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Ok, so this article would be an uplifter to anyone who is intrigued by Design and feels overwhelmed. In fact, this is a great place to start. I associate with this guy that it doesn't come so easy to some at first, including me, but I get it eventually. But my main point in this post is that I would rather be experiencing a so-so website than one that is nicer but I have to wait for the upload. I HATE waiting.  

Experiential Website

I found a pretty cool website. It works off the concept of "neo-ancient". I guess I know what they are talking about. It is called 2Advanced.com and is quite fascinating as a website. You can even change it to Japanese. I think this would be a good website to experience. Check. It. Out.

Talk of Online Horror Show

So there's not a lot to this article but the guy gets his point across. We want new experiences. We want to build a genre that stays formulaic but evolves. We want something new. We are tired of what we are given. Let us create a new experience. OK, go for it. Create it. But what? Hmm, that is a good question. This is kind of an attack on type though. Type conveys much, but we are leaning towards a more visual layout then?

Krug's Usability

a.k.a. Web usabilty for the A.D.D. What if we like to think about our websites. Personally, I think the web is fun with all it's quirkiness with weird sites but I stress that it is only ok to get lost on the information superhighway only when I'M JUST BROWSING. Like neato art websites are fun, but I think I'm missing the point. This guy pushes the structure of a website to cater to people who have "no b.s." attitudes. And that's cool, that's how we get things done. So, I am learning from this guy. But this has nothing to do with aesthetic. Like, this is focusing on the text side of things. But it is down to milliseconds in this guys opinion, and I'm totally not so important where I CAN'T WASTE MY MILLISECONDS on someones work. That was a big theme of his. Life is a journey, appreciate it. For an example, let's put it this way, if I go to a site that has DEALS tab up on the top, I click it, and the deals suck. Because it is too popular maybe, and too many people see it, that I don't get my deal. Intricacy works sometimes. This is like uniformity of the web.

Hillman Curtis Insight / Work update

I think I can associate with this guy on some levels. his whole ideation concept is inspiring, like making the sketches freeform-like and get ideas that way.  Visual conceptualists are inspiring people when it comes to work you can agree with. He then goes on talking about his process, which I felt was interesting.

I want to be far away from this guy when he talks in-depth about researching *NSync and Backstreet Boys. Sorry.  He gets a minus there. I have different advice. I mean, this guy did not like doing the work for these bands, but still he persisted.  I say accept who you are, and take it in open stride. We go through hardships, but that doesn't mean taking a low to get through. Or does it? We shall see.

Update: I am making a film festival website.  It is called the Rocky Shores Film Festival. It will be taking place in the Pacific Northwest, location yet unknown. Possibly Larabee State Park at the clamshell auditorium. It is not limited to local filmmakers, international are welcome in our sphere. It is Rocky Shores because it pertains to our beaches here, giving us a local feel. Most movies will feel through this idea concept, like boating, diving, beaches, windsurfing etc. but can be wider still.  We just want to create a type of scene for it. Updates to come soon.   

What is this New Media?

I guess we can ascertain that New Media is not traditional Graphic Design, thus giving it such a moniker. There are similarities, oh yes there are. But, looking at Graphic Designers these days, programs are used widely to convey their information. So, I see a bit of blurring of the lines. More importantly, I think New media conveys a sense of motion, which is an outstanding factor to this. In terms of the AIGA article's opening statement, though, we can't always rely on other people to get our job done, which in effect makes us more well-rounded as designers. I'm glad all of us designers have to learn coding here, because it gives us eyes of what other people might be doing in our web of work, so to speak. Even if we aren't wanting to code in the future, if you like the internet as a domain for your work to be shown which is like 95% of entrepeneurs (don't hold me to that statistic, I'm not sure) I'm just throwing it out there. Someone is gonna do it.

Web Design Survey (A List Apart)

In regards to the A List Apart web design survey, I somehow had a feeling I had an idea on how the majority of the results would come in.  Web design is new, people are young and pick up what's "hot" in the industry, and go for it.  The interesting snippet was to me that the polar extremes of high school graduates/flunkees as being high-paid or ridiculously low were one of the niche ideas I saw in there.  What other niche ideas did you see? I wanna know.  But in regards to blogs - who doesn't? Really. Old, young, all over the continent.  Old men like to brag about what kind of duck they shot with their dog to people.  Things like that.  I actually hold back on things like this unless I see a peculiar necessity in my life that needs to draw some sort of attention to it.  Otherwise I may actually be too cool for it. Not! But another reason why a lot of users are blogging and programs like this is because it's FREE. Seriously though, a survey like this is important if a.) it's accurate and b.) because it gives potential web designers a good outlook of what they're getting themselves in to. Lastly, I see myself in the middle, too at this point once I'm out there.    

Vannevar's Memex

I think this guy was on to something. Really, the Memex should be reproduced officially and put in a museum even if it no longer functions with our current media. What a visionary Vannevar Bush was. The year was 1945, and I'm sure not that many people reading Life magazine thought about it's possibilites. It probably seemed like a sci-fi story. Surprised he's not revered as someone more popularly known. At least, I haven't heard of him...Anyways, it's stunning to see how far your imagination can take you.

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Introduction

Hi guys this is my first blog. Ever. It's called Funny Luck. It's named after a song I wrote, but I like the name, so it stuck. I will be blogging on various subjects, ideas, etc. Welcome and I hope this world works out well for me. Stay tuned for further blogs by yours truly.