STYYYYYYYLE Lesson

-Names cards with FIVE adjectives
[dazzling, nervous, bold, tall, quick, electric, clever, clumsy, goofy, hulking, flashy, lean, etc.]

-Mini Graffiti Discussion [Where, When, Who, WHY?]
-What about skateboarding?

-Using SINGLE LINES, develop and invent letter styles! Write your name out THREE different ways. Consider height, width, curves, angles, simple and complex shapes.
-Try this with your NON-DOMINANT hand.

-Some examples of HAND STYLES

NEKST MSK / SACE
RATES
GIANT ONE
REVOK MSK

CANCER


DOZE comparing letter forms to break dancing: [3:45]


-Using SINGLE LINES, write your name out in THREE different ways based on THREE different adjectives.
-If someone else was looking at your name, could they figure out what adjective you chose? TRY IT!
-Choose your favorite and most styling invention to finalize with a marker!

-CIRCLE UP for GROUP CRIT! [Build each other up with positive feedback!]
-Choose one letter to imitate. If your letter was a person, how would they stand or sit or lay or move?

Barry McGee

i've always admired the work and approach of Barry McGee [Twist/Bernon Vernon/Amaze]. initially it was his work that drew me in...great hand styles, clever characters with subtle anti-capitalist messages and minimal use of color. also, dude seems mild mannered and modest yet, his work is so bold and courageous...i like that combination.

later, i learned that he [and his late wife and partner in crime, Margaret Kilgallen [Meta, Matokie Slaughter] was [were] heavy in the train yard moniker business and there was a whole other side and influence to his work to discover. [Freight Train Graffiti offers a great look into the history and development of train yard graf.]

PBS:Art21 does a little [and somewhat boring] feature on Barry and Margaret and one part i enjoy is Barry describing who his target audience is... recently, i stumbled upon this mini and informal video that gives viewers a glimpse into the world of Barry McGee. i am glad to know this guy is still making art AND, i hope dude is making decent money too.

Detroit

every time i come back to detroit, i am inspired, crushed and motivated. the history [art, music, architecture, people], the pride, the devastation, the work people are doing here [and have been for decades] and the hope get me every time. having lived a good chunk of my life in the surrounding suburbs [southfield and royal oak] and having been drawn to detroit [hip hop, graffiti] as a teenager, i recognize an ever present sense of adventure, curiosity, sadness and excitement that is ignited, just as it was when i was 17, in my now adult and not-that-old 30+ something self.

anyways, here is an article from Juxtapoz that features artists doing some crazy isssh in detroit.

Stop.Motion.Animation.

i thought this was incredible. i love the idea of using old books as a medium.
animated by : ANDERSON M STUDIO.



this video is incredible too. i watched it with the sound off, the childs voice was creeping out my mom sitting next to me. i like the idea of bombing a room with dirt and paint and thrashing the furniture too.
the video is called LUCIA.



fantastic mr. fox trailer. basically, WES ANDERSON is a boss.

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Blog Grading Scale

POSTS: [75pts]
-Information relevant to your blog. If you are using information from another website, you MUST include the link to that website. [6pts]
-A picture OR a video OR a song OR a podcast [4pts]
-Correct spelling and grammar. [3pts]
-Your name at the bottom of the post. [2pts]

You can gain up to 15pts for each post. You need to have at least 5 posts.

LINKS: [10pts]
-You must have at least 5 links on your blog. Links must be relevant to your blog and each link is worth up to 2pts.

COMMENTS: [10pts]
-You must make 5 comments on 5 different blogs. You must write down the name of the blog you visited and the name of the post you commented on. [If you do this outside of school, make a post on YOUR blog telling me where you commented.] Each is worth 2pts.

This portion of the BLOG assignment is worth a total of 95 points.

Adding Video or Audio To A Post

Video:

1. First, you have to find a video clip [music video, movie trailer, etc.]. You can search other blogs for vidoes you like. You can search websites you know about to find videos. You can search www.vimeo.com or www.metacafe.com for videos. ***Make sure the video is available to share. The video must have an "embedded" code. Look for " embed".***

2. Follow the same instructions for creating a post [see the April 20th post titled: Creating a 'Post'. In the body of your post, you will copy and paste the embedded code of the video. It will look like 10 lines of letters and numbers in your post, don't worry. Click the 'Preview' button to see what the post will look like to other people. Then click the the 'Hide Preview' button to get back to your post.

3. Make sure you click 'Save Now' and then 'Publish Post' when you are done posting.


Audio:

1. You need to have an acutal MP3 on a flash drive OR you can search webistes and blogs to find songs to download [Not all songs or websites allow you to download songs]. **If you see a song in this type of format:

you would have to click on the 'divshare' icon and then sign up for an account...the process is just like that for an email account. Then you will be able to download this song which you would then be able to upload to your blog.

2. To post a song to your blog, you need to look for the 'embed' link, copy and paste it into the body of your post. Or you can copy and paste the link to your blog seen here: http://www.divshare.com/download/6534857-36f. To make this a click on link, highlight the whole address and then click the 'link' icon [next to the b and i] and paste the whole address again. Now you can click here http://www.divshare.com/download/6534857-36f to get to the song.