project one video

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Here is the video I made for our first project, the process took longer than the time given so it never made it to peer evaluations. Any feedback or constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!

Screen Printing Supplies

There are a few of us (Kelcey, Jenna, Russell and I) who are interested in screen printing for this project, we're going to submit an order with John for some supplies; we can't remember if there was anyone else interested in the prospect of screen printing. If you'd like to get in on it, write a comment with whatever supplies you might need (squeegees, emulsion, screens, ink - color specific). holla

Google Wave

I know there's been a few posts about Google Wave already, and back when there were first rumors about it I had signed up to get myself in line for an invite. Lo and behold, I got a Wave invite in my inbox this morning.

I haven't really had any time to check it out, but I did note that I have 20 invites to give out; add a comment with your email address and I'll send you one. They say the invites don't get sent out automatically, but this is probably your best shot at getting a spot in line for this thing.

Project 2 ideas

Three ideas for REDEFINING THE SPACE

Goal: Reshape public space beyond its original intention in order to:

o Inform the viewer (public service announcement, statistic, fun fact)

o Humor the viewer (Martin Lawrence vinyl cut+ Lawrence Hall sign)

o Inspire the viewer (“the journey of 1000 miles begins with one step”)

o Better serve us as a community

Means of Achievement: Utilize school tools (vinyl, laser, router, large print, or any combination) to inspire/inform other students

Directions:

1. Weekly assignments_ cover two spots a week with vinyl. They can be on or off campus, but must fulfill at least one of the goals. Leave the last 1.5-2 weeks of the term to pick and plan a spot for large vinyl covering. The final should inform, humor, and inspire the viewer, while better the space to best serve the public.

2. Team up with Andrew_ Pick a spot and have a “vinyl showdown”. A topic is picked to best meet the space, we both choose respective colors, and then we have a few days to plan out our logos/designs. Finally we help each other put each other’s work. Hopefully the art school will see the work and allow for future showdowns.

3. Dedication to inspiration_ create art specifically for others to change their environment. Vinyl stickers and stencils will be handed out en mass to the public, which will hopefully inspire future recovering of the space from other students.

EDIT: Google Wave

Sorry for the previous post about google wave. The 80 minute youtube video I posted before was a little ridiculous, so here is the 8 minute version. Some people were confused about the application so I hope this will now make sense.
If you are still confused, below is an even more simplified demo

To People From Back to Basics Group!

Hey guys, remember I told you all you needed to watch the Russian Winnie the Pooh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuBzKV6XgvA

Here it is.

Now, I think this one has no subtitles...
The first time I ever watched it, I watched it with no subtitles and it was amazing...the next few times I watched it, it was with English subtitles, and it was still good.

I wanted to link you guys to the one with no subtitles first so you could get experience if you want it, but you could always search around youtube for one w/ English if you want. There are some.



PLEASE enjoy Vinni Puh.

Coming Along

It has been a while since I have posted. and my project has been completely reworked. I abandoned my water recycling shower idea, and took on a more broad approach to utilizing water and shying away from city water reliance. I am about 82% done so far with my powerpoint presentation, and it is coming along quite nicely. I will hopefully be done by tomorrow; I just need to finish putting pictures up and finalize my "ideal water house" design in Illustrator. Then I will start practicing presenting. Should be good. Heyo!

Progression.

so its been an eventful week.

my original idea was to create a super-glued arch of empty plastic bottles around the drinking fountain in first floor lawrence. the idea is to promote awareness for how many plastic bottles we go through every day. i currently have two 30 gallon trash bags full of bottles, all collected in one day around campus.

so i have all my bottles for the sculpture, but was told i have to wait two weeks to get a building art installation approved. so in the meantime i came up with a backup proposal that can be easily moved.

i am calling this 'the refill project', and this idea would be something like the word 'refill' spelled out of all my bottles, laid out on the ground in front of the water fountain. there would also be a space so that people can still get through.

i have also made up a few posters to inform at and around the sculpture location.

feedback is appreciated. i ams till going through with the art install process, but assuming that takes the full two weeks, i will have this plan to fall back on.

voting time

here are a few fliers Ive put together for my project. If theres one you like better than another let me know. Or if there is something you like about one and something different about another please let me know. They are about 90 percent done. thanks

copper

I spent yesterday afternoon in the copper pipe isle at Home Depot. I would like to say that despite its size, Home Depot has very limited help so I was left to fend for myself. I did get some copper tubing which i cut to length and I have begun to bend it in an attractive manner. It is proving to be kind of a pain because after you bend it past a certain point it kinks but i think if I apply some heat to it, it will agree with me. As far as actually connecting the copper to the sink faucets that's an entirely different beast and a bridge I will cross once I get to it.

Google Wave | Usefull tool for class... well at least when it becomes public

This is a long demo video but the potential for this application is going to be insane! It would be a very useful tool for this class. You could use it to collaboratively take notes for study groups, create mind-maps in a group, sharing pictures with each other, and MORE.
"What is a wave?
A wave is equal parts conversation and document.People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.
A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time."

Check it out here for more information

Drew Travis 10/20 work session

I spent my time collecting info based on recycling shower technology. Most of the snazzy websites/products were based out of Australia; apparently the country has a serious water shortage. The Quenchshower is a tiled shower that hooks up to your current water supply for both regular hygiene showers as well as extended luxury showers. The drain is plugged, a reservoir at the base fills up, and then the shower engages into "auto mode" continually recycling the water previously plugged up. After exiting the shower, hit a button and the shower engages a one-minute cleanse cycle to remove any excess water still in the system. What is great is that the water still goes down the drain afterwards, so no serious water pipe diversion/conversion is required. Another shower relied on "phytopurification" to clean shower water. Microorganisms eat soap and shampoo molecules, and render the water ready for reuse. Two very clever ways to clean water. By Thursday I would like to have researched enough about filtration systems, so that I can redisign the schematic during next work period.