Reading Reaction Journal #3

Reference:

Call for investment in the arts. (2009, Sep 21). BBC News. Retrieved Sept 22, 2009, from

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8266153.stm

Summary:

In the article “Call for investment in the arts” the author describes the importance of investment in arts of London, and the two famous men, Johnson and Spacey, claimed that the investment in art should not be reduced. London’s tourism is a necessary part of its economy and most visitors travel to London because of its art and culture. But in recent months, the investment in arts has been reduced; some people considered that museums and theatres are a luxury. Johnson and Spacey claimed that London was remarkable for arts and culture and also both of them are valuable natural resources for London. During the slump time, we should protect and not stop the investment in distinct cultural life to save our business.

Reaction:

After reading this article, I though that combining art and culture is the way to help the social development; as an art student I should be conscientious about learning professional knowledge and using it to create wealth for myself and also for my country. Art is not just a personal aesthetic behavior, it also can create wealth; culture is not just a nature recorded of the facts in the past; if it is used in a sensible way, it also can create wealth.

Reading Reaction Journal 2

Reference

Markowitz, E. (2009，Sept 7). Palm harbor woman makes art from trash. Retrieved on Sept 9,2009, from

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/palm-harbor-woman-makes-art-from-trash/1034608

Summary

In this article it introduces an artist called Joyce Curvin. She uses the junk, like the used bottles, jars and cans to create unimaginable animal figures. The material around her always brings her inspiration, and she also contributes the creations, which she made by herself. Curvin told people that using is better than wasting, and you can have many ways to deal with things before you throw them away.

Reaction

Through the reading, I learned many things from Curvin. She makes the junk recycle, and creates them into the new figure, which can be valued. As well as the field of design, there is no one who said that only expensive or new things could be used in the creative work. The materials, which are around us or at our hands, also can be valued by using wisdom, even if they are rubbish. For designers, to make use of anything that can be used is important.

Reading Reaction Journal 1

Reference

Rosenberg, D.(2009, Jan 13). Where the price is always right(A Mall For Hard Times). Newsweek. Retrieved Sept.1,2009 from

http://www.newsweek.com/id/116902

Summary

In this article it introduces a mall called "Cheapo Depot" which can still flourish at the financial crisis time. Ellis and his two partners bought the mall out of foreclosure and then sold places to the merchants that need the low rent to survive;besides low rent,Ellis gives shopkeepers great encouragement,helps bankroll merchants and make their price reasonable,and makes people feel like they can afford to buy something. By using these ways Cheapo Depot flourished at that time.

Reaction

My major is industrial design and is about furniture design, car design and interior design. No matter what kind of design, its final goals is to satisfy marketplace requirement and fit in with consumer's taste. So besides my major field, I am also interested in the reading about how to run your own business.I think this article's topic is a good example for the recession-wracked days.Through this article I got some inspiration. First，don't give up; even in a difficult time，we should calm down to find out other ways to solve the problem. Second,don't always follow the old rules, we should bring our creativity to think of new solutions. The third,as a designer,we need to come up with more ways to satisfy the market requirement so that our products can be the most useful and well-known.