A 5-Minute Story by Airan Wright
Original Post at Patreon
Composition: Wind Ensemble and Rhythm Section – MIDI MP3 and PDF score
Art: watercolor and digital media
Writing: words à la film noir
“Plausible Deniability”
“Prismatic Love”
A 5-Minute Story by Airan Wright
Original Post at Patreon
Composition: String Quartet in F Major – MIDI MP3 and PDF score
Art: watercolor and digital media
Writing: words on the beauty of age
“The Edict, Draft 6”
A 5-Minute Story by Airan Wright
Original Post at Patreon
Composition: Allegro in C minor for Brass Trio – MIDI MP3 and PDF score
Art: photo and digital media
Writing: on the consequences of written words spoken terribly
“Morning Dew”
A 5-Minute Story by Airan Wright
Original Post at Patreon
Composition: Solo for Electric Piano in C Major – MIDI MP3 and PDF score
Art: watercolor and digital media
Writing: words on the plight of mankind and the persistence of nature
The Start of 5-Minute Stories
From 5-Minute Stories, a (somewhat) daily creative exercise.
In my attempt to be a better all around storyteller, I have a daily goal to create several small 5-min pieces of art a day that both support each other to build a narrative and/or can stand on their own. For instance, I keep a “melody journal” where I compose something simple most days. A 16-bar melody or a groove with chords or, maybe, a longer piece if it’s the weekend and I have time. I also try to sketch or watercolor. And write a little bit. And maybe take a photo or two…all to keep me moving the ball forward instead of waiting for an hour or two to show up before I decide to practice creating things. Bite-sized art, if you will.
I’d like to make my Patreon a place to post these tiny morsels for your enjoyment. Maybe something bigger will come out of them. Will anyone know? The answer to that is yes! You will! Because you’ll see it here first. 😉
Anyway, I will work to post these at the end of each day and maybe they’ll be entertaining for you at the start of your following morning. Some days I just won’t be able to do it, but most days I will. Thank you for being here!
For today’s outing I started down a bright shiny Bob Ross path but, as the night got long, it sort of turned into a look at human failure. Or at least what could be if we don’t fight for something better. If you are seeing this first thing in the morning, my apologies. All I can say is that these won’t all be as sobering as this one.
Best,
Airan
“Morning Dew”
by Airan Wright
“Morning Dew” (View AUDIO | SCORE | PDF Image and Story)
Composition: 1-min piece on electric piano (MIDI plus PDF Score)
Art: watercolor and digital media
Writing: microstory on the plight of mankind and the persistence of nature
Error Cancellation Album Release!
Happy Bandcamp Friday!
My solo album, Error Cancellation, is available for purchase! Please head on over to my Bandcamp page to check it out!
And, in addition to the album, I wrote a treatise of sorts on what the whole project means to me. If you have the time and desire, it’s here for your reading pleasure. A copy of it also comes with the album when you purchase it.
A huge thank you to my family for the love and support and patience with which you showed me during the recording of this project. To Kelly Wright and Sharon Lanza for their help on the supplemental essay attached to this album. And to that wizard of sound, Nick Broste, for not only his mastering skills but also his input and guidance on what to do when producing your first solo album. Thank you.
The Land Beyond the Sky
Airan Wright: Woodwinds
Kelly Wright: Vocals
Airan Wright: Animation, Composition, Lyrics, Audio/Video Production
| Song Information | |
|---|---|
| Instrumentation | Vocals, Bassoons w/ FX, Saxes (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bari), Flute, Clarinets (Bb, Bass) |
| Animation and Illustration | Procreate |
| Reeds | Légère reeds on all woodwinds |
| FX | Line-6 M9, DigiTech Vocalist Live 3 |
| Audio | Logic Pro (Recording), Adobe Audition (Editing) |
| Video | Premiere Pro |
Using Trends to Predict the Evolution of UX Design
by Airan Wright
Effective UX Design provides individuals with a bridge into any given experience. Today this looks like a screen on a phone, laptop or watch but, as our world continues to evolve, these bridges do as well. How UX Design changes with the rest of the world can be seen through the lens of current trends, both digital and social. Keeping up with these trends helps designers predict where to invest their time learning best practices in order to build innovative and disruptive experiences for future projects.
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(Originally published December 17, 2019 for Magenic Technologies Inc.)
Animated UX Functionality: Building Comfort and Cohesion
by Airan Wright
The everyday lives of everyday people start with everyday movement. We turn a knob on the faucet. We flip on the light switch. We slide open a silverware drawer. We progress through our day manipulating objects in functional ways to produce predictable results. Given this fact, it should come as no surprise that approaching similar functionality within a digital space will help build a level of comfort for your user as they interact with the experiences you design.
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(Originally published August 21, 2018 for Magenic Technologies Inc.)
A User’s Experience: The Power of a Good Story
by Airan Wright
We all love a good story. A fellowship of travelers on a quest to destroy a magic ring. The hasty judgements and emotional reconciliations of Georgian-era English gentility. An NYPD detective coming to terms with his estranged wife while rescuing hostages from Russian terrorists. The act of taking a journey through mentally and physically challenging terrain, of coming face-to-face with adversity and accomplishing a resolution, yields a cathartic release and reminds us of our own humanity.
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(Originally published July 20, 2018 for Magenic Technologies Inc.)