June 2011
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GRAPHICS EXAM BLOG
Here is a link to my A2 Graphics Exam Project:
http://arty-edexam.tumblr.com/
May 2011
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Evaluation of Project
Sequences/ Routine/ Wasting Time- ‘Collection of Zines’
For this self-initiated project I have developed ideas and outcomes exploring the themes sequences of my daily routine. I wanted to explore this as I wanted discover aspects of my own everyday routine and look at the sequencing that is associated with objects and places around us.
My project began through collecting a vast range of images...
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Final Outcomes
Collection of Zines
For my final outcome I have created a set of zines which summarise the work and theme developed in my project. These zines represent the theme of sequencing and reflect linked ideas the repetition and routine, I have used a range of materials within my experimentation to develop these final pieces. I’ve decided in this project to avoid having a specific client, keeping...
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Development of Designs
Approaching the final stages of my project, I wanted to develop more designs and layouts for pages suitable for compiling the zines. With these pieces I have refereed back to the styles of my artist studies Kruger, King and Rodchenko, taking aspects of lines, text and composition prominent in their works.
I think by having these designs in monochrome adds an authentic feel to them,...
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Development of Designs
Leading towards my final outcomes creating zines, I wanted to experiment with creating pages, using different media and techniques. These pieces below have primarily been photocopied from illustrations and designs I have created digitally in my experimentation. I think as a set of designs individually they are quite weak in content and revealing a concept and idea to the viewer, placing a...
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Development of Designs
Here I’ve developed designs continuing the concept with the circle representing a full time cycle and complete routine during the day. I’ve used my CD photograph to create these further pieces, the flares and dots adds a more energetic element to the design and also remind me of paper doilies.
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Outcome Ideas
For my outcomes, reflecting back on the work of my project and experimentation in journals, I feel creating a set of ‘Zines’ will be suitable to conclude my project. Much of the work I have produced doesn’t target a specific client but refers to the general ideas of my theme and concepts of daily sequences, time and routine. My designs I want to continue keeping them abstract and...
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Development of Designs
Here I have began developing some potential designs to link to the project, I have continued to re-contextualise the image of my string sphere as I think there is a strong idea of a complete cycle within them. I like the use of grid paper as the back drop for the designs below as it adds a textured quality to the designs and works well complementing the string lines and aligns the pieces in a...
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Development of Designs
Below I have developed my string experimentation pieces further, creating more abstract and complex sphere diagrams. I think this image below has worked successfully as a piece itself where each if the points and connections could reflect a unit of time passing by or day. Having a full circle with these connections reminds me of the globe map and trading links, ideas of this full sphere also...
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Thoughts and Ideas
Alternative Approach in Developing work.
To develop my project, I’ve decided to take another alternative and experimental route, my project is strongly based on the idea on sequences and daily routine. Also thinking about the idea of wasting time, I discovered I waste a lot of my own time watching YouTube Videos on the internet. The video considered the most disliked video ever is the song...
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Development: Zine
Here I have updated my Zine, compiling more images from my experiments and designs, based on my project of sequences.
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Development of Ideas
Sequences & Routine: Week Playlist
Here I have briefly experimented with a photography exploring the concepts of exploring the days of the week, I can relate this to my theme of sequences and develop this concept within the pieces of my work.
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A2 Graphics Essay
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Development of Ideas
Alarm Clock Photograph
Time ticking and wasting time.
Exploring my concept of sequences and wasting time i have considered relating my project work with using data based on my daily routine and the time that is wasted. using this, i can can create information graphics pieces which can depict my ideas to an outside viewer
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Research: Data
Questions I have asked myself based on the concept of sequences revolved in a 24hours day’s routine. I feel there is a lot of time that is wasted in a day
1-How many hours do you sleep for a day?
7.5 hours
2-How long in the bathroom?
1 hour
3-How much time do you spend on YouTube & Facebook?
About 2 hours?
4-How much time do you have eating?
2.5 hours?
5-How long does it take...
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Development: Thoughts and Ideas
For developing my work looking back through my experimentation and ideas, I want to consider exploring the concept of ‘Wasting Time’ in my work, linking back to the theme of sequences. Aspects of my daily routine and sequence I can reflect back are repetitive and pointless, I think time is wasted in my life with routines such as eating, sleeping, non-stop working and procrastination. I...
Art Dept.
Graphics Essay
Thought I’d make this graphic image for fun as I’m struggling completing my essay atm ^^
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A2 Fine Art Blog
Here is a link to my A2 Fine Art Coursework Blog:
http://ed-art.tumblr.com/
February 2011
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Developing Outcomes
Creating outcomes for my coursework project exploring sequencing, and considering elements of information graphics, I’m intending to create a set of posters which depict a cycle of my daily routine.
Secondary Image Ideas:
Primary Photo: CD Scan
I like the idea of using a circle or sphere to represent a cycle, I can incorporate lines to show connections and links with my images and...
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A2 Media Studies Production
Just showcasing my media editorial design work this year ^^
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Havering Sixth Form Planner Design
As a side project design brief, I created a design for a competition designing Havering Sixth Form’s 2011-2012 planner. The new planner will be A5 size and targeted to up-coming students, this new design has to appeal to young people as well as function practically as a cover and represent the Sixth Form College image.
Final Refined Cover:
January 2011
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Initial Outcome: Experimental Zine
Zine: A collection of sequences/ lines/ and layers.
Here I have created a zine, bringing my ideas and experimental pieces into a booklet. This zine reflects my project based on sequencing and a cycle that occurs in our everyday lives. Much of the work comprises of photographs and scans that have been approriated to link with my conceptual ideas.
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Developing Ideas
In developing my ideas gathered from my research and experimentation, I have created a series of designs linking to the idea of activities that take place within my daily routine. The styles of these pieces relate to my artist studies influenced with aspects from both Barbara Kruger and Scott King. I think the combination black vectors and against the red back-drop work effectively well together,...
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Artist Analysis
Scott King Analysis:
Scott King: “Pink Cher” 2008 [Screenprint and paint on canvas 300x200cm]
I was particularly drawn to the piece visiting the Saatchi Gallery. Scott King has created a portrait combining two iconic figues, appropriating the famous pop art vector of Che Guevara and the singer/ actress Cher.
In this artwork, Scott King has created a piece depicting the image of...
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Developing Ideas
Hungry?
Here I have explored an aspect of my own day to day routine. Experimenting with my photographs as well as linking back to previous ideas based on sequences. These pieces focus on the cycle of mealtimes during the day.
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Experimentation
Angles and Shapes:
String Correlation Graphs.
Connections.
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Primary Photographs
For this selection of further photographs, I have taken picutres of objects that surround my routine. The dinner plate and cups reflect the meal times and cards and television being entertainment periods during the day.
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Experimentation/ Research
Chris Dent
Illustrator:
Tokyo
The hand drawn work of Chris Dent takes a fresh and unique approach on all forms of architecture, often focusing on the modern metropolis. His truly original and densely informative drawings combine reality and an original point of view to create engaging and charming representations of the world.
Reference: [CHRIS DENT ILLUSTRATION]
Here i’ve...
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Artist Analysis
Barbara Kruger Analysis:
Barbara Kruger born in 1945 is an American conceptual artist. Much of her work consists of text overlaying black and white photographs, these declarative captions ‘in white on red’ are placed using the font ‘Futura Bold Oblique’. Phrases that she often uses seem subliminal and direct to the audience, using pronouns such as “You”, “Your”, “I”, and “We”. Her work...
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Developing Ideas.
From my research so far, and being influenced by the red leaflet case I decided to create a sculpture piece built from a mass of indiviual triangular prisms as a response.
Graphical Outcomes
The sculptural outcome reminded me of a cloud or the relief of a landscape, I drew over these angles in photoshop and it has produced an abstract design. By laying these lines, I wanted to relate back...
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Source
Design Inspiration
This design was printed on a leaflet case that was handed to me whilst walking around in Uxbridge, I think there are particular influences of this design from Rodchenko’s style of work. The use of angular shapes and abstract lines defines the design being simple and eye-catching, using red and black also relates to ideas of warning symbols and signs. I intend to develop...
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Artist Analysis
Rodchenko Artist Analysis
Alexander Rodchenko 1891-1956, was a Russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer. He was one of the founders of the art movement constructivism and Russian design. Rodchencko was one of the most versatile Constructivist and Productivist artists to emerge after the Russian Revolution. Much of the work of 20th century graphic designers is a direct result of...
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Photographs
An aspect of my routine that repeats as a sequence is my foosteps. Everyones footsteps are imprinted from an individuals shoes. Here I have decided to take some more photos looking briefly at this concept to use in my experimentation.
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Research: Constructivism
Artist/ Essay Research:
Constructivism was a movement that was active from 1915 to the 1940’s. It was a movement created by the Russian avant-garde, but quickly spread to the rest of the continent. Constructivist art is committed to complete abstraction with a devotion to modernity, where themes are often geometric, experimental and rarely emotional. Objective forms carrying universal...
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Developing Ideas
Routines?
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Brief Gallery Visit
Louise Bourgeois:
Hauser and Wirth [London] 18/12/10 SPIDER-LADY.
I was walking around London and randomly walked into an exhibition at the Hauser and Wirth gallery space, and I saw a giant spider and strange webbed artworks, scattered across the gallery walls. Then I realised I walked into a space showing works of “Louise Bourgeois”.
Although my work, doesn’t have...
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Secondary Research
Existing Book Covers and and Designs:
The patterns and lines repeated on these book covers reminded me of contour lines of a map, these lines seem like an abstract interpretation of my typewriter teeth, I want to explore a future range of directions within my project.
[Cover of Book- Poets of our Time]
[Leaflet cover- collected from Tate Modern]
Experimentation (response):
Monoprint-...
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Experimentation.
Here I have experimented, with duo tone colours and concept of layers and sequencing with some of my typewriter photographs.
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Initial Ideas: Photographs
For my initial photographs I’ve taken photos of a typewriter, I wanted to explore this as the typewriter consists of mechanisms which allow it type and replicate letters on a mass scale. (Early version of computer keyboard/ letterpress/ Type).
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Initial Ideas
Practical Pieces:
Here I have created some experimental pieces as an initial response to my chosen theme title, these are compiled in my journals where I have built up a collection of self responses to artists work and my own influences. I can take some aspects of these pieces to be developed further into my project of sequencing.
Secondary Images:
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Brainstorms
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Personal Study
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Side Project: Christmas Hamper
Wrapping Paper Design.
Havering Sixth Form annually has a Christmas Hamper competition, created by each form to donate to a charitable cause. I was asked by my form tutor to design a christmas wrapping paper design, being aimed at young families, and decorated with seasonal festive images such as holly, reindeer etc.
For my design, I chose to draw outlines of a reindeer as it is a relatable...
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Watch My Experimentation: Stopmotion Video [2 Week Project]
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Forage/Raw/Demonstrate
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2 Week Project
The 2 Week Project was a collaboration project of students across the art and design department that took place in October 2010. I work with a large group consisting of AS and Alevel students studying Graphics, Photography and Fine Art and Media. We explored each others skills in our subjects and generated ideas together to create this unique and exciting production for the 2 weeks it lasted.
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Tasks.
Photocopy Experimentation:
Library Book Extract:
Recorded Converstation:
Inside Bag Contents:
Earliest Memory:
Charity Shop Object/Concept behind it:
This object was bought at a charity shop for 99p, the small clock originally belonged to an old women in reaching her 80s. This clock was part of a collection of mantle clocks she had, ranging from original antique to...
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Introduction Work [2]
