GOOD

It seems to be a carefree, but informative feel to the site. There are a lot of simple, cartoon like graphics, even when they are talking about serious current events. As I read more of the articles in the magazines, it appears they are all about bettering the world in some way or another. They point out problems, like pollution from fuel which leads to the article about car pooling. A lot of the videos are similar. The one about the submarines is informative and then after this disaster talks about how they're trying to prevent it from happening...although the videos with the little blue guy have a somewhat sarcastic feel to them. The more typographic videos are fun. The ones that I watched were fast paced, uptempo music and about current events, news, a lot of political stuff. I think basically GOOD tries to inform the viewer, but at the same time sneak their little point of view in there, mostly pointing out whats bad about it and if it can be changed or not.

speech posters

Final Book Covers

Concept Statement
“An eerie calm appears ahead as widening shadows speak of dread who knows what lies around the bend” An intriguing sight, yet somewhat uncertain as to where it will lead, which grabs your attention and pulls you in.

To Suggest an intriguing story
To Suggest a chilling tale
To Suggest a murder mystery
To Suggest an attention holder
To Suggest a sense of deception and crime
To Suggest intense dramatic scenes
To Suggest a sense of deception and crime that keeps you guessing what is going to happen next.
To Suggest a mystery novel that sends shivers down your spine

type in motion

Watching without and then with sound changed a whole lot. The first one was in german I think and when I watched it with sound I was really caught off guard because i wasn't expecting the ridiculous sounds that came from it. It was interesting. I think a lot of the youtube videos have really simliar transitions. A lot of them fade in word by word or by letter. The other type I was seeing was some flying in from behind the camera, so to speak.
One of my favorite ones was the one with the definitions. I liked what was going on with the type, it was a little different then a lot of them. The curved line helped create that illusion that you were traveling forward and the words kind of jumped out at you. I think the music choice was really fitting as well, and catchy. It puts you in a creppy kind of mood. I also liked the one with the cube and the hand throwing it because it added a little different aspect into it than just the type. It kept it interesting. It was more of an uplifting, thoughtful mood. Getting you to ponder the possibilities and I think kind of examine life. The flower one was......different. It was interesting though, flowers and trees and things growing up out of letters. Then spontaneously switching it to letters forming buildings and more commercial things. It keeps you paying attention I guess. And the transitions and such were also different because you're not reading anything, they're just forms.

Speech: Nixon

Richard Nixon
He is talking about releasing the “Watergate” tapes, explaining where his money came from and that it was all legit. I think it’s interesting because I think that the words themselves, out of context, can be pretty amusing. He could be bragging about all this money he has, and the last line of the speech is priceless, “I am not a crook.” In context, however, it’s a very serious speech for him because he was feeling accusations and pressure that he broke the law and he was trying to clear his name, to no avail because everyone still links his name to the scandal, guilty or not.
The only pauses are slight and seem to just be breathing pauses. The most powerful part of the speech, I think is the last line when he says “I am not a crook….”

He was born in California in 1913. He went to Whittier College and Duke University Law School before beginning the practice of law. In 1940, he married Patricia Ryan; they had two daughters, Patricia (Tricia) and Julie. During World War II, Nixon served as a Navy lieutenant commander in the Pacific. As Vice President in 1952, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration. Nominated for President by acclamation in 1960, he lost by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he again won his party's nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. In January 1973, he announced an accord with North Viet Nam to end American involvement in Indochina. In 1974, his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, negotiated disengagement agreements between Israel and its opponents, Egypt and Syria. In his 1972 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern by one of the widest margins on record. Within a few months, his administration was embattled over the so-called "Watergate" scandal, stemming from a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committee during the 1972 campaign. The break-in was traced to officials of the Committee to Re-elect the President. A number of administration officials resigned; some were later convicted of offenses connected with efforts to cover up the affair. Nixon denied any personal involvement, but the courts forced him to yield tape recordings which indicated that he had, in fact, tried to divert the investigation. As a result of unrelated scandals in Maryland, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973. Nixon nominated, and Congress approved, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as Vice President. Faced with what seemed almost certain impeachment, Nixon announced on August 8, 1974, that he would resign the next day to begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America." In his last years, Nixon gained praise as an elder statesman. By the time of his death on April 22, 1994, he had written numerous books on his experiences in public life and on foreign policy.
-http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/RichardNixon/

Jakob Trollback

I think that he had a point when he started out his lecture saying that he just started designing stuff because I think that today, that is how a lot of people become interested and start out in the field of design, at least when you're young. I know that when i got interested in it, I thought it was "cool" and other people thought it was cool. It wasn't until later that I became interested in the underlying meanings and messages that designers can communicate. I also write poetry and that is a way for me to express feelings and messages, once I realized that I can do that through design, it became that much more intriguing to me. Getting people to be engaged and involved in the work is the whole point and purpose of design.
I'm not surprised that music inspired him, even if he wasn't a DJ before he started into design because I think that music is connected to just about every art form in some way. It has a way of influencing, inspiring and taking over a lot of art and design. Even if it doesn't specifically influence a certain project, just about everyone has a kind, or multiple kinds of music that they listen to, which can influence their lifestyle, which ultimately could influence the way they think, learn, and design. It's amazing to think about the impact that music really does have.
"We try not to work with Republicans...people who are wrong for us" LOL. I guess that way everybody is happy. I wouldn't want to work with someone who's ideas don't agree with mine, it would creat a conflict, I think in the end product. One or the other would probably be unhappy. I guess sometimes, though, as designers, you have to stick it out. I just think that if a designer is into the work, it will turn out better than if they hate it.

Bruce mau

1. Bruce Mau is a Canadian designer who set up his own studio after he got out of school. He's won numerous awards for his designs. He is involved in many many facets of design and his broad knowledge of design enables him to see more than one way of doing things. With his project "Massive Change" He is out to change the way people see, think, talk and use design.
   
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3. Laugh.People visiting the studio often comment on how much we laugh. Since I've become aware of this, I use it as a barometer of how comfortably we are expressing ourselves.
4. -I chose this mantra because at times things can get so overwhelming and stressful people can forget to smile and relax a little bit. I love to smile and to laugh, but I've been in situations where I wanted to pull my hair out and laughing never even crossed my mind, nor did I want it to. So, when I get frustrated with something, I'm going to try and laugh my way through it. I can't think of a better way.