Sculpture

Sculpting is a skill, one that I've never really gotten into. There are so many media that can be sculpted, from cardboard, to clay, to metal, to marble. Sculptures are one of the longest lasting forms of art in the world, second only to architecture. So many sculptures tell us about our past, from Roman to Aztec.
I kind of regret not taking a class in high school, and I'm not sure I'll be able to take one in college, but if the chance arises I'm gonna take it. I love trying new things and this is a high one on my list.

In Defense

In defense of advertisment, I actually want a career in the trade when i get older. I've been bashing it pretty hard for a while. but that's just because I'm a rebellious teenager. Sure advertising is pretty evil, but it's not an evil you can get rid of. It really isn't that evil, actually buisnesses need it to survive in today's competitive enviorment. I really just want to start a campaign that's my own. I like the thought of a sphere of influence, and whoever I'm going to work for in the future will be influenced by me, and the consumer will be influenced by me.

Brands

Brands change every few years or so. An example of this is how Google's logo is now in circular form, they changed it in order to fit in with the industry. Dunkin Dounuts has changed their logo in the past few years as well. Cereals keep thier logos, but in recent years they have strayed away from using them. The mark that your brand has represents your company. It determines how you view the company, with either a mature or a fun point of view. They work so hard to keep up their image to their demographic.
In essence a logo is set in place to represent a company, it's their namesake, and their pride.

Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst is a contemporary artist, that works out of England. He is best known for his instalation pieces and his sculptures. He is actually the richest living artist. Not to sound easily impressed but, being the richest of a group of highly successful people has to be a good feeling. 

most of his work goes for around the million range. Some of his work is actually sold for about 100 million. This price isn't hard to achieve when you make pieces of art out of diamonds thought (6,801) to be exact.

Even with his great success, some credit him with the fall of contemporary art, that's a bit harsh. If a style of art goes down the drain then it's society's fault. But no matter how much critics bash him he is still richer then all of them combined. In 2009 he pocketed 198 million.  

Photography

Photography is past it's booming point in the world. Digital design has taken its place in the art worlds views as thriving. Photography has come a long way since its roots however. In little over a century, photography has come from unheard of to the Norma in our society.
Almost every household in America has a camera. Photographers and photo enthusiasts share a love to capture what is going on in their lives, to spread a message or to save a moment. Journalism could not survive without photography, and in some regards art would not be the same without it.

Children, Children

Childrens attention span these days are garbage to say the least. Some of this is due to the fast pacing of the world that we live in. Some of this is also because if the large amount of tv that we watch. With so much stimulation in everyday life we simply do not have time to approach and to appreciate it all.
With games and advancing technology we are not given the time to appreciate what around us is beautiful. We are never taught to slow down, esspecialy in America where everything is more fast paced and we put an emphasis on productivity.
Technology has effected art, digital art and design is a thriving point in the industry. But it has also taken away our appreciation o f art in the physical world. Technology depends on art, design depends on art. But without technology art would still thrive, and perhaps museums and galleries would do even better.

Commercials

When people think of ads they think of commercials. It's pure and simple. Actually its none of those. It's a dirty game of money and time. Commercials on tv account for billions of dollars annually. This is an absurd amount of money until you think about the money involved with the companies that sponsor these ads.
When profit is at stake people will do anything to do well. Commercial sway consumer thoughts and actions by sometimes misleading their audience. Not only is this dishonest it provides less of a chance for smaller companies to take part in the market share.
Small business don't usuallyw run commercials, because they lack the money to do so. Big companies long for the exposure and see small businesses as less then them, and in turn the consumer sees these small businesses in a lesser light.
The general idea is, don't rule anything out, and don't trust what you see on tv.

What Is....

In WW2 American and German scientists sought for a way to get their enemies to give up arms and side with them. They wanted a way to bend the minds of spies or captured soldiers. This, in essence is traditionally called brainwashing.
Even after initial attempts failed there was a rush to subconsciously meld a brain with an idea, this is considered hypnotism and gave birth to the idea of sleeper agents who woke up to their task at a specific word. In more modern times, and popularized by a movie starring Leo, the premise of implanting an idea into a person's head can be called Inception.
Little did modern scientists know, they had already stumbled upon a form of mind control, able to bend minds and extract information and money from their own citizens.
This was not done with gases, or serums however. It was done with art, the deepest parts of the human brain are influenced by something as simple as a picture, or a slogan.
This is a different type of war.