The documentary "Helvetica" was very interesting to me. I never considered spacing, negative space, or even     the way in which letters are curved while looking at the common font. The popular font has become so common that people, including myself, do not even see it anymore. Helvetica is everywhere, yet cine  we see it so often we stop seeing it. It was also very interesting to learn about what interpretation the font brought to the person during time and how much that has changed. Helvetica today is a font that is most often overlooked. It is usually interpreted as boring or serious. Many designers today have used helvetica as a challenge to bring a different interpretation and feeling to the viewer. In my opinion, it is indeed a great challenge to give off a comical, playful,and  fun feeling with helvetica rather than a serious and boring one. One thing I know for sure is that my perspective of helvetica has dramatically changed as I now have learned about the common and often overlooked font.

Critique Response
    There were many things I learned today as my classmates critiqued my work. I realized that my piece did not convey a clear message. Therefore, I will try to work on that in the future. I also became aware of paying attention to small detail such as placing the hand of the koala on top of the candle to show it was holding on to it. All in all,  I am  glad my work brought up  a lot of conversation and I am happy with how it turned out. 

Article Response

 It is very interesting how  paintings such as "Cotopaxi" can easily be interpreted as a metaphor of the times of war and slavery.  Knowing the history of the time in which art is made plays a huge role into interpreting it. Before I read the article, I actually scrolled down to see how long it was. I saw the paintings. Although beautiful, I didn't think much of them. Once I read about their history, my perspective towards the paintings completely changed.

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Tutorial on how to retouch skin.

PATTERNS AND LAYERS

I do not have much computer experience. I know the basics, which include using Microsoft Word, or doing some type of search online. One thing I know for sure, I am not computer savy!

After taking this class, I hope that I become comfortable using a Mac and programs such as Photoshop.

It is interesting to think of the relationship visual studies has with computers. As technology continues to increase, art changes. Today, technology and vision go hand in hand. Most new devices look a certain way and are very appealing to the eye. Take the ipad for instance, the display is beautiful .  In our time, visual studies and computers are merging together and creating wonderful things.

I am a bilingual speaker. Besides speaking English and Spanish, I  hope to one day learn sign language and incorporate it into my career.

Last week, as I was home cooking and cleaning, my cat cried for attention.
I let her go outside. This is why she usually cries.I live in the Poconos, so of course its the cold out. My cat ran outside with joy as I opened the door for her. However, as soon as I turned my back she frantically cried and jumped towards the door so that I could  open  it. She ran inside horrified of the brutal cold. I guess she couldn't handle it!