Micro-Assignment 4, Identity and Sound (Can you hear it now?)

The place I chose is the W Lane Ave. This avenue is near my apartment and I need to cross this street everyday to go to school. This is a busy street with a lot of people and traffic. My normal activities in this place is waiting the traffic light. If I close my eyes, the sound of passing cars and horn of cars can let me know that I am in this place. I notice there are many car accident happens on this street.

Response to Carver “Cathedral”

This story is about a men who learns a lesson from a blind man, who is a friend of his wife. He learns that people should learn the world with their heart instead of judging the world simply by their eyes.At the beginning of the story, we can easily feel that Carver doesn't like the blind man. The writer doesn't use any word to express his dissatisfaction, but we can feel that from the words. For example, the writer do not introduce the name of the blind man, which shows his aversion of the blind man. However, the writer changed his view about the blind man after talking to him. He found that the blind man have clear eyes in his heart and he knows how to feel the world with his heart.

Two to three ten-second video clips with sound

Response to Wallace "This Is Water"

This article is a commencement address by Wallace. In the speech, Wallace explains what is liberal arts education. Wallace believes students should not believe the degree they get will only help them to get a job. More important is the knowledge, world view  and human value they get from the school. Wallace also said that, as people have different background knowledge, they may  have different opinion toward same thing. There is absolute right answer for these questions. There is no right or wrong questions in our life, all the situation we met in our life are multiple choice questions. It is not matter "what to think" ,but matters "how to think". 

I love this speech, as it tells me what is real value of my college education and what I need to emphasize in my college life. 

Response to Kaprow “Blurring of art and life”

The article wrote by Allan Kaprow, tells an absorbing theory. Brushing teeth, in Kaprow's view, is a behavior related to art. Kaprow believes this action is an art. It is may be strange to us, as we brush our teeth everyday and nobody believes this behavior is related to art. However, it is hard to   determine what is art or not art. As art is originate from our personal life. Our daily life can be art.Life is never lack of beauty, but it just need an eye to discover that beauty. I agree with the author that brushing teeth can be art, as art is the way show the world in a different view.

There is a sentence in the article I really like. " An artist concerned with lifelike art is an artist who does and does not make art." I like this sentence as I think a real artist must discover art in our daily life rather than make art.

Wexner Review

My trip to Wexner Centre was amazing. The photo taken by Annie Leibovitz attracts me most. I really love them. This photo is based on the well-known myth of Romulus and Remus, taken by Annie Leibovitz. The prompts are used to emphasize the main theme of the photo, which are the features of Rome. The setting of the photo is in a coliseum, which is in Rome, Italy, the city that Romulus and Remus had founded. The fur on the models back shows that the model is the mother wolf nurturing the twins and the cup in her hand represents the milk that the mother wolf used to feed them while she raised them. I really like this photo.

Micro-Assignment 3, Identity and Objects (The things you carry with you)

My headphone- I chose this because I love music. I listen to music everyday. Music can inspire me and alter my mood. My favorite singer is Jason Marz. The headphone has noise cancelling function, which reduce unwanted ambient sounds. I really love this function, as I can enjoy my favorite music even in noisy place.

Enjoy music quietly

My cell phone- I chose this because I use it every day. I think cell phone is the device that I use the most. My phone has a 4.8 inches display. I really love this display, as it is large and has a high DPI.  I can get more content from this display compare with other phones.

Information center

My stylus – I love this gadget, as I like to us iPad to take notes. Sometimes my fingers are not precise enough to meet my needs. This stylus provides me with the same feeling of writing on paper using pen.

Precise touch experience

My mac – I really love my mac. This mac is with retina display and the words and pictures on the display are so sharp. The Mac OS X is very user-friendly. I really enjoy the feeling when I using this machine.

Stunning Display

My iPad – Sometimes computer is too heavy to carry everyday. iPad is a great substitute for it as it is light and has the similar function as computer. And the Apps on iPad are awesome. Especially the note-taking app it really helps me a lot. I can use it take notes and recording at the same time, which is very helpful for my study.

Portable small pc

I use pure white as my background, as I am a big fan of apple. I really like Jony Ive's industrial design, which is mainly minimalist design. I think white background will emphasis the things I want to show to the viewers. The size of the photos are relative to the real size of the product, as I want to give viewer a real feel of the product and how big they are. I am really keen on digital products as you can see from the picture, they are all about digital product. I think these devices will improve people's productivity and also enhance the living quality of people.