On my Tumblr account, because Blogger has a long, long way to go...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
New exhibits!
Our first two exhibits, all finished!>The Dow Jones Industrial Infantry: visualizes the size of the thirty companies on the Dow Jones Industrial Index through platoons of little green army men. We also added the market capitalization (market value) of each company --- even with over 2,000,000 employees, Wal-Mart isn't worth as much as Microsoft.
>CEO Salary or Average Salary: visualizes the change in the ratio between CEO salaries and average salaries from 1965 to 2005, through champagne glasses and styrofoam cups. As you can see, things have changed significantly.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
American Inventions / Trophies
Incredibly excited for this one. See you in 35 days!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
... Drill, Baby, Drill?
THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
Bizarro Pat Robertson says: "This, Mr. Obama, is punishment for opening the eastern seaboard for oil exploration."
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Sometimes Dreams Do Come True
All signs point to exhibition space and funding, June 4th-28th. Brace yourself, world.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Scientific American: 2052
Imagining magazine covers from the future... what might we talk about, forty years from now?
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Foam core!
Ramping up for our proposal to exhibit in the Valade Gally at the brand new Taubman Center. We decided it would be helpful to build a good ol' foam core mock-up of the space so we can prove-out the experience; work out a sort of flow for the exhibit. Haven't this much fun all semester!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Common Sense: Outline
OVERVIEW
Ingredients: equal parts art gallery exhibit, infographics, and sculpture. Blend with the American Dream. Serves 300,000,000.
In our exhibit, we plan to explore the history of our nation and the common goals and dreams we share. We also aim to examine the state of the union, the inequalities in our society and difficult choices we have to make. Finally, we will look into the future, preparing for the worst while expecting the best. The exhibit will be built with a mix of efficient and honest materials and found objects.
With the right blend of wonder and wisdom, we hope to encourage visitors to think beyond today’s polarized and cynical discussions and to consider civic values. We have no political agenda; we aim only to inspire discussion. A Pepsi Refresh grant would let us bring this vision to life. Please explore our concept sketches and website and help us transform information into knowledge.
Encourage critical thought about American society
Share knowledge playfully
Inspire visitors to imagine a better nation
CHALLENGES
Blending optimism and realism: not so negative so as to discourage, not so positive so as to sugarcoat
Being fair: we want to ignite dialogue, not destruction
Avoiding the use of charts and graphs. Ewwww!
Project Previews
Above are concept boards for a handful of the exhibits that we've been imagining. We tried to submit them to the Pepsi Refresh competition last night, but unfortunately, we were thwarted by a few internet hiccups. The search for funding continues!
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