David Crow

So, Visible Signs by David Crow is kind of an interesting read, but I think one has to be in the mood to read through some of his stuff. Not everything he says catches me off guard, so it's like reading a hit or miss tutorial. Anyway, what I did like was the whole firstness, secondness, and thirdness aspect, on page 38, and how one goes about brainstorming and completing a production. Firstness deals with an overall sense of what you want to do, secondness is based on factual criteria, and thirdness is the relationship and association of it all--basically 1 + 2 should equal three. I also enjoyed one of his portfolio pieces on 48 and 49 titled "Stylorouge". That piece just goes to show that things aren't what they appear if you step back 4 frames from reality and observe the whole makeup and atmosphere of what's really taking place--kitsch motive at its finest.