Find it 4 - David Miller

I watch a lot of music videos, I think they are a great source for good creative work and a source of inspiration for me a lot of the time. This one really tugged at my heart strings. Its so fun and wonderful and, well, magic!

Find It 4-Rob Witt

I first came upon these print ads for some new climbing gear when I was doing some research on this particular ad agency called Hammerquist Studios. Hammerquist is a small shop up in Redmond, Washington that specializes in just outdoor companies/clients. Which is something that I would absolutely love to do. I love the simpleness/cleanness of the ads. The photography is phenomenal. The hands are pictures of some of some of the Petzl climbing team.

Find it-Cassie MacLennan

So I was thinking about the ads that Prof Cutri was showing us in class, and as soon as I see them I think  "so simple, so brilliant" so these are some ads that I think are super simple, portraying one main idea that really hits!

So I just think those are some really great and really simple ads, that really do their job of communicating their one main idea, and they're pretty funny too!

Happy Thursday!

Find It 4—James Taylor

So I've been trying to find ads that get the point across in a creative way and to be honest, it's pretty hard to find ones that just have a picture and a logo. So it shows how much effort it takes to make them I think! My search continues, but for now I'm posting some ads that I think cater to their audience really well and get a fun idea across. Enjoy!

copy

I thought these were good examples of copy, that really make you think and are pretty funny!

I thought I would try it on my own:

Dear Find it posts,

I would appreciate if i didn't get overwhelmed right at 10am on thursdays.

Sincerely,

Blog

Find it 4

I just found these print ads and I thought they were really funny, clean, simple and CREATIVE! Every time that I find things like these I just imagine the creatives having fun with the product and they transmit  that, at least they did to me. Anyways, I hope you guys like it :)

Find it 4-Tarp Pits- Dan Tygard

Coming up with another way to get barreled could be difficult, but not for Dodge and Wyatt from San Juan Capistrano, CA. I was introduced to a fresh site called korduroy.tv by a good professor of mine.  While surfing this surf site, I came a across a creative take on getting barreled.

I think what I like most about this film, is that these guys are taking common items like a blue tarp, skate boards, and their friendly street and turning them into something new and different.  Also, if you have seen other people doing this I think these guys are the originals.

Find It 4

So this is artwork from Roland Thompson...my art teacher. I am not qualified in art at all but I think this is a good piece of art...at least I think it is aesthetically pleasing. I really like the colors of the piece and I love the flow of his work. I feel like I can sense movement in his line. I also like that he cut out the negative space in his art work so that there really is nothing there. I hope y'all enjoy this as well.

 

P.S. Here is the link to his website in case y'all want to check out more of his work.http://www.rolandthompson.info/index.php?/images/2009/

Find it - Harper Anderson

I liked this ad a lot. It's definitely just an internet ad, but it convinced me to check it out. So, now I use it. I don't know how long I'll be using it for, or if i'll ever understand it completely, but it's on my computer now. I also like how it never said any words, but it was just as clear as if they had.

Find It 4- Goodbye Ideas (greg lloyd)

Speaking of ideas...

I like these ads because they are the embodiment of everything that we let kill our good ideas. The book has talked about this same thing, when we get ideas but get discouraged because of everything you have to do to; 1-get the idea, and 2-make the idea happen. If I had one wish it would be to strap a couple grenades to my waist, sling a big gun on my back, and hop into my panzer and take on anything that gets in between me and a whole lot of great ideas! *DRAMATIZATION 

gooyr 4-NEW FOOD-cassie maclennan

Ok so as you guys may have noticed in class, I am not an adventurous eater.

I am from Southern Alberta Canada and Chinese food is the extent to diversity of food.

So this weekend I gave my husband the choice of Thai, Indian or Sushi...

He is not the adventurous type either...our favorite resteraunt is Chili's...ok  not really but you get the point.

We found ourselves at Happy Sumo, 

some of you may say we took the easy way out picking the sushi, 

but let me assure you...we were definitely getting out of our rut!

I am NOT a fish person, but we went with some friends who are sushi connoisseurs and they assured 

me that it doesn't even taste like fish!

Ok they lied but I still did enjoy it!

We started out safe with a Baja role it was spicy tuna, cilantro, cucumber and this sauce,

I had to wrap my head around the sea weed but I did enjoy the fresh flavor and I ate like 3 whole pieces.

Our friends ordered the Wasatch Role and I really really did not want to eat it, it looked super fishy, but I was trying new things so I tried it, it had two kinds of fish in it, yellowtail and I can't remember the other one.  

I was not much of a fan, way spicy and super fishy, ok I did not like it at all!

My favorite was the Mango Mama Roll!

This was really good, cream cheese, mangoes, coconut and shrimp.

I reccomend this for a scared sushi eater.

Ok overall my experience was pretty good, I would even say I would go out for sushi again!

Side note-the green stuff is Not guacamole, a trick I wholeheartedly fell for--it is WASABI and it is the hottest thing I have ever eaten.

Cactus in a Jar - Kirstin

This picture does no justice to what cactus pickled in a jar really looks like. When you pull one of those suckers out they look like a WORM! But they are a little spicy ( which i love) and almost taste like a pickle ( which i also love.) I never even knew you could eat a cactus till my friend suggested it it. It turned out to be a great snack! I would consider buying them again, i hear there is a great salsa you can make with them.

Get out of Rut- Food, Dan Tygard

  I've never had Indian food, and it normally wouldn't be a place that I'd consider going to.  My wife and I went to the Bombay House on Univ. Ave after many strong suggestions.  We walked in and we greeted kindly, I tossed a couple of jokes there way letting them know that we have never had Indian food.  The guy taking us to our table joked back by say, "how have you lasted this long without eating good food."  After that I knew we were in good hands and in for a good experience.  Our server came out and took our order.  I told him that I had some recommendations from some friends and he knew exactly what I was going to order.  We order the samosa appetizer, the garlic nan bread, the chicken tic masala that came with rice, and a mango lassie drink.  The waiter also brought out a strawberry lassie drink on the house for us to try.  The food came out fast, and we dove in.  The flavor combo was out of control.  My taste buds were freaking out trying to figure out what I was doing to them. 
   We didn't finish all the food, but we did take to go for left overs which is now gone.  The experience for us was more than just food.  It was definitely a cultural experience which is a cool surprise that we can still get that here in Provo.  We felt like to some degree that we got a good flavor of what India is like.  They had Indian music playing, the artwork and design of the restaurant looked authentic, and every employee looked to be Indian.  As we biked away my wife and I talked about how we are such creatures of habit.  We stick to what we know and what it comfortable for us.  It was a good wake up call for me that there are other ways to get a good meal out there, and also just different ways to look at life. 

Rut #4 - Peruvian Food

I am anything but a picky eater. I eat almost anything and like almost anything too. So I wanted to get something out of my comfort zone. I went to Las Tinajas, a Peruvian restaurant on 300 South in Provo, and ordered a seafood dish called Arroz Con Mariscos. I have no idea what that means, but it was a type of fried rice with a seafood mix stirred into it. There were all sorts of interesting looking things in that rice. I just told myself to not question it, and just eat it. There were some tentacle looking things, some possible crab legs, and something that was extremely chewy. It was a very different experience for me, but it all tasted really good. I think I'd feel comfortable ordering just about anything now. That is, after I give those cow tongue tacos a try that James had.

Out of Your Rut- Polynesian Cuisine

Well, I am again writing in anticipation as today's lunch will occur at 11:00. There is a little place called Sweet's Island Place down by D.I. where I will be dining today and I am actually quite excited. People have given the restaurant great reviews and say it is a lot of food for a great price. So, the real review is coming... just didn't want anyone to worry. AND, if you have been there, let me know what you suggest i eat before 11:00!

The deed is done. First thoughts? I really enjoyed the food. I ordered the Kalua Pork with rice and pineapple. I guess you could say that it wasn't too exotic (compared to the things people tried) but it was a first for me and was very tasty. PLUS it was one of the cheapest plates I have ever got while eating out. They have a student discount which meant that my total was a wallet pinching $4.30! I thought it was great value for what I got. The only down side was that they had the Hawaiian radio going which happened to be a super obnoxious talk show. Other than that... I would go again.

Rut #4

On Sunday my Husband made me a dish that he ate in the Philippines called Bicol Express. It was white rice covered with pork steak that was cooked in jalapeno, red pepper, onion, garlic and coconut milk. Needless to say it was spicy but good! I am kind of a wimp and can't handle much spice but I downed a whole bowlful and even got seconds. I think that this was a pretty good experience. 

Rut 4 - Cristina Gonzales

I wanted to try Thai food long time ago, so this was the opportunity to do it. I went with a group of friends to Thai Evergreen in Orem, which is really close to Walmart (in case you want to go).
Funny story about this. None of us knew what those dishes looked like and the menu they gave us didn't have any pictures, so when I saw "curry" I thought that it was going to be kind of the curry that you buy at Teriyaki, but no. I tried the Massaman curry which is the last one in the picture, it looks like a soup... It wasn't bad at all, it was just different. In fact all of the dishes were good, but all were sweet (the waiter said most of Thai food is like that, sweet).

It was interesting trying to imagine how the dishes looked like before order them, and then see how they actually look. What I learned from this assignment was that most of the times we limit ourselves to judge things on how they look, and not on what they actually are. Probably if I would had looked at the picture first I've wouldn't order what I did. Also I think that we have to be open to possibilities and not locked in the same old routine, cause other wise we'll become boring and we don't want that right?

El Salvadorian Cuisine

So . . . ever since high school I have had this thing against Latin American culture. I am NOT racist in any way but I never liked Spanish and never wanted to go to Latin America as Europe, Asia, and exotic islands always sounded more appealing. I am proud to say, I am partially a changed man. You see, a friend told me to try a Peruvian restaurant that was on Center Street in Orem but when I got there I saw an El Salvadorian restaurant almost immediately next door. I opened both doors to smell the food aromas wafting out of each and decided on the El Salvadorian one. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!! I brought two friends so we could order about everything on the menu and am happy to tell you every dish was a success. We had Papusas with pork and cheese. The vegetables they seasoned to put in them and the sauces provided were succulent. I tried plantains with sour cream and beans. I honestly thought they looked disgusting but after the first bite I basically snarfed them all. My friends barely got to taste them ;) I got a steak and veggie plate that came with rice, beans, and two corn tortillas. I basically died and went to heaven. And last but not least, we had Pastelitos (?) I think that was what they were called. They were basically corn empanadas with meat and cheese on the inside. I seriously ate like a pig. Please don't judge, it was not my proudest moment but OH MY GOSH was it delicious. I now want to make a trip into the South to try this food from the original vendors. I imagine this was pretty legit but El Salvadorian food in El Salvador is bound to be even better! I'm going to need to learn some Spanish! Me encanto la comida!

Harper Anderson - Tofu

Wasn't too shabby. My brother had told me to try tofu a while ago as a good meat/protein substitute. So, I gave it a shot. It worked well. It wasn't that filling to me, but that could have been because I was really hungry. Luckily it didn't scare me off enough to never try it again, but I'm not sure if it's the first thing I would go for.

I wish I had pictures, but maybe next time!

Rut #4-Rob Witt

I have had Indian food before and have thoroughly enjoyed my experience with it. However, while in class I remember a few of you mentioning how Chicken Tikka Masala was one of y’alls favorites. I couldn’t recall ever ordering that specific dish and so after a fantastic day of hiking Mount Timpanogas on Saturday, I was craving something delicious and decided I would try that out for my new food.

A friend and I went to Kohinoor up on State and Orem Center Street (an old roommate had recommended it). And after eating there I would recommend it as well. We ordered some Samosas for appetizers, which was something I had never ate before. They were filled with all sorts of veggies. Dipping them in chutney gave them a nice kick. There was a minty chutney that I didn’t get that into, I favored the one with a bit more spice, or just the plan Samosa.

My main dish, the Chicken Tikka Masala, was superb! Such rich flavors, and a solid balance of Masala spices brought the dish to life. This dish not only hit the spot after hiking Timp, but also as left overs for dinner today.

Get Out of Your Rut #3—James Taylor

Well, I decided to take the Harper challenge...and then some. I'll explain with the pictures below.

On the right is the "Head" taco. It was kind of like shredded beef without the barbecue sauce. I thought it was pretty good.

On the bottom left is the "Tongue" taco. This one was kinda spongey, but not at the same time. This was the main one that started to gross me out once a bigger piece of it fell out of the taco and I saw what it looked like...a part of a tongue.

On the top left is the "Stomach" taco. And you know, I don't know what they feed these cows (at least I hope they were) but the stomach tasted pretty good. It was kind of like a meat with fat flavor in it. However it looked kind of weird too. The texture was somewhat rubbery.

So there you have it, an empty plate! If any of you want to go try some exotic cuts, this place is around 200-300 S and 100 W Downtown Provo. It's pretty good and definitely reasonably priced. Thanks for the challenge Harper, now I got a different taste of life.

Find it - Legos

I completely forgot to post this morning, but I really wanted to share these with you even though they are late. I think Lego does a fine job of what we talked about today. They are very clear in their message and what they are wanting to say, and they do it in a very fun and creative way.

Find it - Harper Anderson

I think this commercial is genius. It does such a good job with making it funny, and relatable in the form of common sense. It grabs your attention as well. It's not related directly to healthcare insurance, but the point comes across still with the common sense factor.

Fint it = Typography

I thought these images where so cool. I know photoshop is not all of out strong suites, but some incentive to get better so maybe we can make things this cool. There are a lot more images if you want to check out the website here

Find it 3—James Taylor

I was reading a blog and came across this ad. It's actually similar to Rob's, but I love how it shows different styles in clothing, architecture, music, and even dance. The choreography planning and execution must have been intense, but it turned out to be an awesome video! 

FIND IT - 3

I've been thinking a lot lately about coming up with creative yet functional ads. This is the best one I could find. I think it's brilliant and yet it sells the product. I love it. Hope you do too ;)

Find It 3- Dan Tygard

So I found this little film on a surf blog.  Its kinda creative, and thought someone out there might enjoy it.

Find It 3-Rob Witt

I love traveling the world and experiencing what there is out there. I am also obsessed with photography and love capturing my own visions of the world. I was in DC and Philly the past several days and so it reminded me of this video about traveling. I think the video is super original and creative. The video is one of three; focusing on movement, learning, and eating. I highly recommend checking out the other two (both a min each). They are just as cool.

Move.

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

Find It 3

I really like these walmart ads because I think they are funny and they had a nice twist (at least I thought so). I posted two of my favorite ones. Enjoy.

Find it 3

Couple of months ago there was a soccer tournament named La Copa America, in which all countries from Latinamerica played against each other. Long story short, I was home during this time (Peru) so there were tons of advertisements on the TV about the cup and this is my favorite one. 

A little bit of background before you watch the video: The cup was in Argentina and Coca Cola made this advertising campaign for each one of the countries. Hopefully you'll ge the idea and you'll like it :).

Find It 3

There are actually a few of these commercials that I think are genius... mostly because they actually did them.

It is a great way to do something that had never before been done and have a lot of fun while doing it. I really enjoy commercials that take on that sense of big-scale, one chance to get it right attitude. If your mind can think it, then do it!

Rut 3 - Cristina Gonzales

I have to say that I'm not a museum person at all, I get bored really really fast and I normally I don't stay for more that 5 minutes, but this time I enjoyed going to the museum and I guess it was because of the pieces that were there.

The pieces that really caught was the big stack of books. When I looked at first I thought that someone painted a big cube, but then when I was closer I realized that actually there were tons of books in one big stack. The other one that I really liked was the Veda's bible because it was really colorful and I used to that when I was a little girl, so I kind of identify myself haha.

I think that what made the pieces creative was the fact that the elements that they were made of were simple and turned into things that you would never really though about. I liked the fact that some of them needed a second look or special attention to understand what they were about.

I think the authors came with those ideas because they saw things in different ways. Their minds were not blocked with the traditional standars and they looked at elements from a different perspective. The combination of simple elements that played with our vision was really interesting and I think that it was exactly what the authors wanted, they wanted to comunicate things in a way that they caught our attention and I definitely think that they achieved that.

Get Out of Rut 3 - Dan Tygard

The Matter of Words exhibit was a good experience.  I went Friday evening and instead of just rushing through I really tried to soak it all in.  Consequently I think I appreciated the work much more.  One of the pieces that I thought was creative, I initially thought was kind of lame.  It was the piece that just had the black stuff on the ground.  The name of the piece is, Untitled (Void).  While I sat and studied it, I listened to some audio commentary from the artist which gave the piece more meaning for me.
  The artist explained that the black rubble is 600 lbs of alphabet pasta painted black made to look like type.  His ideas behind this were, what if someone shook a book and all the words fell out on the ground.  And what would it look like if words materialized from his thoughts and rained to the ground.  I think this artist and the others behind the exhibit focused on the medium of print and all the different ways to look at it.  I think that as they did this different ideas started to develop for their art.  

GOOYR 3-Cassie MacLennan

What Struck you as creative?

So I am not really a modern art person but I really enjoyed most of this exhibit and found it an interesting idea and way to showcase it.  I loved how you could pass by something and then look closer and find something else like the patchwork made up of the tiniest words ever, or my husband and I walked past the pile of rubber in the corner, and he said "See, this is why modern art is stupid, you put a pile of rubber in a corner and call it art"  When we looked closer they were each little mini letters of the alphabet, they were so microscopic though you had to look close.  The giant book tower was definitely very creative,  to me the most intersting part was thinking about each and every book.  Where did he get all these? Some looked old and some looked new, some had names written on them, it was cool to think that every book probably had a story and the person who owned it had a story, it was not just a homage to books but to people who read!!

What made the pieces creative?
So the whole point to me was that the printed word is dying, people can't write anymore with spell check, children's reading levels are way down and we are becoming a population of "skimmers".  I thought the washing machine was interesting in relaying this idea, turning the written word into pulp.  Also the idea of the rubber letters again, so creative, about how all the text would just fall out of the books, we would be left with blank pages to reinvent again!  I was not a huge fan of the wooden looking structures on the left wall, I just didn't really connect with them as I did the other pieces.

How did the Authors come up with this?

I love to think about the idea that struck someone at a random point in time and then came to life, I wonder what inspired the book tower, was he in a library? was he viewing architecture, was he a book collector?  The idea from the bible art was obviously inspired by a homeless woman, who was not an artist at all, but someone saw beauty in a relatively ordinary thing and it really is a unique communication to see, so for that the viewers are grateful.  I read an article a while ago called "is google making us stupid?"
It claims that the internet is “tinkering” with our brains and ability to read thoroughly.  He says it is eroding our ability to intellectually concentrate and contemplate -- the key mental requisites that enable us to effectively consume and digest books. Instead of readers, the digital revolution is transforming us all into skimmers.
This exhibit really made me think about that...is the internet killing the modern day reader? will our kids read paperbacks or only read books online or is that all they should know? they need to know how to glean information from the internet to be successful?  


Anyways this is getting out of hand but i guess you know it is good art when it is thought provoking like that!

The Matter of Words - Kirstin Gunn

I walked around the the exhibit and as much as I wanted to find something I liked as much as the stack of books I kept turning around and looking at that one.

What stood out to me the most was the personal touches of the books in the stack. It looks like he literally stole them off someone's nightstand or of a child's bookshelf. Some of them had bookmarks, or papernotes sticking out of them. I liked that because that is the way we see the books we enjoy the most. That was create to me, because it was able to give more meaning to those that viewed it.

I have no idea how he really came up with the idea, but maybe he was trying to figure out a different way of displaying book besides putting them on a bookshelf. I mean the pile doesn't make for easy access to the books. But if he is anything like me, he doesn't read the same book twice.

All of the pieces were creative because they took something we all are very familiar with and made them into something you wouldn't expect. Books are something we have contact with everyday, and have grown up learning how to appreciate the stories inside them, but its nice to appreciate there physical features as well.

The Matter of Words - Tim Colvin

When I first walked into "The Matter of Words" I was struck by the massive wall of books that shot out of the middle of the floor in the exhibit. I was immediately struck with a couple thoughts "Wow that's cool. Wish I had one of those in my house. (and) Wonder how he thought of that". Immediately I was thinking "creative".

The whole exhibit was actually filled with creative ideas. What I love about minimalist and modern art is one must bring as all of their personal experiences into the art pieces to create self-meaning whereas Renaissance and other styles of beautiful art is appreciated only at face value. I loved every piece. I like the wall hangings because they were beautiful designs created by such simple things like book covers, book glue, and bindings. However, I really loved the main attractions.

The big one I liked was the void with the many painted alphabet noodles. At first I thought, what a boring waste of space because it looked like a nook with carpet, but then I realized they were noodles! How creative! Rather than noodle color they were black! So, I decided to just sit in front of the void and contemplate. I loved that from far away it looked like carpet, if closer you know it's not carpet, and then you get right up to the "don't cross this line" line and you suddenly want to grab the letters and spell a message or spell your name. But why would one create that?

I called the number on the plaque next to the piece to find out. He was writing a love poem to a girl he really like and nothing was coming to him. He felt like he would love the words to just fall from the sky or that he could just shake them out of books. BAM! Creativity hit. He imagined all the letters being shaken out of books and gathering on the floor. I never thought of that when I was writing papers but I can relate! Creative.

The structure in the middle of the exhibit is exactly equal in volume to the void nook. Creative. The structure's idea is that four centuries of books or literature can create this massive wall, but all the words might only fill the floor of the void. It observes the fact that the book is only a structure that holds language and ideas.

Lastly, the bibles with the colorful highlighting was brilliant. I couldn't help but think of our book where it says new ideas are just reformations of old concepts. Highlighting in a bible is an old idea. Having a homeless lady living on the Church stairs highlight the bible in her own way because she envisions it from God - new idea. Art. How creative.

Overall, it was neat to look at words. They can be ideas, languages, structures, patterns, voids, ANYTHING. How interesting to take a thing like a word and then look in and out of the box to find creativity.

Rut #3 - Matter of Words

What struck you as creative?

I really loved Adam Bateman's stuff in this exhibit. The giant book sculpture was cool, but I actually spent more time looking at the piece that looked like an ariel view of farmers fields and the video in the corner. I totally passed by it the first time, but what looked like fields in the one piece were actually words in extremely tiny print and repeated in different directions. Patches that looked like they had vertical tracks actually had the word vertical repeated over and over, etc. I happened to come at a time where I saw the very end of the video otherwise I would have passed by it. But the video was a loop of Adam Bateman sticking a bunch of books in a washing machine and then watching them go through a cycle.

What made the pieces creative?

I love these pieces because they are things we see everyday in the same context and think nothing of it, but Adam Bateman has found a way to put a really crazy spin on them. I see and use the word vertical all the time, but never have I thought to put the word vertical in a vertical orientation and make art out of it. I see books all the time but never have I thought to stick them in the washing machine. His art twists the way we see everyday stuff and that is why its creative.

How do you think the artist got these ideas?

I don't know Adam Bateman, but after reading a few chapters in "how to get ideas," I can say with confidence that he is probably child-like a lot of the time. He just sees the world differently. How else would he have gotten the idea to put books in a washing machine? He was probably doing his laundry at the laundromat, reading a book and said, "what would happen if..." I imagine he has a wild imagination too. When he hears someone say that books are, "admirals through the storms of life," He probably got a mental image of books floating through the ocean and said, "why not?" So while I can't say for sure, I imagine that seeing the world through child-like eyes and taking things very literally with a wild imagination led Adam Bateman to these ideas.

Rut #3-Rob Witt

What struck you as creative?

Of course the massive block of books stood out to me. I also noticed how it was in the same shape as the “Void” piece where it almost could have been taken out of the wall and placed right in the center to highlight the work. I loved how the books were almost in the same form as geological rocks; thinner layers here, thicker layers there, showing a history of words.

What made the pieces creative?

The use of materials to produce the artwork, for example I liked how the artist used actual books, their spines, covers, rulers, and even gift tags and combined them in a unique fashion. The size and shape of the materials also made it creative. There were some pieces that were large and would fill a whole room, and then there were some very tiny smaller then a piece of paper. I also thought using one piece of art to create another made these pieces creative, like after he made the tower of books, the artist then placed a piece of paper over particular spots and used charcoal to shad and highlight those books.

How do you think the authors came up with these ideas?

Going along with the exhibits title, “The Matter of Words”, I think because words are made up of matter the artists then made sculptures to show words/books have structure into all of our lives (particularly the massive piece in the middle). Words are apart of our lives in many ways and so the variety of ways to express ones self with words is never ending. I loved Veda’s Bibles, how she would color code the verses in such a way where only she and God could understand her color-coded communications.