Helvetica Response

Before watching the film Helvetica, I had really never thought about who made the fonts I use on a regular basis. They were just there and convenient. It was interesting to see how people devote their entire working lives to typography. I never noticed that most signs and logos were actually in Helvetica. Since watching the video, I have definitely been looking at signs and billboards. It was interesting when one of the men in the video was talking about making written words look like the word itself. Another thing I found interesting was when one of the men said that the negative space between letters was more important than the letters themselves. One thing I can't understand is what the person who made Webdings was thinking.

Decasia Response

 I enjoyed watching this movie particularly because of the way the music tied into every clip of the film. I do not know anything about photography but I liked the way a lot of the film was atrophied and bleach white in areas. Honestly because the music is much like the music I listen to when I go to sleep, it made me very tired to watch. Nonetheless, the way the movie was put together was very interesting to me.

What I like

I do not know very many artists by name but rather by their work. I have always liked Frida Kahlo for the colors and the emotions she displays in her artwork. I am really interested in pieces that, just by looking at them, I can feel some of the emotions the artist was trying to portray. I am also very drawn to colors and shapes. The other day, a friend was showing me some work by Basquiat, which I thought was pretty amazing. Another type of art that has really interested me is Gunther von Hagens Body Worlds exhibition. His piece with the pregnant woman is my favorite. I am fairly open to most types of art. I cannot understand pieces with a blank canvas and a dot in the middle, for example. I like art where I can really see the talent, time, thought and emotions that went into it.