Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
bringing the HISTORY to the history museum
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES.
just kidding. but it was the revolutionary war. i'm talking about the battle at the guilford county courthouse in 1781.
after two years of cornwallis (british army) hot on his trail, nathaniel greene (us) stopped and gave him a battle at the courthouse. basically the americans attacked the oncoming british, the british fought back, many lives were lost. although greene was the one to retreat, the british lost 300 more men than the americans. this left his army tired and weak when they made their way up to virginia and their final battle where cornwallis eventually surrendered and the americans won their independence from britain.
and they all lived happily ever after.
just kidding again.
i think that it's a pretty important piece of history for greensboro and it can definitely be incorporated into the museum somehow. i'll be doing more research as to how to go about that.
source:http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-guilford.htm
just kidding. but it was the revolutionary war. i'm talking about the battle at the guilford county courthouse in 1781.
after two years of cornwallis (british army) hot on his trail, nathaniel greene (us) stopped and gave him a battle at the courthouse. basically the americans attacked the oncoming british, the british fought back, many lives were lost. although greene was the one to retreat, the british lost 300 more men than the americans. this left his army tired and weak when they made their way up to virginia and their final battle where cornwallis eventually surrendered and the americans won their independence from britain.
and they all lived happily ever after.
just kidding again.
i think that it's a pretty important piece of history for greensboro and it can definitely be incorporated into the museum somehow. i'll be doing more research as to how to go about that.
source:http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-guilford.htm
Thursday, September 29, 2011
tumblr
i'm in love with it. well, mine. and i don't even care if that's lame.
it's amazing how many photos are out there and how seriously inspiring they can be. my page is clean and classy but also cozy and simple. its what i turn to when i'm stuck on a project, need some inspiration, or am in a bad mood. inspiration can really pick a girl up. well, probably because most of it is clothes and interiors. but they're inspiring!
it's amazing how many photos are out there and how seriously inspiring they can be. my page is clean and classy but also cozy and simple. its what i turn to when i'm stuck on a project, need some inspiration, or am in a bad mood. inspiration can really pick a girl up. well, probably because most of it is clothes and interiors. but they're inspiring!
blog assignment 003
so when we had the two presentations from the speaking center i was a little skeptical. i'm taking a 100-level communications course to complete my gen ed this semester and i related it to that class. which was weird...because i was sitting in the gatewood building. anyways, besides the fact that both presentations started at 9am i think they were successful attempts by the speaking center. i liked the first lady better because she was more exciting and, let's be honest, that's needed for that type of presentation. the packet from the second presentation was helpful when outlining my speech, though.
as far as my speech i think i did pretty well. i covered the points i wanted to cover and i wasn't really nervous. i think that i'm comfortable enough with the group that i really have no problem giving a speech or speaking publicly. after watching a few uncomfortable presentations (no offense to anyone) i made sure i tried to be as comfortable up there as possible and make it more like i was just sharing thoughts rather than giving a formal speech. my powerpoint slide wasn't the greatest but it got the point across. i actually revised it and made it better here in a former blog post.
overall d.c. was amazing and i'm glad i got to share some thoughts on it with my classmates. and i'm glad we got the formal speaking-intensive part out of the way.
as far as my speech i think i did pretty well. i covered the points i wanted to cover and i wasn't really nervous. i think that i'm comfortable enough with the group that i really have no problem giving a speech or speaking publicly. after watching a few uncomfortable presentations (no offense to anyone) i made sure i tried to be as comfortable up there as possible and make it more like i was just sharing thoughts rather than giving a formal speech. my powerpoint slide wasn't the greatest but it got the point across. i actually revised it and made it better here in a former blog post.
overall d.c. was amazing and i'm glad i got to share some thoughts on it with my classmates. and i'm glad we got the formal speaking-intensive part out of the way.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
ghm meeting #2
today we presented four conceptual boards to the folks at the ghm. alex and i presented the TAILORED SUIT board which featured her desk idea and my kiosk idea. i think that it went pretty well. we got a lot of good feedback from the tables. the majority if not everyone liked the floating wall idea alex brought in behind her desk. it not only covers the gaping open space that no one really wants to look at but it also provides versatility in regards to the information presented on it. the majority also liked my kiosk idea in that it brought people into the left side of the space and connected the shop to the exhibits. i decided that the kiosk, if chosen as our final one, should be made round to keep with the space. we also discussed making the back half straight and the front curved so that it could still be pushed up against the wall for events and such.
as far as the way we collected our information i think it was fairly successful. splitting up designers/architects and committee members was an excellent idea. i do wonder how it would be if the architects could have worked off of each others ideas to help but then the ideas wouldn't be evenly distributed. i feel like the smaller the groups, the more feedback we're able to get because no one has to fight to get their two cents in.
i think the blog will be a huge help in keeping them all clued in and up-to-date. we still have a LOT of work ahead of us.
as far as the way we collected our information i think it was fairly successful. splitting up designers/architects and committee members was an excellent idea. i do wonder how it would be if the architects could have worked off of each others ideas to help but then the ideas wouldn't be evenly distributed. i feel like the smaller the groups, the more feedback we're able to get because no one has to fight to get their two cents in.
i think the blog will be a huge help in keeping them all clued in and up-to-date. we still have a LOT of work ahead of us.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
museum precedents
we're beginning to talk about color schemes and materials in our group [greensboro historical museum renovation]. what better time to check out some precedents? here are a few museums that i think have a successful identity and look to them.
information is posted and there is a central focus...not to mention tons of light.
because the space is so light, the dark stairs stand out as a form of wayfinding, leading visitors to what lies beyond the lobby space. the white walls, as in the queens museum, let the artwork and the wayfinding do the talking.
the vaulted ceiling guides visitors up the stairs and beyond. like the others, the space is white with tons of natural light coming in.
so basically what i want to bring to this space is the open, airy, museum-like feeling these have. i think if we strip away the "80s green" as patrick calls it the space will instantly open up. by using well thought-out methods of wayfinding and guiding people through the space it will have more flow to it. more ideas to come!
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| queens museum of art |
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| denver art museum |
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| denver art museum |
because the space is so light, the dark stairs stand out as a form of wayfinding, leading visitors to what lies beyond the lobby space. the white walls, as in the queens museum, let the artwork and the wayfinding do the talking.
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| seattle art museum |
so basically what i want to bring to this space is the open, airy, museum-like feeling these have. i think if we strip away the "80s green" as patrick calls it the space will instantly open up. by using well thought-out methods of wayfinding and guiding people through the space it will have more flow to it. more ideas to come!
dc presentation
so for my dc presentation i talked about both the east and west wings of the national gallery of art. while i think that my speech was pretty successful, my visual wasn't. it didn't look well put-together. below are both my first attempt and my revision.
i think by de-clustering the images and adding text it helps clean the slide up and make it more successful.
i think by de-clustering the images and adding text it helps clean the slide up and make it more successful.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
welcome to photoshop, blog assignment 002
can i just say that when i first opened photoshop and tried to start using it i had NO idea what i was doing. this is my exploration of fun buttons and effects and a mixing of three images...enjoy!
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| i took a photo i snapped of the national museum of the american indian... |
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| added a beach |
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| and a starry sky... |
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| and VIOLA! |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
henrique oliveira
so one of the museums i was assigned to check out in dc was the smithsonian national museum of african art. i expected bright textiles and cool pottery. i definitely wasn't ready for what i walked in to when i saw the artists in dialogue 2 exhibit featuring sandile zulu and henrique oliveira.
credit for these comes from here
there's no way i couldn't notice and be blown away by that. right?! it's just coming out of the wall and winding and twisting around all over the place. this piece, called Bololo, meaning "entangled" in portuguese uses weathered wood shipped to the museum from brazil specifically for this exhibit.
the informational booklet from the exhibit says not only that but it also says that this work is a direct response to the surrounding architecture and artwork like zulu's spinal diagnosis-a regenerate case no. 2. oliveira also does insane paintings like mercurio, lapsos lazulis, and sem titulo.
credit!
simply amazing.
credit for these comes from here
there's no way i couldn't notice and be blown away by that. right?! it's just coming out of the wall and winding and twisting around all over the place. this piece, called Bololo, meaning "entangled" in portuguese uses weathered wood shipped to the museum from brazil specifically for this exhibit.
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| spinal diagnosis-a regenerate case no. 2... source! |
the informational booklet from the exhibit says not only that but it also says that this work is a direct response to the surrounding architecture and artwork like zulu's spinal diagnosis-a regenerate case no. 2. oliveira also does insane paintings like mercurio, lapsos lazulis, and sem titulo.
simply amazing.
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