Have You Uploaded To The Cloud Yet? - Project #1

Have You Uploaded To The Cloud Yet?

Graphic GIF

When I think of digital graphics, the presence of pixels surfaces as one of the fundamental foundations for modern images. In the beginning, when screen could only show so much data, the proper placement of pixels is crucial to displaying information in a clear and compact way.

At first I wanted to try rotoscope, but then I decided to take a more simplified route: instead of creating intricate digitally-drawn lines, I went with creating distinctly more pixellated forms.

The theme of cloud computing was formed after I completed my co-op term in Toronto, so I made my focus on the emergence of modern technology. Using an image of the CN Tower as a centrepiece, I enhanced the colours and contrast to bring out a more HD appearance. Then I added cloud created from scratch and blew them up while still maintaining their blockiness.

In response to the reading, "GIFS are simultaneously “in your face” and in your mind, their affects continuous with the immersive experience of daily internet use" (McKay). The resulting GIF not only pops, and it is meant to remind us of how technology is essential to our day-to-day lives, mainly storing our personal files to "the cloud". The world of pixels and data are synonymous with the tangible cities we live and work in. Finally, the title is capitalized in a way that references generated web articles that offer technical pro-tips such as Lifehacker which somehow end up on the first page of Google; it tries to persuade Internet browsers to click on these pages and read, even if the article may just be a stub with a link or two.


Reading:
McKay, Sally. "The Affect of Animated GIFs (Tom Moody, Petra Cortright, Lorna Mills) | Art & Education." Art & Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2016. <http://www.artandeducation.net/paper/the-affect-of-animated-gifs-tom-moody-petra-cortright-lorna-mills/>.

Image used in GIF-making process:
Felisiris. CN Tower. Digital image. Pixabay. N.p., Apr. 2016. Web. 26 Sept. 2016. <https://pixabay.com/en/tower-blue-sky-toronto-canada-high-1306564>.