This is my first foray into stop motion and first time using Final Cut so I definitely learned a lot this weekend. I chose a handmade aesthetic with cut paper, drawings and found objects because that represents the simple, grounded and whimsical nature of the forest. I did not use a tripod (mostly because IContinue reading “A still from my stop motion project”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Pizzuti
Focusing/Completely reworking the brand
I don’t need to start completely from scratch because I’m using the same topic, and I think my soundscape components are good (they just need to be mixed properly), but I need to rework the focus of my theme. I think I’m trying to focus on too broad a topic and also creating a brandContinue reading “Focusing/Completely reworking the brand”
The Obama’s hang a Ruscha, and set a new precedent for modern art in the White House
The Obama’s have ‘highly sophisticated’ taste in art, according to New York private art dealer Richard Feigen. Beginning even before the inauguration, they began amassing an impressive collection of modern, avant-garde and intrinsically American pieces, some of which have only been delivered in the past week. I think this Ruscha works so well for theContinue reading “The Obama’s hang a Ruscha, and set a new precedent for modern art in the White House”
It’s the hottest new destination: Garbage Island!!
Watch the first five minutes of this video. David de Rothschild spoke at Pratt recently about a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean about the size of Texas. I had no idea that the garbage he was talking about was actually micro plastics that have been broken down over time fromContinue reading “It’s the hottest new destination: Garbage Island!!”
Plans for a new neighborhood in NYC
I came across a new plan to develop the no-mans-land south of Tribeca on the real estate blog Curbed. Check out the new Greenwich South! I love the idea of designing an entire neighborhood, developing a new community, and breathing new life into an area. The plans represent a reimagining of the area, opening upContinue reading “Plans for a new neighborhood in NYC”
High Priority: The Land of Typographic Bounty
For those of you in need of an infusion of typographic inspiration, take a look at this slideshow of ‘High Priority’ artwork from New York Magazine. Hey guys, why don’t you do this anymore? For a few years, design director Luke Hayman and art director Chris Dixon selected a designer to do a typographic illustrationContinue reading “High Priority: The Land of Typographic Bounty”
A New Direction for America?
Yulia Brodskaya’s work brought up an overall design trend towards all things handmade, and this topic reminds me of a talk that Kurt Andersen recently gave at Pratt, promoting his new book Reset. He assures us ‘It’s the end of the world as we know it, but it’s not the end of the world.’ CheckContinue reading “A New Direction for America?”
Yulia Brodskaya double-take
I have artistaday.com installed on the iGoogle homepage, so that the first thing I see each day is the artist the site chooses to feature. Probably once or twice a month I love the art so much that it captures my fleeting internet-surfing attention and makes me click. Yulia Brodskaya is an artist discovery thatContinue reading “Yulia Brodskaya double-take”
A Few Million Steps Beyond Recycling
I have definitely been on the environmental theme with my posts lately, and there are a couple more people doing great things that I need to mention. It’s one thing to recycle – painstakingly separating magazines, hangers, and milk cartons, putting them in the correct receptacles or shelves, then saying ‘there, I’ve done my goodContinue reading “A Few Million Steps Beyond Recycling”
Imagine Designing Spring
Janine Banyus is a pioneer in the field of biomimicry, and in her most recent talk on TED she calls on designers and innovators to ask ‘how does nature do this?’ when working on an invention or design solution. She points out that every organism in nature uses their resources and tools efficiently in orderContinue reading “Imagine Designing Spring”