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...

Link:
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.

CULINARY DISASTERS

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

Link:
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.

SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE - PLAN

Problem - Not knowing when you are working with a bad idea or more commonly known as 'polishing a turd'.

What I shall do - Inform the coming year how to identify when they are working with a turd.

How - The concepts for delivery include pillowcase and bedding, instruction manual and t-shirt.

DPS INSPIRATION

Links:
Ride Magazine
Marc's Blog
Adobe Indesign

THINK OF ENGLAND

I plan to work and live abroad (again) once I finish the course. The poster design below is for a club I lived opposite. I like the illustration it's similar to Vorticism which fits Berlin very well. Below the poster is Moby's new video directed by David Lynch. It's surreal feel and black and white style suite the music. I'd like to develop towards more animation and video based work next year.

HOW TO...

See Design Practice Blog for more information.

BOOK FAIR

The book fair was great. Most of the designers and artists I talked to gave business cards with links. Check out New Think its brilliant!!!

Links:
Lonely Panda
New Think
Split Pin
Sarojini Lewis

DON'T PANIC - POSTER BRIEF

One of the more final resolutions, still needs work.

DON'T PANIC BRIEF - POSTER DESIGN RESEARCH

I have been looking at 'Up Against the Wall' for illustration, layout and other ideas. I like Masuteru Aoba designs, they are political and simple in design, which is good inspiration for this brief because of having little time and having to generate a large body of possibilities.

DON'T PANIC BRIEF - COLOUR

I have been focusing on colour for this brief and learning how to use it in the ideas I have created. Stuart Davis's work has influenced the work.

DON'T PANIC BRIEF - RESEARCH

PURE - Problem being raised = Is eating meat wrong?
I am raising the vegetarian debate for my flat mate who is Muslim and vegetarian.

Debate Definition:

'A discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints.' Dictionary.com

'Debate (American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examine the consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examine what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is technique of persuasion. Though logical consistency, factual accuracy as well as some emotional appeal to audience are important elements of the art of persuasion, in debating, one side often prevails over the other side by presenting superior "context" and/or framework of the issue, which is far more subtle and strategic.' Wikipedia