AlysonBlair.com

For my final project for Digital Art 2 I am going to be creating a personal website for myself. This website will help me in finding a job after I graduate. The site is going to be very simple in style (black white with random red accents) and easy to navigate through. Here is an example of what the heading might look like...

The site is going to be showcasing my artwork and my design work. So there will be two different galleries. On the site there will be contact information, resume, artist statement and more. Since there are requirements for moving objects and sounds I am going to start the site with a flash intro page that can be skipped if preferred.
This week my main goal is to choose a web host and then purchase a one year contract so I can get this show in the road.
I'll be back with more updates later this week.

INSTALLATION

I am in the process of working on a new installation. The thing is, I've never done one before. I am really excited to get working on it but extremely intimidated at the same time. If it weren't for my intense fascination with installations and interactive work, I don't think I would be able to just dive into a project like this.

The viewer is going to walk into the room and stand on the target in the center. The viewer will face the monitor and will be introduced by a talking avatar, introducing the piece (inspired by the Toni Dove piece). The video work will be created in VDMX and will be playing on the main monitor. At the same time there will be additional video projected on the rest of the walls of the room. This way, the viewer will be completely surrounded my mixed video and sound.

The content of the piece is going to be surrounded by the idea of "being present". Commenting on the state of our culture and how we are so wrapped up in the technology of our day and we don't stop to give ourselves to one thing at a time. Most people use meditation to slow down and make themselves present. This installation will be sort of a technology-based meditation. An interesting concept to tackle when the idea behind the piece is about our culture and technology.

The music will start slow and gradually speed up and then slow down again at the end. It will be abstract but still carry somewhat of a narrative. These ideas will continue to grow, progress and get better as time goes on. this is still pretty fresh but definitely coming along.

updates to come...

i am tired, but this is cool

I know i should do a serious blog right now but i can't, i am very tired. But i do want to share this link. I think it is very very cool and has a little to do with what we are learning about. Definitely a mash-up, dealing with reappropriation. check it out

Freakin' Out!

So i just had a wake up call today when i realized that there is only 2 months of school left...EVER! AND THEN I'M DONE! its all very exciting but there is so much work to be done and im feeling a bit behind. This weekend i am going to take time to get lots of photo work done and get some concrete ideas for my tam thesis project. Its hard because i still don't know if i have been approved to use a room for an installation. If not, I am going to be doing print based work. ANYWAYS, I also need to start thinking about what I want to do for the final project in this class. I am thinking I want to create an interactive website project but I need to start brainstorming themes and concepts. I am hoping all of these projects come together and start to influence one another, i think it will make the process go much smoother and be quite enjoyable. It is so ridiculous that this is the close to the last semester of my school career.
Thank God.

nevermind me...

just kidding

what the?

everything on my blogger page disappeared!

Website in Progress...

okay, so let me start off by saying that i have been having some issues. For some frustrating reason firefox is rejecting this website but safari is just loving it. Annoying.
Second, I was sick last wednesday so I am not positive what type of banner and flash animation was supposed to be created so I am yet to do so. Don't think it is going to be much of a problem though...have used flash many times before.
And Last, i really don't like using webfiles and usually have a hard time getting it up so i just uploaded the site onto the atlas server. Its working, so check it out (in safari only haha)...

WordCamp

I went to Wordcamp yesterday. It was really interesting because it was all about blogging and it really got me thinking. Well first of all it got me really pumped to be apart of this whole digital revolution. I am an official nerd, and there is no going back.
What it really got me thinking about was my presence on the internet and how I am making a name for myself...how I am branding myself. My Blog, my Facebook, my twitter, my Flicker etc. all make up who I am and who I am perceived to be on the internet. It is so interesting if you really think about it.
This got me then thinking about my website and how it truly is a reflection of myself. Everything we do, say, create is a reflection of who we are even if we don't realize it. We have talked a lot about that in this class and I don't really think I ever thought about it that critically until now.
I got a book yesterday at the conference called Blog Blazers...
(so dorky i know) but I am excited to read it. It is about the 40 top bloggers and their secrets on how they created a high profile, high traffic and even high profit blog. Blogging as a business always has and still seems a little absurd to me and really just boggles my mind how people do it.
This should be interesting...

SICK EWWWW

So i have been sick for quite some time now and i am finally getting better. Thank the heavens. So i have been thinking a lot about my website because i actually have to create a career portfolio website for my TAM capstone class. This page is going to have a very clean look and feel. Probably just white with black or dark gray text. I have been considering doing horizontal scrolling...i think it is a cool look. These are some websites i found and have been looking at. They are all very clean but some are more complex than others.
Check it out...

Matthew Mahon

Graphic Therapy

Eric Ryan Anderson