Sunday, March 8, 2009

City with Headphones

While walking around the city and listening to your headphones take 12 pictures.


Listening to the song 背叛 (betrayal) by Gary Chao made me feel very calm and soothing and when i looked up and saw the escalators, it seemed very uniformed and organized which to me is safe and soothing.

The song for this picture was 'Cuz I Can by Pink, and it seemed to me as though the song kind of reflected this building since it seemed to be low keep and for them they might want to advance further and get better accomodation so it seemed appropriate for me.


Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis made me think of slow and patience which applied to chinese calligraphy and writing since it takes time to write and patience.


Better in Time by Leona Lewis made me think of people who have experienced a lot, who have seen many things. Also gave the feel of a crowded place.


Forgive Me by Leona Lewis made me think of people moving into the future and taking risks and moving on from the old but not forgetting it.


Yesterday by Leona Lewis was a fast beat and the colors made one think of fast beat and of passing.


Mirotic by DBSK made it seem that the people in the elevated circle seem superior and special.


Rising Sun by DBSK is a song that is very independent and fast paced and free.


We're All To Blame by Sum 41, fast and slow like the lines on the building and also the chaotic nature of nature.


Fly on the Wall by T.A.T.U. the music was colorful and matched with the colorful setting.


Cosmos by T.A.T.U. music seemed mysterious as the picture reflects.


Right Now by Akon seemed for me to be somewhat modern and knows what one wants which seemed to matcht the setting since they knew what they wanted and portrayed it. It is quite modern and gives off the vibe for night time when men and women get more intimate.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Navigating Information

Navigating Information

Definition:
It is to help a person find their way to their destination. A device can be used called GPS (Global Positioning System) that shows what the position of the person is according to a map displayed and can guide a person from ‘A’ to ‘B’. It is information that has been collected and can be displayed in various forms which include maps, stars position, using nature’s habits (ex. On which side the moss grows on the tree.), compass, and various other forms to find ones way. Often on train maps it uses different colors for the different lines one can take. This helps one be able to follow the line easier than if all the lines were the same color, especially in cities that have many different train lines crisscrossing over each other.
Navigating Information doesn't only have to pertain towards maps and finding ones destination, it can also be navigating one through different information.

Links:
These links show examples for different ways to portray navigating information in media.
  • http://www.biomapping.net/new.htm
  • http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/index.cfm?domain=Transportation%20Networks
  • http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project_details.cfm?id=632&index=632&domain=
  • http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project.cfm?id=638
  • http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project_details.cfm?id=93&index=5&domain=Transportation%20Networks
  • http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project_details.cfm?id=189&index=11&domain=Transportation%20Networks
  • http://infosthetics.com/archives/2006/07/beating_heart_blog.html
  • http://infosthetics.com/archives/2009/01/world_gdp_statistical_data_sculpture.html

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Mapping City

Assignment on photographing pictures that represent different words in the city according to these following words: multicultural, slick, ultramodern, ultraclean, futuristic, loud, chaos, time, waste, power. The images below are what we saw in city and thought would best represent the words.

Waste
Ultramodern
Time
Slick
Power
Multicultural
Loud
Futuristic
Clean
Chaos