In 2019 I wrote a blog titled ‘Adobe Software & Artistic Growth’ where I explored the passion I had for creativity and design, with an undertone of premature experience in the field.
I few years on I reflect on my experiences with the software and the ambiguity of the workplace during these confusing times. Continue reading Artistic Growth: Still Digging
“By the time I left the theatre, I wasn’t even sure what a real cat looked like anymore.” Clint Worthington, Movie Reviewer Now incase you are unaware of this cinematic disaster, the film Clint is referring to is Cats (2019) directed by Tom Hooper. Others shared these views, with words such as “CATastrophe”, “disturbingly wrong” and “it’s so hideous to behold” being thrown around … Continue reading A Representation of Animals in Media and Communications
The video attached is a digital ethnography of the current trend – ‘VSCO Girl’, it explores my own perception and involvement in this online culture. The study uses secondary sources to further understand and analyse the trend. Furthermore, the study was undertaken using online observations, which I ethically sourced, keeping all posts anonymous to uphold ethical research standards. References to sources used in the study … Continue reading Digital Ethnography: The VSCO Girl
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The ‘VSCO Girl’ Ethnography you never knew you needed! Continue reading Digital Ethnography Pitch: The ‘VSCO Girl’
Last week we put our previous Optus modem to rest. And with a simple “goodbye wifi”, we said hello to, of all things, free to air television, actually talking to each-other and not being able to google answers to the simplest of questions. It was chaos, it was a struggle and realistically a first world problem. However; it brought to my attention our need as … Continue reading Ethnographies: Last Week The WiFi Disappeared And So Did I
So a boy walks into a cinema. He’s 30 minutes early. He’s nervous, sweaty and mumbling over his words. Not there to see a movie but instead to start his first shift. Of course all the anxiety passed after a few weeks of learning the structure within the workplace. I discovered that I had the opportunity to peak behind the curtain, literally. And just like … Continue reading Ethnographies: A Peak Behind the Scenes
“Okay Google; turn on the lights.” Recently I went to visit my parents. I knew that they embrace media and technology with open arms. However, I was not expecting this leap in technology to even exist. Like an episode of Black Mirror; I walked into my parents’ house to see that the future was much closer than I thought. The father had installed … Continue reading Introduction to Ethnographies: Home Automation
Ironically enough, the subject named ‘Understanding Research Practice’, did indeed help me to comprehend the process of undertaking research. The topic that impacted me the most was that of the ethical dimensions within research practice. I think many people would undermine this process within undertaking research, but in tutorials when we discussed research such as Maralinga and the Stanford Prison Experiment, it reinforced why respectful … Continue reading Understanding Research Practice
Adobe is hard. There is no denying the software is excellent. There are so many features and options that allow you to create fruitfully and freely. You can create apps, edit videos professionally, create logos, build websites. The possibilities are endless. Yet having to wrap my head around the layout and never ending drop down menus makes it seem as if I have entered a … Continue reading Adobe Software & Artistic Growth
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