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readings roundup

I have fallen off the wagon a little when it comes to the readings for this class, but since all the cafes shut down (and with it my job), I’ve had a little extra time on my hands and I have been flicking through the different books and images that Karen assigned to us. In this post, I am going to post a few of my favourite articles, quotes and images that I have consumed in the past couple of weeks. 

1. ‘What is a Designer?’ by Bruno Namari

‘The designer is therefore the artist of today, not because he is a genius but because he works in such a way as to re-establish contact between art and the public. He responds to the human needs of his time and helps people to solve certain problems without stylistic preconceptions or false notions of artistic dignity’

This article really went into great depth and detail about the role of. designer in society, offsetting them from the historic role of an artist and their purpose in recording history and following movements at the time. Rather, the designer is one of the people by helping them solve problems and issues through design, working in a sector of human activity. 

2. ‘A Living Language’ by Bruno Namari

‘A rose is a rose is a rose. You go up and see it, for the sake of argument, that it is an artificial rose. Then you become aware of the material it is made out of, cloth, plastic or paper. But at first glance you were certain of one thing only, that it was a rose.’

This reading I think is trying to portray the message that in this current age we are so conditioned to everything around us, and we do it without even thinking. Moreover, the rose, no matter real or artificial or what it is made out of, is still simply a rose in the persons mind. In design, we draw on these preconceptions and held notions to create impactful designs.

3. ‘Industrialisation of Print’ by Elizabeth Wilhide

‘The Human Firefly’ by Janice Kerbel, 2007 (source: http://digbeyond.com/readme/PDF/RM_Design_Musuem_Industrialization_of_type.pdf)

I thought this poster was really cool as a recreation of what a printed material would have looked like after the early industrialisation pf print in the nineteenth century. the many different typefaces show the explosion of font that was now available and viewed by the public after the beginning of mass production. 

4. ‘What is Design?’ by Charles Eames (1972)

‘What are the boundaries of design? What are the boundaries of problems? Is design a method of general expression? No. It is a method of action.’

These two statements from legendary designer Charles Eames are short but powerful. Design is only limited by the problem that is solving. He asserts that Design is an action, one that a designer undertakes, an expression of the purpose. Interestingly, when asked about the future of the design, Eames simple sent back (no answer). 

5. ‘The Politics of Design’ by Paul Rand (1981)

‘Unlike the salesman, however, the designers overriding motivation is art; art in the service of business, art that enhances the quality of life and deepens the appreciation of the familiar world. Design is a problem solving activity. It provides a means of clarifying, synthesising and dramatising a word, a picture, a product or an event.’

Rand, similarly to Namari, connects designers directly with their audience. Designers serve the needs of the population, and are the artists of function, and it is about creating a design that has a purpose - people can look at it and understanding the message or information that you are trying to convey. Design is also se in layers; what may be an obvious interpretation can often have subtle or underlying messages and movements embedded in the visuals. 

6. ‘How to Work Better’ by Fischli and Weiss (1991)

(source: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/05/how-to-work-better/)

This street installation, which was actually mentioned during the most recent lecture, is text found on a factory in Thailand and has been reproduced all around the world. The steps are simple, but hold meaning. I think everyone can learn from these 10 simple steps, that are easy to implement in our own lives. My favourite is ‘Do one thing at a time’. I am often guilty of switching between projects too quickly, and never getting into that ‘flow’ of work which we all strive for. 

7. ‘To Criticise or Intervene’ by Seth Price (2009)

‘Artists rummage through the toolkits of past artists for approaches they may make use of. For those reasons, the modern idea of a renovated ruin may be more relevant for art than the nineteenth-century model of picturesque decay.’

Price holds a valid point in his article comparing historic and modern design. Is it better to look to the past, or look to the future? Price argues that the past can be beautiful, and hold importance which we can learn from, but we must create. Newness is refreshing, engaging, and will become the history of tomorrow. We may look to nostalgia and find comfort in what we already know but we will only succeed in design when we experiment and develop. 

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【メモ】ヨーヨー世界ランキング

前回とは打って変わって，考えていることのメモ程度の軽い内容です．

さて，しばらく前にヨーヨー世界ランキングなるものが公開されたことをみなさんご存知でしょうか？

こちらですね

こちらのランキングどのようなシステムで構成されているかなんですが，

全国大会，国際大会，世界大会が対象

記録が残っている全ての大会が対象

直近の大会はポイントが高く，過去になるにつれてポイントが下がる

詳細なポイントの付け方まではわかりませんが，恐らくこんな感じだと思います．

今回はヨーヨー世界ランキングは作れるかどうか考えてみます．

世界ランキングというと，他の業界（サッカー，テニス，ゴルフ等のスポーツ）ですと，通常は今強い人または国，チームで構成されています．

ではここで，1AのランキングTOP10を見てみましょう．

Shion Araya

Gentry Stein

Zach Gormley

Takeshi Matsuura

Christopher Chia

Yamato Murata

Paul Kerbel

Janos Karancz

Ahmad Kharisma

Marcus Koh

ある程度は納得できますが，中には最近国際大会で見かけない選手もいます．

公開当初に比べれば相当マシになったほうですが（当初は大会出た数ランキングと言っても過言ではないものでした），現状でも今結果を残している順とはあまり言えないでしょう．

中には，「今でもこの人は上手いから上でもいいじゃん」と思う方もいるかもしれません．

ただ，あくまでもこれは大会成績で順位をつけているので，ルールが年々変化する現状では最近の成績をより重視すべきでしょう．

ではここで，近年物凄い勢いで成長しているけん玉業界の世界ランキングシステムをみてみましょう．

1年を1シーズンとしてその間に行われる国際大会が対象

総参加人数，参加プロチーム数，参加プロ人数によって大会のランクが変動

順位に応じたポイントが付与され，ポイントは大会のランクによって変化

プロには最初に一律3ポイントが付与される．

総合，フリースタイル，規定，ビデオ　4つのランキングが存在する

このようにかなり厳密にルールが決められているようです．

2015年に対象となった大会は15個

国際大会だけで15個ですから，かなりの数ですよね．

さらにプロプレイヤーは世界中の大会に参加している訳ですから，ランキング上位に食い込みます．

また，1シーズンだけのランキングなので，まさに今成績の良いプレイヤーが上位になります．

それと比べ，ヨーヨーの国際大会は現在AP,EYYC,BAC,WYYCしかなく（JOYCは今年ないので），全国大会も国によって規模の差が激しいです．

加えて，国際大会を飛び回る選手は限られていて，WYYCだけで結果を残す選手もいます．

ですので，現状ヨーヨーの世界ランキングを作ろうとなると，大会の絶対数が少ないこととプロ選手というのが存在しない点から非常に難しいと言えます．

ただ，今後大会数が増えたり，規模などを考慮したシステムを開発できれば，納得のいくランキングが出来るかもしれませんね．

このブログでは皆さんからの感想やご意見，要望，質問をお待ちしております．

コメント欄やブログ上部の質問箱からよろしくお願いします．

それでは，ここまでお付き合いいただきありがとうございました．

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CSKA Moscow take onside lead at Previous Trafford

Manchester United performed neatly within the opening 30 mins in their conflict with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday evening.

Best an enormous defeat for the Purple Devils would have observed Manchester United fail to spot the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

This by no means seemed most likely in spite of the reality Vitinho gave CSKA Moscow the lead at the stroke of half-time.

Comparable: Why the CSKA Moscow opener as opposed to Guy United was once onside.

Romelu Lukaku & Marcus Rashford again among the objectives

Manchester United became the sport on its head simply after the hour mark, with two superb objectives.

And, taking into account their contemporary objective scoring exploits, those had been additionally a lot wanted objectives for Lukaku & Rashford.

Paul Pogba arrange Lukaku for the opener, a superb end from the Belgian striker.

Juan Mata performed in Marcus Rashford for the second one Manchester United objective simply seconds after the equaliser.

Paul Pogba has a stormer for Manchester United

While Lukaku and Rashford were given the objectives for Manchester United, and Luke Shaw installed a just right efficiency, one guy stood out once more: Paul Pogba.

The French midfielder endured the place he left off towards Arsenal on Saturday with some sensible play in the course of the park.

One lend a hand for Lukaku’s objective was once simply the top of the iceberg.

Pogba’s implausible approach to protect the ball from 3 CSKA Moscow avid gamers and nutmeg an opponent to break out has already long gone viral.

However, as everyone knows, Pogba is suspended for the massive Premier League fit towards Manchester Town on Sunday…

Arguably, this night’s efficiency made Manchester United realise much more what they’re lacking because of Paul Pogba’s crimson card at Arsenal.

We’re so washed with out Pogba guy. No level of even dreaming about beating Town with out him.

— Az. (@AzeemA_) December 5, 2017

We’re so going to pass over pogba towards town

— Katungi (@dreddmatic) December 5, 2017

I am 100% positive that pogba would bully the entire town midfielders with their teenage lady our bodies.

— Fenômeno (@christianizzle) December 5, 2017

Pogba being out for that Town sport is best three worst issues to occur this yr for us

— Ndim uHaha Ndim uLol. (@Hlogi_Rapudi) December 5, 2017

Truly miserable to assume pogba is out for town sport

— Amitai Kerbel (@AmitaiKerbel) December 5, 2017

Don’t see us status an opportunity towards Town with out Pogba to drag the workforce in combination

— Stu (@StuartBailey94) December 5, 2017

Lukaku was once a just right end to make it 1-1 nice pass from Pogba! We will be able to so pass over him v Town grrrr #MUFC

— Ian (@Mancman10) December 5, 2017

How I want pogba shall be to be had for town fit

— Ologbe Ayodele (@Shanoyone) December 5, 2017

Unquestionably we can pass over paul pogba towards town .. The most efficient midfielder on the planet at the moment ..

— narrow.. (@alabd_mohamed) December 5, 2017

Defo gunna pass over Pogba towards Town, unbelievable participant

— deek (@derickdevine) December 5, 2017

Once I remember the fact that Pogba is banned for the derby. http://pic.twitter.com/E65bsgdboY

— Document (@Doc_Joshi) December 5, 2017

Comparable: Manuel Neuer voted perfect goalkeeper as Guy United’s De Gea lost sight of once more.

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REVIEW YOYOFACTORY MVP MVP has been around for quite a long time, but it hasn't had been as popular as Superstar although it share a same product level. Despite all that, it still has a consistent release. Once in a while, we can still see new colorway being released. To be honest, I'm not into MVP's shape but when I saw Paul Kerbel's colorway, well I guess I have to give it a try. MVP sendiri udah direlease cukup lama, sekitar 2 tahun yang lalu. Emang MVP bukan line yang populer banget, ga kayak Superstar yang level linenya sama, tapi linenya MVP stabil banget. Once in a while, kita bisa liat new colorway direlease sama YYF. Jujur, gue ga pernah "kepengen" sama MVP ini karena bentuknya yang menurut gue pribadi agak sedikit kurang menggoda ^^ tapi pas gue liat colorwaynya Paul Kerbel, akhirnya gue mutusin buat nyoba yoyo ini.

DATA SPESIFIKASI

Company = YOYO FACTORY Name = MVP Signature = none , colorway : Paul Kerbel Designed in = USA  Made in = USA  Year = 2009 (mvp), 2011 (mvp paul kerbel) Shape = 2 angle sharp angular with flat rims Material = 7075 aluminum Weight = 67.48gr Diameter = 56.50mm  Width = 40.00mm  Catch zone width = appr. 26.52mm  Gap width = 4.35mm  Gap type = fixed  Hub type = flat wall Finishing = glossy acid color + splash annodize Graphic = laser engravement on side rim Axle = 6.00x3.89mm Bearing = type C (.250 x .500 x .187 in), SPEC Bearing, stainless steel  Bearing seat = on halves Response system = YYF CBC Pad large slim (outer diameter 19mm)

Comes with standard YYF box, the blue and black one, MVP is on the line of YYF competition yoyos, along with Supernova and Superstar. Actually, you can't tell which line it is by looking at the box since they are all the same except for premium line, but it will do enough to protect the yoyo. Packagingnya MVP itu pake box standardnya YYF yang biru item, jadi walaupun MVP itu line kompetisi atas, bareng sama Superstar dan Supernova, loe ga bisa liat linenya dari packagingnya, tapi packagingnya udah cukup banget buat ngelindungin yoyo di dalemnya. My first impression on MVP is, wow, this is such a modernism style yoyo. No curved line, no unnecessary shape, just straight line and very functional. And honestly, I thought it it would hurt my palm when you bind it to soon because the shape is quite sharp on the edges. And I thought it would be a robot like throw :D Kesan pertama gua pas liat MVP tuh bentuknya modern banget, ga neko neko. Ga ada bentuk yang ga fungsional. Tapi ngeliatnya sih bikin ngeri kalo ngebind yoyo ini kekerasan. Rasanya sih calon calon bikin sakit tangan dan rasa rasanya bakalan kayak ngelempar robot nih. But all that thought vanished into thin air when I threw this yoyo for the first time. I never expect it would be this smooth. Smooth yet very powerful. I can feel huge torque on this yoyo, well come on, just look at those rims, and you will get the idea. Tapi pas gue ngelempar yoyo ini, wah, perkiraan gue yang berdasarkan visual, salah total. Gue ga pernah nyangka kalo yoyo ini smooth banget. Smooth tapi sangat bertenaga. Kerasa banget torsi yang gede banget gara gara rim weightnya yang loe bisa liat sendiri, sangat masif. And more surprising for me, although it's looks bulky and heavy, it is actually a quite fast yoyo, with weight feel just right between floaty and solid. It can glide smooth and fast throughout any string tricks. Satu lagi, yoyo ini cukup sepet lho, padahal secara penampakan, yoyo ini keliatan berat dan lambat. Feelnya sendiri pas diantara solid dan floaty. Yoyo ini bisa loe maenin dengan cepet dan smooth tanpa harus nambah tenaga yang gede, dan secara umum, cocok buat buat segala tipe permaenan loe. Yes, it still feels a little "machine-like" feel when it rest on your palm. The flat rim is getting in the way for the point and ring fingers to comfortably holding the yoyo. But yoyo is meant to be thrown instead to be held, right? Ya, emang yoyo ini masih kerasa sedikit robot kalo loe pegang. Rimnya yang flat dan cukup tebel, bikin telunjuk sama jari manis loe agak susah buat "nyaman". Tapi yoyo kan buat dilempar, bukan buat dipegang ^^. The flat huge rim itself contributes a lot to MVP's great stability agains tilting. It is such a forgivefull throw, even on a bad throw, it will be right off on its correct position. It also applies on its great off axis stability in addition to extremely low wall, it will hold the axis forever, so it is easy to pull off horizontal tricks that is so popular nowadays. Biar agak ngalangin, rim yamg tebel itu sangat ngebantu MVP di keseimbangannya. MVP itu sangat pemaaf kalo soal stabilitas, bahkan loe bakal susah buat ngelempar bad throw, karena dia akan langsung balik ke posisi yang bener. Itu juga berlaku di permainan horisontal yang jadi cukup mudah ditambah juga gara gara inner wallnya yang sangat pendek. The funny thing is the spintime is a little short. Wait, don't get me wrong. You can easily perform 2 or 3 long combos with it, but when I said a little short is, the spintime is not a long as I expected, since I saw huge rim weight, I expect it will spin forever. But overall it has a great spintime to perform any tricks you can think off. Lucunya biar rimya segede gaban, tapi spintimenya ga selama itu lho. Eits, jangan salah, gue ga bilang spintimenya bentar lho. Spintimenya cukup lama buat loe ngelakuin 2 sampe 3 kombo yang panjang. Nah maksud gue pas gue liat rim segede gitu, gue mikirnya ni yoyo bakal muter terus ga berenti berenti. Tapi secara keseluruhan, ni yoyo tipe yang bisa diajak maen tipe apa aja dengan spintime yang lebih dari cukup. One thing I noticed about this yoyo is it eats a lot of string's lifetime. It consumes about a half of string's usual lifetime. Perhaps it's because of the its inner wall. Due to firm angle on the inner wall (from response system to angular inner wall), which is not enough curved, the angle is kinda sharp and generates a lot of frictions to the string. But as far as I played this yoyo, there hasn't been any string break issue arises. Nah downsidenya, yoyo ini makan string lho, dan cukup boros, sekitar setengah dari umur normal. Kayaknya sih gara gara inner wallnya yang cukup tajem (kurang radius) jadi ngegesek stringnya lebih tajem. Tapi selama 2 minggu gue pake yoyo ini, belon pernah kejadian string break sih. Finishing of this yoyo is quite stunning. This is why in the first play I have an eye for MVP. Blue acid wash annodize with silver splash plus Paul Kerbel special edition laser engravement on the rim emphasize MVP its very own shape. But it is a bad news for grind type player since it is glossy finish. IRG area is deep so if you still play inner ring grind, you can show off with MVP despite it has no rim lip. Kalo soal finishing, colorwaynya juara. Gara gara colorway ini juga gue jadi nyobain MVP. Blue acid wash anno ditambah silver splash juga laser engravement di bagian rim nya bikin bentuk MVP keliatan jelas. Tapi tipe finishing ini ga cocok buat grinding secara finishingnya glossy, tapi loe masih bisa IRG kok karena areanya dalem walau tanpa rim lip. YYF lately sports a lot of short axle types which personally I think it has a lot advantages. More stability and flat hub where you can put more stunning image on the outer wall , which is in this particular yoyo they don't ^^. Akhir akhir ini, YYF sering banget pake axle yang pendek, yang menurut gue sih lebih banyak keuntungannya. Walaupun lebih rentan lepas (tapi ternyata engak pernah kejadian tuh sama gue), axle pendek itu nambah stabilitas dan juga bikin outer wallnya flat, jadi loe bisa naro graphic yang keren keren disana, tapi di yoyo ini sih engak dipake ^^. SPEC bearing, in my opinion, is much smoother than newest YYF bearing, Center Track Bearing, but it is only a matter of personal preference. SPEC beaaring + CBC pad? Can't complain because it is ready to thrown as you get it out of the box.

Bearing MVP itu SPEC, yang enurut gue pribadi sih lebih smooth dari bearing YYF yang sekarang, CTB, tapi itu pendapat pribadi ya. SPEC + CBC pad? Ga bisa komplain dah, lagian dengan setting ini, yoyo ini bisa langsung loe maenin begitu keluar dari box.

POINT SYSTEM speed, slow (1) - fast (10) = 8 spin time, short (1) - long (10) = 7 weight feel, floaty (1) - solid (10) = 6  weight distribution, center weight (1) - rim weight (10) = 8  smoothness, rough (1) - smooth (10) = 8 stability against tilting, unstable (1) - stable (10) = 8  off axis stability, unstable (1) - stable (10) = 8 grinding capability, short (1) - long (10) = 1 appearance, humble (1) - dazzling (10) = 8 

I learn a lot from this yoyo which is seeing is truly deceiving ^^. When I thought it would be hurtful to be held and catched, bulkly and slow, and would spin forever, this yoyo proofs they all wrong. This yoyo proofs that it deserves a place among the best competition yoyos to the date. Simply fast, stable, smooth, and beautiful. Simple and straight forward. Pelajaran yang gua ambil dari yoyo ini adalah seeing is deceiving. Semua pengamatan gue salah mengenai yoyo ini. Yang tadinya gua sangka kasar dan bulky taunya smooth and fast. Yang gue sangka bakal muternya lamaaaaa banget, taunya muternya hanya cukup lama. Tapi overall, yoyo ini ngebuktiin kalo dia emang tepat untuk berada di deretan yoyo kompetisi premium saat ini. Cepat, stabil, smooth, dan cantik. Simple dan lugas.

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Future Boyz - Throw Down with MK

Future Boyz – Throw Down with MK

[arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Y_iHbMSfg” align=”center” title=”Future Boyz – Throw Down with MK music video” description=”Japanese EDM group Future Boyz (you might remember them from their appearance at the 2015 World YoYo Contest) just dropped a new video for their song “Throw Down with MK” and yeah…it’s a straight up yoyo video. The music video features Shaqler, because they are…

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YoYoFactory Adventure - Peru

YoYoFactory Adventure – Peru

[arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbCIcapVBCM” align=”center” title=”YoYoFactory Adventure – Peru” description=”The latest YoYoFactory Adventure video is here, and this one is from their recent trip to Peru! You might remember the IndieGoGo project that backed this trip and launched the Titanium Shutter…well, now we finally get a look at the scenery and dude, IT WAS WORTH IT. Another…

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Paul Kerbel – Guacamole

YoYoNews

Paul Kerbel brings us another series of excellent trick variations in this new video. He starts off with something pretty simple and then takes it well beyond what you would expect. Because he’s a friggin’ genius, that’s why. Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Horizon

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Paul Kerbel – Jumping Rope

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Paul Kerbel, you guys. This guy! Seriously! Damn! Yoyo used is the Horizon by YoYoFactory

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Paul Kerbel Double Feature

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Not sure if you’ve noticed this yet, but Paul Kerbel is one of the greatest yoyo players of the modern era. Period. Yoyo used is the Horizon by YoYoFactory

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Paul Kerbel – New Horizon Challenge

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One throw, two minutes, a ton of tricks. Paul Kerbel is your hero. Yoyo used is the Horizon by YoYoFactory

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Sabado de YoYos

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Yoyo meetings in Mexico City are stocked with a crazy amount of talent! Check out some tricks from Paul Kerbel, Luis Enrique, and more!

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Yoyeando Ando ft. Paul Kerbel

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The Mexican YoYo Association just dropped another video with a massive trick dump from National Champion Paul Kerbel. If you don’t think he’s one of the most skilled and creative yoyo players in the world, watch this video. If you still don’t think so after watching it, you are wrong and I pity you. The

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