Michelle Wolfarth's Blog

Kelli Anderson’s video this week was probably one of my favorite I’ve watched all quarter in any of my classes.  It was interesting, at first, I was kind of bored and was thinking “Ugh, this is going to be a long video.”  But, then she started talking about her theory of disruptive wonder and show how she approached this in her creative life.  I loved it!  It was one of those moments when you think, gosh, I wish I had designed that.  What I liked the most about how Anderson described things was it was light-hearted.  Oftentimes when I read, or listen to people talk about shaking things up, it always seems to be in a more aggressive manner.  Anderson was fun, she made me laugh and it inspired me to want to follow her guidance in my own creative process.  I am completely open to disruptive wonder and would love for it to be part of my creative process.  I feel like disruptive wonder is what graphic design is all about, it’s not just about doing what people ask, but adding a little spice into the ordinary brochure, website, or business card.  This isn’t completely new notion to me, but I have to admit it was the first time that I actually felt the desire to want to try harder.  Again, I loved Anderson’s approach to design and I admired the level of fun and joy she expressed in each example.