Evolution of Resolutions (Riyadi, 2018)
Evolution of Resolution is a net art piece made to showcase the evolution of technology through window resolutions. The GIF visually is a typographic poster displayed in a monochrome monitor. The GIF also incorporates a glitch effect inside the monitor. The frame of the GIF is heavily inspired by the old Apple computers and Fallout 4’s terminal.
The GIF consists of 4 different GUI’s in different resolutions; Macintosh System 1 (1984), Windows XP (2001), Mac OS X (2001), and iOS 12 (2018). All of the user interfaces showcase different executions of the “doge” meme. The user interface designs also incorporate their respective original fonts (Chicago (Macintosh System 1), Segoe UI (Windows XP), Helvetica Neue (Mac OSX and iOS 12). The GIF consists of several key visual elements: A text art of the doge meme is used in the Macintosh System 1, a homage to the old Youtube tutorials is displayed in Windows XP in a form of the notepad app, a randomly generated terrain in Mac OSX displayed through VLC, and the Photos app in iOS 12 showcasing a photo of the dog. The use of the colors green and black is a tribute to the old monochrome monitors.
This piece is made through the use of multiple software’s and online services. Graphical elements such as the GUI and the general lay outing is done in Adobe Illustrator. All photo manipulation within the work is done through the website Fotor.com. The text-art is generated through Text-im-age.com. The randomly generated terrain is made with Processing. All of the animations were made with the combination of Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Photomosh.com All of the graphical elements is self-generated whereas all the pictures used is obtained through the public domain imagery.
Artist Biography:
Renno is an Indonesian graphic designer and front-end developer currently based in Dundalk, Ireland. He focuses on design for both print and web mediums.
Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Renno has been exposed into different cultures from young age. Renno has a huge interest in design from a young age, creating posters and illustrations whilst in school. In 2012, he moved to Malaysia to complete his second level education at Taylors College Subang Jaya. Renno is currently pursuing a degree in Communications in Creative Media at Dundalk Institute of Technology.
Renno has worked with multiple clients ranging from different industries. His work revolves around the field of branding & identity, packaging, social media design and web design and development. Renno most recently worked with Studio Lengua and Dundalk BIDS. Renno currently works as freelance designer working on client-based jobs remotely.
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