Here is the Blog Tally!

THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT SUBSCRIBED TO THE CLASS BLOG AS FAR AS I CAN TELL.   YOU NEED TO TELL ME HOW I CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR BLOG TO READ IT.

Kayu YIP Ka Yu

Yuka LAI Man Ting

Chimi CHUNG Chit Man

Ting CHAN Hei Ting

Bill CHAN Chu Kei

Shadow TSE Nim Tung

THESE ARE THE BLOGS THAT I CANNOT CONNECT WITH STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS.  PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE OWNERS OF THESE BLOGS

Tomato
9 entries

Siutingtsi
6 entries

Waitthetrue
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

鍾 婕雯
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.


zaizailove
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THE CLASS BLOG.  THESE ARE THE NUMBER OF CLASS RELATED POSTS I HAVE FOUND ON YOUR BLOG.  IF I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LINK TO YOUR BLOG FROM YOUR SUBSCRIPTION THEN YOU NEED TO TELL ME HOW TO FIND YOUR BLOG.


Yu NG Ching Yu
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.


Xearo SUEN Yuen Ling
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.


Belle LAO Un Teng
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.


Amy HO Wai Man 
Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

Lily CHENG Lai Lai

There appear to be only two posts that are directly related to History and Theory.

Sinde CHEUNG Sin Yi

16 entries and they are very solid.

Isaac CHONG Wai

7 posts to this point ending at the end of October.

Creamo FUNG Wing Shan 

14 entries and they look very interesting.  I like your honesty in talking about G.O.D. and just about everything else.  You have done what was intended in this assignment and that is good. 

Hoyan HO Wai Yan

13 posts.  I think you are right about the building.  It is far too sterile for its intended function.  I would spend as much time as you can at the Kai Tak Campus which I find invigorating.

Ashley IP Wai Ting

13 posts.  Silly Things looks like an interesting enterprise. 

Apple NG Po Yiu

32 entries for the semester.  I am glad you are doing this as you have collected some very interesting pieces of inspiration and even a bit of humor.

Orbit CHEN Feng

17 posts.  You’ve got some great posts.  I really find the Einstein-Monroe image interesting.  I see Marilyn from a distance and also from the side. 

Gloria WONG Po Yin

You have 14 posts on your blog and the ones I have read so far are really worth seeing.  Thank You.

Gloria CHEUNG Hoi Ki

I see you have 10 entries on the blog and you have given me a printed visual diary. 

Kaiyan CHEUNG Kai Yan

Okay so you are beyond being a serious blogger.  You have 42 entries for the year.  I am seeing about 23 related to this class.  I am not sure about the poems.  You have put up some interesting things. 

Candy CHUI Lok Ching

Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

Akira GU Xin

18 entries.  The record of a real journey.

Dawn KWAN Hay Yun

22 entries and some really beautiful photography. 

Kris LAM Kit Ying

Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

Koey LEE Lai Chong

Wow, 27 posts in one month.  That is an impressive number.  I will be taking a closer look.

Yoyo LEUNG Tan Yiu

19 posts.  Interesting information and I look forward to reading them all.

Isabelle NGUY Hing Wei

24 posts and lots of very interesting ones. 

John WONG Siu Wai

You are a serious blogging individual.  I see that you have 21 posts for the semester and I have already looked at a few and they look good. 

Jill YE Yingchan

15 posts.  Some interesting stuff.  I like the visual words, shows that we can read things even when you think you shouldn’t be able to.  Wow, the Backstreet Boys!?!

Salina YEUNG Sin Ying

27 entries in the month of November, that is very impressive.  I am also blown away by the miniature NYC video.  I think the key attribute is pulling out frames so that the motion is a bit unnatural.  Then they probably also reduce the number of colors so that it has more of a model feel.  Then there is the use of depth of field and and the strengthening of the contrast to create more of an unreal 3D effect. 

Ada LEE Chung Yan

18 posts and I am looking forward to reading them.

Hampus ALVARSSON

I count 13 posts.  And you are not half bad at Photoshop.  You have definitely accomplished the goal which is to show that “even you”  can do a better job than someone who apparently got paid for designing the ad.  I think you did better than “even you” level.  You may be more creative than you are letting on.

Alba BATISTA LOPEZ

Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

Guss KINDE Gustav

So I see eleven posts related to the class.  These are in Neon Groupie.

Marie LEE Ju Hyun

Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

Jake MASIN Jacob

So 15 entries more or less.  The LIppo building, “the dream building,” is notorius for bad financial Feng Shui.  It used to be the Bond Building.  Architect is Australian and the building is supposed to be Koala climbing bamboo.

Lucas NG Lucas

14 entries.  Did you know that the guy who wrote Seven was working in a video store when he wrote the script.  He is a graduate of the Penn State film program.

Carmen LI Kar Man

Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

KC LI Man Yee

Not able to link to your blog from your identity page connected to the class blog.

J WU Wai Lan

You have 13 blog posts.  They are interesting and yes the latest one with product designs are definitely Japanese so you have good instincts.  How did you get a post on 1 December when November is not over yet?

Outline for Design Ancestors Presentation

The presentations will not be more than 6 MINUTES.  So this presentation is about knowing what you want to say, saying it clearly and then being done.  You need to think in a very focused way and present the information in bullet points:

1) Here is the piece of communication design I am looking at (it can come from any media form).

2) Here is one previous piece of work that I think inspired it.

3) This is why I think so.

4) Here is another previous work that I think inspired it.

5) This is why I think so.

6) This modern piece was inspired by these two pieces that preceded it.

7) Any questions?

You can create the presentation in PowerPoint, Flash or PDF and you will send a soft  copy of your presentation to me through email after it is completed.

Any Questions?

- Dr. W -

today's exam

Clearly today's exam was more difficult than I anticipated.  The sheer availability of information was perhaps overwhelming.

I know that everyone worked hard and put forward their best effort.  This is my first time having students take this exam on the computer with the availability of more graphics and video, as well as the search and review capabilities.

So I will be looking at your tests, grading your answers and looking for trends in the results.

Don't panic if you didn't finish the test.  Don't panic if you aren't totally satisfied with your answers.  I will keep in mind that this is the first time you have taken this kind of test to balance everyone's performance on what was given.

You do need to check the schedule for Design Ancestor presentations.

Be sure to ask any questions you have!

- Dr. W -

Design Ancestors Presentation Order

Here is the presentation order for the two days of Design Ancestor Presentations.

Regardless of your day and time on the list you need to come to class and support your classmates because attendance will be taken and it is just rude to not support your peers by listening to their presentations.

The presentations are not long and that should keep each day pretty interesting.  You have a maximum of six minutes for your presentation so practice it to get it down to five.

At the end of the first day we will have an activity at the end of class and that is why there is a big gap at the end of the day's schedule.

24 November

1:35 Belle

1:41 Isaac

1:47 Kaiyan

1:53 Chimi

1:59 Yuka

2:05 Apple

2:11 J

2:17 Ashley

2:23 Xearo

2:29 Jill

2:35 Jake

2:41 Ada

2:47 Orbit

2:53 Kris

2:59 Hoyan

3:05 Ching

3:11 Dawn

3:17 Amy


1 December

1:35 Alba

1:41 Akira

1:47 Lily

1:53 Creamo

1:59 Lucas

2:05 John

2:11 Salina

2:17 Guss

2:23 Kayu

2:29 Hampus

2:35 Sinde

2:41 Marie

2:47 Shadow

2:53 Yoyo

2:59 Gloria Cheung

3:05 Isabelle

3:11 Gloria Wong

3:17 Koey

3:23 KC

3:29 Ting

3:35 Bill

3:41 Carmen

3:47 Yu

3:53 Yuen

If you have any questions write them as a response to this post or check out the Design Ancestor post on 10 November and ask them as a response or comment on that post.

I look forward to hearing about your theories of relationships between modern designs and their predecessors.

- Dr. W -

An Example of Bad Design

I just got this in my email and I wanted to put it up for you to see as an example of poorly executed communication design.  Think about why I think this is not good is a good way to think about how you should analyze images on the exam.

So what makes this less than desirable communication design?

- Dr. W -

Study Guide for Exam

DGC 1180 Final EXAM – Study Guide

Exam Date: 17 November 2010

The exam will have two parts.  Part 1 is worth 60 points and Part 2 is worth 40 points.

Part 1 is a review and description of facts with some analysis in the last question.

Part 2 is thinking, comparing and using information learned in class for analysis of attempts to communicate.

You will be able to bring to the exam any and all of the notes you have made.  My suggestion is that you organize them in a single sheet or some way to be able to access them efficiently while you are taking the test.  You will be taking the test in a computer lab.  This means that you will have access to the Internet and everything else that is possible to access on a computer.  There will be parts of the test where you will need to access content on the computer and/or the Internet.


You will need to be able to recognize and describe the following:

The basic elements of the AIM model for communication
The precepts and laws of Gestalt perception
The impact of culture on various aspects of communication design
The categories of type described in class
The methods for handling color using digital tools
Technological developments that changed and/or expanded communication design


You will need to be able to do the following:

Define communication design according to the AIM model
Describe media forms on the basis of the experiences they enable
Describe the differences in typefaces or fonts based on their
Identify your favorite designer and justify your choice
Identify your favorite design period, style or movement and justify your choice
Explain why Sergei Eisenstein is important in the history of film
Identify classic films and the subsequent films they inspired
Describe the ways music has been used in movies across time
Discuss the impact of technological changes in communication design


In part two of the exam you will be given groups of communication designs.  You will then choose two of those designs for comparison.

First, for EACH of the designs you choose you will provide the year it was created, the name of the designer (if known), and the movement, school or era with which it can be associated.

You will then compare and contrast the two designs on the basis of
* the psychological factors in the composition
* the cultural elements in the design
* the aesthetic elements of the design
* the typographic features
* relevant technological aspects
* the apparent objective of the design; and
* the possible audience for the design.                                        


You will perform a similar task of comparison and contrast between two animated films and between two live-action films.


You will give your answers on a word document on the computer and turn it in to a folder on the computer.

YOU NEED TO BRING HEADPHONES TO THIS TEST


Please post any question you have as a comment to this post!

- Dr. W -

Comprehensive List of the Movies we have watched this semester

In order of year here are the movies we have seen bits of in class:

1894 Glenroy Brothers Boxing
1895 The Gardener

1896 The Kiss

1897 Seminary Girls

1899 Ben Hur - Stage Play

1902 Voyage to the Moon

1907 Ben Hur

1911 Little Nemo - Winsor McKay

1915 Birth of a Nation

1915 Charlie Chaplin

1925 Battleship Potemkin

1925 Ben Hur

1925 Strike

1927 Laurel and Hardy

1927 Metropolis

1933 Duck Soup

1934 It Happened One Night

1937 Snow White

1939 Gone With The Wind

1939 The Wizard of Oz

1940 Pinocchio

1941 Citizen Kane

1941 Dumbo

1942 Bambi

1950 Cinderella

1951 Alice in Wonderland

1952 Singing in the Rain

1953 Peter Pan

1954 Seven Samurai

1959 Ben Hur

1960 Psycho

 1962 Dr. No - Bond

1963 Sword in the Stone

1964 Mary Poppins

1964 My Fair Lady

1965 Sound of Music

1968 2001: A Space Odyssey

1970 The Aristocats

1971 Bananas

1971 Fists of Fury

1974 Blazing Saddle

1974 Young Frankenstein

1977 Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope

1979 Life of Brian

1979 Moonraker - Bond

1982 Blade Runner

1984 Adventures of Andre and Wally

1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986 Luxo Jr.

1987 Untouchables

1990 Home Alone

1991 Beauty and the Beast

1991 Once Upon a Time in China - Wong Fei Hong

1992 Waynes World

1993 Jurassic Park

1994 Fist of Legend

1994 Lion King

1995 Pochahantas

1995 Toy Story 1

1999 Matrix

1999 Notting Hill

1999 Toy Story 2

2001 Barbie in the Nutcracker

2001 Moulin Rouge

2001 Shaolin Soccer

2001 Shrek

2001 Zoolander

2002 Die Another Day - Bond

2005 Wallace and Gromit

2006 Casino Royale - Bond

2007 Hairspray

2008 Mamma Mia

2008 WALL-E

2009 Night at the Museum 2

2010 Barbie in a Mermaid's Tale

Think about them in the same way that you think about a single image or poster.  Movies are aesthetic, psychological, cultural and communicative designs.  It is interesting though because movies seem to be more dated than most posters.  Because of their nature they have a more difficult time in holding up across time.  They are more reliant on the time when they were created.  May be it is just because of their nature and that we don't control the amount of time required to experience them?

- Dr. W -