Kendal Buster Response

While most of his work is very unique (and pretty cool), I find Buster's work to be cold and industrial overall. It is robotic and redundant to me. He creates unnatural shapes that have a harsh and man-made feeling. These feelings for me probably come from how these works remind me of a big city skyline, which does not hold very positive connotations for me. At the same time, he accomplishes many different things with his pieces - they must be interesting to explore and inhabit for short periods of time. The pieces do have a certain interest about them. His use of wire mesh is much different from any sculpture work I have ever seen before. It gets brownie points for that. If they were not as sharp and unnatural as they are, they probably would not achieve the same effect that they currently manage.

Martin Puryear Response

I find the work of Martin Puryear to be very organic. It seems as though he is embodying natural processes through modern artistic techniques. He seems to employ the use of curves and swooping lines in a graceful and fluid manner. To me, his pieces seem warm, welcoming and earthy. Part of the reason behind this thinking comes from his wooden pieces. They remind me of uncle's log cabin on Mt. Lemon in Arizona. The smooth edges which he ever so skillfully crafts speak of flowing mountain rivers and gorgeous rock valley canyons. His work is Arizona to me and for that, I love it. It speaks of childhood, innocence and sunlight. I imagine that the effect is much different for people who may have different experiences, but for me, it is wonderful.

Potential "follow" Locations

 In front of Wescoe

Bottom of the hill

Inside the Museum of Natural History

I chose Wescoe Beach as a possible location because that's a place where many people go to hang out throughout the school day. For many people, it is the norm. Others follow their lead, which is why there are so many people on the beach throughout the day. This is a great example of how people "follow" one another.

The bottom of the hill would be a great place for the word because it is the location at the end of the graduation line. Graduating seniors follow each other down the hill at the end of their time at KU.

My favorite location for the word follow is in the Museum of Natural History's evolution section. The idea that humans emerged from lesser life is one of the most amazing discoveries in all of the world's history. Humans emerged because our ancestors, whether by choice or by force, followed the examples of those who were most successful in their environments (survival of the fittest, "natural selection"), hence, the perfect location for the word, "follow."

Follow Definition

follow |ˈfälō|verb [ with obj. ]1 go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind: she went back into the house, and Ben followed her | [ no obj. ] : he was following behind in his car.• go after (someone) in order to observe or monitor: the KGB man followed her everywhere.• archaic strive after; aim at: I follow fame.• go along (a route or path).• (of a route or path) go in the same direction as or parallel to (another):the road follows a hidden sweetwater brook.2 come after in time or order: the six years that followed his restoration | [ no obj.] : the rates are as follows .• happen after (something else) as a consequence: raucous laughter followed the ribald remark | [ no obj. ] : retribution soon followed.• [ no obj. ] be a logical consequence: it thus follows from this equation that the value must be negative.• [ with obj. ] (of a person) do something after (something else): he followshis surprise hit movie with a paranoid thriller.• (often be followed by) have (a dish or course) after another or others in a meal: turkey was followed by dessert.3 act according to (an instruction or precept): he has difficulty in following written instructions.• conform to: the film faithfully follows Shakespeare's plot.• act according to the lead or example of (someone): he follows Aristotle in believing this.• treat as a teacher or guide: those who seek to follow Jesus Christ.4 pay close attention to (something): I've been following this discussion closely.• keep track of; trace the movement or direction of: she followed his gaze, peering into the gloom.• maintain awareness of the current state or progress of (events in a particular sphere or account): young Italians follow football.• (of a person or account) be concerned with the development of (something): the book follows the life and career of Henry Clay.• understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument): I still don't follow you.5 practice (a trade or profession).• undertake or carry out (a course of action or study): she followed a strict diet.

Letter PDF Reflection

I had never seriously thought about font and typography before I saw the information on this PDF. I found all of these definitions to be very interesting - and sort of surprising. Different styles of typography have always been available to me through word processing applications, so I never really thought about the details of these types. I was obviously aware that they were quite different from one another, but I was never really aware of the fact that there was a whole set of vocabulary just for typography. This PDF was very informative for me.

Obtain Deffinition

obtain |əbˈtān, äb-|verb1 [ with obj. ] get, acquire, or secure (something): an opportunity to obtain advanced degrees.2 [ no obj. ] formal be prevalent, customary, or established: the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.

IDEO Summary

The news report on the company IDEO discusses the way in which this company churns out new designs to other companies in creative and innovative ways. The video opens talking about how it used to be, with people always deferring to the boss, who supposedly had the best ideas. The video then showed that that is not the case. At IDEO, people get together in groups to create or redesign objects for many different companies. Within these groups, people discuss ideas, draw up sketches and try to come up with the best overall concept for a solution to whatever the given problem is. Then they go out into the world and interview people about the problem, trying to figure out the best way to solve it innovatively. Everybody regroups at the IDEO headquarters where they split off into small groups and design different prototypes. After this is done, all of the groups meet together and present their prototypes to each other. They combine forces once again to create the final prototype, which will hopefully be good enough to go into production. This process usually takes about a week. All of the group members are treated as equal and they all work together to come up with the final solution.