Monday 15 August 2011

power

Leeching off the efforts and energy of the insignificant individual, the machine becomes stronger and gains greater power, exploiting and imposing authority upon the masses

Still Power is a Problem, Fashionclutch, viewed 1 August 2011, http://fashionclutch.blogspot.com/2011/04/still-power-is-problem.html

Brazil's Homegrown PCs, cnet News, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-6237522-4.html>

ignorant

Deluded by profit gain and power, the machine ignores the intricate needs of the individual and is therefore unreadable by the individual

Buckland, From the Road, 2008, Bicheno Daily, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://bichenodaily.com/2008/06/20/fog/> 

Kirsty Pargeter, Jigsaw Puzzle with Missing Pieces, 123RF, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://www.123rf.com/photo_3628125_jigsaw-puzzle-with-missing-pieces.html>

directive

With objectives to control and emanate its authoritym the machine is directive and fails to consider issues other than its own
 James Barber, 2010, Green Directional Light, Cutcaster, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://cutcaster.com/print/100398861-Green-directional-light/>
Johner RF, Shopping Trolley in Motion, Glowimages, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://www.glowimages.com/search/POV%C2%A0shot.html>

overwhelm

Completely disconnected from natural human instincts including emotion, the machine is highly overwhelming
 Glare, Rescol, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://www.michellehenry.fr/lights2.htm>

GlacedEye Media, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://www.accesscontrolledsecurity.com/>

proportion

Following a systematic order, the machine is built following principles of proportion. However, built according to its own needs, it is built to an overwhelming, inhumane scale
 Fashion Off White Modern Babushka Dolls, Matryoshka Dolls, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://matryoshkastore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2368>
Geometric Progression, Nexus Network Journal, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://www.emis.de/journals/NNJ/reviews_v4n1-Sharp.html>

repetition

Through mass production, the machine's solution to efficiency, a repetitive, monotonous, tiring routine results
 Today's Internet, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=grid&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-au&biw=1680&bih=857&tbm=isch&tbnid=O_PQ8MUUy3LkZM:&imgrefurl=http://prontopedia.com/2011/07/from-greed-to-grid/&docid=V2kDIPkbjrIi4M&w=550&h=413&ei=jvtITuCQHeahmQXmk6jSBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=55&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=193&start=0&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0&tx=81&ty=90>

The Power of Repetition, Scrabble Sense, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://scrabblesense.com/2011/05/scrabble-the-power-of-repetition/>

burnout

As the machine sets out to achieve its goal of efficiency and profit gain, resources are pushed past their limits to the point where they are overworked and burnout

Work Efficiency, Bios Slim Health, viewed 1 August 2011, http://www.biosslimhealth.com/kathy/?p=2086

Georg Nees, 1968-71, Wurfel-Unordnung, Cubic Disarray, Translab, viewed 1 August 2011, <http://translab.burundi.sk/code/vzx/>

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Week 1 In Class Task

Jacqueline Abromeit, Snake skin texture, Shuttershock, viewed 22 July 2011, <http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/7430/7430,1197214399,2/stock-photo-snake-skin-texture-7663702.jpg>
Giraffe Texture, Free Stock Photos, viewed 22 July 2011, <http://4photos.net/photosv2/306211_giraffe_texture.jpg>
Maria Itina, Sheep Texture, 123RF Limited, viewed 22 July 2011, <http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/maryart1/maryart10903/maryart1090300002/4428155-sheep-texture.jpg>
Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee, Fur Texture, 123RF Limited, viewed 22 July 2011, <http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/vichie81/vichie811007/vichie81100700044/7467017-fur-texture.jpg>
Abel Leao, 2007, Hedgehog Skin Texture, iStockphoto, viewed 22 July 2011, <http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/4152801/2/istockphoto_4152801-hedgehog-skin-texture.jpg>