RockBlog tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467 2008-05-23T16:07:07Z digital art + design Movable Type 3.33.uthink The Invention of Hugo Cabret tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.129451 2008-05-23T15:50:16Z 2008-05-23T16:07:07Z I love this book, which I just read out loud to my son. Paris, train stations, automatons, and the early magic of cinema. How can you go wrong? http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_hugo_auto.htm This 526-page book is told in both words and pictures.... Joellyn Rock hugo_cover.jpg

I love this book, which I just read out loud to my son. Paris, train stations, automatons, and the early magic of cinema. How can you go wrong?

http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_hugo_auto.htm
This 526-page book is told in both words and pictures. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is not exactly a novel, and it’s not quite a picture book, and it’s not really a graphic novel, or a flip book, or a movie, but a combination of all these things. Each picture (there are nearly three hundred pages of pictures!) takes up an entire double page spread, and the story moves forward because you turn the pages to see the next moment unfold in front of you.
(from the website for the book)

And this collection from the Getty:
Devices of Wonder
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/devices/flash/

]]> Visionary Landscapes > ELO tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.129449 2008-05-23T15:34:25Z 2008-05-23T15:47:02Z ELO = Electronic Literature Organization The Electronic Literature Organization 2008 conference will be held May 29 - June 1 2008, in Vancouver, Washington, USA (not to be confused with Vancouver, British Columiba, Canada). VISIONARY LANDSCAPES :: Conference Presenters Rob... Joellyn Rock ELO = Electronic Literature Organization
The Electronic Literature Organization 2008 conference will be held May 29 - June 1 2008, in Vancouver, Washington, USA (not to be confused with Vancouver, British Columiba, Canada).

VISIONARY LANDSCAPES :: Conference Presenters

Rob Wittig will be presenting and I'll be attending workshops and lectures on digital media art and literature.

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the elo logo was designed by Rick Valicenti

]]> Robert Rauschenberg tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128544 2008-05-14T22:38:11Z 2008-05-14T22:51:06Z Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82 - New York Times Robert Rauschenberg was discussed in Digital Studio recently, his hybrid artworks were a brilliant predecessor of the current photoshop layered collage aesthetic. Here is one from 1963... No, not... Joellyn Rock Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82 - New York Times

Robert Rauschenberg was discussed in Digital Studio recently, his hybrid artworks were a brilliant predecessor of the current photoshop layered collage aesthetic. Here is one from 1963...
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No, not digital art, this is silk screen and mixed media.

]]> i love typography tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128540 2008-05-14T22:21:43Z 2008-05-14T22:21:54Z 15 Great Examples of Web�Typography | i love typography, the typography blog Brush up on typography this summer... play the font game http://fontgame.ilovetypography.com/ and use What the Font?! to help you identify those hard to match typefaces http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/... Joellyn Rock 15 Great Examples of Web�Typography | i love typography, the typography blog

Brush up on typography this summer...
play the font game
http://fontgame.ilovetypography.com/
and use
What the Font?!
to help you identify those hard to match typefaces
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

]]> Design History Links tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128460 2008-05-14T17:49:01Z 2008-05-14T17:55:36Z Women's Design History Project sometimes a difficult topic to research, this archive makes it easier! found via this excellent Design History Page http://www.designhistory.org/index.html and thoughts on new books on the subject http://www.designobserver.com/archives/030274.html... Joellyn Rock Women's Design History Project

sometimes a difficult topic to research, this archive makes it easier!

found via this excellent Design History Page
http://www.designhistory.org/index.html

and thoughts on new books on the subject
http://www.designobserver.com/archives/030274.html

]]> MaternaCord Commercial tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128385 2008-05-13T23:32:24Z 2008-05-13T23:32:26Z YouTube - MaternaCord Commercial Perhaps the art student at Yale would have had more success if she had taken a comic approach?... Joellyn Rock YouTube - MaternaCord Commercial

Perhaps the art student at Yale would have had more success if she had taken a comic approach?

]]> New Twist on Body Art tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128382 2008-05-13T23:02:04Z 2008-05-13T23:14:13Z Yale Senior's 'Abortion Art' Whips Up Debate, Protests - washingtonpost.com “The entire project is an art piece, a creative fiction designed to draw attention to the ambiguity surrounding form and function of a woman’s body,” Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky said... Joellyn Rock Yale Senior's 'Abortion Art' Whips Up Debate, Protests - washingtonpost.com

“The entire project is an art piece, a creative fiction designed to draw attention to the ambiguity surrounding form and function of a woman’s body,” Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky said in a written statement e-mailed to the News this afternoon.

http://yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24528


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliza_Shvarts_abortion_art_controversy#Yale_College_statement_and_rebuttal


]]> UMD Cribs (MTV Parody) tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128167 2008-05-12T19:12:40Z 2008-05-12T19:16:21Z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMwegIZgH0 this is the best tour of UMD ever!... Joellyn Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMwegIZgH0


this is the best tour of UMD ever!

]]> Documenting Place > GD1 Final Project tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.128134 2008-05-12T17:05:27Z 2008-05-12T17:05:27Z Teams comprised of four Graphic Design 1 students set out to investigate and document mile long stretches of the Duluth Landscape. Teams selected their own locations and designated roles for the project > project manager, typographer, photographer and illustrator. Each... Joellyn Rock Teams comprised of four Graphic Design 1 students set out to investigate and document mile long stretches of the Duluth Landscape. Teams selected their own locations and designated roles for the project > project manager, typographer, photographer and illustrator. Each team will create a final work that communicates an experience of place. Materials and techniques may be experimental, but the work must be at least 12 feet in one direction. The collaborative work should demonstrate the principles of unity and surprise.

]]> Digital Studio FINAL PROJECTS tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.127931 2008-05-09T19:40:25Z 2008-05-09T19:47:11Z Students were offered several choices for final projects in Digital Studio Class... Some selected to continue working with an image bank to generate a series of Digital Remix images. Others wanted to investigate new materials and processes using tactile media.... Joellyn Rock Students were offered several choices for final projects in Digital Studio Class...

Some selected to continue working with an image bank to generate a series of Digital Remix images.
Others wanted to investigate new materials and processes using tactile media.
A few students crafted their own limitations with the goal of creating a fresh body of work.

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Jaclyn Halla from new body of work

]]> Digital Narrative Projects tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.127929 2008-05-09T19:13:58Z 2008-05-09T19:28:14Z Fairy tales provide a rich starting point for a digital media project. Passed down from oral storytellers through literary traditions to new media, they are always altered by retelling to reflect the needs of the storyteller and the aesthetics of... Joellyn Rock Fairy tales provide a rich starting point for a digital media project. Passed down from oral storytellers through literary traditions to new media, they are always altered by retelling to reflect the needs of the storyteller and the aesthetics of the time. Because the story is so well known, it can be altered significantly and still remain resonant and recognizable to the contemporary audience.

Spring 2008 Digital Studio 1 students worked in teams to develop new versions of well worn tales. After presentation of individual storyboards and design concepts, students voted on the best ideas to move forward on. Teams generated 10 images that could tell their updated fairy tale or myth. Results took a range of final output formats, from digital movies to hand bound books.

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Rumplestiltskin story images
by Jared Wick, Kevin Kramer and Max McGruder

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image by Jared Wick

]]> SAYLES GRAPHIC DESIGN tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.127862 2008-05-09T15:08:13Z 2008-05-09T15:08:18Z Attend this Lunch and Talk Lake Superior Advertising Federation with guests from SAYLES GRAPHIC DESIGN John Sayles and Sheree Clark Tuesday, May 13th 11:45 am Tweed Museum of Art, UMD Campus Cost is $10 for students YOU MUST RSVP by... Joellyn Rock Attend this Lunch and Talk
Lake Superior Advertising Federation
with guests from
SAYLES GRAPHIC DESIGN
John Sayles and Sheree Clark
Tuesday, May 13th
11:45 am
Tweed Museum of Art, UMD Campus
Cost is $10 for students

YOU MUST RSVP by this Friday, May 9th.
RSVP to Jen Walker at (218) 722-4421 or at
http://www.lakesuperioradfed.org/program_signup.php

]]> The Cans Festival in London tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.127494 2008-05-08T03:27:31Z 2008-05-08T03:31:12Z The Cans Festival Banksy's Cans Festival, a three day graffiti art extravaganza happened this past weekend in London. Work will be visible in London for the summer... if you pass through, check it out.... Joellyn Rock cans_fest1.jpg

The Cans Festival

Banksy's Cans Festival, a three day graffiti art extravaganza happened this past weekend in London. Work will be visible in London for the summer... if you pass through, check it out.

]]> EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOW tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.126916 2008-05-05T21:44:30Z 2008-05-05T21:53:18Z Duluth Art Institute presents: EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS the exhibit runs Mar 6 – Jun 24, 2008 Opening Reception Fri May 9, 2008 5-7pm This show features some ambitious UMD students http://www.duluthartinstitute.org/html/exhibitions.html from the DAI website: The work of these student photographers... Joellyn Rock Duluth Art Institute presents:
EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS
the exhibit runs Mar 6 – Jun 24, 2008

Opening Reception
Fri May 9, 2008 5-7pm

This show features some ambitious UMD students
http://www.duluthartinstitute.org/html/exhibitions.html

from the DAI website:
The work of these student photographers transcends the usual perception of “student work” and their ability to participate competently in this type of exhibition reflects highly on the strength of the photography program in the Department of Art and Design at UMD.

]]> : ( No Digital Art Camp Summer 08 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/jrock2/rockblog//2467.125847 2008-05-01T14:33:31Z 2008-05-01T14:43:46Z We are very sorry to announce that we are unable to offer Digital Art Camp at UMD this summer ... The past two summers of experimental art and music have been wonderful, largely due to the terrific participants. Unfortunately, the... Joellyn Rock We are very sorry to announce that we are unable to offer Digital Art Camp at UMD this summer ...
The past two summers of experimental art and music have been wonderful, largely due to the terrific participants. Unfortunately, the repurposing of our computer lab and summer school funding made it very difficult for us to offer the camp this summer. We hope to revisit our options for bringing Digital Art Camp back next year.

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For more info about past digital art camps please visit the website: http://www.d.umn.edu/~jrock2/artcamp/

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