DESIGN PRACTICE - IMPORTANT NOTE

I posted almost all my design practice posts to my design practice blog (see the links to the right). However, I also posted a few blog posts on to my home blog (this blog), they are tagged with the module code. The end of module evaluation will be posted to the design practice blog.

NEUROTITAN

Gallery in Berlin, see the link below...

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NEUROTITAN
SLANG

ELECTIVE and CRIT AND DEVELOPMENT

I will start on a bad note...

The image and culture elective over the last two weeks has become a nightmare. The highly academic work relating to theories each week was out of balance with what was possible on its own. In the past 2 weeks I have put together a 10 minute presentation for the elective including preparation work, alongside two 800 word essays which also involved a mountain of research and analysis. Alongside the experience course work this has been far from "a fun run into summer".



For the experience brief I have changed my original plan which was to make instructional cards to something more manageable in the time. I am changing my original concept from informing to promoting but the focus is still on teaching students how to cook. I have decided to create posters to promote the website studentcooking.tv I proposed this in the crit and it went over well, and the feedback was very helpful. I had 3 possible websites and Tom helped me select which website, studentcooking.tv appears the most appropriate for the audience. The layout is clear and the content is interesting.

I plan to learn the screenprint facilities at Blenheim before next year and over the next few days refine my content and designs.

ADOLF THE SUPERMAN: SWALLOWS GOLD AND SPOUTS JUNK

Too many essays and presentations at the moment.

I am now writing an essay evaluating John Heartfields Adolf the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk, 1932.

This piece was used as an anti-Hitler poster in the 1932 election. It refers to the financial backing Hitler received from wealthy industrialists who feared Germany would vote for a Communist government.

BRITISH AEROSPACE

My elective presentation is focused on The F-111 by James Rosenquist.
My friend works for British Aerospace building Hawk fighter jets. I thought this video insightful, I'll send him it soon.

CULINARY DISASTERS

The type and tone of this poster appeal to me, all seem appropriate.

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BURNT FOOD MUSEUM

TOAST TYPE

KNIVES TYPE

I have been learning and experimenting with how to use clipping masks.
Missed the W off by accident.

IDN

I needed inspiration for information graphics and Tim recommended to check this site.

Link:IDN

INITIAL SPREAD

The feedback was good, but I still need to build on it. The filter needed changing on the image, which I have done, and I still need to experiment with the layout and type. I also need to make the next two spreads.

SPIRAL TYPE

Learning more features of illustrator, will be needed for the current brief.