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Mini Assignment #4: Remix
ALT Text: Display of TXT’s The Name Chapter: FREEFALL album art. Remix of album’s b-sides: Skipping Stones and Blue Spring.
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Mini Assignment #3: Video
ALT text: Video Edit made of Season of TXT: Youth trailers, to Troye Sivan’s ‘Get Me Started’
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Mini Assignment #2: Guest Entry
You know him as the founder of Big Hit, the man who grew a small-time company into a prominent, leading company in present day Kpop. The father of BTS and TXT! This week I’ve invited HYBE’s world renowned chairman, Mr. Bang Sihyuk himself for a sit down and short Q&A. Naturally, he’s a very busy man, so we only have a few minutes with him. Let’s get started right away. Good evening Sihyuk-nim! Hey yo! Hitman Bag introduces! This amazing blog run by a MOA! Aww you’re too kind sir! I just wanted to shoot through a few questions while we had you. What would you say compelled you to…
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From a MOA: Male Gaze
A friend of mine… Who am I a kidding. Another MOA brought up the subject of female gaze in Kpop. A loaded topic to be certain. I brought it up to my best friend, and their insight was eons of depth beyond what the initial subject was meant to be. It questioned the essence of intention of female gaze. To them, female gaze is a term that undermines the significance of the term male gaze. To them, male gaze was coined to describe the long, long history of male gaze being forced upon the majority of the world by patriarchy. The lighthearted usage of female gaze implies that gaze can…
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Peer Review #1
The website assigned to me for the first peer review is After Dark with Mallory. Mallory’s website is centred on book reviews, a mix of books from the 90s and from the 21st century. The use of a quote for the introduction of the site does a great job of setting the mood. I imagine that the audience for this public, those who are seeking book reviews on these genres of books, would feel at home in the aesthetic of the site. The entirety of the website is very aesthetically pleasing. The mood and palette of all the images used within the landing page is very well formulated. There is…
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Peer Review #2
My second peer review is for Amy’s digital diary at Amy’s Archives. Amy’s archives is a stellar website. It’s very together aesthetically, the typography choices as well as the general colour of theme adds to the coziness. I think the serif font and non capitalized choices are very suited for the casual and cozy mood. Even the accessibility toolbar colour is well suited to the theme! The little logo of the film camera is incredibly cute as well. The general theme of the site is minimalistic with a touch of personal adorableness that makes it very pleasing to the eye. I am not quite certain if the rounded sans serif…
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Process Post #7
P: Digital Media Literacy. What’s the importance of researched “neutrality”? I thought it incredibly important to take a step back and asses the value of neutrality. I find myself in the unique position of someone who is chronically online, and very exposed to online opinion. To perhaps be a bit reductive, in general those who are chronically online are quick to radicalism. I am and have long been in the school of thought that values research and “both sides” over forming rash decisions about my stance. I have always found this right. And yet sometimes I am not so sure. Often the subjects of political debate on online spaces involve…
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From a MOA: American Capitalism and Kpop
The phenomenon of English songs and collabs is so…. I don’t really have the words if I’m honest. It’s not all bad, and it’s not all good, truly. As a Korean and long time fan, I have to admit, I don’t feel only happiness at the prevalence of kpop within North American spheres. Specifically North American ones, the others I don’t mind very much. North American success feels like a little medal of valour companies scrounge to attain, and at time it feels as if it cheapens the essence of Korean pop. Then again, the idols who train years to perform often grew up looking up to all the artists…
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Process Post #6
P: Thoughts on Mauve’s points on design elements. What is “most” important?
