Psychegeography

From what I could understand from the article, Psychegeography is a type of map that is based on the emotions and behaviors of the individuals. Or maybe it's like an interactive map? I am sort of able to understand what exactly Psychegeography is but I am having a difficult time understanding how exactly it is used. I see that it is a type of map, but thats about it! The Wikipedia article isn't very helpful.

first experience with GIFs!

Below is my first experience working with GIFs. This is something that is frustrating at first but then becomes enjoyable once you understand the basic workings of it. The first one is with a photographic image, and the second was with vector images.

Input from Critique

From the critique on Tuesday here is the feedback that I got to help my website:

1. Word Spacing in navigation
2. Finish my resume and about me page
3. Make navigation and top logo larger than width of images
4. rework gallery - something I want to change
5. add bottom navigation bar - name email phone etc.

MY NEW WEBSITE!!

http://homepages.utoledo.edu/evankli/index.html

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

In the article The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction the author Walter Benjamin talks about how in a time with such great technical advances, the reproduction of works is becoming greater and greater. I found this article very difficult and dry to read. I feel that the author jumps around a lot and I found the article not only be lacking interest but lacking emotion as well.
What I got out of the article was that in this time where computers are in our pockets it is very easy to copy  and "trace" over images. With all the technology around us people are lacking the need for the skills and techniques that Art is based off of. I think the article had really good information, I just think it could be presented in a more interesting way!

Website and Idea Sketches

Attached below are some really rough sketch ideas that I have developed for my future website. I like ideas that are clean and organized. It was hard for me to sketch and visualize how the website will look via the sketch since a website has a lot of different components and links.

Below is my link Layout that I plan on using for my website!

Representative Work

Not only is James Mardsen one of my favorite actors, this is also one of my favorite pieces of my past work. Not only do I love the simplicity of the image, I also love the simplified colors as well as the overall balanced look of the image. This was created in Adobe Illustrator using mostly the path tool. The image was inspired by a photograph of the Actor which I converted into more simpler shapes.