Reflections on Art and Design

This topic is interesting as art and design are closely connected with our daily life. How can we arrange our room? What color do we choose for the declarations? etc. They are all related with art and design.

The line between art and design is blurring. When we express art, we need to design the proper methods and expressions to maximum the effectiveness of art. For example, it is necessary to design gestures and facial expressions to exhibit the performance art. Similarly, the design process contains the adoption of tactics of art.

The aesthetics is becoming more and more important to attract consumers. It is often the case that we go to PC World to buy a fixed computer, but when we leave we carry another computer just because we are attracted by the appearance. Nowadays, people have more choices and most customers are not so rational, so it is common for us to choose one which can give us aesthetically pleasing.

For the role of art, I think of one example. I have seen a photo taken by Shela---a photo of an arm. Frankly speaking, I cannot understand the meaning of the photo, but I love seeing because in my opinion, the photo is beautiful and contains some taste of beauty. Therefore, artist should not expect the pubic feel the art the same way. If an art can evoke reflections, it is a good piece of work.

Thanks to the Creative Web

Life has changed so much for me these years. Even four years ago, I had to go to my aunt's to log on the internet. I had my Xiaonei account (Facebook in China) two years ago, and personalized iGoogle last year. Now everything has changed, even though there are just few years.

Checking my Xiaonei account (www.xiaonei.com) is my daily habit, and a bridge to connect my friends and me. Through it I can talk with my cousin in England and get in touch with friends regularly.

Skype is a convenient communication tool. I rely on it because I need it to chat with my family in China online. When my mother sees me through the internet, she is excited as if we live together.

In daily life, I often browse Youtube and Slideshare to search for topics related to studies. But I don't have the account for these two web, in that too many accounts are a burden for me.

I have a confusion now: although there are lots of social media, many of them are overlapped functionally. So my question is: how can we manage so many online accounts and why these websites are popular even though they have similar function?

Brief Introduction of Dissertation

1. The Purpose

I want to build up a website on Interactive Media education, for the purpose of helping students to get information about this major in advance.

There will be several sections: module descriptions, staff of IMedia, achievements of students, map travel in campus, and so on.

2. Techniques:

For module descriptions, I want to use flash video to make prospective students feel as if they were in class! For the introductions of professors, I will use the photoshop to make the cartoon figures of professors.

The knowledge of PHP programming language is badly needed for me to make the website more usable.

To add the interactivity, I want to set several templates which have different colors so that users can personalize the website. Moreover, "Shouts" will be set up to let guests leave their suggestions and questions. I hope I can learn technical knowledge to support users to creat their accounts.

3. The Difficulty

I don't have the technical background before I study this major. Therefore, the most difficulty for me to finish my dissertation is the related techniques.