Methods of Cataloguing Pt.1

The set I choose developed is iStockphoto. iStockphoto basically is an endless storage website of paid images. Seeing tones of photos, it is natural to notice some similarities between images. Under different themes on iStock, the stereotype of one thing are outstanding. Because most of the images there are for commercial use, and they were designed at the start.

The first set is the smiley face under the “workspace photos” which look positive, and people seem to be doing their work happily in the photos, but the actual situation is usually the opposite.

The second set is when you use the search engine to search a word, if it is something abstract, the outcome could be very metaphorical, and if the word has a different meaning, the outcome could be opposite. 

While searching STUPIDITY, the images are basically something metaphorical.
While searching SOUL, you could have the peaceful and terrifying images.
While searching NOISE, the images could have the audience generate specific sounds in the head.

Above the second set, images are more likely related to the core of “visual communication” but don’t seem to be the key to using iStockPhoto as inspiration.

The third set shows the actor/actress playing different characters in different scenes, having multiple parallel life, and most of them are living a “decent” life in the iStock world.

Feedback:

  1. Explore further about Bella, and the people that have a “relationship” with her.
  2. The first set might combine with Bella set, since the shared the same feeling of “wonderful life”.
  3. If go explore the NOISE set, there are good noise and bad noise can be play with.

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