Byrne Theory

Fantastic Five.

1.     How does Byrne describe the commonly accepted story of artistic creation, and how does his own theory differ from it?

What he is saying is that everyone is talented in some shape or form, it is up to the               specific person to find that talent, whether it be in singing, playing a guitar, drums, or just rhythm in general.  

2.     What are the sonic differences between African folk music and medieval European music?

African Tribal music has more of a rhythm and beat with the folk music with handmade instruments.

Mali-African Tribal Music

The Medieval Music-Archers & Swordsmen

3.     How does Byrne describe the difference between the original audiences of classical music and opera versus what we tend to think of as the audience for this type of music today?

The difference is for all three, they all come from different areas of the world, and were used more in the Western Civilizations. Opera music has had so much more of the more relaxed and people that liked living in the country, and preferred to listen to the performers voices, having a good time while talking and eating during the performances. Today it is socially acceptable to be loud, rowdy, and still have a good time, because the music is louder than before, and is meant to entice a personal feeling that you are allowed to show. As before, you were not allowed to speak, eat, or disrupt the performance what so ever.

Boston Symphony Orchestra-Remembrances

Andrew-Lloyd Weber-The Music of the Night

The Verve-Bitter sweet Symphony

4.     What accommodation did jazz musicians make to their playing to make sure dancers were happy? Can you think of other styles of music that have addressed this music in different ways?           

They added flair to the jazz scene to make the dancers happy, techno music, and disco all evolved into a higher paced, more emotionally driven genre of music that people really liked.

Charlie Parker-Funky Blues

5.     How did the behavior of classical audiences change around 1900? To what does Alex Ross contribute this change?

The audience was no longer allowed to shout, eat, or chat during the performance. He made the statement clear in order to keep the lower classes out of the concerts since they were too noisy. The general consensus was that the classical music genre was for a “higher class” person, therefore weeding out the middle and lower class people to attend the concerts.

Giacomo Puccini-One Fine Day

6.     What effect did the change discussed in question 4 have on the type of music that composers could write?

Composers could write new catchy style of music for their audiences to listen too, with new instruments led to a new sound and eventually a new genre.

Lizzie Miles & Sharkey-A Good Man is Hard to Find

7.     How does Byrne describe the effects of the introduction of recorded music and radio on the sense of place?

We can adapt and change to a place, or we can adapt from listening to music in the car to listening to music on the radio. In today’s generation we do the same thing, except with I-pod’s, MP3 players.

Blue Sky Boys-Brown Eyes

Hank Williams-Pan American

8. How did crooning exploit the new technology of microphones?

It made the voices more interesting and be heard easier than others. Even with a rowdy crowd people can still hear the musician, the guitars, drums and the singer does not have to yell in order to be heard over the percussions, or guitar riffs.

John Mellencamp-R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A.

Johnny Cash-A boy named Sue

Alice Cooper-School’s out

9.     What are the differences in audiences, acoustics, and styles for disco and arena rock?           

They can have a wide audience, from country to folk listeners. Disco had more of a                       fun relaxed and upbeat feel while rock sounds more like aggression and raw emotion at some points. Different types of dancing came about through these genre such as The Robot, The Funky Chicken Dance, and YMCA for Disco, and Rock became more of an aggressive style called Moshing/Slam Dancing.

Hank Williams Jr.-Kaw-liga

Rick James-Super Freak

Commodores-Brick House

Iron Maiden-Run to the Hills

10. How is contemporary hip hop distinct from the beginnings of hip hop, according to Byrne?

Contemporary hip hop was not like the dance oriented hip hop. It evolved into music that is best played with heavy bass, such as in a vehicle with really nice stereo system. 

Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams

11. What are the particular acoustic qualities of MP3 music heard through headphones? Can you think of any examples of the type of music Byrne describes but doesn't name?

The mp3 acoustic qualities were good back then, they are better not however it was pretty much a private concert for yourself. Rock/heavy Metal is a good example that works well. Not everyone wants to hear the music you like, being that everyone today has many options of music to like, so the headphones help you listen to your kind of music, without disrupting others around you.

Avenge Sevenfold-Nightmare

Slayer-Angel of Death

In summary:

All through time there has been music, all different kinds, and from all different ethnic groups of life. Therefore there is a huge range in types of music, ranging from tribal music, to today’s modern hip hop, or rock and roll. Time has developed different technology which has also evolved the music scene. From microphones, to mp3 players, all through history there has been advances in music, and there is no reason to believe there will be no more advances.

The music lover attending classic concerts in the early days, had to keep quiet, no eating or talking was allowed for a few different reasons. One was to keep the “lower class” people out of the concert, and another reason was there was not as sophisticated sound systems like we have today. Now we can be loud, rowdy, eat, drink and pretty much be free to express ourselves at the concert we are at, and it is totally acceptable, and encouraged.

Technology has also changed the way we listened to music, from radio, to Walkman’s to I-pods and mp3 players. Before radio, to listen to music you had to go to a concert hall. Then the radio waves came through and played music, so everyone could hear the music from the luxury of their own homes, although the selection of music was slim, it was still better than not listening to music at all. Today we have the internet to stream music, I-pod’s to download anything we want from every genre of music, and of course still have the live concerts like back in the early days, just modernized to fit today’s lifestyles. 

Team 1- Byrne Assignment

Through out the article Byrne toys with the idea of creativity and what actually motivates it. He goes on to say that creativity forms from something deep within us but also conforms to platforms that have already been created. What he meant by this was that when we create it is fueled by emotion but it has a way of fitting into a pre-existing format. To be more specific, when it comes to music artist do not create a new genre every time they make a song. And although creativity is tied to some emotion it is also has to be what the people like. Because of this music has conformed vastly over time. According to Byrne not only does music conform to preceding patterns and what the people want, but it has work well with the setting in which it is going to be played/performed. And this constant compliance is what made music what it is today.  Byrne also stated that creativity is also fueled by opportunity. Most times we create things because the opportunity is presented to us. With all this being said, how creative is creativity? Byrne seems to think that we conform subconsciously, most times without even realizing it.

Through out the rest of the article Byrne goes on to discuss the “evolution” of music. But seeing that music is a product of creativity and creativity does not evolve, how exactly is music “evolving.” In reality it isn’t the music doing the evolving, it is technology and taste that is changing. Because of the progress of technology songs are now recorded, voices are altered, instruments are no longer required to make a beat and all types of music can be heard in different settings. 

Spotify Playlist:
https://play.spotify.com/user/deidrec.1992/playlist/18NZcQoOiTVca8PNpAcQL8

Team GER - Byrne Presentation

‘David Byrne: My love affair with sound’ article summary - Team GER

In David Byrne’s article, he goes through a timeline of how music changed, and how the audiences of music had an impact on the musical world. Byrne’s, the lead singer of The Talking Heads, also gives his insight as to how music is created, and challenges how audiences usually believe artists find the creativity to form the music. One aspect of music that Byrne focuses on mentioning during almost every section of his article was the fact that the music had to be loud enough to be heard over the commotion of the audience that they were playing for. All of the bands centered their music around being loud, and using loud and strong beats that could be easily heard and danced to. Throughout the article he discusses the differences over the years regarding audience types and etiquette, the ways we listen to music, and how the venues that hold musicians have adapted as the music has been able to change in terms of volume.

https://play.spotify.com/user/ashspinoso/playlist/5EBuO7dIcpRR0S7UYVIecM

Team Avatar- Byrne Blog.

Byrne states that space, platform and software makes the art, music and other things. He then continues on to talk about how percussive music carries well outdoors, allowing people to dance and such. Being outdoors allows the rhythms to not mash together like they would indoors. Byrne states that Western music was played in stone walled places, and that the notes of the music/vocals would pile up together because of the architecture. People discovered that long notes worked best in these buildings to help prevent the pile up of notes. In the 1700's Mozart would perform in large rooms but not huge rooms.
Jazz was created from later classical music and was played in places where dancing was going on. Jazz then developed into a a form of classical music that was played in concert halls. Country music and rock and roll were some other genres that allowed people to dance and were able to muffle the chatter of people.
Classical music then changed around 1900 to a type of music where people had to sit still and quietly doing nothing while they listened to the music. With classical music changing to a quiet audience opposed to the previous rowdy bar scene it now allows artists to play softer music and sing quietly with the audience still able to hear.
Recorded music allowed people to listen to music on the radio which also allowed them to hear a greater amount and range of music then they would in person. Musicians now had to create their music to be played live along with a recorded version. With the technology now offered people could now sing quieter but still be heard with microphones.
Music venues such as the Walkman portable cassette player allowed people to bring music wherever they went and have the experience as if they were listening to it live. With headphones on, people could listen to listen to anything they want at any volume without others over hearing.
Lastly Byrne talks about how not everything has to be written by a musician, but how sounds of nature can come together. Byrne uses the example of a jungle and how the sounds of animals along with nature come together. Byrne also discusses how different animals make different sounds for their location so the sound will travel how its supposed to.

SPOTIFY Play list
http://open.spotify.com/user/1267807827/playlist/6xoSJitlRJjKBCJ92gxbh2

Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/v/TnAYsWH6QbU?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1

Team Achievers- Funny Faces

Funny Faces- Just a phrase for silly facial expressions.




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Silly Smiley Funny Face



Cartoon funny face.


Funny Monkey Face
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 Spongebob funny face by EvanTheBehemoth

Team 1 Corporate Identity

Corporate Identity- A corporate identity is the overall image of a corporation or firm or business in the minds of diverse publics, such as customers and investors and employees.

-The Mcdonalds Logo is a prime example of Corporate Identity, the Golden Arches are adored by people of all ages especially children. When these Golden Arches are seen thoughts of food and joy enter the minds of most people.

Source- Google Images, Golden Arches

- Sony's Logo and slogan "Make Believe", may not be widely known due to the fact that it is a recent change. However, when people see "Sony", they think of Radios,Speakers, Tv's and their most popular item the PlayStation Game System.

Source- Google Images, Sony Logo

- Nike!, this check is seen and people automatically think of the Brand Nike, or their world famous slogan "Just Do It". Primarily Sneakers,Socks,Nike+ Wristband are put to mind when this check is seen.

Source- Google Images, Nike Logo

Team GER- Found Typography

Found typography is a phenomenon where everyday objects seem to form letters through  interpretation, skewed vision, and magical transformation.
This is one example of found typography. When you look at these rocks you interpret them as being letters of the alphabet.
-Google Images
-Colleen
Found typography takes unnatural shapes and forms them into letters to create a unique alphabet.
-Josh Marcotte; Flickr
-Calli
Found typography can be used to create subliminal messages through the use of both natural and manmade products.
-Ashley

Ransom Notes 

According to 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design the jumbled-type or ransom-note school of graphic design gained its name from the cliched style-cutout letters intended to hide the identity of the sender. It has its roots in the late nineteenth century, when common job printers carelessly mixed disparate wood and metal type styles together on the same page, resulting in a cacophony of typographic noise.
Some images are:

Team 1 Byrne questions

1.      How does Byrne describe the commonly accepted story of artistic creation, and how does his own theory differ from it?

·         David Byrne states that people create artistic work to things that already exist, without even knowing. He believes anyone can create artist achievements, birth has no affiliation.

2.      What are the sonic differences between African folk music and medieval European music?

·         Handmade instruments were used in African folk music, while Europeans instruments higher in quality. Also African folk music had more rhythm, while Europeans music was more harmonic.

3.      How does Byrne describe the difference between the original audiences of classical music and opera versus what we tend to think of as the audience for this type of music today?

·         Music today is more about paying to see an artist, while for classical music people would “come together” to appreciate the sound and vibe.

4.      What accommodation did jazz musicians make to their playing to make sure dancers were happy? Can you think of other styles of music that have addressed this music in different ways?

·         Jazz musicians performed in many places such as; whorehouses, bars, and funerals. We feel rappers/lyricist tend to fit this description, because they are willing to perform at open mics.

5.      How did the behavior of classical audiences change around 1900? To what does Alex Ross contribute this change?

·         People are no longer able to dance or express themselves, when hearing music. Alex Ross felt people should stay quiet at performances.

6.      What effect did the change discussed in question 4 have on the type of music that composers could write?

·         Jazz music open doors for artists to be more interactive with their audiences.

7.      How does Byrne describe the effects of the introduction of recorded music and radio on the sense of place?

·         Recorded music helps people all over of all ages to be able to listen to music of more variety.

8.      How did crooning exploit the new technology of microphones?

·         Microphones were used to help the performer to be heard, enabling the audience to clearly hear the lyrics.

9.      What are the differences in audiences, acoustics, and styles for disco and arena rock?

·         Disco is more interactive with their audiences; rock is to be heard at loud volumes.

10.  How is contemporary hip hop distinct from the beginnings of hip hop, according to Byrne?

·         Contemporary hip-hop was all about lyrics, while today’s hip-hop is more about the beat and bass.

11.  What are the particular acoustic qualities of MP3 music heard through headphones? Can you think of any examples of the type of music Byrne describes but doesn't name?

·         Background noises can be heard more accurately through headphones. J-pop is a good example Byrne does not mention.

Expression of Speed- Fantastic five

Fantastic Five

Expression of speed- with the invention of planes, automobiles, and trains came the need for speed. Artists began to capture images with speed being expressed through blurry motions.

 
Here is a picture of a highway that only shows the lights of the cars on it. By not showing the actual car and only having a stream of the lights it gives the image of feel that the cars are traveling very fast.
By Alexia Gomez
https://blog.trustev.com/travelling-at-the-speed-of-blur/

This is an image of a train traveling at a high rate of speed through a desert. By having the background of the image clear and the train blurry it gives the feel that the train is moving very fast.
By David Siders
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/high-speed-rail/

This image uses the opposite affect of the above image. A cheetah is running and the camera man focused in on the cheetah so that the background was blurry. By how blurry the background is it makes it very obvious that it is traveling with a lot of speed.

By Jen Tiet

http://www.fullthrottletn.com/simple-fitness-speed/

 

Patrick Murray- Byrne questions

 

1. How does Byrne describe the commonly accepted story of artistic creation, and how does his own theory differ from it?
1. David Byrne uses this quote, "This is the romantic notion of how creative work comes to be, but I think the path of creation is almost 180 degrees from this model. I believe that we unconsciously and instinctively make work to fit preexisting formats.", to express his feelings towards artistic creation. He feels that rather than being born with artistic creation, anyone who wants to achieve artistic creation can with hard work and determination.
2. What are the sonic differences between African folk music and medieval European music?
1. The differences that Byrne describes in his article are that African Folk music uses handmade instruments and also has more rythym to its music, rather than medieval European music has more harmony in it with more of a melody. Also the instruments that the Europeans use were better crafted and better quality.

     3.How does Byrne describe the difference between the original audiences of classical music and opera versus what we tend to think of as the audience for this type of music today?

              1. Byrne describes the audience as more of a social gathering rather than going to watch a show. He proclaims that "back in the day" people would shout out what they wanted to hear while they were eating and drinking and socializing with each other. That differs from our mind views in that, that people today think of concerts centuries ago would have been filled with more quietness and properness.

     4. What accommodation did jazz musicians make to their playing to make sure dancers were happy? Can you think of other styles of music that have addressed this music in different ways?

               1. The jazz musicians played in places that had dance areas like bars, funerals, whorehouses, and joints. They did this so that dances could have a place to dance instead of just sitting in chairs. As for other music that addressed this music in different ways, I would go with rock n role because I know that is how most bands start up nowadays is by playing at bars.

     5.How did the behavior of classical audiences change around 1900? To what does Alex Ross contribute this change?

                1. In the early 1900's, people at classical concerts were no longer allowed to shout dance or really do anything. Alex Ross explained that people were expected to sit in their seats and quietly watch and listen to the concert.

      6. What effect did the change discussed in question 4 have on the type of music that composers could write?

                  1. It helped persuade musicians to evolve into a jazz sound so that their audiences could be more lively when listening to them perform.

       7. How does Byrne describe the effects of the introduction of recorded music and radio on the sense of place?

                  1. He describes it that by music now being available in all places by radio, more concert locations, that music was now involved at almost every place a person could be because of the addition of availability.

        8. How did crooning exploit the new technology of microphones?

                   1. Crooning enabled people to better hear the performer, making the music more desirable to the listener because they could actually comprehend what the music was about.

        9. What are the differences in audiences, acoustics, and styles for disco and arena rock?

                   1. The differences for disco is that disco is more of an direct entertainment for its listeners because they can more actively participate making it more fun for the audience, rather than arena rock, where that has more of an aggression feel to it and tends to have an angry sound with it as well.

        10. How is contemporary hip hop distinct from the beginnings of hip hop, according to Byrne?

                   1. Contemporary hip hop today is more of a "pump you up, listen in your car" type of hip hop, whereas the beginnings of hip hop was a more "get up and dance" type of hip hop.

         11. What are the particular acoustic qualities of MP3 music heard through headphones? Can you think of any examples of the type of music Byrne describes but doesn't name?

                    1. The good acoustic quality of an MP3 player is that the music is secluded to just you, unless you blare it loud enough to go deaf, then its basically like you are alone with just yourself and the music you are listening to. Christian music is good example that Byrne doesn't name

 

Achievers- Red with Black

Red with Black- Colors

Clip art illustration of a cute lady bug made with gradients for dimension. Clip art illustration by Pamela Perry 

Red and black are the colours of the Christchurch-based Crusaders who made the decision to cancel Saturday’s match against the Wellington Hurricanes.

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company. He was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios in 1928.

 Scarlet Tanager Bird -Breeding male is bright red with black wings and tail and a pale bill.

Team 1- Calligrams

A Calligram is the concept of text as representational imagery. Artist use words, sentences and paragraphs to metamorphically and metaphorically represent the ideas put forth in the text. Calligrams break the barriers of traditional typesettings that are constructed in a symmetrical and linear manner. It was in the 19th century that book designers and authors started to toy with the idea of texts as images.

Motherhood and pregnancy

Joni James

This image depicts the silhouette of an expecting mother using words that are generally associated with the idea of motherhood. The words used to form the image are of different sizes and font styles. 

Coke Tweets
http://theexperiential.com/work/calligrams/

Calligram Kitty
Absurdynka

This image was done by a design company known as The Experiential Company. In this design they used Tweets that mentioned the classic drink coca-cola to construct the image of a coke can. 





























In this image the artist used only one word to construct the image of a cat. Each individual letter contributes to the form of the image.

Team GER - Botanical Geometry

Botanical geometry turns natural, organic forms into highly stylized patterns which combine curvilinear floral motifs with rectilinear elements.

The designs of botanical geometry were seen during the 1960's when psychedelic plants were popular throughout the country.
-www.visseo.com

Using aspects of nature was the basic part of botanical geometry. This photo is based around leaves as its nature point.

-By Aleks Shcherbakov
-Deviant Art

Botanical geometry is a popular and unique form of it. It is often sold as drawings and paintings, and also appears on sculptures, clothing, and is even seen as tattoo designs.
-By Cabinetocurios

Team Avatar:Manifestos

According to 100 Ideas that Changes Graphic Design Manifestos provocative pronouncements by groups of artists tend to share one characteristic. The people usually favor stark black- and- white, Typography, on the assumption that colorful statements could be construed as frivolous. In fact a lot of them looked like ordinary pamphlets, as if their authors had gone out of their way not to let the form of their proclamations detract from the content of their subversive messages. Here is some of their work.

This is called Love your mess
because life is messy, and you can’t fight it. You can’t sweep it under a rug. Most of your most important decisions in life will be messy, embrace it. Your messiness is unique, it makes you who you are. Be honest, be open, be real.



This is called Napkin Manifesto.
Stanford wanted to become the best design school out there. Period. In the process they came up with a Napkin Manifesto that inspires us to be crazy, be brave, take on projects–big projects. Reinvent. Design. Be an Innovator.



This is called Incomplete Manifesto for Growth.
This design manifesto was first written by Bruce Mau in 1998, articulating his beliefs, strategies, and motivations. It has since taken the minds of everyone by storm to work hard and make changes as a creative person.