Products project

In class weirdness (not for a grade)

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Ted Talk Reaction

It was somewhat difficult to comprehend what exactly the presentation was exactly about, however what I did manage to catch made sense. Most people see "design" as something that appeals visually, regardless of its purpose. However, it also means to imagine and create/improve something that is useful. At the same time, something may look nice as well as be beneficial by its functionality such as the presenter mentioned about the variety of work spaces. She also brought up the sense of safety in design which I had not thought about before. Of course things created for safety reasons do not usually focus on how it looks but rather how well it works and how safe it is.

HW questions 1

What is functionality?
Functionality is how useful/productive something is. An items functionality/purpose determine its usefulness.

What is non-functionality?
something that does not operate correctly, or does but has no real purpose.

Questions

What is your computer experience?
- For years i had to deal with the "family computer" but it was technically my fathers which was a Dell desktop that ALWAYS had something wrong with it. Even when they had bought it it was technically outdated and extremely slow so i rarely used it dispute wanting to learn more abut it. Approximately 3 years ago they had finally gotten me a Dell Inspiron laptop of my own. I primarily use it for gaming and school work and nothing else besides that really. This class as well as my fundamentals to graphic design class are the first times i have ever used an Mac or any apple computer. even using now to type this is a little disorienting but it's just something i'll need to get used too.

What is your experience with Photoshop and Illustrator?
- I took a graphic design class during my senior year of high school that primarily focused on Photoshop. However the class itself was somewhat unorganized and the instructions were out dated and I retained very little that we had gone over.

Do you have a computer at home? If so dose it have Photoshop and Illustrator?
- As i mentioned in the first question, I have my laptop. It has neither Photoshop nor Illustrator but i do have a program called GIMP that works similarly to them but i mainly use it to make .gif files for "sprays" in games.

What is your major ?
- Game Design

What do you hope to get out of this class?
- Everybody in my family is always saying I have over the top creativity and ideas, howeverI don't really believe them so hopefully this helps me realize if its true or not. I also want to re-learn what i had gotten from my class in high school as well as much more.


Who is your favorite artist?
- I don't normally follow actual physical "art" however Leonardo Da Vinci, not just for how his creations look, but because he did SO much in his lifetime. He practiced countless art forms while making globally famous pieces that are still appreciated to this day. Also, he went out on a limb and designed war machines for the military, something not many other artists would be willing to do, no less do it so well.

Who is your favorite musician? 
- This is somewhat hard to answer since most of the music I listen to is created specifically for some games that I play. But if i must choose one it would need to be Johnny Cash.

Tell me something interesting about yourself?
- Frankly I'm pretty boring. The only major thing thats gone on in my life was that i was diagnosed with cancer when i was 2 and obviously survived. i don't remember it at all because i was so young at the time but i'm fine now.

Write a five line story?
-Politicians play their games and toy with the lesser people to gain their trust
Celebrities flood the public media drawing in countless obsessive drones
The economy destroys peoples hopes and dreams along with their wallets
Isn't tthe real world an amazing place?
Why can't we live in a virtual one?