LETTERPRESS INDUCTION

The Letterpress induction was worth while but I don't think it's my favourite print process.
The end result is very good BUT... it is very dirty and time consuming.

XMAS CARD BRIEF

I decided to keep the design simple. I did a questionnaire to find out what a happy christmas face looked like and which colours best suited christmas. From the analysis red was the number one christmas colour and second place between green and white. I chose white so not to clash. I was considering cutting the mouth and eyes out, like in some of the designs shown below, but writing inside the card would show through and look bad.




STILL WORKING ON THIS.

LIGHTING STUDIO INDUCTION

The lighting studio was great. It seemed very complex at first but became clearer once we had the chance to use the equipment. The possibilities are vast for experimentation. I'm looking forward to using this facility.

WHAT IF... BRIEF

Our problem was man made vs natural. We refined this down to natural xmas trees vs artificial trees and helping people decide which one best suited them.

This brief started ok, but I don't think we worked well as a team. Our work lacked research and analysis.

Our primary research consisted of a questionnaire, Illustrations, photographs and Adobe Illustrator work.

Our secondary research consisted of various internet print offs and the book 1000 Greetings.

I had to go round 6 shops before I found one that would let me use my camera. Clinton cards told me that it was company policy not to allow people taking pictures and the other shops gave similar responses. So Being told to go away was problematic.

I overcame the problem by being persistent and I eventually found a shop that let me take photographs. The lady who owned the shop let me rearrange the shelfs and move shop adverts to suite the photographs.

We could have done more primary research into what format of card, layout, style of illustration, paper choices, peoples opinions of the text used and so on.

Five things for next time would be:

1 - Check my camera settings.
2 - Question the public.
3 - More variety of sources and methods.
4 - More analysis of the research.
5 - Discuss other research possiblities.

Five things I have learned about the design process:

1 - The process of researching is fundamental to progressing any work.
2 - It can be problematic.
3 - Can go in unusual directions.
4 - Should be prolific.
5 - Should be varied.

PASSARELLA DEATH SQUAD

Passarella Death Squad was started in London by Danny Broddle and Emilie Albisser in 2004.

They are nice designs for t-shirts. Minimal, metaphor, monochrome, appropriate.




www.bkrw.com



Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday.

KRUSH

TSDP KRUSH from Evan Romoff on Vimeo.

VICE COMPETITION

www.viceland.com/urbancanvas

Nissan QASHQAI sponsored the Tate Modern Street Art exhibition - the first major public museum display of Street Art in the UK.

Nissan are committed to bringing you closer to street art. They're offering the UK's best up and coming artists the chance to have their work showcased in VICE Magazine next month. If you reckon you're good enough, give it a go. But we don't want you tagging your neighbours houses, because that is what kids and lifetime wasters do. We'll pick out the best three entrants and their work will be published for all to see.

http://www.viceland.com/urbanguide

EXHIBITION

ESOPUS & BREED

www.esopusmag.com

Esopus is a twice-yearly arts magazine featuring fresh, unmediated perspectives on contemporary culture from a wide range of creative professionals. It includes artists’ projects, critical writing, fiction, poetry, visual essays, interviews, and, in each issue, a themed CD of new music.

Published by the non-profit Esopus Foundation Ltd., the magazine has a simple mission: to provide an unfiltered, non-commercial space in which creative people and the public can connect in meaningful, productive ways.

www.breedlondon.com

ANIMATION

MANCHESTER TRIP

The exhibition for Emory Douglas was brilliant. His work was prolific and well designed with creative use of materials, layout, media etc. Very inspiring.
The exhibitions at The Corner House were equally as good. Rachel Goodyears drawings were beautiful!

100 PHOTOGRAPHS

I have chosen Urban Decay as the concept for this brief. The area where I live in Leeds suffers from a severe case of Urban Decay.





Urban decay is a process by which a city, or a part of a city, falls into a state of disrepair. It is characterized by depopulation, economic restructuring, property abandonment, high unemployment, fragmented families, political disenfranchisement, crime, and desolate and unfriendly urban landscapes.

ALPHABET SOUP AND ILLUSTRATOR WORK

The alphabet I created for Craig is a mixture of type and symbols. It turned out ok, however, the comb and mustache didn't work as combinations with type. The glasses did though were the letterforms look like ice in a drink. The overall composition looks good because of the variety and styling and it captures his party attitude.

PERSEPOLIS

Persepolis | Trailer from Smelly Cat on Vimeo.

PRINT

I hadn't done mono or screen printing for a while and forget the variety of possibilities, quality of colour and finish you can achieve. Tuition at the print room was good if a little obsessive at times and the attitude was questionable but overall very good and learned a great deal for future work.

WHAT IS... RED

The 10 pieces I developed for this were based on the theme of blood and death. It turned out to be a nightmare to align the black and the red when screen printing. The drawings were poor in quality and needed more work and development, but it answered the brief correctly and other students liked the finished work.

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

Jamie Oliver would like this project. I colour photocopied the envelopes to save money but the stickers were printed onto sticky backed paper and are water resistant or so James says. I kept it simple because I didn't fancy spending hours constructing the envelopes and focused mainly on the visual design which is a combination of illustrations and type. I chose yellow and purple because I wanted it to stand out but still compliment. I had used red and yellow for the previous brief but it was too intense so changed for this brief. I did use the same Pantone colours for the stickers, envelope and mail list but the printers in the Mac suites don't have much colour range compared to digital print which means the purples are different, not good.




I used this project mainly to develop what I learned in the Illustrator workshops. I don't really like the work I made partly due to not developing enough ideas and learning the software, but it answered the brief and I Iearned more skills.

PAINT, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER INTERESTING THINGS

www.montana-spraypaint.com
http://www.graphotism.com/shopList2.asp?cat=paint
www.montana-cans.de
www.montana-sponsoring.com
www.mtncolors.com
www.alterego-themovie.com

MILK TWO SUGARS

Website with strange and funny ideas.

www.milktwosugars.org

CRAIG KIRK

www.craigkirk.net

http://www.wallpaper.com/directory/504

Good ideas for Mailshots.

RETNA

VIMBY - Retna

EVOL

Evol TSDP from Evan Romoff on Vimeo.

DEBUT ART

Debut Art - loads of current design work:
www.debutart.com

Creative Review -
www.creativereview.co.uk

Monocle -
www.monocle.com

http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Web-Articles/Bildschone-Bucher/

Grenade -
www.grenadeartgallery.com

SALT - FAST FOOD

The theme for the project I am working on at the moment is unhealthy living relating to a poor diet. My main topic is SALT. Fast food is a big topic within this subject, below is information and facts I have gathered:

Eating too much salt can cause high blood pressure. High blood pressure can cause heart disease and other health problems.
University of Illinois (2008)


How much sodium is too much?

Health experts recommend 1,100 - 3,300 mg of sodium per day for healthy adults. Most people eat 2,300 to 6,900 mg per day. This is too much sodium. Some people are salt/sodium sensitive. African Americans, Hispanics, and obese individuals are especially sensitive to salt.

Controlling the salt in your daily diet can reduce the risk of high blood pressure. Check your blood pressure often. If it is high, see a doctor. High blood pressure is a reading of more than 140/85. If your blood pressure is normal, keep it that way. Exercising, eating less salt and fat, and keeping your weight down will help your blood pressure stay normal.

Salt/sodium can hide in many foods. One teaspoon of salt contains 2,000 mg of sodium. The following suggestions can help lower salt intakes:

Eat fewer salty snacks such as potato chips, nuts, cheese and pretzels.

Read the "Nutrition Facts" panel on food labels to see how much sodium you are eating.

Read the label. Look for the words, low-salt or reduced-sodium on products to replace those with high salt.

Use fresh or frozen vegetables instead of high sodium canned

Avoid pickled products like sauerkraut, deli meats, sausages and canned fish.

Use herbs and spices like garlic powder, thyme, oregano, and basil to flavor food and use less salt. Season meat with lemon juice, bay leaf, crushed red pepper and rosemary. Season chicken with sage, seasoned vinegar and ginger.

Limit the use of high-salt soy sauce, meat tenderizers, seasoned salt, and Worcestershire. Look for salt-free herb blends for cooking.

Many people have learned to reduce salt in their diets without missing the salty taste. You can too. Cut back on salt slowly, allowing time for your tastebuds to adjust. Replace the salty taste with another flavor.

VISUAL LANGUAGE

Visual Synecdoche
Small element representing a whole.

Visual Metaphor
The meaning of one image is transfered to another.

Visual Metonym
Symbolic image associated with the person/people etc.