Dia Beacon Reactions
I enjoyed going to the Dia Beacon. Many things seemed very interesting. One that stand out in my mind is the Warhol piece when you first walk in the building. It was different from his other pieces although it was easy for me to relate the piece to other works of his. Another thing that i found interesting was the piece in the back. The big circles in squares in the ground. It was bothering me that you could see the inside from all angles. However if you walk to the one side you could see inside of the square which had another square and you could see the bottom of that one, however since you can see the bottom of the other i wanted that piece to keep going. However i wish we could have spend more time in the museum. I didn't really understand why we drove for so long for such a short period of time, however i really liked the experience.
Monday, May 4, 2009
final project
• what did you attempt to emphasize in your visualization of the poem?
After reading Maya Angelou’s poem, “Phenomenal Woman” I felt a personal connection because I felt the deeper meaning of the poem was to be context with who you are. I am a very self-conscious person and reading this poem made me realize that you can be beautiful as you are as long as you are confident in yourself. I want to emphasize that fact that woman can be beautiful no matter what their size was.
• why did you chose the specific book structure —how does it relate to your interpretation/visualization of the poem?
I went with a typical handmade book because making the book look hand made symbolizes that you make whom you are. You choose your clothing hairstyle and size. You can make yourself who ever you want to be. I decided to go with a square rather than a rectangle because I wanted everything to be very balanced and visually appealing. Creating the book hand made was very complicated, however after much precision I think I came close to a book that could be sold.
• what processes did you use in creating the imagery and type for the book? for ex: made drawings, scanned them, worked them in PS, placed in ILL, did type in ILL, printed on the Phaser.
To create my images I first found images off the Internet of larger women who seemed to have someone happy expressions. I then used the magic lasso tool to crop the image off of the background and place them into a new Photoshop document. I then placed with different filters to create a playful look of the images. I create the background myself my rendering the clouds effect. I chose colors that correlated with the outfits of the women. I then put the images into illustrator to play with different fonts for the poem. I then took them to Staples to be printed on glossy paper.
• how did you construct the actual book? for ex: bought a binder and recovered it or made my own cover and hand bound it by sewing the binding, etc.
For the actual construction of the book I cut out each image don’t in Photoshop and Illustrator then pasted it on Bristol board. I cut the Bristol board out by hand and attempted to bend the edges to create a crease to be able to glue all the pages together. Although the book looks childish that was the way I was going in my ideas. There is not much that can be done when not having enough money to purchase the items I wanted, so I think the book came out well for the materials I had at hand. I decided to place a ribbon around the binding to give it an elegant look.
• list of typeface(s) used
Myriad pro
Lucida Handwriting Italic
Papyrus
Harrington
After reading Maya Angelou’s poem, “Phenomenal Woman” I felt a personal connection because I felt the deeper meaning of the poem was to be context with who you are. I am a very self-conscious person and reading this poem made me realize that you can be beautiful as you are as long as you are confident in yourself. I want to emphasize that fact that woman can be beautiful no matter what their size was.
• why did you chose the specific book structure —how does it relate to your interpretation/visualization of the poem?
I went with a typical handmade book because making the book look hand made symbolizes that you make whom you are. You choose your clothing hairstyle and size. You can make yourself who ever you want to be. I decided to go with a square rather than a rectangle because I wanted everything to be very balanced and visually appealing. Creating the book hand made was very complicated, however after much precision I think I came close to a book that could be sold.
• what processes did you use in creating the imagery and type for the book? for ex: made drawings, scanned them, worked them in PS, placed in ILL, did type in ILL, printed on the Phaser.
To create my images I first found images off the Internet of larger women who seemed to have someone happy expressions. I then used the magic lasso tool to crop the image off of the background and place them into a new Photoshop document. I then placed with different filters to create a playful look of the images. I create the background myself my rendering the clouds effect. I chose colors that correlated with the outfits of the women. I then put the images into illustrator to play with different fonts for the poem. I then took them to Staples to be printed on glossy paper.
• how did you construct the actual book? for ex: bought a binder and recovered it or made my own cover and hand bound it by sewing the binding, etc.
For the actual construction of the book I cut out each image don’t in Photoshop and Illustrator then pasted it on Bristol board. I cut the Bristol board out by hand and attempted to bend the edges to create a crease to be able to glue all the pages together. Although the book looks childish that was the way I was going in my ideas. There is not much that can be done when not having enough money to purchase the items I wanted, so I think the book came out well for the materials I had at hand. I decided to place a ribbon around the binding to give it an elegant look.
• list of typeface(s) used
Myriad pro
Lucida Handwriting Italic
Papyrus
Harrington
Poem
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/phenomenal-woman/
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
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