#re-think

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To ‘Love’ or To Be ‘In Love’?

February is considered by many in pop culture to be the month of love and romance because of the occurrence of Valentine’s Day in mid-February each year. The occasion has been marked since approximately 300 A.D., with the advent of commercially-produced Valentine cards coming along in the 1840’s per www.history.com . I intentionally delayed posting this article until well after the ‘holiday’…

Topic: Reflection on today's session and class activities on 'Post Structuralism'

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In a society built on rigid constructs, there is little room for imagination. However, those who challenge this mindset have coined post-structuralism, a philosophical movement that embraces interpretations of constructs. This essay explores its core message and a reflection on an in-class activity.

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Post-structuralism inspires that fixed ideas are flexible and open to dissection; their definition can vary depending on one’s experiences. As written by Jacques Derrida, “There is nothing outside of text”, that meaning is dependent on one’s own language (Derrida 158). In design, post-structuralism is a gateway to ideas and meaning behind elements, such as typography or color, which can vary across cultures. Designers can explore the ambiguity of post-structuralism, play with design principles unconventionally, as well as challenge the perception of brand identities, allowing the audience to complete the meaning. This resembles Stuart Hall’s theory, “Meaning is not fixed or determined by the sender. The message is never transparent. The audience is not a passive recipient" (Hall 36)

Proceeding lecture, our class activity had us capture ‘images’ and ‘texts’ without knowing what the other was photographing. Later, we paired them based on perceived connections. From our photos, we related ‘got birds?’ to a puddle resembling an oil spill, a ‘weather-forecast umbrella’ to an ‘Emergency Intercom,’ and padlock opened with a push. This activity not only revealed how objects and spaces hold underlining values, but also reaffirmed that visual and textual interpretation is always open-ended.

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In conclusion, my experiences align with the message of how art can be just about anything. With this, I aim to step outside my comfort zone and challenge unfamiliar design choices, while implementing post-culturalism to widen my horizons.

Total word count: 275 words

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Works/Links cited and referenced:

Derrida, Jacques. Of Grammatology. Translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1967.

Kevin Durant Rumors: ‘Recent Sense’ Star Could Re-Think Leaving Warriors in FA

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There is reportedly some thought within the Golden State Warriors organization that Kevin Durant leaving in free agency is not a foregone conclusion. 

According to Sam Amickof The Athletic, there is a “recent sense” among those close to the Warriors that KD might “think twice” about leaving and instead re-sign due to the “recent stretch of domination and fan…

Going back over the notes from the #HACKTOURISM Social Media Strategy Worshop held in Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi a few weeks ago has given me such fresh perspective.

Strategy needs to be simple and easy to communicate, and also it needs to make good business sense for it to really work.