?
I think I showed world unity mostly with colours, Blue represents peace, harmony and unity. Red represents passion, energy and love. Yellow represents joy, happiness and optimism. White represents innocence, peace and cleanliness and Green represents generosity, health and renewal. I use Orange as my center colour because it symbolizes balance, enthusiasm and warmth. I wanted Orange mainly for the representation of balance. I used two parts of the world and have them sharing the Orange world they are sharing the balance and accepting it. Also Red and Yellow make Orange. So by combining the two parts of the world we create balance. I used a lot of connecting concepts within my design. The weave in the top right corner and the two land masses connecting in the bottom left all represent the concept of connecting and becoming one.

Invention

World Flag Assignment

1. The average flag has about three colours. Red and Blue are very common colours used. Some characteristics of flags are solid colours beside eachother there are no blends or gradients. If there is a symbol on the flag it is commonly in the center or the top left hand side. There are lots of stripes both horizontal and vertical.

2. Five words that represent world unity:

- Peace- shaking hands
- Connected - technology
- Equality - multiple colours working together
- One - individuals
- Respect - people bonding

3D Invention

I thought long and hard about what I could invent that would make the lives within our society easier. I thought of hobby things and appearance stuff. Like something that dresses you, or something that does your hair and makeup in the morning. But when I thought about these they are just things that would help us on a personal basis with wants rather than needs. So I began thinking about seeing eye dogs and what disadvantages they have. Thinking about the dog took me to the next level and I thought about a person that doesn't need the dog. Dogs are difficult because they need attention and to be cared for too. Thats when I thought of the "Vibra-See" as I call it. Its a bracelet that sends vibrations to indicate whether a blind person is safe to proceed on the street or not. I thought of it making a sound, but the streets in a city can be loud so there is no guarentee that the blind person would hear it. The bracelet would be in-sync with traffic lights for a start, so that when the light is red and you shouldn't cross the street it would send multiple vibrations, and when it stops, or a different kind of vibration starts you can walk across the street.

Pan's Labyrinth

1. What are 3 things that can make this movie be considered an ART movie?
This can be considered an art movie because it isn't a movie that was highly publicized and it doesn't follow the norms of Hollywood movies. It is creative and open ended it doesn't tell you if she actually dies at the end or if she was just dreaming of the throne room. The movie has a unnatural plot, it's not a plot that is made up for a certain genre of people (teens, adults etc.) it is a plot that is allowed to be interpreted in different ways by each individual.



2. How is this movie perhaps more creative than most mainstream movies?
It is more creative than most movies because it doesn't follow a familiar plot line that is predictable like most mainstream movies. It allows the viewer to make it their own movie, to make it a movie that they understand in their own way.



3. Did you like or dislike this movie overall? Please fully explain your opinion.
I actually really liked the movie overall. When the movie was first mentioned I had my doubts but overall it was really interesting. I liked the characters and the way they were designed. I liked that it was something that wasn't predictable because I have been getting really sick of watching movies where you know the end as soon as you hear the first line.

Utopian Invention Design

1. I think Da Vinci invented these inventions because he was interested in making man fly. Most of the inventions shown are flying devices. I believe he wanted to find a way to let man travel in the air. His one design was a 'tank' so I assume he invented it to protect humans in war. He invented an underwater breathing apparatus as well so the human can safely explore the ocean. There is a common theme in all his inventions they all protect the human in a way. His flying devices allow a person to slowy fall through the sky therefore safely reaching the earth and his war machine protects the humans while they are at war. His breathing apparatus allows a human to breath underwater therefore safely being a part of the ocean.

2. I think that Da Vinci's flying devices have had the biggest impact on modern society because these inventions gave us the start to what we have now. His first was a parachute like design and it looks somewhat like what we call a parachute today. His other design has the wings and the center area for the human flying it. Though it almost looks more like a bird with the wings going up and down with man power, it could easily have been a start to what the Wright brothers came up with.