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inconvienent Truth Review

Robin Willis, 31 Jan 2007 @ 11:12

From the perspective of an artist and graphic designer, I believe that Al Gore’s, An Inconvient Truth, is wildly successful. The most effective aspect of the film is how engaging the presentation of his lecture is. One reason many people have ignored global warming for so long is because of the feeling of hopelessness created due to the complexity of the problem. Gore does an excellent job creating compelling evidence, that effectively engages its target audiences. He uses powerful imagery, simplified scientific evidence, and short impressive facts to create a lecture and film that turn people on to global warming instead of off. Gore also does a great job of showing compassion, explaining causes for error in the past and, and does not concern himself with putting too much blame on anyone, especially his audience.
On the other hand, I did not care for the back-stories in the film. I understand how they personalize his intentions but overall they are irrelevant to his argument aside from the fact that the debate over global warming is an ethical one, and his understanding comes from personal experience. It however did not inspire me to contemplate about personal events in my past and channel that energy towards fighting global warming.
Instead, I would have liked to see more information in the lecture about solutions and actions people can take. Whenever a person is approached with a problem they immediately want that problem to be followed with a solution. When Gore makes the point that, every person’s actions can be a part of the solution he presents, he spend more time in detail about what exactly should people do and how they should do it. Instead he brushes over these points with one slide showing a list of different actions. Also, his point that economic growth and environmental protection can coexist is one of the most important points within the lecture, since the greatest opposition to environmental regulations in America are large corporations, more than anyone they need to be shown how they can increase profit through sustainable and synergetic design and environmental protection.

Stop Global Warming

Robin Willis, 05 Jan 2007 @ 10:23

So there hasn't been snow in new york this winter. If that scares you then you should sign this online virtual march at StopGLobalWarming.org. From what I found this seems to be the largest online body dedicated to stopping global warming. The only way to create action is to first unite and the internet makes it really easy. I know eveyone says this about signing things, but it will really take like a minute tops so just go fill in your name.

Slavery is back

Robin Willis, 31 Dec 2006 @ 09:01

The World Trade Organization has sugested a new model for western companies doing business in Africa to completely own people employed in Africa. They claim that this will be benificial for people in Africa because if they get sick or something and cannot work the company will have to take care of them. Sounds Creepy to me check it out

World Trade Organization

from Billy Jacobs

Here are some Bootlegs to Celebrate the Merry Kwanzaa with

Robin Willis, 25 Dec 2006 @ 06:55

If you go to http://www.bigo.com.sg/ and scroll down on the left side there is a surprisingly good quality bootleg from one of the shows at St. Anne's Warhouse last week of Lou Reed performing his entire album «Berlin.» It features many of the original session musicians, Antony (of Antony & the Johnsons) and Sharon Jones (of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings).
Also, a few posts further down, is a link to Beck perfoming on KCRW songs from «The Information.» These are versions which are more stripped down (and a hell of a lot more interesting) than the Information versions.
enjoy.

Lou Reed's «Berlin» at St. Anne's & Beck on KCRW

My First Proper Post

weezel1122, 22 Dec 2006 @ 09:20

If you go to http://www.bigo.com.sg/ and scroll down on the left side there is a surprisingly good quality bootleg from one of the shows at St. Anne's Warhouse last week of Lou Reed performing his entire album «Berlin.» It features many of the original session musicians, Antony (of Antony & the Johnsons) and Sharon Jones (of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings).
Also, a few posts further down, is a link to Beck perfoming on KCRW songs from «The Information.» These are versions which are almost entirely percussion using cans, wood blocks, spoons, plates, glasses, and a casio keyboard. they are a hell of a lot more interesting than the versions on «The Information»
enjoy

Safety Exhibtion and Other News

Robin Willis, 21 Dec 2006 @ 11:25

Due to popular demand I have uploaded the pdf for Influence. A collaborative piece created by myself and David Kim. The piece was created for the exhibtion Safety, on the management of expression. Also you can now download the Mana Island and Buckminster Fuller Studio pdf. These are both released under Creative Commons. I also uploaded an essay on Ask Schwarts who just showed me TV Party, thanks Scott your the man. So as I briefly said before I am looking for people to post on Designing Crime about anything, art, music, events, reviews, random musings, I love it all. Write me if your interested.

Still Alive

Not dead

Robin Willis, 19 Dec 2006 @ 03:19

Just wanted to post and appologize for not making this site more exciting. Schools just about over so i will have a lot more time to update the site. Also for all of you who have been looking for my work, a portfolio site is coming in the next few days with lots of work you have probably never seen. Also anyone who wants to help out with playbin please email me. Also people who want to post on this site, i would like to make it a more communal thing, so let me know and i will give you an account.

Playbin Testing Invitation!

Robin Willis, 06 Nov 2006 @ 04:03

The first version of Playbin is complete and ready for testing.

PlayBin is a new network of free artistic and creative materials. The goal is to set these materials free from ownership and create a community around them from which everyone can use, learn from and develop.

Every member of playBin is given a certain amount of space on its server to upload whatever there heart desires. This could be photographs, tools, programs, typefaces, incomplete work, inprogress work, unrealized projects, drawings, paintings, writings, music, video. By uploading a file you give the rights to all members of Playbin to use that file however they like. Recycle, share, discuss, and circulate unused artistic material and keep it alive. This will bring life to all those projects you want to finish but don’t have the means. Get feedback about your work, and watch it take directions you never thought to go.
http://www.myplaybin.com/wordpress

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