Monday, November 7, 2011

article metaphors

1. In a L.A. childhood, the First Mysteries

The author describes his childhood home and his first memory. In the story he discovers his parents for the first time and the house he grows up in. He tells of nature and the mystery of childhood.

Visual Associations: Home, House, Buildings, Television, Sun Sine, Soil, Bees, Trees, Flowers, Orange, Fruits, Airplanes, Cul-De-Sacs, Cars, Roots, Chickens, and Concrete.

2. Norman Ramsey Dies at 96

This article is about the life of Norman Ramsey and the work he did on the Atomic Clock. It describes his work in Science and his roll in the creation of the Atomic Clock. In addition to his work with time he also worked on the Manhattan Project. His work helped develop M.R.I.s used today.

Visual Associations: Science, Magnets, Atoms, Bombs, Laboratory, Death, Clock, Clock Hands, Grave Stone, Funeral, Wristwatch, and Electricity.

3.After a Bad Accident, Finding Resilience in Balloons

After loosing her leg in a car accident Ianthe Cupid learned to move beyond her disability and opened a balloon shop in New York City. While coping after her injury she visited St Vincent, where she was from, and rekindled an old flame of hers who she later married and had two children with. When her husband lost his job she found an alternative way to support her family and opened a small shop. Since then she is determined to prevent her finical situation affect her family.

Visual Associations: Wheel Chair, Car Accident, Hospital, Children, Balloons, Balloon Shop, Electric Scooter, Crutches, Money, Business Brief Case, Coins, Flowers, and Sullen Faces.

4. Free Signs for Panhandlers Receive Mixed Reaction

Three men Christopher Devine, James Griffith and David Rauen make laminated signs for homeless peoples in hopes that the bold signs will bring attention to their blight. The signs aren't with out controversy, some think it is silly to bring attention to a problem with out a real solution and even the homeless themselves are weary of accepting the signs.

Visual Associations: Homeless People, Rags, Dirt, Cardboard Signs, Helvetica, City Streets, Money, Cardboard Boxes, Milk Crates, and Rich Clothes/People.

5. Restored: Fading Account From the Heart of Africa

Livingstone was a scientist and a badass adventurer who wrote a diary on his adventures. Though the text in some of his writings are severely faded scientist today have found ways to restore them.

Visual Associations: SCIENCE, uh diaries, the nile, alligators, water, berries, writing instruments, etc.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Wunderbar Research!


wonder |ˈwəndər|nouna feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by somethingbeautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable he had stood in front of it, observing the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child.• the quality of a person or thing that causes such a feeling Athens was a place of wonder and beauty.• a strange or remarkable person, thing, or event the electric trolley car was looked upon as the wonder of the age.• [as adj. having remarkable properties or abilities a wonder drug.• [in sing. a surprising event or situation it is a wonder that losses are not much greater.verb [ intrans. ]desire or be curious to know something how many times have I written that, I wonder? [with clause I can't help wondering how Stasia and Katie are feeling.• [with clause used to express a polite question or request I wonder whether you have thought more about it?• feel doubt wonder about such a marriage.feel admiration and amazement; marvel people stood by and wondered at such bravery [as adj. ( wondering) a wondering look on her face.• be surprised if I feel compassion for her, it is not to be wondered at.



One: The Golden Record

On the Voyager space crafts there is a record that contains the sounds of Earth life. It is intended to inform any future aliens of Human existence and the planet Earth. The idea that we sent out a record in with the slim hopes that some space alien somewhere will here this is one of the most wonderful wonders I can think of.






Thursday, October 13, 2011

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Visual Metaphors

Target: European Nations
Source: A bull
Ground: The shape similarities.
Tension: One is an animal and the other is a geographical form.
Fusion
Target:  The Statue of Liberty
Source: A fuel gauge
Ground: The crowns spikes and the tick marks of a fuel meter
Tension: One stands for liberty and the other is nearing empty.
Juxtaposition
Target: A vulture
Source: A suitcase with stickers
Ground: The black color and orange color of the other suitcases
Tension: A vulture isn't something you pack clothes in, silly.
Replacement

Target: Pac-Man!
Source: Hieroglyphics
Ground: The lines in the and shape of Pac-Man
Tension: The two images don't match exactly, the Pac-Man graphics are bolder.
Replacement
Target: A swim floaty
Source: A fat persons belly
Ground: The shape of both
Tension: One's a fat ass and the other probably has a gym membership.
Juxtaposition
Target: A building
Source: Spider webs
Ground: The spider webs create the building
Tension: One is light and built by an animal the other is large, probably stone, and built by man.
Fusion
Target: The island
Source: A Whale
Ground: The trees of the island inform the rest of the whale image.
Tension: One is a large aquatic mammal and one is a stationary geographic form.
Fusion + Replacement?
Target: Human arm + hand
Source: A Tree
Ground: The branches create the hand
Tension: Nature and Humans?
Fusion
Target: A rope ladder
Source: A storm
Ground: The wavy movement of a rope ladder and the unpredictability of lightening
Tension: You climb ladders and stay out of high places during a lightening storm so you don't die.
Juxtaposition
Target: A shark
Source: A fire caused by oil drilling
Ground: The shape of the flames and the dorsal fin of a shark.
Tension: One is an animal and the other is cause by mis-management of oil production.
Juxtaposition

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Subject Six: Riots in Greece and Mob Mentality

Okay so Greece recently has been in an economic shit hole for a while now and the people were sick of it. They took to the streets to protest and some violent fucks threw some shit and riots broke out. Being in Greece this past summer I got to see the results of the riots first hand and it was really bizarre. I personally got caught up with one of these riots, only running with them for my own safety, but running with a mob just the same. During the riot and the running I noticed how much the mob was one organic figure and how we moved, jumped, and connected to one another. I always find it interesting when groups of people with a common idea become one large mass.

Greek Riots
Mob Mentality Stories
Flash Mobs




 These last two are pictures my brother took while we were there.