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Viral Interventions

"The music seemed welcoming at first, but the disturbing lyrics revealed a story of abuse."

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2D Design Second Session Tumblr Index

1.Pen No Paper 

2. Camo Box: 10 In-between Spaces

3. Camo Box: Process

4. Camo Box: Final 

5. Museum Visit

6. Everyday Monuments: 10 Objects

7. Everyday Monuments: Process

8. Everyday Monuments: Final 

9. Everyday Monuments: Variable Arrangements

10. Everyday Monuments: Public Space

11. Color As Brand As Meme: QCQ

12. Color As Brand As Meme: Swatch

13. Color As Brand As Meme: Meme

14. Readymade Color: Final

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Readymade Color: Final

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Everyday Arrangements: Public Space

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Everyday Monuments: Variable Arrangements

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Everyday Monuments: Final

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Color as Brand as Meme: Meme

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Color as Brand as Meme: Swatch

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Color as Brand as Meme: QCQ

Quote: "He first bought Crème Brûlée, a Martha Stewart color, because he liked the sound. But after trying it in his kitchen, he was not happy, and he painted over the room." Comment: This quote sums up the whole point of the article. Color names for paint are marketing tools that help sell more paint because, ultimately, the consumer will like it in some regard, but if they buy a color because they like the name they might end up disappointed with what they got, leading them to buy more paint. In the case of the man in the article, he ended up buying 4 paint colors before he was satisfied." Question: The name of a color shouldn't have an impact on its practicality, yet it still has impact over our final decision. The question I want to ask is why is the name of a color important when it comes to application, and why is the name of a color seemingly such an important factor when deciding to use it?

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Everyday Monuments: Process

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10 Everyday Objects

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Museum Visit

Painting I Like: Narcissus Garden by Yayoi Kusama

This piece stood out to me in a way I liked because the way it was laid out was incorporated into the main hallway of the museum. The wide corridor was covered with these reflective balls and made paths that allowed people to walk through them. There were even sorts of islands of negative space you couldn't access and dead ends. However, the best feature to me was the subtlety. The piece being only the reflective balls incorporated into a space that usually wouldn't be used as a place to display art makes you over look it, and that plays with the meaning of the piece in an ironic way.

Piece I Did Not Like: This Piece Has No Title Yet by Cady Nolan

When I first saw this piece, I didn't like the overt American aesthetic, but I respected it because I understood that the aesthetic was making a commentary. After I read the artist's statement for the piece, my dislike for the piece outweighed my respect. The artist wanted to highlight the troubling aspects of American society, with its hyper masculine undertones aimed at the working class of America, but still recognizes that the familiarity of it made them feel better in a way. The American identity is something that's a part of me but when I look at these same things I don't find comfort, however I understand how someone could, and that upsets me.

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Camo Box: Final

While planning the approach for this project, I focused on the accuracy of the color and the spacing of all the elements that needed to be replicated. If either the color or the elements were off it would stand out, so measuring and aligning what the box overlapped so it would merge with the rest of the environment was important. The sides of the box were painted to connect the environmental elements, as if the section on the box was pulled out and stretched suggesting a connection and continuity with the outside world.

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Camo Box: Process

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Camo Box: 10 In-Between Spaces

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"Pen"

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"Pen"