Grid

Doing this grid helped me understand how pixels were originally created. This made me realize how TV's were started and how we got the pictures that we now have today.

Advancing Technology

            One of the biggest advancements in technology and most useful devices today is the cell phone. The first cell phone created has evolved over time and is completely different from the iPhones and Android that we now have. Not only has the design and size changed, but also the use for cell phones have changed as well. Many people store pictures, files, calendars, reminders, social media accounts, and all their personal information within this small device that travels with them where ever they go. Some people would not know what to with themselves with a loss of this item. A few decades ago, people could not have even imagined having internet access on their phones because they were solely used for calling one another. When we look around at everyone, the majority of people have iPhones, which seem to be the leading brand of cell phones.  

            Trying to think of how the phones we have now could advance anymore seems to be impossible. Personally, the iPhone I have appears to be able to do everything I could ever need and has even more features that I do not use or do not know about. The newer phones that are being released every year are only advancing slightly in picture quality, size changes, apps, etc. The next big change in the iPhone’s I think is going to be invented is something that has to do with 3D projections or holograms. This idea could be far-fetched and not even be possible, but it is the only entirely new thing I could think of that would be something that could be completely different from the cell phones we are used to using today. This idea may have already come up with cell phones and could in the making of incorporating into new devices. Overall, thinking of an entire new device can be hard when the technology we have in the 21^stcentury is already so advanced. 

Performance Art Description

             I have found the project on performance art to be the hardest thus far. Making a video and editing it was actually the fun part which I really enjoyed. This is not something I would typically do or have ever done before so I am glad I was able to learn this skill which could help me in the future. The hardest part, in my opinion, was trying to think of an original, creative idea that would be performance art. When deciding a topic, I wanted to make sure it was relevant to my life and others in present day. Technology is something that overpowers our lives today. People are so engrossed in their phones that they often forget to interact with other people during events, dinners, etc. I have seen many people not even know where they are walking or know they are about to run into someone because they cannot stay off their phones. My performance art piece is to mimic this behavior and tape real people in the acts as well.

Performance Art

Flipbook

Flipbook Description

     The flipbook assignment was something I had never done before. This type of art is common amongst many young kids while they are bored in school and decide to draw a stick figure or bouncing ball in their notebooks. However, I never explored this type of artwork until I was here in college. Going into this making this type of art I was honestly scared because I am not good at drawing at all and this project requires a lot of that skill. I discovered that this type of art was actually a lot of fun to do. Being good at drawing wasn’t even a necessity in making this art look good. For instance, I used a balloon floating throughout the page of the book, being popped by a needle, and then falling to the ground in one section of my flipbook. None of these art pieces required a huge amount of artistic ability but I was able to make this look realistic. Overall, I was surprised with how much I enjoyed making this flipbook.