Emerge

The reception of Emerge/AIGA, the exhibition of student design work, was held at Loyola Marymonunt University Feb. 7th.
A variety of graph works in the exhibit is enormous rich. From the traditional typographical work to modern application of environmental and video titling, Emerge absolutely had brought talented young designers out. The exploration of applying different materials to typography design is even impressive. Students use materials like hair, cloth/quilt, and even balloon as their design elements for their typographical presentations. I thought CSULA students did a pretty good job by the works that are in the show. Even though, we may not have rich graphical applications as other had, one student even did a converse shoebox out of engraving wood—they must have a machine lab in school. Yet, each work from CSULA is a solid piece of work with a sense of eloquence.

I don’t have any favor in the show. Yet, if I could keep one work out of the exhibit for myself, I would like to have Mary Lee’s poster. Her piece is a white sheet of paper with stamp quality chair with few words on it. One can hardly reads the word from a distance. The word says something like “so little time, so much to do, keep listening…” (I don’t know the last line.) The reason that I like it is because it has a calmness quality especially in such active/fun show. It reflects also of what one might need in his/her daily life. By listening, one puts his/her preference and need in second and honor the voice/sound as his/her primary. By putting the words in such small type, the artist is voicing out her message in a quiet way. If one has the heart to listen—understand the work in this case—one would quiet out and pay attention to the speaker, the word in the poster. We often would learn something new about others and ourselves when we listen to one another.

2008 Undergrad Exhibition

Cal State L.A. Fine Arts department periodically would exhibit students’ works at their gallery. One of my teachers requires us to submit least 3 of our 300’s course works. I, however, never like to participate in such thing and was forced to submit two works from color class and one from typography class. After attending the opening of the exhibition and saw one of my work were in the exhibition, I wonder why I'm always so reluctant to show my works at the first
place. I’m not sure if it’s because I don’t like to be exposed or just simply too lazy. I think it’s could be the former than the latter. I always get embarrassed when have to put myslef forward.
However, I do think proper exposition is good for me. If I always stay in my world, I can be very narrow and never be broad. If I don’t get exposed, I would never know how to improve myself or how to get better. I do feel exposing oneself is like coming out from the dark place and get
into the light. Light uncovers everything. Light brings out the true color of things. Light also brings out the imperfectness of things. When we open up our being to the greater world, the light shines into us and cast the darkness away.

Schneider's Proposal for CSULA FA building

CSULA grad students put up their works for exhibit at the Fine Art building's gallery

Schneider's proposal for the fine art building really caught me eye
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this is the entrance of the building

the hall way of the building, notice the number indicate the room number

the staircase toward 2nd floor

elevator exit at 3rd floor

I enjoy seeing a environmental graphic design piece in this exhibit. If you ever enter into the Fine Art building at CSULA, the experience is rather cold and quiet. I often find myself lost in the building by entering into the wrong classroom, cs there is no differences between 2nd floor and 3rd floor. By painting the room number loud and clear on the wall at the hallway it gives the people in the building an sense of direction. It not only helps the newcomer finding their way but it also benefits the oldstayer (if that's a word).
I also love the colorful staircase and it's clear directions. Both of these two elements solve the problem of coldness and puzzlement of the building. This proposal gives the building warmth and playfulness.