Prompt:
From the Lessig and Gleick readings the talk about about the 'right to tinker.' What are some other good examples you've seen in the DTC major of you and your peers using the right to tinker? How much has that right been constrained or opened up by the technological tools you use?
Response:
In the DTC major personally I have used many different types of inspiration these types of inspiration usually help me in my art and other multimedia projects. Specifically in my DTC 336 class I used google images quite frequently for inspiration or for elements of my designs. A project I worked on for class was to take three logos from different companies and mold and mash them together. Once we came up with a single logo using elements of the three we came up with a new company name. This is similar to what disney did when he took inspiration from the Grimm stories and took inspiration from them to make his own stories but still using the basic plot line. The logo I designed is below the inspirations and elements came from the companies Burton, Roxy, and Monster. This class used inspirations from many different companies. For the final project in this class we were asked to redesign or design for an actual company, or show, or book. Many of my classmates decided to to redesign logos for companies. The 'right to tinker' has allowed DTC students to use found items in projects or alter found items for projects as well.
This 'right to tinker' has improved and hindered the creative process. The tight copyright laws have helped designers be creative and make new types of designs and has helped their creativity create their own works of art. It also helps because it allows other artists to protect their work from being stolen. The 'right to tinker' has allowed us to take designs and alter them as long as the author allows alterations and credit is given. Copyright laws have hindered people from taking pieces of other designs to create something new. These things are called remixing, these remixes have cause people problems with the law.
