Philip Glahn's talk

Philip Glahns talk made me start thinking of how technology has changed peoples view of art today. The labor involved in drawing a piece of art now seems unnecessary and a waste of time because of new programs such as Photoshop and digital photography. But I still feel that the are is a quality in a hand drawn piece of art or a hand painted painting that will never be topped by any computer program, no matter how advanced. There is a good quality to both original pieces of art and digital art through technology, one will never be good enough to replace the other all together.

Creativity Strangled

Even though it was hard to understand, I thought the video "Creativity Strangled" was very interesting. I never thought of how technology could possibly be limiting creativity because I was born into a era where technology is central to all of our lives so I do not know the difference between how things were before technology and how things are now. One of the most interesting points was how programs on the internet such as Facebook or Youtube connect people, and by working on these programs we are doing things for the love of what we are doing, not for the money. That concept has been forgotten because of different kinds of technology but now it is being realized again because of new technology.

WARNING!

Ocean Circles

Mr. Einstein

fire O's

From Fishing Trip

From Fishing Trip

From Feel of the City

From Feel of the City

Philly adventure

Tonight I went out of Temple campus into center city Philadelphia. It was my first time using the Philadelphia subway, and it proved to be just as fast and cheap as the subway in New York City. I arrived at the Walnut street stop, and when I emerged from the subway stairs, I was in awe at how gorgeous and clean center city was compared to where I went into the subway back at Temple. I probably stopped and stared at the Kimmel Center for a good 10 minuets because it was so beautiful.

beach adventure :)

This weekend my family and I decided to go to the beach. All of my family came from around the country and spent three days and two nights with us. My dad made the suggestion that we all go out on the boat to go fishing. During our venture I managed to catch a starfish, even though that was not what we were planning on catching. We had a few nibbles, but for some reason the fish didn't want to get caught. Between reeling in monster globs of seaweed to getting my line tangled in the propeller of the boat, it was a disaster. It was really cold and windy out so it didn't really feel like summer, but it was still fun. At least now I know that I should never become a pro fisherman.