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Description: My animation includes a whole bunch of swirls and triangles. I also put two songs called “Stargazing” by travis Scott and “Zeze” By Kodak Black. I did more of a freelance moving with my animations. I included a little bit of opacity but the movement makes up for that.
Hours: I spent about 4 days working on this project.
New Lab was filled with many interesting creations and inventions from many different company’s. One of the things I saw and remembered the most was the U Farm shelf. Most good that you by at your local market or restaurants, travel 1500 miles before they are prepared to eat. Eating Fresh grown food is better for the environment and its healthier. With Farm shelf, you are able to almost effortlessly grow ur own food where you live,work, or commune.I think this a really cool, because you could also learn a little about how to farm and grow food.
What I learned from the field trip to New lab would be about the how helpful the place is to different companies and be used as a work area and resource, such as with getting materials or the usage of 3D printing for prototype models. On our way there what really became interesting was the entrance, it was eye-catching to see something castle like related in a place where new inventions or future product are being made.
For the animation, its 10 seconds long of moving all the parts of the images. At first, this was quite difficult mainly because I want sure how to compose the images. One can be turning, another sliding to the right or left, another becoming bigger, some fading and some not. All of this was playing around with throughout the project. While it was difficult to choose in the end I am satisfied with how it came out along that I picked 1 song for staccato and kept the song for legato, once the songs where in place it becomes more clearer how I would enjoy the pieces to move around and when. Overall hours worked was 5 hours.
One thing I learned about the trip was that metal 3d printing exists but it’s very dangerous. Which is why companies choose to make prototypes of their products in plastic. In the experience of walking there, it made me think of the juxtaposition between old and new. The New lab was very advanced and technology-based while the exterior of the buildings outside seemed old. The one thing that caught my attention was the color of these plants and the doorway looking brand new, modern compared to the old brick wall that had vines growing on it. Personally, I find this very pretty because the color is the first thing that attracts my attention, then the door that has a black frame and the white curtain has a “simple” look with good contrast.
Mashup- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VZQxQrAskt-0g1IQ2FVfcE40NhqthMN0
Song used: See You again instrumental, and Idfc instrumental
The animation is 10 seconds long. I tested out many songs to go with this animation but there were only two that fit together along with fitting in with the animation. I have spinning images and some are wiggly. Then theres a few that are fade ins and most of them enter from the side. Overall i spent around 5 hours and is satisfied.
The first photo is the new lab and second is the farm shelf that was on the second floor outside of the 3d printing room. I liked the farm shelf. You can easily grow plants here and instead of gardening you can use the farm shelf. You wouldn’t need to wait weeks to get plants transferred to the city. Also instead of paying, you can grow your own. It makes farming available wherever you are, like the city where farms don’t exist. They even grow faster than it would in fields. It is also small and does not take up many space.
Duration: 30 minutes
Took me a while to try not to get ink smushed.
adjective
“indistinct, vague” – Merriam-Webster dictionary
The word was encountered in “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?” Lex Berko
The sentence that this was encountered in was “But how do you quantify concepts as nebulous as beauty or happiness?”
The author uses this word to say that trying to take the “pleasurable detours” or the best route to pursue happiness and beauty is vague. But then they go on explaining how “we found that if you ask a large enough number of people to pick between two pictures [and choose] which one is more beautiful or which one makes them happier, consensus usually emerges”. The author uses this word to trying to convey the idea that trying to find the best detour to take is vague, because it can be the path not too far off from your destination so you can get there on time, or even the path you prefer more than another because its quiet, has more greenery, or just makes you happy in general.
adjective
“: lacking in foresight or discernment : narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implications ” Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The word was encountered in “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?” Lex Berko
The sentence it was used in was “Your commute to work and your walk to the shop don’t have to be so myopic and destination-driven. If you give yourself an extra 10 minutes for a small detour on your journey, it can transform your experience of the city into something altogether more enjoyable”
This word was utilized to try to say that our travels don’t have to be so narrow. It doesn’t have to be from point A to point B and that we should be open to new routes so that you can see new things and experience it. The author says that the longest route is normally the prettiest and that’s probably because you take more detours to look at things you don’t normally see. You’ll see greenery and such at a much quieter neighborhood probably far from the path you normally take which for example, shortcuts could possibly be cutting through commercial and busy areas. It’s up to the person walking to choose between the best route to them whether it be quiet, shortest, beauty or happy.
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