The Nature of My Body
"That sound you hear, that's the sound of someone realizing that sometimes, it's easier to change the world than it is your own life." - at 12:37 AM on Monday, September 27, 2010
The Molten Core
"This world is hard. It has sharp edges and points that cut. It'll make you choose between love, money and sleep. Choose love each time and sleep when you can, money - only when you must.
Because this world is hard. And at times, it is too hard, for me."- at 1:17 AM on Monday, September 20, 2010
I Wrote This For You is a blog I found while using StumbleUpon. I read through a multitude, but not all, past entries and follow it to this day. This a project by Iain Thomas. He uses words and pictures in ambiguous ways so that whomever is reading the short story of the day inserts them-self into it and is able to tell them-self an even greater story after piecing in their own information. This is all done in the mind of the reader.
TEDx featuring Iain Thomas
This style of writing is something I'm heavily interested (and determined) in seeing how I can apply it through design into my thesis. Creating something that doesn't give all the facts, that leaves out details, and that engages the viewer in such a deep, emotional, and moving way is what I want to do most. I want my viewers to look at my work and fill it in with pieces of their Self.
"Is It Possible to Touch Somebody's Heart with Design?" - Stefan Sagmeister
I had just posted about Sagmeister's essay in my blog about our reading packets. Well I just order two of his books and I can;t wait for them to get here so I can read them. Sagmeister is all about passionate, heart-moving design. His book "Things I have Learned In My Life So Far" is a compilation of his diary of sorts, with phrases that apply to everyday and can be seen through his design.
I really enjoy Sagmeister's "rule" approach. The idea of using guidelines or commandments to reveal Self to viewers is a possible outcome for my thesis as well.
The memoirs and essays of Augusten Burroughs
Just to put this on the blog record, I absolutely love Augusten Burroughs and his collection of book, 3 memoirs, 3 books of memoir essays, and one fictional novel. Burroughs writes about his life; tragically, hilariously, and sensitively. He brings dark humor into every page, some moments of his writing are haunting and others will literal make you laugh out loud. The way I feel when finishing a Burroughs book is incredibly optimistic.
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