Blog 4

I found “tacit” used in this article, I believe twice. The first uses “tacit” in a general sense in the essay “Meaning.” The word, “tacit” means as a “side element” or a masked element that has both transparency and meaning but does not have a direct influence on the matter as it is an implied element to begin with.
The differences between “new” and “old” are first, in how we as the viewer of an image will “in the new” see the form and meaning of an object at the end of the design process. In the old, the object was the end of the design process. The design, was the meaning of the original intent of the piece. In the “new” we tend to view objects to have more of an abstract meaning that is also be attached to the viewpoint of the person.
In “the old” an object may have meaning and associations with well know social attributes that have a direct and understandable connection to the object itself and the time, place and space of the social/object connection.
In the new, objects would be brought together from separate works to create new meaning and social association. Old objects become the frame work of the new meaning of the new conglomerate. Those old objects may still carry their original meaning into the new meaning, as a foundation for the new meaning, however the message is changed to the new meaning.
In the “new” objects themselves may become ongoing works and create new ideas and ways of thinking about the object in the first place and they may evoke new meaning as the objects inherit action, redefining them selves in time/space.
“Meaning-in-Situ”

In my mind, meaning-in –situ is a living and breathing, “in the now” element to design. “Sleepwalking” in this design element means to being aware of all that is around you and to take a sleepwalk approach in that you have awareness of the design but that it is a wandering approach to design. Sometimes it works out great and you “make it to the fridge and get a donut”..at 2am. Or, maybe you fall down the basement stairs.
Complementary” (meaning-in-situ) means in design that the object observes some parameters and conforms to the situational requirements. An example would be of a design that adds to a piece without altering the framework, but changing purpose. Like the George Foreman grill. The first George Forman grill design was great. It was the first griller to tip at about a 10 degree angle to “slide” the fat away. Now, the George Forman grill comes in all different designs, all complementing the previous designs. The George Forman Grill of today, is something totally unrecognizable from “it’s” predecessors.
Expanding” (meaning-in-situ) means to expand the design framework of an object into something new and not so obvious in it’s original design. To take an “oppositional” approach is to recognize what is working for an object and to completely counter rotate it and incorporate a reverse polarity approach to the original which may or may not be successful.
The term “reconceptualization” refers to the shifting design (from a relative starting point) and going in a completely different direction. It is a radical shift in the original.
When it comes to the correlation between Dance and play in the visual design, the bridge that connects the two comes from the idea of having an action and having a reaction. Whether in Dance or creating something in a different media completely, the way the eyes follows the action, brings for a rhythm and cadence about any piece. Rhythm can be used to emphasize subject matter, character, texture and the beat of a drum can tell a dancer which steps to take and when to take them. Visual elements of dance capture the eye as does the rhythm of any visual element. Different element of a painting may lead the eye where to go next.
The Metaphorical Running Line is what keeps the view hoping or guessing what will happen next by propelling the audience by encouraging them to want to know more about what is happening in a sequence my interlacing metaphors to real life or identifiable situations. It is important as it bridge the gaps between the story, the settings, the characters and the relationships to space and time.