2nd day of class

Today, we talked about different things, ideas, time, colors and decribing photos and their meaning, science, ect. Every time we meet for this class I see things more differently, where as before when I looked at a picture I only say a photographer. But now, when I look at a picture, I start questioning myself about time, color, place and look more deep into a photo than I used to. Today in class I learned a new word "Iconography" which means depicts meaning, represents and idea or thing such as a logo, symbol, icon. We also learned about colors, how colors can mean different mood swings and the reasons that companies and such places like hospitals choose the colors they do. There were lots of questions that the professor brought up that stimulated our brains, and they were questions that normals we don't think about in our daily lives. Example: What if there were no beginning and no end to time? It's a question that I will not have the answer for but I will think about it. Today, we were given an assignment and we basically have to tell a story with pictures, like a comic. Topic is How I made it to college and what encouraged me, or what led me to a take this step.


Adjectives:
Symbolic
Savage
Spiritual
Gratefulness
Ultimate
Surprisingly
Guarding
smooth
Delicate


September 30, 2009
A.S.

September 28 (Monday)

Today, September 28 was the first day of class and I had no idea what the class was about. I have to take this class regardless, since it is a requirement for my major. Now that I understand what this course is about, I am actually more excited about it because it is going to help me in the future for my career to see things differently. This class will help me to analyze an object or a certain idea rather than just putting a drawing on a piece paper. It will help me to brainstorm and gather ideas, understand how to evaluate thing, go beyond my thoughts and create something that I am not used to. I, as a art student, love to create things that are different and extra ordinary, rather than just simple and ordinary. This is an exciting course for me and it is going to be pretty challenging since I am taking 14 units, my first year in California State University and being a mother of 2 kids. However, if a course is not challenging for me, then it is a waste of time.

The biggest challenge in this class for me would be the Perception exercise, which is the apple project. I don't think it is a hard assignment, but it involves a lot of thinking and experimenting, and observing, which makes this project challenging. For me, thinking about something or coming up with an idea is the most difficult part of any project. Now, doing the actual project is fun, easy and interesting and the results and pretty satisfying. The biggest satisfaction for me is doing something that is beyond my limits and my expectations. I already have couple of different and unusual ideas in my head that I will use on this project, hopefully

it comes out the way I imagine it. I look forward to this class.

Adjectives (Moday, Sep 28)

powerful

achievable

juicy

Adjectives (Tuesday, Sep 29)

Drivable

Twistable

Durable

September 28, 2009

A.S.