project #4

Hey class

i wanted to post this earlier but do to a lot going on in my life i am just getting to it now..in the last two weeks i have spilt a glass of water on my macbook and had to replace it losing a ton of files and work, while this past week my dog ate an entire bag packaging and all of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, he was very sick and had to be held at the vet for nearly 3 days. the reason why i tell you this is i have wonderful comments for all of you on your last projects and i am in the process of retrieving my last projects files from the old hard drive so i can post them as well although at this point i wont be expecting your feedback I would still be happy to give you my input because i saw a lot of really cool works!

project #4 self crit

Doing a time based project was a new experience for me, I have never used the software necessary to create .gif or .mov until very recently. Thus this project was very tough but a nice introduction and a good way to get me to think about the possibilities of time based media. I decided to create a mock ad for a skateboarding shop here in town called The Denver Shop. I have been close with the owner of the shop for about ten years now and I have always wanted to do some type of digital work for him. So, when this project came up I decided to go film one of the team riders doing a trick and and create a .gif as an ad for his “introduction” to the team (josh murphy already rides for the shop). Josh spent nearly an hour trying this trick (gap to 50-50) before making it giving the final result that much more significance. I feel that skateboarding is an amazing art in itself but to truly enjoy skating it must be crossbreed with different forms of art like photo, film and video editing. Through this project i realized with out time based media I would have never picked up a board. However the amazing videos and ads that have been produced inspire people like me everyday so this is my attempt to create something to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of skateboarding...

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project #2- the confusing assignment

i chose the word vision because it is something most of us have but take for granted. Its also a word that everyone understands as being abstract, vision doesn't always mean seeing whats in front of you as much as what you choose to look at. the image, a picture of three young boys from iraq titled "war games" depicts the to elder boys holding guns to the youngest boys head. the image immediately grabbed my attention for the obvious reasons, why would they do this? why would they have guns in the first place, and finally why would someone be taking a photograph. The more i looked at it the picture and thought about the possible contexts behind it i realized that the boys might just be playing but it might just be real as well the point is i've never really taken the time to look into that culture to gain the knowledge necessary to decide, and i'd be willing to bet the majority of people have not either. The mixing of the two starting points, the word vision and the image of the boys lead me to an eye exam like composition fitting the word vision in amongst the scrambled letters and skewed images of the boys i made the image harder to realize because i want people to take a closer look in this way even my epic failure is getting the point across in some fashion..despite the failed outcome the knowledge gained during the process was well worth it!

THIZZFACE project 1

thizzface_100 images

http://s55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/tallFRANKLIN/intro to design/?albumview=slideshow

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15 images

PS demo

day 2

check out:
-art and copy
-http://creativecommons.org

unusual source assignment

made at:
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm

Who is tallfrank?!

tallfrank is actually no one, it is merely a nickname that has stuck with me since high school and now carried over into my artistic career. Tallfrank Design is my way of stepping out of myself and sharing my work with friends, family, and classmates.

my name is brooks cole and i am a currently a digital design major at Metro State College. This is the start if my second year as an art student and i am very much looking forward to learning the digital aspects of the art world and sharing what i learn with all who have an interest. thank you for checkin me out!

Jeff Hann | TED.com

class begins..

and so does my blogging career.