My husband and I continued our journey into the world of classical music by going to the fall ballet, Ballets of Our Time, performed by the IU Ballet Theater. It was the first ballet for both of us, if you don’t count the ballet recitals I had to preform in when I was 8, and [...]
A few weeks ago, in our continuing quest to broaden our horizons, my husband I went to the opera. We saw La Traviata, part of the 2008/2009 IU Opera season. The performance was quite good–quality singing, beautiful music, sumptuous sets and costumes. And as it turns out, La Traviata is the opera in Pretty Women, [...]
I’m not typically a huge fan of Banksy, but I think this latest work of his is both incredibly interesting and very fun. Here’s what Bansky had to say about his newest exhibit. “New Yorkers don’t care about art, they care about pets. So I’m exhibiting them instead. I wanted to make art that questioned [...]
This past week I listened to Schubert’s Symphony #9. Overall it was a fine piece of music, but I not one that I could get too excited about. To me it seemed like a very traditional work of classical music. To experts it may not be that at all, but to the untrained ear it [...]
This week in my classical music experiment I listened to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 13. We chose the disc based on it’s cover design and the fact that we had heard of Shostakovich. I’m sure that’s not the best way to choose something, but there were a lot of CDs and we were in a [...]
My husband recently started a new job as a graphic designer at a well-respected music school and quickly realized that he might be the only one in the entire organization that does not come from a musical background. So in his effort to not become the outcast at his new job the both of us [...]
For years, General Grover has worked alone to put humanity in its place—but now he’s seeking support from minions the world over at kittyattackblog.com—with hilarious results. On his new site, this devious feline will blog about his exploits, illustrating battle plans and posting video footage of gut-splittingly funny kitty attacks. He’ll also seek suggestions from [...]
So lately I’ve been thinking about the art of communicating effectively and what all it entails. Is it something that you’re born with, can it be learned, will some people just never get the hang of it? Now as a designer I think about this issue more than the average person—effective communication is my job [...]
Here’s my visual interpretation of my daily routine. Exciting huh? It’s also my first attempt at pixel illustration. Not too bad for a first go round, but there is definitely room for improvement.
