318 Graphic Design - Adrian College

Manifestos are written down and explain who you are and what you are all about they also show why you feel that way.

Artist use manifestos to physically see who they are and what there life goals are as an inspiration tool to help guide their artistic ideas and help share the life ideas along with life experiences.

My personal Manifesto

Day by day is how life should be lived. Always say I love you. Never sleep mad. Smile. Dance and sing to your favorite song. Be creative. Be confident. Be the person you want to be not the person others see you as. Break the rules. Learn from mistakes. Learn to see the good in everyone and everything. Always strive to improve your life. Never settle for anything less than extraordinary.

Manifesto is the creation and journey to your goals. What determines your ideas, thoughts, and to convey your personal interests through animation that could be in an obvious or complex way to the audience. That, to me, is what manifesto means and functions throughout our society.

Designers use them because it sets an organization of form within their works. As stated in the article, “Manifesto is an instrument for many things. For a writer is able to draw a focal point that incorporates ideas and beliefs that constitute the format, for one to have their ideas or opinions” (Manifesto Mania, Ellen & Julia Lupton). Manifesto contributes to the social economy whether we realize it or not, but the designers know it creates an order.

He has set many goals and seemed to go beyond that. Very successful in everything he’s done. He’s the founder of the “Institute without Boundaries” and other organizations, but that really struck out to me and his creation or the name seem to be his creation within that title of “Institute without Boundaries.” He’s taught at many schools. His work and designs displays and conveys who he is.

Here is my manifesto for growth:

Breathe. Inhale. Close your eyes. Look around you. Do things that make you happy. Finish what you started. Never quit. Never stop. Love doesn’t give up, you give up love. Challenges are worth it. The wait is worth it. Laughing is the medicine. Sun gives you energy. Air gives you life. Water supplies your needs. Memories are photographs. Eat veggies and fruits to keep memories alive. You are the camera. Words express thoughts. Actions express the indescribable. Exhale. Now open your eyes. Good days. Bad days. Make the best of life. Life is incredible.  Breathe.

1. I define a manifesto as a guideline for how one is expected to act. It is a basis to judge what ones opinions and intentions are.

2. Designers use manifestos as a way to express how they create art. For the most part artists prefer to express their emotions through pictures and design, not words. Therefore a manifesto is an easy and brief way for designers to put their creative process in a different format to be understood by more people.

3. Bruce Mau’s contributions to the world take form in innovation, teaching, designing and writing. He received the Chrysler Award for Design Innovation in 1998. He also developed an exhibition of “Massive Change.” This exhibition involved an educational model, a book, an online forum and more. The idea behind it was to express the possibilities of design culture. He is living through his words by his creation of a studio postgraduate program with an Ontario College. Also, his “Massive Change” exhibition is a continuous global movement to attract people to the idea of “sustainable life on the planet” and has become his source of design at his practice (11th Hour Action - Bruce Mau).

4. My Manifesto
Be Patient. Do not Judge. Be Humble. Do not Degrade. Be Kind.  Work Hard. Relax. Accept Success and Defeat. Be strong willed. Give in. Give respect to get it. Be Accepting. Be true to yourself.

5. http://www.brucemaudesign.com/4817/88330/work/massive-change 

The purpose of a manifesto is to compose a series of rules/guidelines to live by.  It becomes a foundation for the artist and the work they compose.  A manifesto gives an artist drive or motivation to go out and live their life and find unique opportunities. Artists use manifestos to live by because they are personal aspirations that influence their life. It provides the motivation to create art, but even more to live.

Bruce Mau has greatly impacted the world of design. He has attended many schools of design and left his mark. One of his biggest achievements is being part founder of Public Good Design and Communication. He then opened his own studio to teach design. Bruce Mau lives by his words by teaching the students of design in the manner of what his manifesto states. He is passing along his inspirations or findings from his experiences.

Personal Manifesto:

Start anywhere. Dare to be different. Be creative. Find Inspiration. Dig deep. Think outside of the box. Help others. Have Passion. Have Drive. Have Motivation. Listen to your heart. Express yourself. Find yourself. Create a personal image. Work hard. Work harder. Never stop thinking. Find strength to walk away. Create your own opportunities. Don’t wait, create. Look, look away, look again. Don’t assume, find out. Be confident. Be Brave. Be Courageous. Believe in yourself. Above all, Live.

I think the purpose of a manifesto is, for the person writing it, a way to make yourself think about what’s important to you, why it should be important to other people, and to get it on paper.  Things are always easier to remember and ideas seem so much more real when you have a hard copy. A manifesto is a way to start thinking creatively and to explore you.

 As I said before, it’s a way to get creative juices flowing and to figure out what is important to you. Then, why not share those ideas with others? There are so many other designers out there and there has to be at least one that thinks like you do and will benefit from your ideas and goals. Putting your ideas into a manifesto is also much easier and more attractive than pages and pages of a business statement.

 Not only has Bruce’s manifesto had an impact on designers all over, his Bruce Mau Design business is even bigger and has that much more of an affect on the design world.  ”BMD believes in the power of design to affect change and works with our clients to transform how they think, talk about themselves, and appear in the world.”  Bruce Mau seems like a big picture kind of guy.  He’s always looking for new ideas, writing new books, and bringing in new clients and employees who are just as excited about design and it’s personality as he is.

 My Manifesto:
Be loud. Doodle. Take walks. Hug. Listen to music. Take pictures; lots of pictures. Day dream. Go barefoot. Write down everything. Take road trips. Alone time is good. Love pink.

In my opinion, the purpose of a manifesto is a statement that demonstrates or describes a person’s purpose or actions and how they live their life. It could also be a person’s intentions or a statement about their life as a whole.

Designers use their own manifestos as well as those of others in order to find inspiration for their work. It is also another way for them to share their goals, intentions, statements about life, and other ideas with the public or their target audience. Manifesto’s are very expressive and thus can be illustrated in even more expressive ways.

In the Incomplete Manifesto for Growth, Bruce Mau has written his own personal  beliefs, strategies, and motivations of which he wants to share with others so they can live a good life and grow. He is a graphic designer who is also an inspiration to others. His words are ways for people to better themselves. He continues to live by his words by representing them in his artwork.

My Manifesto:

Laugh at anything you think is funny. Smile more than you cry. Believe in God. Dare to be Different. Give lots of hugs. Follow your heart. Meet new people. Work hard. Play harder. Use “can” more than “can’t”. Take lots of pictures. Sing as loud as you can. Eat lots of chocolate. Drive around…just because. Share your feelings. Doodle. Keep an open heart and mind. Dream big. Be goofy. Love life. Love yourself.  

This is my favorite piece by Bruce Mau.

To me, the purpose of a manifesto is to assertively demonstrate what guides one’s actions, words, beliefs, rationales. Furthermore, a manifesto illustrates the inspirations of one’s drive and passion in life.

Designers use manifestos in their daily lives as another tool to express their positions and sculpt their beliefs. Designers enjoy creating manifestos rather than writing long, boring statements, especially because a manifesto is “broken into functional parts, and has the elements of poetry and surprise” (Lupton, Manifesto Mania).

Bruce Mau has contributed to the world as a visionary, author, designer, and innovator. He has been committed to bonding his life and work to human development and education.”As Co-Founder of Bruce Mau Live, this new initiative is committed to developing purposeful projects in education, health, leadership, and security” (Compostmodern, 2011). He has written books that will make over the way teachers teach and the way students learn. His design philosophies show through in the ways that he is so passionate about changing the entire world in a positive light. Bruce is now pushing his “modest goal: using design to change the world” where he has recently been embraced by the people of Chicago (Coburn, ChicagoMag.com).

My personal manifesto:

Be Faithful. Take Your Time. Family First. Have A Pet. Trust God. Above All… Love.
Dilligence. Patience. Eat Dessert First! Give From Your Heart. Be Bold. Play Music.
Share A Smile. Never Forget. Compassionate. People Are Above Things.
Take Pictures. Wear Bright Colors. Never Give Up.

Here is my favorite Bruce Mau work: