Thursday
illustrations
I've missed out on a lot of blog updates! so here are some of the illustrations i've been working on:
Tuesday
Monday
the v and a
Just got an email saying were going to an exhibition at the v and a on wednesday, http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/power-of-making/power-of-making/
as I really want to make this new project 3d I think it will be really helpful, and kind of have what I was hoping the design museum would do!
holocaust surviver
can't seem to get videos to upload, this is a link to a video of a surviver of the holocaust talking about her experience, I do really want to base my product on a young target audience, so i've been thinking if i focus on one individual rather than the millions they might have a better understanding?
I've been talking to a family friend who's grandmother was a surviver, she died a few years ago but he got her to write down her memories of the holocaust so they could never be forgotten, I would really like to use them in my work, making the whole explanation seem more believable to the audience because it is actually real?
Friday
new project 3rd year...
okay, so the research starts again! as were completely on our own with this brief the tutors have made it really clear how important it is to base it on something that interests us. Im still writing the final statement, but my initial idea was to base it around war or past events like the twin towers...and aiming it a young target audience, carrying on with keeping my work 3d I wanted to make something that could maybe be acted out?
After talking through i've realised how broad my subject is and started to focus much more on the holocaust as its come to the time where soon there will be no more survivors left. I've just bought the book "when hitler stole pink rabbit" as i've read a lot of good reviews on it as its based for children but doesn't patronise the reader.
Tuesday
sewing!
for a while I've really wanted to try out using a sewing machine within my work, I saw this in
a shop and it made me realise how much can be done with it, especially with all the spare materials that i keep! can see where my student loan will be going...
watercolour..
I've never managed to get the hang of watercolour's and decided to try it a couple of times over the summer, the only one I am happy with is really the blonde girl, but I was surprised how I enjoyed it a bit more than I remembered.
reference
(not sure if I like the new icons, have know idea if I've managed to make that a link!)
found some of jianhui's work for sale at the fashion and textiles museum,
loved the use of all the beads and the intricacy of his work.
Friday
photoshop course
I did a photoshop course of the summer, which will hopefully help me a lot this year! they gave us a lot of images to play around with while we learnt the tools, and so I decided to do a few drawings from them...
fashion and textiles museum
I no...not the best photography! but found the illustrations really interesting so wanted to a quick photo, there was a Tommy Nutter exhibition on when I went to visit and even though the museum was really small, it was well thought out and had a lot of his work on display
Jade Folawiyo
I saw Jades work at the design museum and it just made me realise how you can use pretty much anything to create art! her work was made from metals and the ways they tarnish in chemical reactions formed the actual work...sounds pretty complicated to do but think it really pays of in the work.
the tate modern...
Im basic my dissertation around the photographer Diane Arbus, and herd about her work being in exhibition at The Tate, so went along to have a look!
I've seen so many books of her work and images online I wasn't really expecting to feel or find anything different there, but I actually found so many more photos that I hadn't seen and (already feeling like I personally know the woman!) they all seemed to make a much bigger impact seeing them all together. Heres a few of the photo's I took of her work and quick sketches I made while there...
Thursday
personal research...
from my work last year I really thought I would benefit from seeing current work and regularly going to exhibitions...my summer aim! I have done better than I thought and along with my placement i've decided I definatley want to go into 3d work for my project next year (i seemed to keep falling into it anyway, so hopefully if I actually plan it to, it might work out better!).
in the next few days I will put up the work I came across etc!
Wednesday
placement time!
I've just finished a work placement at the packaging and design company seymour powell: http://www.seymourpowell.com/casestudies/
I was based working in the packaging area of the company, where they were working on a brief for go-cat and french brand friskies (dog food). It was a really good opportunity to see real life briefs and how the graphic designers work.
I was able to watch over a photo shoot, it really made me realise how important the most tiniest parts are on packages! theres so much work that goes into the branding of a product and making it stand out to the right target audience, from colour to text...it made me appreciate cat biscuits a bit more!
the whole experience made me feel a lot more confident about where my own work is going, and where it could go once I have finished at uni. I managed to speak to a lot of graphic designers that have been in the busy for a long time as well as re-touchers and designers. They all gave really good advice and told me how all of their careers came about.
Monday
final self-defined book
heres my finished book, I kept the design as a concertina to give the children the chance to really get involved with the book by opening it up.
duck models
These are the final models I've made for the children to perform the narrative of the text with, When I started I wanted to make different costumes for them, but it became to difficult to make them removable, I was pleased with them apart from there heads, I think if i had used a different media they would of been stronger, but while painting them I was worried about damaging them and so if I made them again I would try and find a different lightweight material.
final poster design and book mark
These final designs are for a poster that would be used in the school to advertise the puppet show put on by the children (using the models above).
Sunday
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