Monday, May 10, 2010

EXP3: MashUp

The 100 Most Powerful Women #1 Angela Merkel. The first female chancellor in Germany's history and the first woman to lead Germany since it became a nation state in 1871.[1]

A bronze statue of Helen Keller was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers praised her as a trailblazer and an inspiration for those with disabilities. [2]

The mega salaries and global exposure mean Miranda is expected to be in top physical shape 24/7. [3]

She (Keller) traveled the world as an adult, wrote 12 books and championed causes including women's suffrage and worker's rights. [2]

She (Miranda) couldn't wait to walk the runwayand show the world that being lean, toned and fit is something you can be. [3]

The foundation, Augusto said, still considers Keller "our guiding light. She embodies the American spirit of limitless possibility...her biggest desire was to leave the world a better place than she found it, and ladies and gentleman, that's the legacy she leaves all of us."[2]

Merkel was later named secretary-general of the Christian Democratic Union, Germany's largest conservative political party. She has also put her strict budgetary imprint on the sprawling European Union budget debates. With her conciliatory powers, Merkel has managed to maintain impressive approval ratings both home and abroad. [1]

Keller's statue will replace one depicting Jabez Curry, who has represented Alabama in the Capitol since 1908. "By placing this statue in the Capitol, we appropriately honor this extraodinary American, and will inspire countless children who will come to understand that with faith and with courage, there truly are no limits on what can be accomplished, and there is no obstacle that can't be overcome", Riley said.

REFERENCES

[1] "The 100 Most Powerful Women" 31 August 2008

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_Angela-Merkel_34AH.html (accessed 4 may 2010)

[2] "Helen Keller statue unveiled at Capitol" 7 October 2009

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/HELEN.KELLER.STATUE/index.html (accessed 4 May 2010)

[3] "Miranda Kerr's Hot Body Secrets" 12 June 2008

http://www.cleo.com.au/miranda_kerrs_hot_body_secrets.htm (accessed 4 May 2010)



Sunday, May 9, 2010

EXP3: News article references

Helen Keller
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/HELEN.KELLER.STATUE/index.html

1) Courage
2) Championed
3) Replace
4) Guiding
5) Trailblazer
6) Unveilied



Miranda Kerr
http://www.cleo.com.au/miranda_kerrs_hot_body_secrets.htm

7) Global
8) Mega
9) Lean
10) Toned
11) Fit
12) Top



Angela Merkel
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_Angela-Merkel_34AH.html

13) Powerful
14) Largest
15) Strict
16) Impressive
17) Abroad
18) First

EXP3: An image showing a valley in my chosen clients country of origin

HUNTER VALLEY, NSW AUSTRALIA
































I originally chose Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia


but then chose Rhine Valley in Germany (shown below)































Sunday, May 2, 2010

EXP2: UPLOAD TO FILEFRONT

http://www.filefront.com/16335587/z3334893a_levels.zip

http://www.filefront.com/16335689/3334893_Objects.zip

EXP2: GOOGLE WAREHOUSE UPLOAD

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?viewer=15630976701675893540&scoring=m

EXP2: 5 IMAGES FROM CRYSIS WARS ENVIRONMENT

Electroliquid Aggregation Quote: "It is fair to say that thinking and experimenting outside the square is a design initiative that we should take, as our long time survival is not to remain invert looking on planet earth, but to spread out into space."























The ramp is created from the landform, allowing access to labs. This relates to the quote as creating a ramp from natural form rather than manmade structural elements, I am "thinking and experimenting outside the square".



















The bridge elevates space, connecting labs to a meeting space. This relates to "experimenting outside the square", as by carving from a natural form, I created two elements; ramp and bridge, allowing light into ramp "space".

















I created open space within objects enabling the components to "spread out into space" within their environment. This relates to the quote as it shows the survival and reliance of the natural form and manmade forms working together.