manifesto

This was the revised edition of my manifesto. I decided to make it a personal declaration in a contract from, and so blended a number of family signatures and created one large signature. I formed my own stamp that included a shorter, punchier version of my quote and them a finalising statement beneath my stamp. This was the statement that was to round up my entire manifesto poster. This became a clearer and cleaner version that I thought provided more impact. I prefer this version.

I like the fact that i was able to go back and look at my previous work and change it accordingly to improve it. This was a great exercise for self evaluation. This is a skill and an insight that I will take with me in future projects. 

MANIFESTO draft poster

This task was very interesting as the idea of a manifesto is to basically put forth in writing of some sort of form of ideals/goals or personal things to live by which essential conveys one of the most important part of you. For me from the start of the project I wanted to make it personalised to me. This being said, I chose to do it based upon my 'ethos to life'. I didn't want it to necessarily be specific in detail but I wanted it to breathe a sense of stature and prominence, quite like a quote you would hear in Washington D.C written in stone near a statue. "To be one who enlightens and builds a platform for success. To study ones self from a rich mental construct and build focus and purpose. Brew in creation and embrace my own divinity... My business is to create". This was also inspired by William Blake "my business is to create". This is one of the quotes that I also live by and so this project did inspire a personal attachment with me. I wanted the form of this manifesto to be presented almost as an official letter and so this is what I tried convey in the image above; a certificate of purpose. This project for me was based upon "who Am I" and so creating a female icon that represented me positioned in an area of the world that showed where I want to travel to... well at least once in life.

The areas that I was questioned on was the date stamp across the centre of the page. It was suggested to me that I changed this specific to me, and so maybe use my date of birth. It was also suggested that I create my own stamp that had a layered impression of the british crest as this is where I was born. Finally it was suggested that in terms of a larger 'movement' or 'campaign' I should do an interchangeable icon for guys as well as women so this manifesto could be adapted to each person as a campaign contract of personal life achievements. Overall I enjoyed this project. It allowed to me to take into consideration larger project possibilities and from this I will most definitely learn for future projects to do so.

Time- Video Group N

Brainstorm for time poster

This was a graphics poster i made for time that was supposed to be a contemporary take on a brainstorm. This was a play on the visuals of a clock; the most obvious interpretations of time and also a thought bubble. This was a simple yet experimentation task that i found interesting. Graphics is all about conveying something in a visual sense and so this task did say true to that.

Image Collected Storyboard

TIME

My group and i was given the word 'Time' to form a poster design that captured the essence of the word whilst providing meaning. I understood the concept and connotations of the word and brought about a sense of nostalgia and speed. These factors would contrast well against one another.

I used a black and white image from the film Brief Encounter, which is classed as one of the best and 'timeless' romance films. I tried to understand through this poster the concept of capturing time and essence of a single moment. This was accompanied by the falling autumn leaves that reveal sentimental value within the black and white image.The image is taken of the leaves falling in mid air, showing the unawareness of time ending. Alongside the speed on the London city and the sparkling but fast paced lights the poster design is a snapshot of memory, nostalgia, continuity and reality. I included a great quote by William Gibson which highlights both the nostalgic sense within the poster and also the subject of time. We are often thrown into the speed of time and captured by the memory of its existence.

I enjoyed this task today as for me it was an introductory task almost and also a refresher task in my previously practised photoshop skills. This task proved to be more about my layering and editing ability. I was given a lot of positive feedback from my group today. "I like the way you managed to bring about the warm lights through the image and have it dotted in the right places". At this stage, i'm not sure if that was a happy accident or if it was entirely on purpose, but I think it worked effectively. "I like the thought you put into the autumn leaves falling over their faces". This in fact was intentional as it created the illusion of them being in a park as time stood still for them in love as autumn fell around them. I also wanted to highlight the edges of some of the buildings in the back and bring the light in them forward. This for me enhanced the beauty and romance of the city.

I received some constructive feedback about the text however and how it should have maybe been smaller and in a slightly different position that flowed within the image. I learnt especially from this task that the text can really make a deciding difference to the overall composition of the image. I ,overall enjoyed doing this project.

Graphics Poster

Graphics poster that i created using Photoshop, exhibiting the type of design work i would like to do in the future and also what i am currently interested in.

London Polaroid

Graphics Pathway

Graphics, Woohey!!  :)

LIFE DRAWING

                                             collective drawing- making my own RED marks.

                                                       10 second drawings- speed poses.

                                          Kinetics- Drawing the model as he is moving around.

                                                                      1 min drawing

                                                                      4 min drawing

                                                                      1 min drawings

                                                                  10 second drawing

                                                                       speed drawing

                                                                   2 medium drawing

                                                                       4 min drawing

                                                                       fine line drawing

                                                                     fine line drawing

                                                                     10 min drawing

                                                                       10 sec drawing

                                                                       10 sec drawing
Today I was involved in a life drawing session. I have previously been apart of a life drawing course. I always enjoy the life drawing during the middle of the session as I become more fluent with the pencil/drawing tool. I find that the way in which I perceive the model comes to true form on my paper. It's a great experience for anyone with an art background or those in general as the persons 'perspective' of life and still is enhanced. I improve in my free hand drawing skills every time I take part.

We were asked to demonstrate time limited pieces to help with our form of something at first view. So for example I completed a few drawings that ranged from 10 minutes to 10 seconds. As we began with the longer sessions first, I was able to pick up my proportion skills and eye for detail .This helped me when it came to the shorter sessions as my interpretation of the human form was still present despite not drawing all features of the body.

I took a lot away from the task of my 'collective drawing'. This is when one person started the drawing of the model and then after a certain amount of time, passed the image along for the next to make additional marks. When I finally received my last drawing and made my own marks, I found I took ownership and was able to make marks of direction and fluidity. This is exemplified in the first image above. I took insight into this as a reflection of larger group tasks. It showed me how I might be, in terms of taking a leadership role and being in charge of the base and finishing touches of a project. This task I did find successful.

Storyboards

                                                                She was seen

                                                             She was taken away

    

She was taken in

                                                                She was adorned

                                                                She was loved

                                                                She lived on
My task for today was to take and use photos of our own to form a six frame storyboard that creates disturbance, interest, intrigue and uniqueness. I based mine on a graduation of emotion reaching from sadness to a happy ending.
These are my collection of edited photos.

These series of photos hopefully engage visually whilst forming a sentimental story to which viewers can appreciate. I had a critic today where we went around evaluating the impact of our storyboards. My story needed an obstacle/downfall within it and so i decided to change it slightly. Instead of... the woman getting married and that being it, her water surprising broke as she was leaving the church and being by herself at this point she rushed to the hospital. Her newly married groom rushed after her in the car behind and in panic crashed the car and died. The downfall was that again she was alone in a country that was alien to her. As a resolution however, she gave birth to two beautiful twins hat were both apart of her and him that will live on and accompany her throughout her life time.... she found company and a happiness that out lived her. This day was very interesting as i was able to step back from my work and improve it in a way that pleased more people than it did initially.

Photography

                                                  happy sad crush fall jump echo

                                  Illustrations - characters from my dreams and my reality

Photography

Elephant

                                                                       Cropped Safari

Photography

                                        This was taken on safari with my dad.

 

The elephant that stands tall above it surrounding and stands still within my lens.

Graphics

Today in graphics, i did a short experimentation task that forced me outside of my comfort box and pushed me to act instinctively and not over process my actions. We did a few portraiture drawings of other students and ourselves and i. I really felt that this task opened my eyes to my own creative abilities for future tasks.
Our second main task was to create fonts. I created a font using sellotape and a fine green pen. This was the one i liked best as i hadn't seen anything like it among anyone else's work and also it formed a digital/ futuristic look to the font.

Our main task for the week was to produce a poster advertising an exhibition of our work over 20 years in a large art gallery. I created a poster using text, colour blog collage and cutouts to describe myself. I envisioned myself as predominantly an entrepreneur baker and would be exhibiting my work in the V&A. I began by sketching numerous miniature versions of this poster until i found which one represented me best. This helped me mass produce design ideas in a short amount of time helping me with the concept of time management.

I cut out my shapes using mainly red and black (which is a consistent pattern throughout my work and blog) and then used those to form silhouettes of cupcakes and a large art deco cut out of myself. Alongside a triangular success point and the V&A logo, my poster came together nicely. I then added the body of text at the base of the poster. This was written in fancy italics as it matched the 'baker' branding of my self; quite delicate and fancy shows the type of creative artist i am.

I enjoyed creating this poster as it gave a sense of personality. The edgy approach with the triangular cut outs for my dress against the circles within the poster form a nice visual contrast however if i were to improve this poster i would try to reduce the amount off white space. Whether this issue was created because it was made my hand and not digitally is unclear to me but a bolder more eye catching layout i think would make this poster much better.

Overall graphics was definitely a great week, and i enjoyed my own personal experimentation.

GRAPHICS DESIGN POSTER

                                                   FUTURE POSTER ABOUT ME. CRIT.