EXP3.ut2:http://files.filefront.com/EXP3ut2/;8865146;/filei
p.s. sorry about the proportions of everything, i do not know what went wrong but when i played the environment as i was creating it it was perfectly fine but now everything is all of a sudden bigger...
Monday, October 22, 2007
Images of Final UT Environment
The entire structure expresses a sense of power as the offices are overly large and give the sense that they are taking over the surrounding environment, as does both Carlos Slim and Ratan Tata in there attempts to take over other companies.
Carlos Slims Office emulates the idea of power being used to control others. His wealth has caused some resentment in a country where 40 percent live in poverty and i have attempted to render this notion through the jagged windows and the fractured lines of the texture
in order to express the pain and suffering of others.
This image capture is effective in empahsising the dominering effect of the powerful on others. The large dark meeting space and office almost give the effect that they are looking down upon the less fortunate.
in order to express the pain and suffering of others.This image capture is effective in empahsising the dominering effect of the powerful on others. The large dark meeting space and office almost give the effect that they are looking down upon the less fortunate.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Tip / Trick
To turn a rectangular brush into a triangular shape you can select "brush clipping". A cursor with a cube and a line through it will come up, you now select the two opposite corners of your square brush.
To cut one side scroll down to the "clip selected brushes" icon, the brush will clip the side that the red line is pointing out towards. If you wish to clip the other side you can select the "flip clipping normal" icon before selecting to clip.
This tool comes in very useful, in particular when you wish to create ramps and other sloped items.
To cut one side scroll down to the "clip selected brushes" icon, the brush will clip the side that the red line is pointing out towards. If you wish to clip the other side you can select the "flip clipping normal" icon before selecting to clip.
This tool comes in very useful, in particular when you wish to create ramps and other sloped items.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
L Shapes
Bold Strong Weak
Jagged Prolific Reduced
Neutral Menacing Demoralised
Jagged Prolific Reduced
Neutral Menacing Demoralised
Opaque Omnipotent Surrender
Geometric Distanced Powerful
Planar Dominant Subdued
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
News Articles
Zhang Yin: http://www.moneyweek.com/file/20593/zhang-yin-the-worlds-richest-self-made-woman
"has just emerged not only as the richest entrepreneur in China, but also as the wealthiest self-made woman in the world. According to the Hurun Report rich list, Zhang, despite being almost unknown in the wider world, has suddenly arrived at the top of the list with a net worth of $3.4bn."
"It wasn’t easy. She “endured financial hardship, cheating business partners and intimidation from local mobsters”, says The Daily Telegraph."
Carlos Slim: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0530carlosslim0530.html
"Now, at 67, Slim is the world's second-richest man and is closing quickly on Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine's most recent rankings. Slim's business empire stretches from Mexico to the United States - it includes major stakes in companies such as CompUSA and Saks Fifth Avenue - yet most Americans have never heard of him."
"Slim accumulated his $53.1 billion fortune by collecting companies in much the same way he did baseball cards. He searches for businesses that are undervalued, infuses them with cash and uses the size of his holdings to overwhelm the competition. He now owns stakes in more than 220 businesses but says he has never forgotten the lessons of his youth."
"His wealth has caused some resentment in a country where 40 percent live in poverty and thousands emigrate each year to seek opportunity in the United States. Both the U.S. and Mexican governments complained recently that Mexico's economic growth is stunted because large conglomerates such as Slim's have too much control."
"The domination of large Mexican conglomerates such as Slim's chokes off growth of smaller companies, says Celso Garrido, an economist at Mexico City's Autonomous Metropolitan University who studies Mexico's business dynasties. "
"Slim's holdings, in business and beyond, are now so vast that he sometimes loses track of what he owns. "
Ratan Tata: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/01/business/sxtata.php
"The firm is expanding in an effort to build a global brand and spread investment risks."
"The Tata group has spent almost $14 billion in the past two years to acquire companies overseas. Flagship company Tata Steel this month completed a $12 billion takeover of British steelmaker Corus Group, catapulting the company up world rankings to become the sixth-largest steelmaker, from 56th."
"The group's previous overseas acquisitions include Tata Steel's purchase of Singapore's Natsteelin August 2004 for 13 billion rupees, or $287 million, and Thailand's Millennium Steel for 18.2 billion rupees in December 2005.
Tata Tea bought the Tetley Group for $407 million in 2000 and followed it with a $677 million purchase of a 30 percent stake in U.S.-based Energy Brands, also known as Glaceau. The group's hotels unit, Indian Hotels, last year bought the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston for $170 million."
"has just emerged not only as the richest entrepreneur in China, but also as the wealthiest self-made woman in the world. According to the Hurun Report rich list, Zhang, despite being almost unknown in the wider world, has suddenly arrived at the top of the list with a net worth of $3.4bn."
"It wasn’t easy. She “endured financial hardship, cheating business partners and intimidation from local mobsters”, says The Daily Telegraph."
Carlos Slim: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0530carlosslim0530.html
"Now, at 67, Slim is the world's second-richest man and is closing quickly on Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazine's most recent rankings. Slim's business empire stretches from Mexico to the United States - it includes major stakes in companies such as CompUSA and Saks Fifth Avenue - yet most Americans have never heard of him."
"Slim accumulated his $53.1 billion fortune by collecting companies in much the same way he did baseball cards. He searches for businesses that are undervalued, infuses them with cash and uses the size of his holdings to overwhelm the competition. He now owns stakes in more than 220 businesses but says he has never forgotten the lessons of his youth."
"His wealth has caused some resentment in a country where 40 percent live in poverty and thousands emigrate each year to seek opportunity in the United States. Both the U.S. and Mexican governments complained recently that Mexico's economic growth is stunted because large conglomerates such as Slim's have too much control."
"The domination of large Mexican conglomerates such as Slim's chokes off growth of smaller companies, says Celso Garrido, an economist at Mexico City's Autonomous Metropolitan University who studies Mexico's business dynasties. "
"Slim's holdings, in business and beyond, are now so vast that he sometimes loses track of what he owns. "
Ratan Tata: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/01/business/sxtata.php
"The firm is expanding in an effort to build a global brand and spread investment risks."
"The Tata group has spent almost $14 billion in the past two years to acquire companies overseas. Flagship company Tata Steel this month completed a $12 billion takeover of British steelmaker Corus Group, catapulting the company up world rankings to become the sixth-largest steelmaker, from 56th."
"The group's previous overseas acquisitions include Tata Steel's purchase of Singapore's Natsteelin August 2004 for 13 billion rupees, or $287 million, and Thailand's Millennium Steel for 18.2 billion rupees in December 2005.
Tata Tea bought the Tetley Group for $407 million in 2000 and followed it with a $677 million purchase of a 30 percent stake in U.S.-based Energy Brands, also known as Glaceau. The group's hotels unit, Indian Hotels, last year bought the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston for $170 million."
Monday, September 10, 2007
UT Images
This screen shot reiterates Steven Hawkings statement that "I attempt to see things in terms of geometry", as the stong bold cubes intersect creating a very geometrical composition. The block-like texture also helps to emphasis this notion of shape and form.
This screen shot accentuates the notion that geometry is more then just another mathematical pursuit; shapes have a significant effect on our emotional state, on how we feel. The smooth curve of the ramp, the cubic laboratory and the maze like ramp above all create a variety of emotions as you walk around.
This screen shot emphasises Florence Nightingales belief that "the object and colour in the materials around us actually have a physical effect on us, on how we feel." This being said it is clear the sky blue footpath creates a lighter mood, while the square like geometry of the interior reminds us that it is actually a place of careful study and contemplation.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Electroliquid Aggregation
Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of the shape and form, that is the geometrical properties of the space and the effect that these material characteristics have on us and our surroundings. Geometry is more then just another mathematical pursuit; shapes have a significant effect on our emotional state, on how we feel.
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