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Christian:
Wow, our vision has finally come to fruition!

I think it looks pretty gr8!

I think the parts of the columns with the text in them should be smaller, font and all. so that "boundless sculptures boundless sculptures boundless sculptures boundless sculptures" is like on a repeat loop and is seen many times.

Also, I think the video sort of takes away  from our whole. I think it should be made smaller or turned into like a tab that can drop down from the header.

I think it looks great apart from that, just how we envisioned it. the colors are good the pics are suitable and the font choices work! :)

Gwen:
I love the designs Dee!

However, I do agree with Christian on the video. I feel like because of its orientation it looks a bit out of place.

Christian's drop-down seems like a good idea! Either that or maybe alter the orientation of the video slightly. Is it possible to replace the hero background with the video as a whole?

Other than that, I really love the vibe the outlook is giving out! Great job Dee!!

Andrea:
Hey Dee! Great job!! The video does make it a little messy, but that's already been said. If you want to keep the video there, perhaps it could be a black and white one to better match its background? Also, is it intentional that the tablet version doesn't have the logo between the words?  Besides that, love it! Thank you so much, Dee!

Dee: Okay, I've shrunk the collumns and text inside it and made the text seem like it loops on end. While changing the video's orientation would look cool, it would also be extremely impractical from a user's perspective to watch a video sideways, and be difficult to program, particularly if it's a YouTube video. Same thing with making it the hero image. I did experiment with making it a drop down tab in the header, but then it stuck out when the other buttons would be in the burger menu, and would be the same as getting rid of it with no indication of its existence.

Turning it black and white actually turned out pretty well, so I stuck with that, and also shrunk it and pushed it more to the side.

The tablet version having no logo was me experimenting with trying to fit the text in and forgetting about it. I've since corrected it and will post the final mockups.

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I've applied a bunch of changes you've all indicated. The header is a different font and spaced out, and is also a different colour. The burger menu is clearer. The columns are also smaller, if only slightly. The video has been added, in place of an about us, though I couldn't find a good place for it without ruining the entire arrangement, though that means the hero image is more of a backdrop. I think it looks interesting but perhaps we can tweak it still? If there's time, we can design a different logo, but it seems to be working.

The quirky symbols never looked right to me, but I'll upload a version of the desktop with them later so everyone can see if needed.

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Gwen: Wow it looks super cool!

A few things though: I feel like there is a need to make the wordings for the header more stand out, because we are using rather bold fonts for the section headers, and that kinds of distracts the actual header. So maybe switch the fonts around a little bit?
Also, I suggest choosing a more minimalistic hero background, so the header can be seen clearly. Or keep the hero image and try to make the header more obvious. Either way, because the image is actually really cool.

So far now, the entire outlook looks really cool. Just the header is not visible. But amazing job Dee!

Christian: Nice work Dee.

I Agree with Gwen in that the header maybe needs a little work. Also I think the Blue header is a bit off.
What i sometimes like to do is put spaces in between the letters of the title and doing this here would give the title a more "boundless" effect :D.
I also think that more of the hero mage could be made visible by making the columns and their subheadings smaller.
Another effect would be to add quirky random symbols to the subheadings. But that would be a bonus.

I think the colors are great with the exception of the header.

ps. do we need to add indications of buttons clicking and scrolling possibilities to the mockup?

Dee: Thanks a bunch for the feedback! I'll keep it in mind when I'm changing the header and title, I wasn't quite happy with it yet but couldn't figure out why. The hero image is pretty cool so I'll keep it and change the header to be more obvious.

I'd actually forgotten about the quirky symbols to the subheadings! I was originally going to add logos or something along those lines but I forgot about it, so thanks for pointing that out! I'll see what I can do!

The actual mockup itself will just be the page, though I will include a scrolling icon to the mockup to indicate that. We can make a seperate page or copy that shows any interactive elements such as clickable burger menus.

I hadn't focussed on the about page here but yes, that is something we shall add.

Andrea: Hey Dee! Wows, great job on the mock-up. It's absolutely beautiful! :D

However, I do feel as if the burger menu can be a little more visible, and the 'Boundless' title could use a bolder and bigger font. And, does the black and white art piece make you feel a little giddy, or is it just me? XD

And would you still like to include the 'about me' and video section of the mock-up, as indicated on the flowchart?

Besides all that, I think you did a great job. Thanks a bunch, Dee!

Dee: Okay, the main changes we need now include:
A clearer, more bold header with spaces between the letters to make it stand out more;
(Possibly) a more minimalistic hero image, preferrably one that doesn't make us dizzy!;
Make the columns and subheaders smaller and add quirky symbols between them;
Make the burger menu clearer;
Add the 'about us' and introductory video, or at least indicate them.

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I've gotten stuck with the second style of displaying images since it looked better, though now I'm worried it looks too messy compared to being straight and uniform? It's interesting but I might change it. I got rid of the greens, and I might upload a version that has a completely pink background, but I found the black and white artistic hero image that takes up the top left corner to be pretty interesting. In a full website, you would be able to slide between the various images and click on any of them to go to that section, and more sections would be available down below.

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Gwen: Yes the second picture orientation definitely looks better. However, if there's a way to alter the the first one, i think showing the pictures vertically could look very cool as well. It gives an edge, you know what I mean?

For the color scheme wise, personally, I am not very in favour of pairing green with purple. I do like the concept of using pastel colors, but maybe not that green? And no grey as well? I feel like grey makes the entire outlook looks dull.

Dee: Yeah, good call, I prefer the second orientation too. That logo is also just a placeholder though, right? We should probably change it at some point, or at least change its colours to match our colour scheme.

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This is just a kind of proof of concept, and an incomplete one at that, to see how it looks. I still need to implement a proper colour scheme, and add all the text and images. So far, I prefer the second style of images that are diagonal, but I may resize the top style instead.

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Flow Festival is a leading European music and arts boutique festival taking place in a historic power plant area in the capital of Finland, Helsinki.

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Hi everyone! Let us discuss on the details of each page. Fire away!

Dee: I like the idea of the Member Photo Gallery, we could do something similar for the others or a different kind of page instead. Like, below sculptures, maybe we could have an Events page that would have dates and locations of major art viewing events or something? It seems like something that the target audience would be interested in, at least if they're viewing the sculptures page where nothing beats the real thing!

Christian: Nice work Drea. One question. dont  we have to have arrows indicating the possibility of a return to the homepage on the flowchart?. Also, does the color theme of the flowchart have to reflect our website? If so am thinking  mustard yellow is a bit off. plus what do we mean by member? we should try and make art accessible to everyone and using the word member creates a divide.

Dee: I don't think the flowchart colour reflects our website since the flowchart isn't what would actually be on the site, it's just for us. But yeah, members might be the wrong word. Followers is a little bit better but still puts the focus too strongly on us and not the art, but maybe that could work?

Andrea: Hey guys, thanks for your feedback! Yeah sure! We could add that events page under sculptures. As for what I meant by 'members' is the people that subscribe to our website through the subscription form, but yeah, followers sound good too. I don't think the flowchart needs to be in coherence with our colour theme, but i don't mind changing it up. It's pastel colours, and black and white, right?  Checked with Ms. Ivy, she said leave out the arrows returning to the homepage. Any more ideas for the pages and what you want on each of them?

Gwen: Hi! I think the flow chart looks pretty good! I am aware that Ms. Ivy mentioned that there is no need for a home button just yet. I do like the fact that users are directed to a forum page where discussion on the art could take place! Im just wondering, since we only have forum pages for photography and film, how do we engage the users in the other sections? Or do you guys think it's unnecessary? However, I do like the fact that our flow so far seem straight forward and easy to grasp. I think that would please the users very much!

Dee: On the photography page, the first thing a user sees could be a scrolling gallery with various articles with pictures to match, with perhaps a Read More button that will take you to the full articles. Those might be hyperlinked to different pages or just scroll down the page to where the full article is, I'm not so sure yet. Either way, it's probably a good plan to have the first thing a user sees on each page be some kind of showcase of the art.

Animation might have a short animated film at the top of the page instead, for example, maybe something we can change every month or two depending on either recent submissions or top quality submissions or something that would be noteworthy and interesting for the community to look at.

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Andrea:
I think our animation page's theme could reflect the initial process of animation, as seen below. By this I mean its elements- wallpaper, buttons,  boxes, etc- look like rough pencil sketches or colouring. This theme would be consistent with our overall black, white, and pastel colour theme.

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The strange yet timeless music video for the song Take On Me has always impressed me with its animation, colour scheme, and general aesthetic, fitting in perfectly as a work of art on its own, and having a vibe that may work well for our website.

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Though this is for an online marketplace for sculptures and art, it has good ideas that could work for our website, such as asking what style you're looking for when you first open it (abstract, pop art, etc).

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Browse our wide-ranging selection of over 89,839 original sculptures by artists working in a variety of mediums. Suitable for both the interior home and outdoor spaces, sculptures anchor a space and are available in numerous textures and colors. Read more

If you're a new art collector, you might be under the impression that you don't have the space nor the budget to purchase original sculptures. However, sculptors create works in a variety of mediums, styles, and sizes in a wide range of prices--some of which may not be as prohibitive as you think. If you love sculpture, we encourage you to browse our selection of original sculptures for sale by artists from around the globe--many of whom are beginning to make waves in the art world. Our global selection includes free-standing, kinetic, assemblage, and wall sculptures in a variety of materials such as bronze, paper, metal, and stone. Explore them now by category or sign up for our free Art Advisory program to receive personalized, one-on-one help from an expert curator.

Sculpture may very well be the earliest art form, as carved/etched rocks in the shape of humans and animals predate the oldest known cave paintings. For example, an ivory carving of a woman known as the "Venus of Hohle Fels" may be as old as 40,000 years, and examples of what may be 'pre-sculptural' forms date as far back as 230,000 years. Ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Minoa also yielded fine examples of figurative sculpture, but the art form flourished in the hands of the ancient Greek sculptors, whose lifelike works would eventually influence the masters of the High Renaissance. Prior to this, however, sacred figures dominated Gothic sculpture in 12th century Europe in the form of reliefs and statues for grand-scale cathedrals. In the 14th and 15th Century, interest in Greek classicism took hold and religious-themed sculptures shared the stage with sculptural portraits, tombs, animal statues, and works based on Greek mythology. High drama, prodigious techniques, and dynamism characterized sculpture from the Baroque and Rococo periods. The 19th century Romantics sought to break free from classical order in favor of intense emotion, and the Impressionists replaced the formulaic themes of neoclassicism with naturalism and individualism. Such reactionary movements hastened the age of 20th century Modernism, and after generations of representing forms more or less true to nature, an explosion of experimentation had begun with such movements as Cubism, Surrealism, Abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism, among many others.

A sculptor can achieve his desired results by either subtractive techniques (i.e. chipping or carving material away, as with stone or wood) or additive techniques (i.e. adding material, as with clay or wax). Once the desired form is achieved, depending on the medium, the sculpture is either complete or extra processes are required. If the sculptor is creating a cast metal work (such as a bronze), a cast must be made of the sculpted model (usually made of wax) and molten metal poured inside the mold. Such methods include lost-wax casting, investment casting, and sand casting. Artists may create free-standing sculptures "in-the-round," or reliefs-a sculpture that projects (in varying degrees) from a two-dimensional surface. Some works, such as assemblages, are created from found objects which are fused together by the artist to create the desired composition. Other works known as kinetic sculptures involve an element of physical motion, either naturally or artificially generated.

One of the most famous sculptures of the High Renaissance is Michelangelo's marble statue of "David" (1501-04), showing the muscular hero standing in repose after having slain Goliath. Other famous Michelangelo sculptures include "Pietà" (1498-99) and Moses (1513-15). King David was a favorite subject of other Italian masters, as the religious figure was also famously represented by Donatello and Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. The latter's "David" (1623-24) is an energetic work, capturing the hero mid-action and encapsulating the dynamic spirit of the Baroque Era. Antonio Canova emerged as a major figure of neo-classicism for his works "Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss" (1787-93) and "Perseus with the Head of Medusa" (1804-06). Auguste Rodin is credited with ushering in modern movements in sculpture with his highly emotive and naturalistic works "The Thinker" (1879-88), "The Kiss" (1889), and his controversial "Monument to Balzac" (1891-1898). The 20th century became a wellspring of experimentation. Picasso created cubist sculpture as well as "constructions" involving the assemblage of different materials and objects. Constantin Brancusi's works like "Bird in Space" (1928) and Henry Moore sculptures such as "Reclining Figure" (1951) and "Stringed Figure" (1937) were forerunners of abstract, minimalist, surreal, and geometric sculpture, while Dada works such as Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" (1917) and Andy Warhol's pop-art piece "Brillo Boxes"(1970) challenged notions of what objects were acceptable as art. Some renowned contemporary sculptors include Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Louise Bourgeois, Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Antony Gormley, and Takashi Murakami.

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I think Emilia Carter's Photography website is a perfect inspiration for our photography page layout and design. Its basic layout puts all the attention on the photos and allows viewers to fully grasp every detail. I think this website is specifically  great inspiration for our "Users Photo Gallery"  because all the pictures are of daily life and simple moments.

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Boundless is a celebration of all kinds of visual / modern art from photographs to interactive arts installations.
Many people go through their lives without easy access to art. We want to change that. Share the work that we put on our website with your friends!
Boundless makes the sometimes pretentious and mystifying arts world accessible and welcoming, even to people who dont necessarily care too much for art.

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Dee: At first I didn't like it, but Boundless actually sounds like a kinda cool name.

Andrea: I personally like Full Pallette

Gwen: I like Expressione. I find it classy and eye catching. But Full Pallette is really cool too! It has more of a cheerful vibe to it. Actually, I think Full Pallette seems for approachable to the public

Christian: Boundless is HAAWT!

Gwen: So which one shall we choose??

Dee: Then we'll pick Boundless since we're mostly split on the choices, hopefully I won't change my mind later!

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From same-sex kisses and men in drag, to nude portraits and children posing with assault rifles, the Arab Image Foundation is replete with startling and sensationalist photographs of the Middle East. But it is the foundation's thousands of photographs documenting day-to-day activities, neglected traditions and vanished ways of life that make it a unique and fascinating resource. For more than 20 years, the foundation has preserved its archives, published books and organised exhibitions, but its collections have been difficult for the public to access. Now, the launch of a new online platform has made thousands of previously unseen photographs accessible to the world, revealing forgotten moments and untold stories.

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The non-profit foundation was established in Beirut in 1997 to research, protect and preserve the photographic history of North Africa, the Levant and the Gulf. It currently houses more than 500,000 donated negatives and prints. "We are a platform that questions the medium of photography, the practice of photography, the different uses of photography today and pushes the boundaries of what photography is," explains Marc Mouarkech, the foundation's managing director. "We try always to push for the creation of new discourses that speak to a contemporary public."

On the homepage, randomly generated links connect visitors to collections, photographers and images, encouraging new discoveries at every visit. Photographs are also arranged by category and can be sought by keyword, allowing those curious about a particular era, country or subject to explore in depth. Visitors can magnify photographs to uncover hidden details, as well as share images on social media and add their own tags and information to the website. "We want it to be something that gets built by the foundation and the community at the same time," explains Mouarkech.

Many of the negatives and prints have sustained damage over the years. Rather than being restored or digitally manipulated, they are presented in their current condition and treated as historical artefacts. One stunning portrait of a ballet dancer, taken by Armenian-Egyptian photographer Armand (born in Turkey in 1901), is marred by white whorls like the mark of a thumbprint. The damage adds drama to the photograph, creating a delicate patina atop the ballerina's upturned face and her diaphanous white dress.

Many of the images document traditions that have died out. Photographer Camille el Kareh was known for his post-mortem photographs, which became popular in north Lebanon in the 1920s and '30s. Carefully posing the deceased on their deathbeds in front of their loved ones, he created formal family portraits in which the body takes centre stage. In one photograph which exemplifies the quiet dignity of his work, the body of an old man has been posed in a black suit, with flowers in his folded hands and covering his mouth. His family are lined up behind him, while a few people crowd into the frame on the far left, craning forward for a final look.

In Syria, academic and photographer Jibrail Jabbur, born in 1900, captures a Bedouin man in the Syrian desert wearing a crisp white headdress and carrying his hunting falcon. Jabbur's work provides unique insight into the daily lives of Syrian Bedouins who roamed the deserts in the early 20th Century.

The archive documents watershed moments that have been overlooked by history

The archive includes many images of historic events and figures, but it also documents watershed moments that have been overlooked by history, shedding light on changing social mores over the course of a century. A studio portrait by an anonymous Egyptian photographer, taken in the early 20th Century, captures two young women posing in headscarves. They have both unfastened their white face veils at one side, allowing their features to be photographed. Mouarkech believes it to be one of the earliest known formal photographs to capture Arab women with their faces uncovered.

The shifting attitude to the female body in Egypt is particularly clear in the work of prolific Armenian-Egyptian photographer Van Leo, who took hundreds of erotic photographs of entertainers in the 1950s and '60s, only to burn most of the prints and negatives in his oven in the 1980s following a sharp rise in religious conservatism.
Revealing portraits
Surviving examples of these boudoir portraits are housed in the AIF's collection, including saucy images of Egyptian actress Nadia Abdel Wahed, who asked Van Leo to capture her in 18 different poses as she removed each article of her clothing. In one photograph, taken in 1959, she smoulders at the camera as she raises one leg in the air to unroll her stocking, clad only in her bustier and high heels.

Men, too, are captured in semi-nude and even nude portraits. Bodybuilding was a popular pastime in the mid-20th Century and men often posed for photographs flexing their muscles or lounging next to their trophies. One photograph, taken by Egyptian photographer Jamal Youssef, captures three men in white loincloths posing proudly around a roughly hewn rock in a triangle formation that evokes victors on a podium, the play of light accentuating their muscles.

Other Egyptian collections document traditions that are still thriving, such as the making of local sweets. In 1960, photographer Muhamad Youssef lay underneath a sheet of glass to photograph a man making knafeh, a local delicacy combining sweet pastry and soft cheese. The chef's smiling face and white hat are encircled by the first layers of his concoction as he applies a ring of sugary paste to the surface of the glass.

Many early photographers in the region experimented with composition and technique. One playful image, taken in Bethlehem in 1922 by an anonymous Palestinian photographer, uses an overlay technique to capture the same man in four different positions, creating a surreal tableau in which three identical men sit down to eat, the one in the centre grinning as he slices into a human head.

Taken around the same period is a photograph by Marie al-Khazen, one of the first female photographers in the Middle East. Born in Lebanon in 1899, she was a passionate amateur photographer and feminist. Her avant-garde compositions and habit of photographing herself and other women enjoying traditionally male pastimes, such as smoking, driving and hunting, made her a fascinating and unconventional figure. One of her prints shows a man and a woman on horseback, the woman in the foreground, looming over the man. A double exposure, the photograph overlays the figures with a verdant landscape, creating a surreal but beautifully balanced composition.

In keeping with the turbulent history of the region, many of the photographs feature weapons, but Mouarkech warns that these can sometimes be misinterpreted. Lebanese photographer Hashem El Madani took hundreds of photographs of daily life in his native town of Sidon, including dozens of portraits of men and children posing with guns, taken in the 1970s in the run-up to the Lebanese civil war.

If a small kid sees an image and it helps him grow his imagination or it stays with him for an emotional reason, for us this is preserving the material that we have - Marc Mouarkech

One photograph captures a moustachioed man posing with a keffiyeh wrapped around his head, wearing a camouflage jacket and holding a Kalashnikov. Recently, a man visiting the foundation's office was surprised the see the photograph hanging on a wall. He said the man was his grandfather, who worked for the state electricity company. Although he wasn't part of a militia, when he went to get his portrait taken he chose to pose in costume. "It was a way to show him being a macho man in front of the camera," says Mouarkech. "These photos were taken in the studio and it was a representation of a certain masculinity."

The foundation's online archive is intended to broaden perspectives of the Middle East. Mouarkech sees providing public access to the collections as part of his duty to preserve them. "The archive is a tool that needs to be used," he says. "Preservation comes in so many different ways. If a small kid sees an image and it helps him grow his imagination or it stays with him for an emotional reason, for us this is preserving the material that we have, the history that we hold, the memory of the object and the memory of the region."

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Fashionistas have been parading through Senegal's capital, Dakar, over the last week to see the latest African creations, with futuristic designs from Congo-Brazzaville the talk of the town.

Dakar has a fashion hub in Africa since Senegalese designer and entrepreneur Adama Paris started Dakar Fashion Week in 2002. This year she also invited US designer Mickey Freeman, seen above adding his special touch to his creations.

Renowned designers and new talents - like Queen Tawa (above left) - were part of the line-up. A young singer from Congo-Brazzaville, Queen Tawa recently launched her label Liputa Swagga - Afro-futuristic extravaganza at its best.

The swagger of her designs certainly impressed the audience, which started clapping and cheering as the models walked down the catwalk. She told the BBC the shoulders were like wings: "I often dream that I fly away, that's what it inspires me, my dreams - flying and levitating."

Other designers launching their new collections came from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Morocco, Niger - and also included home-grown talents such as Rama Diaw, one of whose creations is seen above.

Moments of joy and excitement were evident backstage on the last day of the event, which proved successful with those who came to Senegal to discover "Made in Africa" pieces.

Here models wait backstage in Sisters of Afrika outfits by a Senegalese fashion label, which was established in 2013 with a vision to create colourful designs for women of all shapes.

During the week there was a wide range of designs, from simple and elegant outfits to exclusive and unique dresses. Here, a designer, stylist and assistant help a model get ready for the stage.

Favourite designs and shows were snapped and filmed and shared on social media using the hashtag #dakarfashionweek2019.

The venue was a great opportunity to promote the best fabrics and accessories from Africa, including this corset from Kenyan fashion label Moyo By Bibi.

Western-style outfits were also on show.

Dozens of hair stylists and make-up artists also worked around the clock.

The frenetic activity backstage contrasted sometimes with moments of nervous waiting.

One model took to the catwalk wearing a design from Senegalese label So' Fatoo, founded by Fatima Zahra Ba, who named her fashion company after her grandmother Fatou Sow.

And Senegalese model Alima Diop wowed the audience on the last night in an eclectic design by local fashion house Al Gueye.
Photos by Marta Moreiras from Dakar Fashion Week 2019

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Gwen: I personally like photography!
Andrea: I love the idea of a website dedicated to all the delicious food in Subang Jaya!
Dee: Oh, I didn't think about that, it would look super colourful too, and pretty tasty!
Gwen: That would make me hungry but okays!

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-Sculptures
-Films and videos
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