"The Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

This article was pretty interesting. It made me look at things from a different point of view. The idea of things being reproduced and not being one of a kind anymore is definitely something that I feel like people can struggle with. Reproduction is such a big part of modern life; from pictures to ads, to posters. Studying graphic design makes me very aware of reproduction, but I can see where Walter Benjamin is coming from when he says that something is missing from the medium.

On the other hand, reproduction can be a good thing. It saves time and energy being able to mechanically reproduce something than having to create it all over again. This goes hand in hand with the fast paced way of life we currently live in.

Analog vs. Digital

Here are two images of a hand making a fist. The first one is represented digitally and the second is analog. I think they pretty much both achieve the same goal. You can see detail and texture in both images. You can also see shadows and how the light is being reflected on the subject. Even if you were just observing the drawing, you would still be able to get a clear image of what a hand making a fist looks like. The digital picture is more straight forward, but I still think that both images clearly show what is being portrayed.

Rhizome Post

I was looking at all of the different work on Rhizome and I came across this interesting piece. It is a musical video piece. In the video you can hear sounds, which are represented visually. This really caught my attention because in my Graphic Design II class we are creating a sound calendar. We had to pick 12 different sounds and represent them in a visual way. This piece I found on Rhizome relates to that project so it interested me a lot. I like how the different shapes and movement throughout the video really look like the sound that you hear. You can find the video here.