All posts by Richard Rice

Center For Book Arts, Rubin Museum Reflection

During this trip I observed some interesting things. There were many ways that people used to print things way before we have the printers we have today. Pretty much every aspect that went into creating and printing a poster or piece of paper was pretty tedious. At first I thought going to a book arts place would be boring and when the long winded man began talking I thought I was correct but seeing the different zines for myself inspired and excited me to want to make my own zine and learn more about them. Then we went to the museum and the art was slightly disturbing but at the same time interesting, and I did have fun drawing my favorite piece of art at the gallery.

Project #1 Reflectons

My project as a whole was mostly about me and my bio. I wanted to give a lot in that section because we do not all know about each other very well and I really wanted to show who I was. During my time doing this project I learned where in the school is best for me to work, when I do want to work on campus. I was not sure where each lab was and I did not know how quiet or loud it was going to be when I arrived there. Although in the end the best place for me was the library which I only stumbled upon because I went up the stairs the opposite way I usually do. After finishing this project I think the thing that I am most proud of would be that I believe that I have completed all of what is required and I feel confident about it. On the other hand what I believe needs the most work after project one is trying to remeber to write everything in the post instead of on word or google documents, and to fix my grammar mistakes before they happen or before I publish it on to my website. Now, during the process of this project I believe the most heplful was the feact that each requirement was listed and we just chose where each one would go in the essay. Whether we wanted a paragraph for each category, or two catergories in one paragraph it made it easier to accomplish. As of now although I did not have much additional support I am not sure what additional support I might have wanted or needed. Lastly I wrote this project all in one condensed hour an fifteen minutes. My time management has never been the best but I do still feel confident in what I have wrote and as for next time I may start earlier I may not, but in all I beleive this project was a good experience in different ways.

Eng-1101 Outline

A. Bio

a. Slightly re-introduce myself

b. What I’m passionate about

1. I love to accomplish goals I set for myself

2. I like to strive for future goals I have

3. Where my determination comes from

c. Design Aesthetic or what I see in art and design

1. I really like design

2. I think it’s a great way to get artists feelings out

d. In 5 to 10 years

1. I feel I should at least be working…

2. I could be in school if I go for a higher degree

B. Consideration of Avatar

a. I want it to represent me

b. Represent me in more  than just art

C. How it can be interpreted in a different way

a. What they could think based on my multiple pictures

D. What my profile conveys and why it matters

a. I would like for my profile to convey  as a learning and progressing student

b. I believe it matters because…

View From My Window : Research

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While I was drawing “The View From My Window” and I was thinking of what I should write, I could not help but notice how many shapes I could recognize. Throughout the whole time I was sketching out my front yard, I was mainly using lines to draw everything. Than I began to make a lot of rectangles, and squares without even realizing. The gates that I can see from my window began to  look like they were just a series of rectangles. The only other recognizable shape in my sketch is the circle I used to create my bush that is in my yard. Lastly the lines that I can recognize would be in the street which is to resemble the traffic lines, and the two lines used for handles on the doors to the basement in the bottom left corner of the sketch.