Although not solely about way finding, this man's talk, who with his team actually came up with the design concepts of small parts making a big picture (mosaic) for our university, he was extremely helpful in being truthful and to the point on how he got where he is.
Points I took from his talk were:
-You cannot be 100% good at your work with 0% passion and intrigue in the industry if you are to get placements or work for a design company, passion and talent are are an important balance that will get you places.
-Get out there and talk to people, as this is how you are led to exciting opportunities and you need to know professionals who can open doors for you in the industry, not always lucky.
-When working collaboratively, what you are seeking must be the skill or vision you are lacking in as otherwise there is a troublesome overlap which can be unproductive. Expand your team to have the most skills within it as possible.
-Imperfect mockups for helping gather ideas of presentation are fine. Do what you need to do as long as when it is presented to the client it is pretty perfect.
-Don't give up hope on an idea discarded by one team of clients, can be used in the future.
-Either be detail rich or content rich, weight it up as one is the heavy one. Too much of both takes away from them both which isn't worth it at all!
-The idea and context is laying in the history. This is being highlighted ever so much as it is a part people skip. Research!!!
Monday, November 30, 2015
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Magazines of interest based in Leeds
It was suggested at this point to casually start looking for local companies to potentially contact and work with next year, I have found a publication in Leeds called Lippy Magazine from Uni of that seems to be focusing on the kind of stuff I'm interested in and is open to contact! I am blogging these things now incase other people find them later, and I have the date stamp to say no I did!
On their instagram that I have just discovered, they post when they are at events to come meet them, so next time I see this I will jump at the chance to go and talk to them as they were students too it won't be too intimidating.
Also, a magazine called Voir is based in Leeds and just by seeing some images on the website, this looks like the sort of design I would love to try and do. As their magazine is digital, I had a flick through and I adore their editorial style and fluorescent highlights throughout done in a sophisticated way.
After finishing this presentation and feeling more like I know what I want to get in to, this video was posted by Vice about Stefan Sagmeister, who really backs up my love between music and its artwork and how it can define an era
http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/Noisey-Design/from-lou-reed-to-david-byrne-meet-the-man-responsible-for-musics-most-memorable-album-artwork
On their instagram that I have just discovered, they post when they are at events to come meet them, so next time I see this I will jump at the chance to go and talk to them as they were students too it won't be too intimidating.
Also, a magazine called Voir is based in Leeds and just by seeing some images on the website, this looks like the sort of design I would love to try and do. As their magazine is digital, I had a flick through and I adore their editorial style and fluorescent highlights throughout done in a sophisticated way.
After finishing this presentation and feeling more like I know what I want to get in to, this video was posted by Vice about Stefan Sagmeister, who really backs up my love between music and its artwork and how it can define an era
http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/Noisey-Design/from-lou-reed-to-david-byrne-meet-the-man-responsible-for-musics-most-memorable-album-artwork
Self Branding Studio 2 briefing
Until Christmas I am going to try and gather adjectives that relate to me in order to create concepts and ideas for this brief itself, before knowing how I will produce it. It is difficult having been taught to have this process the other way round up until recent year and to be loose and fun with briefs given so this is an interesting opportunity personally and professionally.
I am reluctantly going to be asking various people in my life what they see relates to me, as I think other people are our biggest sources of inspiration on the planet! Colours they associate with me, adjectives, phrases, everything! This will be an amazing starting point and good to document on a whole load of ideas.
Also, I really need to start taken my inspirations seriously and noting down the designers and its studios and what their styles are actually called. This is something I haven't done before and now at degree, this is essential. I have a few ideas of the styles I mainly am drawn to but don't actually know the name of this art direction so I need to delve in to this headfirst, 'attack' the brief as our tutor says rather than just 'tickle.'
I have an upcoming exhibition this next Sunday I have planned to blog about on here, an exhibit by a fine art student at this institution as it will be really different and will inspire me in many different ways as I'm actually really excited about the installation and who is in attendance as they are people interested in club kids/fine art/drag queen style which is really out there so that will be good for some content and I may discover some new ideas and people to research!
The prospect of having a solid branding identity at this stage of my life in first year will be great to work on now and to get myself out there professionally, and even to look back at in the future. From our stock to likes/dislikes at the current, there is much to think about before coming back next term to progress this.
A month or so ago I purchased 'Damn Good Advice' and 'Whatever you think you know, think the opposite' purely because I feel these are a lot more useful to have by my side wherever I live when creating ideas and concepts, opposed to rule guide books such as Vignellis Canon which you learn then and there. I aim to quote the most useful and inspiring pages on these books, which a few in 'Damn Good Advice' have provoked already! I enjoy the straight to the point points page after page and no bullshit approach of George Lois that put you back in your place and make you think professional.
I am reluctantly going to be asking various people in my life what they see relates to me, as I think other people are our biggest sources of inspiration on the planet! Colours they associate with me, adjectives, phrases, everything! This will be an amazing starting point and good to document on a whole load of ideas.
Also, I really need to start taken my inspirations seriously and noting down the designers and its studios and what their styles are actually called. This is something I haven't done before and now at degree, this is essential. I have a few ideas of the styles I mainly am drawn to but don't actually know the name of this art direction so I need to delve in to this headfirst, 'attack' the brief as our tutor says rather than just 'tickle.'
I have an upcoming exhibition this next Sunday I have planned to blog about on here, an exhibit by a fine art student at this institution as it will be really different and will inspire me in many different ways as I'm actually really excited about the installation and who is in attendance as they are people interested in club kids/fine art/drag queen style which is really out there so that will be good for some content and I may discover some new ideas and people to research!
The prospect of having a solid branding identity at this stage of my life in first year will be great to work on now and to get myself out there professionally, and even to look back at in the future. From our stock to likes/dislikes at the current, there is much to think about before coming back next term to progress this.
A month or so ago I purchased 'Damn Good Advice' and 'Whatever you think you know, think the opposite' purely because I feel these are a lot more useful to have by my side wherever I live when creating ideas and concepts, opposed to rule guide books such as Vignellis Canon which you learn then and there. I aim to quote the most useful and inspiring pages on these books, which a few in 'Damn Good Advice' have provoked already! I enjoy the straight to the point points page after page and no bullshit approach of George Lois that put you back in your place and make you think professional.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
10 Years Time Presentation
Despite the stress of presenting today was actually really engaging and a unique insight in to the designers of the future sat around me. Mentally I don't feel nervous but it is just my bodies reaction, which may get better in the future I hope but ah well.
Everyone was very ambitious and although many like myself wanted to be creative directors (its a good aim, and how are we supposed to know?) all the presentations were unique to each person and you got a sense of their style and what their interests were in. For example, I didn't think some people would like certain bands or were in to fashion magazines as much as they talked about, which is really cool. It is also so reassuring that not everyone is 100% aiming to be a graphic design first and foremost, many people want to explore other avenues of design in different sectors of the industry such as myself.
I am extremely interested in working with people revolutionising the fashion world, such people would be people associated with Dazed and Confused magazine. Also, something so exciting and a dream almost would be working with performers and musicians which can be a goal in the next 10 years. Working on their stage, album artwork, styling, art direction for the whole aesthetic. I am so interested in this as musicians come along with a design era typically, the biggest stars from people like David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix to Lady Gaga and Bjork, the whole aesthetics are what makes them unforgettable and I would love to be a part of that. Graphic Design sets the structure for all these options to be possibilities.
Presentations that stood out to me were very visual ones with enticing typography, interesting collages of image that your eyes flow through, and the humorous ones that gets rid of that awkward edge people may have watching or presenting.
As I said in my presentation, which i'm glad to bring forward to my peers, is that I am not really a minimalist person instinctively for personal projects, so personally I find very blank/non visual presentations with no colour whatsoever quite boring, but that is just preference. It was lovely seeing that there were others who loved using colour just as much as I do, just so i don't feel too different and that I won't do well if I'm not minimalist. We need people to do their own thing and be really passionate about it to progress ourselves as designers and get passionate about our interests.
Everyone was very ambitious and although many like myself wanted to be creative directors (its a good aim, and how are we supposed to know?) all the presentations were unique to each person and you got a sense of their style and what their interests were in. For example, I didn't think some people would like certain bands or were in to fashion magazines as much as they talked about, which is really cool. It is also so reassuring that not everyone is 100% aiming to be a graphic design first and foremost, many people want to explore other avenues of design in different sectors of the industry such as myself.
I am extremely interested in working with people revolutionising the fashion world, such people would be people associated with Dazed and Confused magazine. Also, something so exciting and a dream almost would be working with performers and musicians which can be a goal in the next 10 years. Working on their stage, album artwork, styling, art direction for the whole aesthetic. I am so interested in this as musicians come along with a design era typically, the biggest stars from people like David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix to Lady Gaga and Bjork, the whole aesthetics are what makes them unforgettable and I would love to be a part of that. Graphic Design sets the structure for all these options to be possibilities.
Presentations that stood out to me were very visual ones with enticing typography, interesting collages of image that your eyes flow through, and the humorous ones that gets rid of that awkward edge people may have watching or presenting.
As I said in my presentation, which i'm glad to bring forward to my peers, is that I am not really a minimalist person instinctively for personal projects, so personally I find very blank/non visual presentations with no colour whatsoever quite boring, but that is just preference. It was lovely seeing that there were others who loved using colour just as much as I do, just so i don't feel too different and that I won't do well if I'm not minimalist. We need people to do their own thing and be really passionate about it to progress ourselves as designers and get passionate about our interests.
Friday, November 6, 2015
Why Am I Here? Study Task
Why Am I here? Task
5 reasons I chose this course
-Graphic design has the broadest design principles that can be applied to similar fields
-Have always enjoyed and appreciated layout design
-Want to be part of the movements and designers that make the world a better, funner, more visually interesting world
-To meet and be inspired by other creatives
-Interesting post digital era to be doing graphic design and it is very current
5 things I want to learn
-How to build contacts in the industry
-How to use certain methods and programmes
-Gain confidence in myself as a designer and as a person
-To take risks and push myself
-How to put work out the right way and present myself in the right way
5 Strengths
-Am quite quick at coming up with ideas
-Always try to help give people feedback and be a positive influence
-Am not afraid to challenge the ‘rules’
-Versatile
-Tend to be very good at summarising in my writing and being straight to the point
5 things to Improve
-Learn how to use Indesign/Illustrator so my designs are crisp and most legible they can be
-Become confident in presenting as it my biggest fear
-Maybe sometimes not jump to a conclusion as fast as I do as design ideas can develop and change in time
-Learn more about the history of graphic design/read more books
-Remember to do thorough research for briefs as these can be great influences to the design
5 things that inspire me
-Style eras
-Posters/flyers for events
-People around me
-Dazed digital
-Movies
5 examples of Design that demonstrate my creative interest
5 reasons I chose this course
-Graphic design has the broadest design principles that can be applied to similar fields
-Have always enjoyed and appreciated layout design
-Want to be part of the movements and designers that make the world a better, funner, more visually interesting world
-To meet and be inspired by other creatives
-Interesting post digital era to be doing graphic design and it is very current
5 things I want to learn
-How to build contacts in the industry
-How to use certain methods and programmes
-Gain confidence in myself as a designer and as a person
-To take risks and push myself
-How to put work out the right way and present myself in the right way
5 Strengths
-Am quite quick at coming up with ideas
-Always try to help give people feedback and be a positive influence
-Am not afraid to challenge the ‘rules’
-Versatile
-Tend to be very good at summarising in my writing and being straight to the point
5 things to Improve
-Learn how to use Indesign/Illustrator so my designs are crisp and most legible they can be
-Become confident in presenting as it my biggest fear
-Maybe sometimes not jump to a conclusion as fast as I do as design ideas can develop and change in time
-Learn more about the history of graphic design/read more books
-Remember to do thorough research for briefs as these can be great influences to the design
5 things that inspire me
-Style eras
-Posters/flyers for events
-People around me
-Dazed digital
-Movies
5 examples of Design that demonstrate my creative interest
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Grand Budapest Hotel Screening
I am happy and excited to discover LCA's film society show a film in the lecture theatre every Friday, which is amazing especially as I haven't been watching any TV or many films since i've been here and this is a nice, cost free evening to go with people off other courses/meet others without being in a pub or bar.
Since I moved here I have heard a lot about Wes Anderson films, and even by looking at the Moonrise Kingdom movie poster I can see why creatives are drawn to his movies and understood it must be the way it is art directed, so I was really excited to see this film on the big screen.
As soon as it began I could see he directs in a way that is quick, straight to the point, snapshots/zoom in's within a massive, colourful, larger picture, mostly in this film focusing on the interior design and windows. There were many quick angle adjustments and the dialogue was very quick and straight to the point which I enjoy as you can get in to the film straight away.
The story itself isn't extraordinary to me but because of the eye popping colour schemes and other worldly aesthetics changing from shot to shot, I couldn't take my eyes away from the screen! It just shows any story can be made heard just by the way it is presented. It reminded me of the Coral rebranding, my dread of redesigning for the company that didn't interest me at all but then seeing the hand wrendered new typeface, and actually being really happy with the end idea!
Certain shots that stand out to me are the past pastel pink interior design when they go back in time, the mendl's boxes (the colour scheme/typography varying through each chapter really stood out to me), the running silhouettes in the night and the fiery oranges seen in various scenes- kind of reminded me of some of the styles in the shining/clockwork orange?
Having this every Friday will be a great way to tune out from the busy week and get in to the weekend mood with having much to think about the films I'll see.
Since I moved here I have heard a lot about Wes Anderson films, and even by looking at the Moonrise Kingdom movie poster I can see why creatives are drawn to his movies and understood it must be the way it is art directed, so I was really excited to see this film on the big screen.
As soon as it began I could see he directs in a way that is quick, straight to the point, snapshots/zoom in's within a massive, colourful, larger picture, mostly in this film focusing on the interior design and windows. There were many quick angle adjustments and the dialogue was very quick and straight to the point which I enjoy as you can get in to the film straight away.
The story itself isn't extraordinary to me but because of the eye popping colour schemes and other worldly aesthetics changing from shot to shot, I couldn't take my eyes away from the screen! It just shows any story can be made heard just by the way it is presented. It reminded me of the Coral rebranding, my dread of redesigning for the company that didn't interest me at all but then seeing the hand wrendered new typeface, and actually being really happy with the end idea!
Certain shots that stand out to me are the past pastel pink interior design when they go back in time, the mendl's boxes (the colour scheme/typography varying through each chapter really stood out to me), the running silhouettes in the night and the fiery oranges seen in various scenes- kind of reminded me of some of the styles in the shining/clockwork orange?
Having this every Friday will be a great way to tune out from the busy week and get in to the weekend mood with having much to think about the films I'll see.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Be A Sponge
Today we all found out in small groups what sorts of things we were inspired by this week, but a lot were sources of inspiration in general.
I was happy to see people talking about people who weren't graphic designers, but just generally wonderfully inspiring such as David Attenborough. Designers make their inspiration in to something visual, and bringing all this together is what makes everyones work so different and personal. Also, designing about another interest you have can be incredibly satisfying opposed to a set brief. Any of these I could find on Instagram I followed, and I am interested to get in to watching TED Talks and hearing Desert Island.
We were told to note 10 things that inspired our fellow graphic's students:
TED Talks- A website with a range of in depth talks on many engaging subjects
Jessica Walsh- An instagram blogger with a very colourful, organised textile pattern aesthetic
Gone Girl - A book recently adapted in to a movie, apparently you can't take your eyes off the screen. My group told me about this after I explained I really want to get in to a book that is more of a headfuck than something about romance.
Rob Ryan- I didn't realise as I didn't catch his name, but this is who had done the beautifully delicate laser cut/cutout arts I got a lot of imagery of, as the thoughts and themes behind them were beautiful and some of the writing touched my heart.
Desert Island on BBC Radio 4- Penny told us this was awesome, and as it relates to music I want to listen to ones of people i'm interested in, on what music they'd take with them on a desert island.
One Minute Brief- Quite interesting and great as it isn't too time consuming and it just gets ideas rolling. Great for Twitter users which I sometimes have a gander on so I will follow this.
'Tongue Tied' starring Miley Cyrus- By Quentin Jones the photographer, a very dynamic and contemporary display using the human body in an artsy way with Miley who I think is actually a rather great role model to her target audience as this shows, as near nudity isn't an issue when done in a creative way.
Design Milk- Interior design blog, very modern elements. Can be good to group ideas that work well together in composition.
New M&S Advert- As i've not even watched TV since I've been here and hear this is even better than the old ones and has an 80's touch to it I am excited to see it. Especially this time of year when everything becomes rather festive and exciting I imagine it is very well thought out. I could not find it as I was blogging this!
Noel Fielding- The group never got to elaborate on this, but as a fan of Noel's bold crazy painting style and the Mighty Boosh, I can see why he is a fun influence on all of us and continues to be even after the dwindle of his TV career.
I was happy to see people talking about people who weren't graphic designers, but just generally wonderfully inspiring such as David Attenborough. Designers make their inspiration in to something visual, and bringing all this together is what makes everyones work so different and personal. Also, designing about another interest you have can be incredibly satisfying opposed to a set brief. Any of these I could find on Instagram I followed, and I am interested to get in to watching TED Talks and hearing Desert Island.
We were told to note 10 things that inspired our fellow graphic's students:
TED Talks- A website with a range of in depth talks on many engaging subjects
Jessica Walsh- An instagram blogger with a very colourful, organised textile pattern aesthetic
Gone Girl - A book recently adapted in to a movie, apparently you can't take your eyes off the screen. My group told me about this after I explained I really want to get in to a book that is more of a headfuck than something about romance.
Rob Ryan- I didn't realise as I didn't catch his name, but this is who had done the beautifully delicate laser cut/cutout arts I got a lot of imagery of, as the thoughts and themes behind them were beautiful and some of the writing touched my heart.
Desert Island on BBC Radio 4- Penny told us this was awesome, and as it relates to music I want to listen to ones of people i'm interested in, on what music they'd take with them on a desert island.
One Minute Brief- Quite interesting and great as it isn't too time consuming and it just gets ideas rolling. Great for Twitter users which I sometimes have a gander on so I will follow this.
'Tongue Tied' starring Miley Cyrus- By Quentin Jones the photographer, a very dynamic and contemporary display using the human body in an artsy way with Miley who I think is actually a rather great role model to her target audience as this shows, as near nudity isn't an issue when done in a creative way.
Design Milk- Interior design blog, very modern elements. Can be good to group ideas that work well together in composition.
New M&S Advert- As i've not even watched TV since I've been here and hear this is even better than the old ones and has an 80's touch to it I am excited to see it. Especially this time of year when everything becomes rather festive and exciting I imagine it is very well thought out. I could not find it as I was blogging this!
Noel Fielding- The group never got to elaborate on this, but as a fan of Noel's bold crazy painting style and the Mighty Boosh, I can see why he is a fun influence on all of us and continues to be even after the dwindle of his TV career.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Light Night
To kickstart getting in to visiting exhibits and exploring what events Leeds has to offer, I thought Light Night would be the perfect opportunity. There is one I have in Bury back home which is a very small town and on Light Night almost every bigger area of Bury has a show on wether it be a pantomime, fire breathers or light installations. As I'm new to Leeds and am loving it, I couldnt wait to see it all lit up this way.
All the crowds and activity surrounded the museum and town hall, and apart from a light projection on the second LCA building and stands of lights we couldn't see much glistening in the distance. There were huge amounts of people but it didnt look like much was going on, until we saw some fire in the distance in front of the town hall but we missed that performance. We took a chance and went inside and there was a cinema playing short strange silent films which I liked the idea of/thought was cool, but one was a man chasing a chair for over 5+ minutes and then we found my favourite, the 'rainbow room' which I loved the aesthetics of as I really enjoy bright colour projections and all the edits you can do with the different shades, so some of the images I got can be inspo/primary imagery for future projects. So I had a great time being within this electric atmosphere and am really going to try and attend more of these events!
Sunday, October 11, 2015
John Peel Lecture with Brian Eno
Before listening to this radio lecture, I had heard of Brian Eno but had no idea who he was. We were told he was one of the most important men in the music business and making it what it is today, and that his words would be very inspiring, for aspiring creatives such as ourselves. Within the first 5 minutes I learnt he was indeed an important man, with a passion for experimentation, self professed 'non-musician' but is seen as a key musician, 'bowie's muse/u2's 5th man' which are very heavy titles to hold. But as I got further in I could tell he had no ego about any of this. He is just passionate about what he does in the best ways; even describing that he works differently in that whatever he makes, he feels it can be used for something: nothing you create is disposable.
With various projects such as the '77 million paintings' exhibit created to make visuals constantly different and 'restless' desire for discovering new places and exploring new sounds I can see why we have been told to listen to this show in particular.
At this stage, it's quite scary as now having chosen one subject to take further for the first time, you can have doubts at the back of your mind depending on what briefs you are being given, such as; 'is this what i want to become my life?', 'do i have to know everything about typographers and know history of all these fonts?', so something like this really helps reflect the real reason we all love and enjoy the creative 'industry' so much. A point he made which I have considered before, is about children. Carefree and always playing make pretend, having new ideas, we lose this as we are put in to the education system sometimes but it is still there in everyone whether you enjoy cooking or nail painting, as he used to explain. Creatives are adults playing through art wether it be what identity they put out their with their style, the music they are proud to listen to, photography, the list is endless.
Brian highlighted the comparison issue between 'STEM' subjects and art subjects, and the mans view and wanted to answer the two key questions down below. And I take from this, that art for people like us isn't a luxury or something to do in spare time, it is a lot to do with identity and what you want to put out their either about yourself such as your style, or what you feel the world is missing. This is why when artists were asked why they think it is important so many had different answers, and scientists all came to the same conclusion. To me that is so interesting, and although STEM fields are essential to life and the function of the world, how isn't art? Art is all around us, It is perception, colour, imagination, so much!
Another great point made was that in art, we can be safe. We can be horrified at a painting and think and feel so much about it, which maybe we do need to develop as a person, but at the end of the day it is just a painting you can walk away from. Films, images, costume, are all a very real simulation. Like children, we still want to escape to a fantasy world, and he highlights we are very unique in that sense compared to other animals.
Due to this level of individualness in what we do, it keeps changing and growing in more ways than one. He raised the point of the open source movement- wikipedia can be adjusted, so there is more knowledge and more involvement. It is a risk but it's working. We need this sector or the world that can provoke thoughts and feelings in us all and have new music/trends continuously. Brian has been in the industry for such a long time where everything developed extremely quickly in almost a burst, and still recognizes the unthinkable 20 years ago is happening now. Very interesting lecture.
NOTES
'industry' for money, part of the economic framework but that is the beginning of the end
STEM is most important, arts are untameable
20 scientists say the same, artists give very different answers on what subject does
'art is everything that you don't have to do'
is art a luxury or do something for us?
art becomes our identity, its not something we have to do we could survive but we all engage with them
Why do we like music?
'imagination'
adults play through art
art gives us a chance to feel ways about things that are dangerous but cant hurt us
safe place to have extreme/dangerous feelings as we can switch it off
art is a simulator
is there a way you can create a situation within arts flourish?
open source movement, sharing ideas example. wikipedia can be changed
'that will never happen' 20 years ago
With various projects such as the '77 million paintings' exhibit created to make visuals constantly different and 'restless' desire for discovering new places and exploring new sounds I can see why we have been told to listen to this show in particular.
At this stage, it's quite scary as now having chosen one subject to take further for the first time, you can have doubts at the back of your mind depending on what briefs you are being given, such as; 'is this what i want to become my life?', 'do i have to know everything about typographers and know history of all these fonts?', so something like this really helps reflect the real reason we all love and enjoy the creative 'industry' so much. A point he made which I have considered before, is about children. Carefree and always playing make pretend, having new ideas, we lose this as we are put in to the education system sometimes but it is still there in everyone whether you enjoy cooking or nail painting, as he used to explain. Creatives are adults playing through art wether it be what identity they put out their with their style, the music they are proud to listen to, photography, the list is endless.
Brian highlighted the comparison issue between 'STEM' subjects and art subjects, and the mans view and wanted to answer the two key questions down below. And I take from this, that art for people like us isn't a luxury or something to do in spare time, it is a lot to do with identity and what you want to put out their either about yourself such as your style, or what you feel the world is missing. This is why when artists were asked why they think it is important so many had different answers, and scientists all came to the same conclusion. To me that is so interesting, and although STEM fields are essential to life and the function of the world, how isn't art? Art is all around us, It is perception, colour, imagination, so much!
Another great point made was that in art, we can be safe. We can be horrified at a painting and think and feel so much about it, which maybe we do need to develop as a person, but at the end of the day it is just a painting you can walk away from. Films, images, costume, are all a very real simulation. Like children, we still want to escape to a fantasy world, and he highlights we are very unique in that sense compared to other animals.
Due to this level of individualness in what we do, it keeps changing and growing in more ways than one. He raised the point of the open source movement- wikipedia can be adjusted, so there is more knowledge and more involvement. It is a risk but it's working. We need this sector or the world that can provoke thoughts and feelings in us all and have new music/trends continuously. Brian has been in the industry for such a long time where everything developed extremely quickly in almost a burst, and still recognizes the unthinkable 20 years ago is happening now. Very interesting lecture.
NOTES
'industry' for money, part of the economic framework but that is the beginning of the end
STEM is most important, arts are untameable
20 scientists say the same, artists give very different answers on what subject does
'art is everything that you don't have to do'
is art a luxury or do something for us?
art becomes our identity, its not something we have to do we could survive but we all engage with them
Why do we like music?
'imagination'
adults play through art
art gives us a chance to feel ways about things that are dangerous but cant hurt us
safe place to have extreme/dangerous feelings as we can switch it off
art is a simulator
is there a way you can create a situation within arts flourish?
open source movement, sharing ideas example. wikipedia can be changed
'that will never happen' 20 years ago
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