February 2012
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THIS WAS A PHOTO WITH MY EYES
The foreground landscape sped past me like a smeared painting. In the distance, above the tree line, stood two grain silos silhouetted against the low-hanging sun. Its golden rays peered through breaks in the heavy fog that rose from rooftops like steam from boiling water. The light breeze rolled it over the landscape, caressing and hiding its features. Frozen in my mind with the blink of a...
Feb 17th
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Feb 10th
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DANK MAGAZINE
Dank is a beautifully designed independent skateboarding magazine based in Oslo, Norway. Definitely a fresh, clean, and sophisticated take on a skateboarding publication. Check it out.
Feb 10th
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Feb 9th
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SELF-IDENTITY
I recently finished doing my official self-identity, which proved to be the most difficult project I’ve ever worked on. Despite the challenge, I’m extremely pleased with it. Rather than simply hooking initials together I made sure to take a strong conceptual approach, as I do with all my work.  I narrowed my self-analysis and research down to the mathematical, constant, and logical...
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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OP-ED: ACCEPTING LESS TO HAVE MORE →
Really insightful article by James Victore on the domination of screens in our lives and the importance of spending time on ourselves. 
Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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“I’m the fury in your head I’m the fury in your bed I’m the...”
– Foals - Spanish Sahara
Feb 6th
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EYE CANDY 2.3.12
Feb 3rd
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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Feb 1st
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MISSION OF AUVA BLOG
auvisualarts: Since the launch of the new AUVA website is coming up soon I wanted to take a moment to express the mission of this blog and its relationship to the upcoming site. AUVA prides itself on being a tight-knit family of creatives. We form relationships with our professors and other students that are rare compared to a typical university platform. This blog is meant to communicate the...
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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AUVA: SCAD REPRESENTATIVES COMING TO DEPARTMENT →
auvisualarts: Exciting things coming up next week! On monday we have Professor Trudie Abadie from SCAD conducting an online workshop at 5:00 in RFAC 164. Students will be able to send questions to her virtually and have them instantly answered. She’ll be discussing the program and giving some great professional…
Jan 27th
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O YOU MY WONDERFUL UTOPIA
Concept and information design by German multidisciplinary studio, Deutsche & Japaner.  What if Utopia exists. A state suggesting the ideal society on the basis of a consumers paradise? But what this turns out to be merely a result of some clever mind-controlling institution? Fictional documents - including biometrical data, excerpts of financial transactions or even security camera fotos -...
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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OLEG BARTUNOV
Stunning photos by Moscow-based professional astronomer, developer, and traveler, Oleg Bartunov. His images of the sunset of Mt. Everest caused me much drool expulsion. 
Jan 26th
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“Love—to be in a room with a view that no one else can see, to swear to the...”
– Kathryn White - The Glenn Highway
Jan 26th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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10 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR DESIGNERS →
If all 10 of these don’t resonate with you, you need to change your profession.
Jan 14th
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STUDIO LOWMAN
“Studio Lowman is an independent design studio specialized in typographic branding, editorial design, creative direction and digital content design. The company was founded in 2007 by Jonathan Looman.” Talk about some beautiful design work. Very dynamic, if I had to describe it in a single word. Check it out.
Jan 13th
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WatchWatch
Oh happy day, a new Wes film on the way.
Jan 13th
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EYE CANDY 1.11.12
Jan 12th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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HOW TO CRITIQUE
amazinglyartisticadvice: Critique is invaluable to any artist, but especially to those of us who still call ourselves students. However, good critique is hard to come by. First, let’s define what good critique isn’t. Good critique is not Telling someone that their piece is great, and then not saying anything else. Saying “I like this, and that, and this. Telling someone where all they went...
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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ØYSTEIN HALVORSEN'S iPHONE
Hands down some of the best iPhone output I’ve ever seen. Follow Øystein’s on tumblr, as well as on Instagram as ‘oyshal.’
Jan 9th
ADDY Meeting**
authinktank: It creeped up on us, guys. The ADDY entry deadline is this thursday and we’re having an important meeting tomorrow at 3:00 in 164. We’ll show you how to set up your entries, hand out entry bags, etc. Just come with whatever you’re planning on entering. If you’d like, start taking a look at the rules. See you tomorrow!
Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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SILO LOOKBOOK 2011
I posted some of the photos from the Silo Lookbook shoot from this past year, some of which aren’t in the actual book. Take a look.
Jan 8th
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“Love can be narcissistic in that we often fall for a person in whom we see...”
– Elisabeth Eaves - For the NY Times (Via Kat)
Jan 8th
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iPHONE 4 LEGACY CASE
This iPhone 4/4S concept case by Les Forges MDK is based on the Macintosh 128k computer. So retro. So fresh. Hope they actually get produced!
Jan 7th
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Jan 6th