E82 U (Part 2)

OMG, where have I been!? Only two posts in a month? Just Two!
Well, this month’s course load at Full Sail was particularly demanding and labor intensive. The course “Designing Computer Graphics,” might as well be called “The Adobe Illustrator course”. The projects themselves were both challenging and fun. And with this course, I’ve been able to learn a lot more techniques that will certainly benefit E82 in the years to come. As a good practice, I’ve decided to upload all of my projects (good and not-so-good) to my Flickr account. To show range, I’ve decided to venture as far way from Futurism (and Epcot) as possible. Well mostly. Project Two was almost inescapable.

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Oh, and while we’re on the subject… With what little time I have, (and thanks to my “Group 5 Access”) I’ve done some digging into some of ENCOM/Epcot’s hidden history and made my first visual discovery from “The Second System.”

COMING NEXT WEEK: Icons in Digital Space

E82 U

Wow, this maybe the longest stretch without any new material to date! But, most assuredly it hasn’t been because I have haven’t been working. For the past month, I’ve been gearing-up for a return to school. Apparently, there are several people out there that believe that I just might be artistically inclined. As such, I’ve chosen (what I believe to be) the best college in the field. Full Sail University has an amazing Online Education program and an even better track record in creating multi-award winning creative professionals. I’m currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science Degree in Graphic Design. And (if all goes well) I should be done in 29 months.

But what does all this mean for E82?

Well, I believe that this (very young) website has the potential to become something truly special and maybe, just maybe, influence a change in the way we not only treat Epcot, the park but also help eliminate the Retro in Retro Futurism. There is still a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow… YES even in Today’s technology inundated era. Among other things, I believe the challenge of Tomorrow is no longer technological, if the last 30 years have proved anything it’s that “We Can Do It.” But now that we’re super-connected with mini-computers in palm of hand what do we do now? Well I think the biggest frontier of this century will be moving from Information and Data to one of Wisdom, Maturity, and Responsibility. These are all lesions I have learned from EPCOT Center, and insights I hope to continue to share with you for a long, long time. In short, E82 is also My Legacy.

After completing my first week’s assignments in two days and with an extra day off for classes each week, I feel quite positive that E82 will continue at a fair pace. So it is my hope that as I continue my intellectual evolution, E82 will continue its evolution as well.

Coming Next Week

The completion of GATHER, STORE, RE-COMBINE with our Epic Length Final Chapter: “Returns, Tributes, and Beyond”!