One of the topics discussed during class nine was color. Having had a color theory class before helped me to better understand this lecture. I thought the most interesting thing that had to do with our color lecture was the associations and moods that go with certain colors. For instance, blue is viewed as peaceful and calming whereas red is viewed as power, anger, and danger just to name a few. It’s so cool that just by changing a color you can change someone’s mood or their associations to colors.
Later we talked about some of the business and legal issues dealt with in design. I think everything discussed was really important because it’s not something I would think about just being a college student, but once we get into the real world were going to need to know how to protect our ideas and designs.
We also began to watch Brett Gaylor’s video, “Rip!: A Remix Manifesto,” during class nine.
We continued watching “Rip!: A Remix Manifesto” during class ten. The video brings up the idea that culture builds upon itself, but it’s hard to build upon it because so many things are copyrighted or legally protected. The main character the video focuses on is the music mash-up artist Girl Talk. Being a fan of Girl Talk myself, I found the video entertaining. I never really thought about the artist violating the law for his music, but Girl Talk would owe around $4,200,000 to clear just one album legally.
I couldn’t believe that the legal rights of the song Happy Birthday where owned by the company Warner/Chappell and any one that sings it without paying royalties to the company are basically in violation of the law.
During class eleven we had a few students from Design Circle come talk to our class. They spoke about what design circle is, their experience in the design program, some of their projects, and the entrance exam. I’m glad they showed some of the projects they had done because it gave a more in depth look at what each design major is all about.
The most helpful section of their presentation was when they discussed the entrance exam. It was really helpful to get other students opinions and tips that had been through the process of applying before.
Class tweleve was about the design firm Cobego. Three graduates of the university who helped start the firm came to speak to us. Listening to people that graduated from the program and talking about what they’re now doing with everything they’ve learned makes all the hard work worth it.
It was reassuring to hear that if you don’t get in the first time not to totally give up on the program because there is still a good chance you’ll be accepted the second time around.
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