More Art

by: Harry Meadley

Fear

Ryan Everson - Fear

“My most recent work comes from abstract emotional states stirred up from specific self reflective moments. These moments arise as I become more aware of myself in the present and my inability to control the future. I capture these in-between moments of self doubt and inward reflection and impose them on the viewer. […] I want the viewer to feel like they should be doing something besides just viewing. The work is begging to be activated but is frozen at its peak which accentuates the works beautiful but dark theatricality

Saw this on tumblr and found it really interesting seeing as how we just got done seeing our big words in place.

Futura

I think Futura is pretty cool.

The final 5

Productive Weekend

Productive Design weekend was productive! Got some good drawing and model making done!

Displace

So I chose the word displace for the start of the third project, and the first thing I did after choosing my word, was go to tumblr to type in the word and just see what sorts of things would come up. There were a lot of interesting pictures, some I didn't really relate to the word displace, but still cool. 
Then this simple definition came up:

Displace (v.)

To compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.

To move out or put out of the usual or proper place.

To take the place of; replace; supplant.

To remove from a position, office, or dignity.

I then went to Merriam- webster and got this:

dis·place

 transitive verb \(ˌ)dis-ˈplās, di-ˈsplās\

: to take the job or position of (someone or something)

: to force (people or animals) to leave the area where they live

: to remove (someone) from a job or position

Full Definition of DISPLACE

1

a :  to remove from the usual or proper place; specifically :  to expel or force to flee from home or homeland <displacedpersons>

b :  to remove from an office, status, or job

c obsolete :  to drive out :  banish

2

a :  to move physically out of position <a floating objectdisplaces water>

b :  to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : supplant

— dis·place·able  adjective

Examples of DISPLACE

1. The war has displaced thousands of people.
2. The hurricane displaced most of the town's residents.
3. The closing of the factory has displaced many workers.
4. farming practices that displace large amounts of soil

Origin of DISPLACE

probably from Middle French desplacer, from des- dis- +place place

First Known Use: 1549

(Similar definitions, the tumblr edit just a bit more simplified.)

Really definitions just like what I was expecting, but one thing I found very interesting in looking at the pictures on tumblr and keeping the definitions in mind, is how different the interpretations feelings, and emotions of the word can be from person to person. Everyone interprets it differently, and while the definition was more of a static literal reading of the word, the images I saw under the tag displace showed the range of possibilities that can come out of one simple word.

User Interviews

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-Sarah McClinton, University of Kansas Student Athlete

“I really like the case on this new design, it fits in my hand really well. It’s easy to use, but I’m worried after a while the roll wouldn’t reach outside of the case.”

-Sarah McClinton, University of Kansas Student Athlete

“I like to use my regular lint roller on my rug, because sometimes using the vaccuum it’ll get clogged. But they do get used up fast, which is a pain.”

-Jaime Mathieu, University of Kansas Student

“I like the case on it, because I feel like it would save a lot of the paper since it wouldn’t pick up any lint if it accidentally fell or something.”

-Jaime Mathieu, University of Kansas Student

“I always keep a lint roller in my glove compartment, because I have a dog and his hair is always getting on my work clothes. In the glove compartment though, it picks up a lot of dirt, and it sometimes doesn’t fit well with all the other stuff in there.”

-Jeniffer Mathieu, Employee at Essence Healthcare

“This new lint roller is a lot more compact, and I couldn’t see it getting in the way if I kept it in my glove compartment or purse even.”

-Jeniffer Mathieu, Employee at Essence Healthcare