Artistic Exhibits...Everywhere

I went to my local design museum, and as I was browsing, a particular piece stood out to me.  The piece was of all these sharply cut black shapes made into a 3-D format.  What was intriguing, though, was that some of the shapes overlapped each other, while at the same time, jutting out at different lengths to create the 3-D appearance.  As I stood there, all I could think about was, "What would make someone think to create something like this?"  I had no idea.  I myself would never think to design a project like this.  The way it was designed was fantastic and amazingly unique.   One just feels the need to stop and observe this piece of artistic creativity.  It just shows how differently people's artistic minds operate, and all the different things that one can imagine.   Society is comprised of all sorts of different ideas from people's artistic imaginations.  It is just so amazing to me to think about how  we  are in a world full of creativity and uniqueness.  Everywhere a person goes, they are observing someone's unique creations or artwork.  From buildings, to courtyards, to athletic stadiums and such,  these are all people's creations.  Now that's  pretty cool.

The "Self-Design"

Today I was thinking about how I love the color pink, specifically magenta. I love to accessorize with it whenever I can. I was thinking about how this color influenced my everyday life. After I thought about it, I realized that most of what I wear or use as an accessory has something to do with the color pink. While looking around my room, I even noticed that I only bought certain items due to the fact that they were pink. My style of outfits usually revolves around pink, too. I believe I do this, along with many other individuals, because I am trying to portray my own personal style, or what I like to call my "self-design." I myself prefer the more punk-styled look, so that is the style and colors that I choose to design myself with. Other people's "self-designs" are also shown by what colors they mainly wear. Just by looking at their clothing and accessories, you could probably determine their favorite color and maybe even see what style they like to design for themselves. I love seeing people's own personal styles. I find it to be a nice trait when someone knows which colors work for them, and which ones don't so that they don't stylize themselves with outfits that are well let's just say not for them. Sometimes I just want to go up to those people and style them myself or at least tell them to never wear that again. Unfortunately, that would be considered rude by society even though I am merely being honest. Oh well, I guess I will go and create another "self-designed" outfit for this afternoon!

The Starbucks Icon

Okay, so lately I have been thinking about icons and symbols and one of the more popular ones came into my mind. The ever-classic Starbucks logo, which is posted to the left here thanks to (http://blogs.menupages.com/southflorida/Starbucks-logo.gif). As I thought about the icon and its meaning to society, I thought about what it means to see the icon. First, I want to take a look at the icon itself. When you take a close look at the label, what is it? I see maybe a mermaid with a crown and a star on her head. The icon, to me, really isn't that spectacular. Why would they choose green, black, and white for their colors? They don't particularly stand out compared to a bright blue or red? Why use the mermaid-woman too? What does she do for the design? I'm not quite sure, but what I know is that when I see this icon I know that I am seeing a proud drinker of what is probably the most "fashionable" beverage companies. Personally, Starbucks' coffee is very strong and bitter, so why do people, including myself, drink it? I know I drink it and I believe other people do so because of the fact that you can show everyone around you that you are cool and modern because you drink Starbucks. It's like saying that you have good taste in brands.