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.
   

due 1/28

Audience persona: Roxie is an 18 year old college student who likes to read. She has always been an avid reader ever since she was a little kid. When she got older she started reading all the time. She read mostly mystery novels, but she enjoys reading in general. She's read all the Harry Potter books and she's a big Sandra Brown reader. She likes watching a lot of crime-solving television shows as well. She also likes science fiction television shows, but she aslo enjoys her modern day soap operas like Grey's Anatomy. She lives with her sister and another girl in an apartment in Kansas, where she also goes to school. She works at a grocery store part time where she makes money for rent and bills. The rest she uses to try and enjoy her weekends when she can. Her life isn't as exciting as life is depicted in the movies, so she indulges herself in the thrilling events that take place in the books.



Concept Statement:
(1) There is an element of uncertainty that is expressed through fairly simple yet intriguing images.
(2) Get pulled into the book by the graphic, yet somewhat uncertain images that peak your interest and make you want to know more.
**(3) "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: 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

Project1 Research

series: a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence
sequence: the following of one thing after another; succession
sign: a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents.
index: something used or serving to point out; a sign, token, or indication
symbol: something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign
What makes a successful book cover?Don’t be literal or predictable.
Tone: serious, fiction, mystery
Key Words: dark, murder, creepy, suspense, confusing, shocking, reporter, crime, intense, pressure, death, humid, Miami, midnight, killer, doom, twists, turns, dangerous, city, chilling, ice, frozen, terrifying, scary, investigative, hysterical, creepy, deception, spooky, intriguing, surprising, determined, interesting, profound, shrill, piercing, cutting, eerie, thrilling, page turner, tension, gloomy, murky, shadowy, secret, ambiguous, covert, strange, undisclosed

10 Key Words:
Dark: having very little or no light
Pressure: the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it
Chilling: causing or likely to cause a chill
Murder: Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder), and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder).
Suspense: a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety
Deception: the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived.
Crime: an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited
Creepy: having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear
Twists: To alter the normal aspect of; contort: twist one's mouth into a wry smile. 2. To alter or distort the intended meaning of
Dangerous: full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe
Intriguing: to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate.
To Suggest: an intriguing storyTo Suggest: a chilling taleTo Suggest: a murder mysteryTo Suggest: an attention holderTo Suggest: a sense of deception and crimeTo Suggest: intense dramatic scenes
Quotes:
Mysterious and faded/dark clouds hold still/doubtful of this all…
Human nature, has a lust for the unknown (Bernard Howe)
I felt cold hands around my throat, All consciousness slipped away. (George Carroll)
Daylight shivers and slips into the gloom (Sherry Asbury)
An eerie calm appears ahead/As widening shadows speak of dread/Who knows what lies around the bend (Jill Eisnaugle)
In the night, I hear them talk the coldest story ever told/Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul (Kanye West)
The clock ticks life away/It’s so unreal/Didn’t look out below/Watch the time go right out the window (Linkin Park)
Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. (Mary Shelley)
The rising sun had ignited a magnificent city of fire, its own face reflected in glass and steel-walled skyscrapers. Their flaming towers pierced a radiant blue sky, their golden glow an empty promise to shell-shocked commuters still haunted by smoldering images of carnage and death. (Edna Buchanan-Ice Maiden)

Due Mon. Jan 26th

Chip Kidd: He is a book cover designer turned author. He has designed over 1,000 book covers. He was a design student at Penn State. He has been referred to as “the closest thing to a rock star” in graphic design today (USA Today). He now writes books and designs his own covers. He calls the whole process being an author. In 2007 he received a Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for one of his covers.

John Gall: He is vice president and art director for vintage and anchor books. He studied art and design at Rutgers. His covers play with the perceptions of the viewer in unexpected ways, and to satisfying effect (Step). He explored different aesthetics that go against traditional ways and what he was taught was correct and incorrect in school.

http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28770
http://www.wikipedia.com/
http://covers.fwis.com/a_general_theory_of_love

more definitions

- Parts of the grid: what are the following:
margin: the space that defines the active area of the page and directs the viewer toward the visual elements.
column: vertical divisions of space that are used to align the visual elements
alley: the space between the text characters
module: spacial areas that support the textual and visual content of the design
gutter: the space between columns of printed text
folio:

-- What are the advantages of a multiple column grid.?
It allows for there to be more text on the page without being overcrowded.

-- Why is there only one space after a period?
Because on computers, the characters are proportional and not monospaced like typewriters.

-- What is a character (in typography)?
a symbol, letterform or number

-- How many characters is optimal for a line length? words per line?
40-70 characters.

-- Why is the baseline grid used in design?
It maintains continuity across the pages of design.

-- What is a typographic river?
In justified text blocks when the separation of the words leaves gaps of white space in several lines. A river effect is created where white space gaps align through the text.

-- What does clotheslining or flow line or hangline mean?
a horizontal "line" that flows across the pages of a design.

-- How can you incorporate white space into your designs?
Use white space so the page is not so full with text or images. Use it to create eye movement and/or to break up the space.

-- What is type color/texture mean?
type texture is different fonts that can add a texture to the design by the shape and weight of its characters

-- What is x-height, how does it effect type color?
the height of a lowercase x. The smaller the x height the thinner the lines will get and the color will appear to be lighter.

-- Define Tracking.
the amount of spacing between the characters

-- Define Kerning. Why doe characters need to be kerned? What are the most common characters that need to be kerned (kerning pairs)?
the removal of space between letters to improve the visual look of type, manually or automatically. Some fonts have too much space between letters, so kerning is used to unify the words so they appear more as a whole. HL, HO, OC, OT, AT

-- In justification or H&J terms what do the numbers: minimum, optimum, maximum mean?

-- What is the optimum space between words?
an en dash

-- What are some ways to indicate a new paragraph. Are there any rules?
A tab indent

-- What are the rules associated with hyphenation?
strictly for hyphenating words and line breaks. aviod hyphen. more than 2 words in a row, avoid too many in one paragraph, avoid stupid ones, never hyphen a heading, break lines sensibly.

-- What is a ligurature?
when two letters form to make a symbol.

-- What does CMYK and RGB mean?
cyan magenta yellow black. red green blue.

-- What does hanging punctuation mean?
when the punctuation extends into the right hand margin area to make the margin look neater.

-- What is the difference between a foot mark and an apostrophe? What is the difference between an inch mark and a quote mark (smart quote)?
apostrophe-used to indicate the removal of a letter of letters.
foot mark- is used to symbol feet and is not curved.
inch mark-similar to the foot mark but is double lines
quote mark-used to reference something someone said. they are curved towards the text.

-- What is a hyphen, en dash and em dashes, what are the differences and when are they used.
Dashes (hyphen, en, em)-en and em used in punctuation to provide a measurement for dashes. Not the same as a hyphen, but related. An en is half of an em, a hyphen is one third of an em. Hyphens used to link words, for compound words etc. En dash used to separate page numbers, dates and to replace the word to in constructions implying movement. Em dash used to form lines and house nested clauses.

-- What is a widow and an orphan?
Widow-a single word as last line of a paragraph
Orphan -A line of type beginning a new paragraph at the bottom of a column or page