A Learning Place

For this half of the semester, we're focusing on reconfiguring our studio space.  To do this, we're studying the list of four core values of IARc [authenticity, innovation, stewardship, and community].  This Wednesday, we had a huge pile of images that we could choose from to represent each of the values.  Here's what I found...

Authenticity.  This image represents 'real-life lenses'.  When kayaking, the audience sees exactly what you're putting into it, there's no faking.  Authenticity to me represents no masks, no coverups, and seeing exactly who or what something is - seeing what is really there.

Innovation.  This image, to me, represents the beginning stages of innovation.  Innovation is all about the discovery, seeing something that can bring a difference.  To be innovative, you have to overcome fear of failure and getting your hands dirty.  You have to cradle your ideas so that they may grow into something truly innovative.

Stewardship.  Overcoming adversity and being driven enough to do so is the basis of stewardship.  In order to fulfill duties - to yourself, to others, to your country, whatever - you must take that initial leap  and go past any obstacles or hesitations and I believe this image captures that idea.

Community.  Community is about unity, being intertwined, and in most cases, being a synchronized group.  This image represents that in the fact that the man in the image is leading a community to be synchronized, in step with one another, and to go towards the same direction or goal.  When you're in a community, you lean on others to guide you, to help you, to get you where you need to be.  You may not always agree, but you're always connected.

Branding!

Our current project in Professional Practice is to create a 'brand' for ourselves.  After doing that, we were to design our resumes, cover letters, leave behinds, business cards, and portfolios.  This has been such a great learning experience.  I've never realized how far a simple gesture can go.  So here's me, my brand.

TEDx Process!

I'm currently participating in an internship with four other classmates in which we are designing, building, and installing a stage design for a TEDx Talk at Wake Forest University.

Tubes, galore!  Here's the project after all the tubes were cut down to one foot.

I swear we're swimming in cardboard.

This is our first mock up of one modular piece of the stage design.  We plan to have plenty of these stacked up and around the stage.

The Beginning of Professional Practice...

Our first assignment for Travis' Pro Practice class was to create a resume, summary portfolio, and a cover letter.  This was the first time I have ever dipped my toes in placing graphics on important documents such as these.  After finishing the assignment, I have realized that I want to dive deeper into the possibilities of a resume and cover letter and branding my documents with my personality.  More to come, I suppose...

Cultural Self Portrait

For this assignment, we were instructed to create a self portrait filled with information about our families and origin as far back as we could find, how I ended up where I did and how my ancestors did the same, and what it means to be an American.

Lighting Sketch Series 5 - Revised

Here are the revised ceiling and lighting plans with all the outlets, data lines, and sprinklers noted.

Group 3 Exhibit

I really like the feel of these posters.  I love things that look like a sketchbook (i.e., top right), because they add a little personal touch to it, and draw the viewer in to look at every little detail.  The poster on the top left I love because it's simple, yet intriguing by using clean colors, a simple font, and different uses of scale.  The posters on the bottom right and bottom left I was drawn to because it still had that handmade touch, but it also brought cleaner lines and fonts to the table.

This is my rendition of something simple we could continue to add to as the project moves forward.  It's simple, with a personal touch [that would be less sketchy], and it brings all the necessary information to the table without being so in your face or too vague.