hey everyone I would just want to ask really quickly
really quickly
really quickly what does art mean to you don’t be shy
what does art mean to you don’t be shy
what does art mean to you don’t be shy anyone can answer good answers well
anyone can answer good answers well
anyone can answer good answers well great answers well today I’m gonna Zone
great answers well today I’m gonna Zone
great answers well today I’m gonna Zone in on one aspect of art visual art when
in on one aspect of art visual art when
in on one aspect of art visual art when we think of the visual arts we often
we think of the visual arts we often
we think of the visual arts we often think of we often think of disciplines
think of we often think of disciplines
think of we often think of disciplines such as drawing photography ceramics
such as drawing photography ceramics
such as drawing photography ceramics sculpture or even like painting but
sculpture or even like painting but
sculpture or even like painting but these these aspects of art are actually
these these aspects of art are actually
these these aspects of art are actually known as the disciplines of fine arts
known as the disciplines of fine arts
known as the disciplines of fine arts which means art that is created solely
which means art that is created solely
which means art that is created solely for the use of appreciation now I know
for the use of appreciation now I know
for the use of appreciation now I know from personal experience that art is
from personal experience that art is
from personal experience that art is often underappreciated I mean look at
often underappreciated I mean look at
often underappreciated I mean look at our own school we require one arts
our own school we require one arts
our own school we require one arts credit that can be satisfied from eater
credit that can be satisfied from eater
credit that can be satisfied from eater performing arts music or simply the
performing arts music or simply the
performing arts music or simply the visual arts notice general avoidance of
visual arts notice general avoidance of
visual arts notice general avoidance of art was pretty understandable
art was pretty understandable
art was pretty understandable considering how considering how in terms
considering how considering how in terms
considering how considering how in terms of university entrances art was often
of university entrances art was often
of university entrances art was often very unpredictable due to the fact that
very unpredictable due to the fact that
very unpredictable due to the fact that art could be subjective and then there’s
art could be subjective and then there’s
art could be subjective and then there’s also the fact that many people believed
also the fact that many people believed
also the fact that many people believed that there weren’t many couriers
that there weren’t many couriers
that there weren’t many couriers available in the arts which in turn
available in the arts which in turn
available in the arts which in turn meant financial instability in the
meant financial instability in the
meant financial instability in the future and then you also add into the
future and then you also add into the
future and then you also add into the mix that art materials are often
mix that art materials are often
mix that art materials are often expensive so I get it so well however
expensive so I get it so well however
expensive so I get it so well however nowadays you see many schools such as
nowadays you see many schools such as
nowadays you see many schools such as College of College of Fine and applied
College of College of Fine and applied
College of College of Fine and applied arts or School of Architecture School of
arts or School of Architecture School of
arts or School of Architecture School of Design
Design
Design now what would think why would a
now what would think why would a
now what would think why would a research university say for example
research university say for example
research university say for example Carnegie Mellon or University of
Carnegie Mellon or University of
Carnegie Mellon or University of Michigan even bought her to have these
Michigan even bought her to have these
Michigan even bought her to have these design fields especially if they’re
design fields especially if they’re
design fields especially if they’re focused on stem now let me tell you
focused on stem now let me tell you
focused on stem now let me tell you first off that both University of
first off that both University of
first off that both University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon both
Michigan and Carnegie Mellon both
Michigan and Carnegie Mellon both consistently ranked in a top 10 of
consistently ranked in a top 10 of
consistently ranked in a top 10 of undergraduate architectural studies
undergraduate architectural studies
undergraduate architectural studies well they’ve bought her because design
well they’ve bought her because design
well they’ve bought her because design is a constantly evolving field for
is a constantly evolving field for
is a constantly evolving field for example take the dry roast over which
example take the dry roast over which
example take the dry roast over which was recently launched in Pittsburgh do
was recently launched in Pittsburgh do
was recently launched in Pittsburgh do too well in thanks to Carnegie Mellon’s
too well in thanks to Carnegie Mellon’s
too well in thanks to Carnegie Mellon’s robotics program now not only did it
robotics program now not only did it
robotics program now not only did it need consistent programming to work but
need consistent programming to work but
need consistent programming to work but it also needed a design that could
it also needed a design that could
it also needed a design that could integrate very cost-effectively into the
integrate very cost-effectively into the
integrate very cost-effectively into the car and not only that but when you oh
car and not only that but when you oh
car and not only that but when you oh when you’re when you have to app bowfin
when you’re when you have to app bowfin
when you’re when you have to app bowfin on your uber app open on your phone you
on your uber app open on your phone you
on your uber app open on your phone you can see the planned routes and turns
can see the planned routes and turns
can see the planned routes and turns that everyone would plan to take and
that everyone would plan to take and
that everyone would plan to take and then in turn you would also see the area
then in turn you would also see the area
then in turn you would also see the area around it it makes you have a safe and
around it it makes you have a safe and
around it it makes you have a safe and comfortable
comfortable
comfortable not to mention there’s also Killswitch
not to mention there’s also Killswitch
not to mention there’s also Killswitch right next secure chef this kill switch
right next secure chef this kill switch
right next secure chef this kill switch is obviously very important because in
is obviously very important because in
is obviously very important because in case of an emergency it has to be
case of an emergency it has to be
case of an emergency it has to be somewhere easily accessible so so that
somewhere easily accessible so so that
somewhere easily accessible so so that you can stop the car no look in your
you can stop the car no look in your
you can stop the car no look in your pockets on your bags assume most of you
pockets on your bags assume most of you
pockets on your bags assume most of you if not all of you who have a smart how
if not all of you who have a smart how
if not all of you who have a smart how smart phone whether it be say a samsung
smart phone whether it be say a samsung
smart phone whether it be say a samsung seven or an iPhone
seven or an iPhone
seven or an iPhone hopefully the latter because you see the
hopefully the latter because you see the
hopefully the latter because you see the Samsung seven did have a design flaw in
Samsung seven did have a design flaw in
Samsung seven did have a design flaw in which it was known to explode
which it was known to explode
which it was known to explode now technically the people who program
now technically the people who program
now technically the people who program your phones dear designers – if you
your phones dear designers – if you
your phones dear designers – if you think about it is that they designed the
think about it is that they designed the
think about it is that they designed the phone through your safeties so that you
phone through your safeties so that you
phone through your safeties so that you can use it comfortably without having to
can use it comfortably without having to
can use it comfortably without having to worry about such a situation happening
worry about such a situation happening
worry about such a situation happening now do they get painful operatives well
now do they get painful operatives well
now do they get painful operatives well yes they do or even look at the website
yes they do or even look at the website
yes they do or even look at the website look at the internet but what
look at the internet but what
look at the internet but what constitutes a good website and a bad
constitutes a good website and a bad
constitutes a good website and a bad website well when I took our school web
website well when I took our school web
website well when I took our school web design program last course last year the
design program last course last year the
design program last course last year the first assignment we were given was
first assignment we were given was
first assignment we were given was actually to find a good website and a
actually to find a good website and a
actually to find a good website and a bad website for the good websites things
bad website for the good websites things
bad website for the good websites things that came up where websites such as the
that came up where websites such as the
that came up where websites such as the ones on the left you can see so websites
ones on the left you can see so websites
ones on the left you can see so websites that were Navigo navigable simple easy
that were Navigo navigable simple easy
that were Navigo navigable simple easy to use and had a very clean a set to it
to use and had a very clean a set to it
to use and had a very clean a set to it on the other hand bad websites they were
on the other hand bad websites they were
on the other hand bad websites they were often overflowed with information and
often overflowed with information and
often overflowed with information and they were very colorful very sore on the
they were very colorful very sore on the
they were very colorful very sore on the eyes not that colorful websites aren’t a
eyes not that colorful websites aren’t a
eyes not that colorful websites aren’t a bad thing but well who can change a
bad thing but well who can change a
bad thing but well who can change a battle website to a good website web
battle website to a good website web
battle website to a good website web designers and do they get paid a lot for
designers and do they get paid a lot for
designers and do they get paid a lot for what they do well yes they do they have
what they do well yes they do they have
what they do well yes they do they have to code it no it’s not summer I visit
to code it no it’s not summer I visit
to code it no it’s not summer I visit Cornell University I visited because I
Cornell University I visited because I
Cornell University I visited because I want a tighter I thought it was my first
want a tighter I thought it was my first
want a tighter I thought it was my first choice because this may sound very
choice because this may sound very
choice because this may sound very artificial but I thought it was the only
artificial but I thought it was the only
artificial but I thought it was the only Ivy League I could get into now more in
Ivy League I could get into now more in
Ivy League I could get into now more in terms of Cornell when we think of what
terms of Cornell when we think of what
terms of Cornell when we think of what is Cornell known for often times we
is Cornell known for often times we
is Cornell known for often times we think of say Houghton administration
think of say Houghton administration
think of say Houghton administration because they have their own hotel that
because they have their own hotel that
because they have their own hotel that students can run for a whole weekend
students can run for a whole weekend
students can run for a whole weekend however when I looked into Cornell I was
however when I looked into Cornell I was
however when I looked into Cornell I was actually looking into our architecture
actually looking into our architecture
actually looking into our architecture program because their architecture
program because their architecture
program because their architecture program I’ve actually been raped number
program I’ve actually been raped number
program I’ve actually been raped number one for consistently for the past two
one for consistently for the past two
one for consistently for the past two decades however my parents didn’t really
decades however my parents didn’t really
decades however my parents didn’t really want me to major in architecture well
want me to major in architecture well
want me to major in architecture well for one the program was really hard to
for one the program was really hard to
for one the program was really hard to get into and second they thought I
get into and second they thought I
get into and second they thought I wouldn’t be able to be financially
wouldn’t be able to be financially
wouldn’t be able to be financially stable in the future so internet instead
stable in the future so internet instead
stable in the future so internet instead I decide to look at the College of human
I decide to look at the College of human
I decide to look at the College of human ecology within which I actually looked
ecology within which I actually looked
ecology within which I actually looked at the design and environmental analysis
at the design and environmental analysis
at the design and environmental analysis major that my parents could settle so I
major that my parents could settle so I
major that my parents could settle so I time when I walked into Cornell
time when I walked into Cornell
time when I walked into Cornell basically there were two other students
basically there were two other students
basically there were two other students who were at that information session one
who were at that information session one
who were at that information session one was interested in public health services
was interested in public health services
was interested in public health services and the other student was interested in
and the other student was interested in
and the other student was interested in biology and medicine now the thing is
biology and medicine now the thing is
biology and medicine now the thing is what happened was basically the
what happened was basically the
what happened was basically the admissions director kept talking and
admissions director kept talking and
admissions director kept talking and they just she drew a bunch of biology
they just she drew a bunch of biology
they just she drew a bunch of biology jargon at them and I did not understand
jargon at them and I did not understand
jargon at them and I did not understand a single thing I was completely lost I
a single thing I was completely lost I
a single thing I was completely lost I was like why am I here like I don’t
was like why am I here like I don’t
was like why am I here like I don’t understand biology like this isn’t my
understand biology like this isn’t my
understand biology like this isn’t my sort of thing but then however my dad
sort of thing but then however my dad
sort of thing but then however my dad was really excited he was like oh this
was really excited he was like oh this
was really excited he was like oh this is so academic like it’s great there’s
is so academic like it’s great there’s
is so academic like it’s great there’s so much science and then especially when
so much science and then especially when
so much science and then especially when they start talking about how basically
they start talking about how basically
they start talking about how basically there was a there’s a hospital in which
there was a there’s a hospital in which
there was a there’s a hospital in which it transmitted germs true its own
it transmitted germs true its own
it transmitted germs true its own ventilation system and drew it is well
ventilation system and drew it is well
ventilation system and drew it is well this anecdote actually scared me out of
this anecdote actually scared me out of
this anecdote actually scared me out of a plane because I was like oh that’s too
a plane because I was like oh that’s too
a plane because I was like oh that’s too much for me I can’t do that
much for me I can’t do that
much for me I can’t do that so basically basically my parents were
so basically basically my parents were
so basically basically my parents were really excited about this they’re like
really excited about this they’re like
really excited about this they’re like okay yay designs great so it took my
okay yay designs great so it took my
okay yay designs great so it took my parents a college admissions starring
parents a college admissions starring
parents a college admissions starring director to realize that design is
director to realize that design is
director to realize that design is actually really important in our people
actually really important in our people
actually really important in our people in our lives nowadays so why exactly is
in our lives nowadays so why exactly is
in our lives nowadays so why exactly is designed so important especially now
designed so important especially now
designed so important especially now well if you look up society now you
well if you look up society now you
well if you look up society now you would see that we have you can see that
would see that we have you can see that
would see that we have you can see that the world the environment is
the world the environment is
the world the environment is deteriorating around this and you can
deteriorating around this and you can
deteriorating around this and you can see that for example like there’s global
see that for example like there’s global
see that for example like there’s global warming and everything’s not going to
warming and everything’s not going to
warming and everything’s not going to plan obviously so now well how do I fix
plan obviously so now well how do I fix
plan obviously so now well how do I fix this we can fix it by design if you see
this we can fix it by design if you see
this we can fix it by design if you see here that there are like for example LED
here that there are like for example LED
here that there are like for example LED certified buildings and then there’s
certified buildings and then there’s
certified buildings and then there’s reusable bags reusable water balls and
reusable bags reusable water balls and
reusable bags reusable water balls and one of my favorite designs is actually a
one of my favorite designs is actually a
one of my favorite designs is actually a rooftop and vertical gardens which
rooftop and vertical gardens which
rooftop and vertical gardens which actually you can produce oxygen without
actually you can produce oxygen without
actually you can produce oxygen without taking up too much space which is a
taking up too much space which is a
taking up too much space which is a great design technique if you ask me no
great design technique if you ask me no
great design technique if you ask me no I suppose what I’m trying to get up
I suppose what I’m trying to get up
I suppose what I’m trying to get up today is that design and architecture is
today is that design and architecture is
today is that design and architecture is not just another fine arts field it
not just another fine arts field it
not just another fine arts field it actually opens many opportunities that
actually opens many opportunities that
actually opens many opportunities that one wouldn’t realize for one designs
one wouldn’t realize for one designs
one wouldn’t realize for one designs actually a service cos if you think
actually a service cos if you think
actually a service cos if you think about it I mean for example so that
about it I mean for example so that
about it I mean for example so that other people can use your designs and or
other people can use your designs and or
other people can use your designs and or like move into your building that you
like move into your building that you
like move into your building that you design and additionally personally I
design and additionally personally I
design and additionally personally I believe that that design is actually a
believe that that design is actually a
believe that that design is actually a great way to blend traditional academics
great way to blend traditional academics
great way to blend traditional academics and arts take web design for web design
and arts take web design for web design
and arts take web design for web design you would need to know how to how to
you would need to know how to how to
you would need to know how to how to program and code and do all that fun
program and code and do all that fun
program and code and do all that fun stuff
stuff
stuff but at the same time you would also need
but at the same time you would also need
but at the same time you would also need to know how to create a website that
to know how to create a website that
to know how to create a website that people would actually like to visit so
people would actually like to visit so
people would actually like to visit so it’d have to be easily navigable and
it’d have to be easily navigable and
it’d have to be easily navigable and simple as we stated what were the
simple as we stated what were the
simple as we stated what were the properties of a good website earlier or
properties of a good website earlier or
properties of a good website earlier or even take architecture most architecture
even take architecture most architecture
even take architecture most architecture majors are actually required to take a
majors are actually required to take a
majors are actually required to take a physics course because you wouldn’t want
physics course because you wouldn’t want
physics course because you wouldn’t want a building to fall on you because of
a building to fall on you because of
a building to fall on you because of some miscalculations made by an
some miscalculations made by an
some miscalculations made by an architect or even take the book you’re
architect or even take the book you’re
architect or even take the book you’re reading right now like wouldn’t it like
reading right now like wouldn’t it like
reading right now like wouldn’t it like imagine if the book had like words its
imagine if the book had like words its
imagine if the book had like words its words scrambled all over two pages and
words scrambled all over two pages and
words scrambled all over two pages and then the cover of the book was actually
then the cover of the book was actually
then the cover of the book was actually on the back of the book now that
on the back of the book now that
on the back of the book now that wouldn’t be fun to read what it well
wouldn’t be fun to read what it well
wouldn’t be fun to read what it well what I’m trying to get at is that design
what I’m trying to get at is that design
what I’m trying to get at is that design is really all around us and though we
is really all around us and though we
is really all around us and though we don’t realize it often but in terms of
don’t realize it often but in terms of
don’t realize it often but in terms of in terms of design there’s like you have
in terms of design there’s like you have
in terms of design there’s like you have to think about oh our environments like
to think about oh our environments like
to think about oh our environments like not going well and then there’s like
not going well and then there’s like
not going well and then there’s like there’s a lot of use of increasing the
there’s a lot of use of increasing the
there’s a lot of use of increasing the use of technology now so how can we get
use of technology now so how can we get
use of technology now so how can we get people to realize that design that is
people to realize that design that is
people to realize that design that is actually dis important well why did I
actually dis important well why did I
actually dis important well why did I take an arts credit in the first place
take an arts credit in the first place
take an arts credit in the first place personally I’m not sure maybe it’s
personally I’m not sure maybe it’s
personally I’m not sure maybe it’s important for us to appreciate the art
important for us to appreciate the art
important for us to appreciate the art around us or maybe as an international
around us or maybe as an international
around us or maybe as an international school it’s important for us to
school it’s important for us to
school it’s important for us to appreciate the culture around our well
appreciate the culture around our well
appreciate the culture around our well personally I believe that we should
personally I believe that we should
personally I believe that we should replace our arts credit with a design
replace our arts credit with a design
replace our arts credit with a design credit not that music or the Performing
credit not that music or the Performing
credit not that music or the Performing Arts is not important but I think that
Arts is not important but I think that
Arts is not important but I think that for the visual arts we could do that in
for the visual arts we could do that in
for the visual arts we could do that in the design credit the the curriculum
the design credit the the curriculum
the design credit the the curriculum wouldn’t be focused so much on da sticks
wouldn’t be focused so much on da sticks
wouldn’t be focused so much on da sticks of the art sure aesthetics are great but
of the art sure aesthetics are great but
of the art sure aesthetics are great but maybe it’s not the most important thing
maybe it’s not the most important thing
maybe it’s not the most important thing when it comes to design rather it would
when it comes to design rather it would
when it comes to design rather it would be focused more on the practicality the
be focused more on the practicality the
be focused more on the practicality the purpose and the research that goes
purpose and the research that goes
purpose and the research that goes behind it actually took our schools
behind it actually took our schools
behind it actually took our schools product design and development course
product design and development course
product design and development course last year in which basically it’s kind
last year in which basically it’s kind
last year in which basically it’s kind of as an Arts credit surprisingly
of as an Arts credit surprisingly
of as an Arts credit surprisingly because when I walked in I was expecting
because when I walked in I was expecting
because when I walked in I was expecting to do art because well it’s an Arts
to do art because well it’s an Arts
to do art because well it’s an Arts credit however what happened was
credit however what happened was
credit however what happened was basically I spent most of the time just
basically I spent most of the time just
basically I spent most of the time just researching and interviewing clients
researching and interviewing clients
researching and interviewing clients like I would have to ask people Oh what
like I would have to ask people Oh what
like I would have to ask people Oh what would you want in a cutting board what
would you want in a cutting board what
would you want in a cutting board what would you want in a chair and then like
would you want in a chair and then like
would you want in a chair and then like through that I would have to do that I
through that I would have to do that I
through that I would have to do that I would have to try to compile my
would have to try to compile my
would have to try to compile my information to try to create a design
information to try to create a design
information to try to create a design solution or even I would have to
solution or even I would have to
solution or even I would have to research online and search up say what
research online and search up say what
research online and search up say what has been done with a cutting board what
has been done with a cutting board what
has been done with a cutting board what hasn’t done with chair so that my design
hasn’t done with chair so that my design
hasn’t done with chair so that my design wouldn’t potentially be redundant now
wouldn’t potentially be redundant now
wouldn’t potentially be redundant now drew does I think I learned a lot
drew does I think I learned a lot
drew does I think I learned a lot because it was probably the most
because it was probably the most
because it was probably the most research I’ve ever done
research I’ve ever done
research I’ve ever done through interviewing other people and
through interviewing other people and
through interviewing other people and online
online
online and also I think I’ve learned that
and also I think I’ve learned that
and also I think I’ve learned that there’s a lot more to the design process
there’s a lot more to the design process
there’s a lot more to the design process behind there’s a lot more to the design
behind there’s a lot more to the design
behind there’s a lot more to the design process rather than just yard now
process rather than just yard now
process rather than just yard now hopefully if you take away anything I
hopefully if you take away anything I
hopefully if you take away anything I might talk today let it be these two
might talk today let it be these two
might talk today let it be these two things that a does a art is not just
things that a does a art is not just
things that a does a art is not just about the aesthetics and B does B design
about the aesthetics and B does B design
about the aesthetics and B does B design is crucial and is crucial in our society
is crucial and is crucial in our society
is crucial and is crucial in our society today thank you
today thank you
today thank you [Applause]
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