Lamebook > Facebook

By diane on September 23rd, 2009, 11:38 am 4 Comments

I’m sorry this post isn’t exactly art-related, but it is digital media and is relevant to our discussion about public and private space. I am actually glad we’re supposed to write blog entries so I can share this discovery with others (who hopefully haven’t heard of this yet). I urge you to visit this website!

Lamebook.com, at first glance, is a website with all the highlights of funny posts from Facebook. Some of the posts being so lame (hence the name) they are actually very humorous. Lamebook’s logo is a thumbs-down symbol, mocking Facebook’s thumbs-up “like option”. If you aren’t drawn in by the random selection of posts on the home page you can choose from categories such as: douchebags/douchebaguettes; personal problems; and typOHs. It’s certainly amusing and I have spent many hours myself reading Lamebook posts. But it’s more than just a fun and entertaining site to visit when you’re bored.

If you have a Facebook account, you probably have seen some ridiculous statuses, photos, comments, arguments, etc. written by some of your couple hundred “friends”. You’d be surprised though about some of the information people post on the internet (even on a private profile) virtually for the entire world to see. Speaking of which, I’m thinking of tying in the idea of private profiles on Facebook and how private they really are for my public/private space assignment. I’d be interested to hear other peoples’ opinions on this concept.

Lamebook mocks our pathetic need to publicly broadcast our hour-to-hour feelings and whereabouts. I thought I was the only one who was annoyed by seeing my Facebook friends’ unnecessary detailed daily itinerary. Looking deeper than just the humor of Lamebook posts, it made me more aware of just how much personal information on millions of people there is and how quickly it is spread over the Internet via social networking sites. I’m sure this causes many privacy issues. There are twelve-year-olds with Facebook accounts uploading photos of themselves and way too much personal information than I’m sure their parents would be comfortable having on the Internet.

I probably spent forty minutes on Facebook today. It is addictive to have so much information and photos on virtually everyone you went to high school with at your fingertips. I also spent about an hour on Lamebook.com today. I learned a bit about today’s social networking culture – but more importantly – I was entertained by hilarious posts.

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Intervalometer Research: Sous-veillance

By asianmike on September 21st, 2009, 1:06 pm 3 Comments

{via WikiImages}

 

Trying to form ideas for this project originally frustrated me. I originally had many ideas and narrowed them down to the idea of surveillance and how it affects people and their privacy. Traditionally society had believed that privacy is an inherent natural right but according to neo-analysts dealing with this subject there truly isn’t any at all. Scott McNealy os SUN Microsystems states that, “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” Some nations have gone to the point where surveillance is a norm and is considered forms of entertainment. Reality television shows have multiplied in the past 10 years. In retrospect privacy isn’t so private anymore. This brings me onto the topic of Sous-veillance, something Justin  referenced me too.

Sous-veillance is defined as, “describe the recording of an activity from the perspective of a participant in the activity…” This is a term deemed by Steve Mann a proponent of perceptual and societal art forms. I’m really interested in the possibility of exploring this way of interaction and to evaluate what comes from it. Possibly the use of an Intervalometer to regulate how and when the images are being taken. I’m further proposing strapping a camera to my body and to document 3 days of work as well from it. We’ll just have to wait to see what comes up from it.

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Project 1: Input / Output

By Justin on September 14th, 2009, 11:28 am 0 Comments

Using Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Illustrator, you will create 3 digital files for print, manipulated from source photographs that you take or through illustrations and graphics that you create. You can use text, but it should be conceptually motivated.

Your final images should articulate your thoughts on public and private space. Examples of this binary could include space, healthcare, life, education, culture, etc.

Your files must be prepared at 300dpi and you will print your files at the Document Imaging Services on main campus (Chrysler Hall Tower, Lower Level Rooms 1 & 5). Alternatively, you can print these files at a Staples, FedEx, etc. You will also have the option to project these images in a public space.

Due: September 21

This project is worth 15% of your final grade.

Your mark for this project will be broken down into the following components:

1. Technical Proficiency: 20
2. Conceptual Engagement: 30
3. Print Quality: 10
4. Critique: 20
5. Aesthetics: 20

Other notes: Please review some of the resources at the following link (http://www.pbs.org/art21/education/public/lesson3.html). The examples at this URL mostly involved discussions surrounding public vs. private spaces and artworks dealing with that intersection, but it may help you in understanding concerns around these ideas.

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