Asked to find 20 well thought images that have a relation to my studio project I came up with the following…
It was a little harder than expected and as I don’t yet have a solid idea for the project I decided to relate them to my areas or research.
We all listen to music, as designers we probably do more than most. The progression and advancement of the music industry is something that needs to happen.
Radiohead were one of the first to put the ball in the consumers court, letting them pay however much they wanted for their latest album.
The current online music revolution is being referred to as Music 2.0. There are over 500 websites that allow users to listen legally to music on the web, through most people only know of a few.
There are many new technologies emerging for listening to music that also combine internet access and purchasing options such as the iPhone and Microsoft Zune Player.
The biggest legal online music provider is iTunes. They have battled to get DRM-free music to their customers and were recently granted by EMI to do so.
With the launch of the new MySpace music player they hoped to improve on one of the most popular ways of listening to new and undiscovered acts on the web.
LastFM is another very popular way of legally listening to music online, which enables users to share playlists with friends and push their favourite artists up the LastFM charts.
Music visualisation is also something that I am interested in. Desktop music players such as Windows Media Player and WinAmp have these in-built, however there are much more advanced ones available.
An interesting diagram that I found which attempts to display one persons CD collection in a circular format. It is separated by genre, by album, and even by track.
If music is destined to be consumed by the digital revolution then are we witnessing the death of album art and the design that comes with it?
- If we cannot put a stop music piracy and making music free is the only option, then with emerging technologies will we see a progression in the live concert experience?
- New ways of controlling illegal file sharing are desperately in need. ISPs are beginning to notify customers that they are under surveillance.
- Copyright infringement is a huge problem and is causing a decline in CD sales and revenue generated for the record companies.
Software such as Bit Torrent and Kazaa that have emerged through the development of Napster are largely responsible for much of the illegal file sharing.
- Going back to the idea of a revolution in watching live music performances; Will future technology allow us to experience a whole new level of involvement from our own home?
- The first of 5 pieces of work that I have chosen for their qualities in relation to music, or the music used. This piece of motion graphics is a prime example of music and video sync.
- An illustration which to me displays life revolving around music. The execution and detail of this is fantasticly inspiring.
Another piece of music related motion graphics that displays it's qualities in a very aspirational and asthetically pleasing way.
This obscure and very dark music video overlays illustration on video in a unique way that really portrays the feeling behind the song.
Finally, this piece of abstract art gave me the feeling of being encapsulated by the sound, feeling every beat and rhythem right through your body.