Déjà vu

What will I ‘write’ my manifesto on, I have no clue. But an idea that I had from the beginning was to have a drawing accompany my manifesto, as I’m a visual person – who finds words, meanings and stories in images. So I’d like to be able to express my manifesto in a visual form as well, for anyone who would read what I’ve written and be confused, but see my image and understand. Because some of the manifesto I’ve read throughout this course have me a little confused.

Hands are the original creators; materials and tools are creations made to assist more creation. Bit of a mouthful that last line, but from the readings I understand that Culture, Craft & Technology are all there to assist, to make ‘whatever’ simple. Strip things back to basics, however complicated the process or product is in its final state. We should embrace change and not shy away from ‘easier’ techniques. I agree with stance, why hold ourselves, design or development at a stand still – we develop and evolve so why shouldn’t everything around us? Its like having the Tour De France, raced on the same old bikes they had 30years ago – if the times have changed so will the technology, accept and embrace that, however ‘disruptive’ it may seem – it will become normal and accepted.

Week 5: Not feeling to designer like this week. Hacktivism, something I am overly passionate about, so hearing Walter speak on this topic again sparked my inner drive for the hacking community. I believe all knowledge should be free, knowledge is power – yes, but nobody cares what you know, until they know you care.  Why should anyone intellect be claimed, we all share thoughts and to say yours is more original or that ‘you came up with it first’ is a silly battle. However in saying this I believe credit should be given if an idea isn’t fully and truly your own, which is up to the ‘designer’ to decided in there honest efforts in the world.

Globalization, I was sick and unable to attend the lecture, so I am basing my RAP off of the slides. I would’ve enjoyed this lecture; I like looking at cultural influence on anything, seeing it applied to design would’ve been useful. I also enjoy seeing sub-cultures; the power they have without the realization of it.  The knowing, but not knowing feeling it has.

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Project2: Final Video

Music change, for copyright reason i have changed my soundtrack: https://www.freesound.org/people/Endersniper123/sounds/266415/

Project2: “” Final Images: They have been edited using vsco, an i phone app which I would use before blogging images. This way the images stay to my natural flânure.

Project2: Music idea, one of my favourite piano pieces which I originally experienced while watching “The Intouchables”.

What does this mean: The world sleeps through the beauty of the night, only attracted to the light and life of day - where they are blind to the gift of light.

Project2: PT.1: After hearing Kah’s lecture on the ‘gamification’ which reminisced with me, I decided to look at a ‘game like’ situation through my flânuer. With this came ‘Night’, humans as moths to light.

Week3: If I am a designer, is this what I want to be? Where do I see myself within this profession? What else is out there for me?Life is a game, the “gamification” lecture was perfect, Ive always been interested in marketing, and the idea of life is a game through advertisement, but to see the application through design was beautiful. From this standard of viewing, I want to be a designer to evoke these ‘gamification’ through my design.How I feel: Our small splash of color needs to be added to the world, in general - but that doesn't mean it matters, but we must make our mark.

Project2: Part two of my initial images

http://gracehemara.vsco.co/

Week2: Who am I as a designer?On the path to figuring out who I am as a designer I've hit a stumbling block, Am I even a designer? What does that mean to be a designer? Is it a personal perception, a public status or a degree that tells you this?What I know about myself is::I am a hobbiest photographer, I've tried to study it but that destroys my random love of it. I love the odd chance of capturing genius - for me, that's real photography, anyone can manipulate light in a controlled environment - but seeing raw natural beauty is a gift. My best photos, I never take, they're for my eyes only.I also enjoy filming and making short films, no real narrative or script in mind with the similar approach to photography. Raw, candid and natural.But most of all I like to draw, draw may be a vague and insufficient term but I don't do words, I've never been able to say my feeling, expressions or thoughts - but I can map them out by drawing them, I draw best under negative thought patterns - it's when I can make a cut throat decision on what matter the most in the moment of hopelessness, pressure and despair. Does this make me a designer?

Week1: How do I write a RAP? No clue, awesome. I’m going to use the weekly RAP to vent about myself as a designer (with some structure) and hoping that if I talk long enough I will understand myself as a designer.So the lecture got me thinking about the following:Design, being a designer. What does any of this mean? I feel like I’m drowning in the realm of design – this is how I feel about design in general, its an ocean of every change with the under toe, waves and tides, with calm blissfulness and unforgiving storms too – design is nature, for me.Myself as a designer, I’m to easily influence to change my style and make myself unique by collaborating the best parts of everyone I like. Whether this is a good aspect or bad, im yet to discover.Thinking forward to the manifesto:I’m still unsure what the ‘manifesto’ entails but I like to draw, and I’d like to draw for this project, if that’s a suitable option? Draw my emotions and thoughts on design, being a ‘designer’, and the design world. Vague, I know. But it’s an idea, for now.

Project3: Final Presentation PT.1