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Magritte, The Treachery of Images is a painting that will be on my art history test tomorrow. The visual-verbal dichotomy created by this painting illustrates how images can affect us and how text can change our original perception of something.

One of the most difficult parts of this project will be placing complexity and the challenge of bridging the gap between information and expression. All of the information in Data Flow is very well organized whether is is purposely cluttered or well spaced to convey an emotion and expression within the data.

"The visual form we adopt becomes driven by the tool or the topic we are presenting"

I must remember to to create an experience with my design and have a particular aim in mind.

The circle is an important shape to create tension in the data representation and is easy to follow and understand. It creates movement and a flow of information.

Break the circle up. I like the subtle overlapping of these transparent circular shapes. The concept is simple, but visually powerful and beautiful.

This composition is visually complicated and confusing, but overall organized by color, line, and placement. It makes sense, but is not completely obvious.

Siamese Cats

As much as I love cats, I am beginning to dread them as I am sure many of my fellow Visc 204 peers do. It is good that I have drawn so many of them in so many variations, though, because now I can do my homework in my sleep. My favorite way to draw Siamese cats is with black paint and my finger tip. I like to just fill in their face, feet, ears, and tail. I am currently trying to find a material that is similar to the texture of Siamese cats, which is a bit difficult because they are so smooth and shiny yet soft and made of fur. I may just use really smooth paint or something pearly or reflective. Here is a picture of a Siamese cat that I found on LOLCATZ...it isnt that funny, but it is Siamese.

This isn't a cat, but it is really cute and funny.

That is all.

Visual Concepts Reading 01

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Marks of Excellence, Per Mollerup

Type and Image, Philip Meggs

Undersanding Comics, Scott Mccloud

I found the section entitled "Icons, Indices, Symbols" interesting and helpful because it pertains to project number one. It explains the difference between each, which is that icons and indices are motivated signs, while symbols are arbitrary signs. In other words icons are linked to their object similarity, images are highly representational, and indices are physically liked to the object. This section also explained metaphorical signs, which i found interesting. These signs share conceptual qualities with the object like an umbrella as a trademark that works as a metaphor for protection or safety. It will be important to keep these characterisitcs in mind when designing my animal. I need to mix up my designs and not make them all so literal. I need to try to mix it up and throw in some symbols, trademarks, and metaphysical designs.

I also really enjoyed the comic. I found it insightful and a new way of looking at the artist, writer, comic relationship. It was interesting how the artist abstracted the main character throughout the sequence. This is also a tool that i will need to utilize in my first project.