Wed
Dec
19
Movie trailers, posters, and advertisements always catch my eye. The way companies create trailers can make any film seem amazing. This poster leaves a lot to wonder but makes Daniel Day-Lewis look great. He appears to really take on the part and his appearance on the poster makes me want to see the film.
This painter can visualize his artwork in ways the audience can not. He turns the canvas and paints from all different angles but keeps the final image in mind. Watch and see if you can guess what he’s painting before he finishes. As a viewer I can’t see what the painter is creating until I see the finished product. He has a unique image and creates it in an even more unique way making it hard to follow for the audience.
Tue
Nov
13
After I watched the Mountain Dew ad, I immediately thought about how many guys would think, “Cool.” Most high school or college guys probably will not be as excited about it, but my 8th grader brother would definitely click it and go into the Mountain Dew world to choose a new flavor. The advertisement attempts to take advantage of the video game obsession. With Playstation 3 and Xbox now allowing for live connections with player from all over the world, the addiction is only growing. When South Park makes an episode about an issue, you know it’s gotten serious. After watching the Mountain Dew ad, the next South Park episode focused on the Guitar Hero addiction and compared it to heroin.
The Mountain Dew ad did not interest me because I do not enjoy virtual world video games. I like interactive games such as anything racing, Mario party, or Guitar Hero. The ad obviously targeted the male audience. The main character in the ad was a male and the video gaming theme does not usually attract the female population. The Ad reinforced the gaming obsession that exists within society. Preceding my viewing of South Park, the Ad only seems to fuel the addiction.
Tue
Oct
23
An experimental fashion designer came up with the idea for camouflage clothing to hide from criminals. She designed children’s backpacks and fake cell-phones with tracking chips as well.
The idea of hiding as a vending machine seems ridiculous but She has sold 20 vending machine skirts for 800$ each. The article in the New York Times explains that the Japanese do not reject new, even ridiculous ideas. The society encourages inventors, no matter how pointless or useless the invention.
Maybe that’s the big reason Japan is more technologically advanced than the U.S. We laugh at ideas that don’t work or seem ridiculous. I laughed when I saw the designer’s slideshow. Japanese society does not laugh at new ideas, and look how far ahead they are.
