A few University of Chicago students have created a casual sex site called UChicago Hookups. The purpose of the site is to allow UChicago students, find casual encounters and entertainment events. The site says “Chastity is curable if detected early” and features a Victor Lownes quote: “A promiscuous person is a person who is getting more sex than you are.” More than 200 people have already signed up for the service and are looking for a "no srings attached" sexual experience. "We’re trying to change the ages-old stereotype that UChicago students are severely sexually deprived,” the site’s creator writes on the site.
But is this taking that stereotype too far in a different direction. In my opinion sex is turning into a everyday thing now. It is supposed to be cherished and shared with a person you love. Young adults now are treating it like some sort of casual thing you do with your friends. And the media is only making the situation worst with movies coming out like "No Strings Attached" and "Friends with Benefits" (pretty much the same as "No strings Attached" with different actors). Or shows on MTV like Skins, which shows very sexually active teens. Also teen celebs are having babies. And we wonder why our teens are geting pregnant at such a young age. Is society now telling them it's Ok? That at that age, they are supposed to be having sex and if you get pregnant, oops, O well.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Painting in Water
I came across this blog entry while surfing smashingmagazine.com. The entry is about Suminagashi, which is the art of painting on water. I watched two videos on how its done and I was amazed. There are a few techniques but they all come out elegantly beautiful. The technique requires a knowledge of fluid dynamics and of course basic artistic ability. The technique originated in China over 2,000 years ago, but was practiced by Shinto priests in Japan starting in the 12th century. The basic technique is still mainly the same with some variations because of modern tools. To do this kind of art you have to know what your doing before it's done. Kind of like working backwards. To make steams of a flower the artists in these videos start off with circles and manipulate them to create the form they are trying to achieve. When the process is finished a paper is placed on the surface to pick up the ink that is floating on top of the water. A very cool process.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A day made of glass...
I love it!! I would want to live in a world like this. The issue is I was thinking about someone throwing rocks and breaking everything. I could see someone destroying it. either on purpose or accident. It looks so fragile. The only part i didn't like about the video was the husband reading in bed. It looked so flimsy. I wouldn't be able to read something in bed so flimsy. It would be annoying. On the other hand i did like how the technology was brought outside the home as well in. It was in the car, and on the street. It was a great vision on the future. Thanks Corning!
Inspiring typographic artwork
This semester I've have leaned a lot about typography so seeing this artwork has inspired me to maybe try and create some typographic artwork.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Design and value Tips from Corey
Design and value Tips from Corey
Famous Designer - massimo Vignelli
Before you design-
Read, take notes, sketch, choose, make it perfect, don't look at it after it's done
Respect. Don't shoot down someone's work, try to make it better.
Famous Designer - massimo Vignelli
Before you design-
Read, take notes, sketch, choose, make it perfect, don't look at it after it's done
Respect. Don't shoot down someone's work, try to make it better.
Smart textiles compettition
I first learned about smart textiles from my classmate Sammy. her community that she chose for our first assignment was about smart textile. They are any kind of fabric that can sense stimuli and respond with some sort of action. An example would be the pic below. A fabric impregnated with LED lights and sensors that might illuminate when you walk into a dark room.
Denmark's Knowledge Centre for Smart Textiles is holding a design competition on the topic, and top prize is 50,000 Danish Crowns (that's 6,500 Euros or about 9,400 bucks). They ask only that entrants "present the best idea within smart textiles."
The video link below shows some pretty cool examples.
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Denmark's Knowledge Centre for Smart Textiles is holding a design competition on the topic, and top prize is 50,000 Danish Crowns (that's 6,500 Euros or about 9,400 bucks). They ask only that entrants "present the best idea within smart textiles."
The video link below shows some pretty cool examples.
Video
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Lorena Duran
Lorena Duran came to speak to us on Tuesday about her design journey, and life experiences. She is colombia and when to the the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and earned her masters at Pratt Institute. She now works as the Asst. Director of the International Design at CHRISTIES. What I like about her is that she doesn't want to be defined as anything other than a Designer. She says "Don't add anything in front or behind it." And she is so versatile it would be hard to categorize her as a special designer. She has worked as a interior designer, creative designer, brand, exhibition designer, and graphic designer. As of now her hobby is jewelry design.
A few things that I learned about design from Lorena Duran are the definition of fung shway, which is the positive or negative energy within a space, and identity of a brand/logo.
An identity describes the components of a branding logo. It specifies everything from colors, advertising, dimensions, photography, illustrations, to the name and fonts being used. The proposals range from 60-100+ pages. Lorena says "brands are a living organism. It's constantly changing." It also describes the personality of the brand. It has to be a clear and straight or it wont work.
Lorena's presentation overall was very inspiring. I feel as if now I could do what ever I want, even if I don't have a lot of knowledge in it. As long as I love what I'm doing. "Find something that makes you vibrate!"
A few things that I learned about design from Lorena Duran are the definition of fung shway, which is the positive or negative energy within a space, and identity of a brand/logo.
An identity describes the components of a branding logo. It specifies everything from colors, advertising, dimensions, photography, illustrations, to the name and fonts being used. The proposals range from 60-100+ pages. Lorena says "brands are a living organism. It's constantly changing." It also describes the personality of the brand. It has to be a clear and straight or it wont work.
Lorena's presentation overall was very inspiring. I feel as if now I could do what ever I want, even if I don't have a lot of knowledge in it. As long as I love what I'm doing. "Find something that makes you vibrate!"
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