PROJECT 2
BRIEF / BRAINSTORM
group:
alice whehelan (2. time working together) GD
joseph pleass GD
james shanks GD
the brief:
1. invent an event (this does not need to take place)
2. create an invite to your event
3. present the invite to rest of the class on the following lesson (digitally on screen)
4. be creative
joe (joseph) established himself as the leader from the beginning starting the group off with enaging the group to state what an invition is - what purpose it serves and what it needs to do to achieve it. we decided an invite has to first be informative, but the means of getting the information across is the look of the invite. thus it has to be pleasing on the eye and interesting - engaging. it is all about how the information reaches the person.
we decided one thing to achieve this is to have the body of the invite be a non-standard shape or size. we went on to discuss anti-leaflet'istic points of view : having a single invite that has to be shown to all the people concerned, making the information need effort to read or translate . . . we settled on an idea that derived from having one leaflet shown to everyone to a stamp that would impring the information on some piece of paper, cloth, body part and from that it evolved to making an invite that has to be stamped before it could be read. this engages the person to get involved, makes them interested aabout the information and can even be associated with lower paper costs (up to green way of life) if people start to print the leaflet on disposable matter, such as old posters about town or in friends' notebooks or such.
we have agreed to meet up tomorrow (friday 29.10) to further discuss our concept. joseph is going to make some sketches and sample imagery for the meeting and i will look into the possibilities of creating masses of stamps that can be used without ink, say with dust of the dirty streets of london.
we agreed the concept should match the event. first, logically, james presented the idea of a printmaking event of sorts. i proposed the event should have something to do with freedom of speech - this is the version we agreed upon. currently the name of the proposed forum is speechmark. and it is an event that takes place on speakers corner, hyde park.
2010/10/28
JONATHAN BARNBROOK
jonathan barnbrook is a graphical designer, graduated from st. martins.
he is 44 y. old (2010), and has been working in graphical design for 23 years.
he presented us with many of do's and dont's.
your work is what makes you employable, but you also have to be nice, or noone will want to work with you. learn to communicate properly. build a relationship with your colleagues. don't send generic emails. don't be too commercial, have a desire to change the world. don't get distracted from what you want. have c o n f i d e n c e. persistence is annoying - but it works. people who are bored are boring. brief and parameters = freedom. total freedom = emprisonment. BE ORIGINAL WHEN YOU COPY. know a bit of history - people will take yo more seriously, you can enhance your work through it. YOUR WORK IS ONLY RELEVANT, IF IT IS YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCE, N O W. know your craft. know the rules to break them. (invent a business person for your self).
for me one of the most importand things he said - certainly what seemed to be the keypoint to his success - is that you need to do the things you want to do. then the projects will be something significant - you put the effort in, thus being content with the final result. relevantly -HAPPINESS.
he pointed out that typefaces can represent a tone of voice. this is lacking in general commercial design. a typeface can serve a purpose other than purely visual and enhance imagery, or context.
it does not matter what software you use or how good gadgets you have - it's the brain and creativity put to use through them.
* antidesign, olympic pictograms, "know unknown", first things first manifesto 2000, don't be scared of color.
jonathan barnbrook is a graphical designer, graduated from st. martins.
he is 44 y. old (2010), and has been working in graphical design for 23 years.
he presented us with many of do's and dont's.
your work is what makes you employable, but you also have to be nice, or noone will want to work with you. learn to communicate properly. build a relationship with your colleagues. don't send generic emails. don't be too commercial, have a desire to change the world. don't get distracted from what you want. have c o n f i d e n c e. persistence is annoying - but it works. people who are bored are boring. brief and parameters = freedom. total freedom = emprisonment. BE ORIGINAL WHEN YOU COPY. know a bit of history - people will take yo more seriously, you can enhance your work through it. YOUR WORK IS ONLY RELEVANT, IF IT IS YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCE, N O W. know your craft. know the rules to break them. (invent a business person for your self).
for me one of the most importand things he said - certainly what seemed to be the keypoint to his success - is that you need to do the things you want to do. then the projects will be something significant - you put the effort in, thus being content with the final result. relevantly -HAPPINESS.
he pointed out that typefaces can represent a tone of voice. this is lacking in general commercial design. a typeface can serve a purpose other than purely visual and enhance imagery, or context.
it does not matter what software you use or how good gadgets you have - it's the brain and creativity put to use through them.
* antidesign, olympic pictograms, "know unknown", first things first manifesto 2000, don't be scared of color.
2010/10/21
SARAH AINSLIE
sarah ainslie is a documentary photographer who works with communities and groups. her subjects have included south african women paired in an exhibition with women from kent, the visually impaired, mentally challenged and poor. she takes classical portraits and displays them alongside material from family albums andimages taken and made by the subjects themselves – using disposable / regular cameras and/or fotogrammes. by using old material as a base material and digitally planting a newer portrait on it, likes to create a past-present parallel. she has also used projections to create portraits including differing subject matter – such as the area or home of the subject.
although she noted her projects to be continuous, she seemed to be a bit pseudo-emphatic. it reminded me of the boom of so-called documentarians that came about when flash was introduced and pictures could be taken with little effort in low light. to me the work lacked focus or attention.
most of her images are done on a mamiya rb67 (she reminded us of this often) and black and white film, as the images the subjects made are on colour film. this brings to mind a confrontation of the two sets of images – on one hand her black and white image which has calculated lights, classic crop and sharp quality thanks to the larger negative which is shown as a single image and on the other her subjects’ images arranged(edited by ainslie) to a collage and shown in multitude, thus belittle’ing their significance. this way i see she creates a strong juxtaposition between the two – which may seem just as differentiating herself from the commoner as a professional photographer (using a larger format is understandable, but a documentarian deciding for b&w for aesthetic value only is questionable).
2010/10/14
HELENA APPIO
the first lecturer in the series was helena appio - mostly known for making documentaries for the bbc.she showed us one of her films from the blck british experience study series called a portrait of mr. pink. the film was about a jamaican man in his 70's who came to london when he was in his 30's. he lives in lewisham and what makes him special is his home. he has painted his victorian house in cheerful, vibrant colours and used them in an eccentric manner. he has also planted a substantial garden around the house and wears peculiar clothes. he keeps to himself. the reason for this is he has created a part of jamaica for himself. there is a debate whether he is an artist or not - he rejects the title.
helena appio gave an overview what someone wanting to get ahead should do in the creative industries.
notes from her lecture:
surround yourself with positive people
put yourself forward for job offers and opportunities - the worst thing that'll happen is you wont get the spot
don't stay in a depressing situation / job - take a leap of faith
h a v e a g o a l
think of how you're going to get where you want to get
research your goal / job - find out the skills needed - fit yourself - learn them
be realistic about your skills - what you're good at and what your not
put the effort in
d o t h i n g s y o u d o n' t w a n t t o d o - once every month to broaden your horizon, get inspired
get in touch with people active in your preferred area
do voluntary work connected with your area - internships
N E T W O R K I N G / C O N T A C T S
make your own opportunities
don't dismiss other people
when doing job interviews, research the company, their work, leaders. you can even take notes with you to the interview - they'll see your commitment and the effort you've put in.
the first lecturer in the series was helena appio - mostly known for making documentaries for the bbc.she showed us one of her films from the blck british experience study series called a portrait of mr. pink. the film was about a jamaican man in his 70's who came to london when he was in his 30's. he lives in lewisham and what makes him special is his home. he has painted his victorian house in cheerful, vibrant colours and used them in an eccentric manner. he has also planted a substantial garden around the house and wears peculiar clothes. he keeps to himself. the reason for this is he has created a part of jamaica for himself. there is a debate whether he is an artist or not - he rejects the title.
helena appio gave an overview what someone wanting to get ahead should do in the creative industries.
notes from her lecture:
surround yourself with positive people
put yourself forward for job offers and opportunities - the worst thing that'll happen is you wont get the spot
don't stay in a depressing situation / job - take a leap of faith
h a v e a g o a l
think of how you're going to get where you want to get
research your goal / job - find out the skills needed - fit yourself - learn them
be realistic about your skills - what you're good at and what your not
put the effort in
d o t h i n g s y o u d o n' t w a n t t o d o - once every month to broaden your horizon, get inspired
get in touch with people active in your preferred area
do voluntary work connected with your area - internships
N E T W O R K I N G / C O N T A C T S
make your own opportunities
don't dismiss other people
when doing job interviews, research the company, their work, leaders. you can even take notes with you to the interview - they'll see your commitment and the effort you've put in.
2010/10/11
final project summary
in the end we had to abandon the idea of developing our pictures on photographic paper together with the text, because we couldn't get into the darkroom which was fully booked for the entire day (thursday - the day of the presentation). the reason why the pictures could not be done any other day was that i hadn't had my induction to the darkroom yet - i did it wednesday evening. the other reason was we got the text printed on acetate wednesday. i and greg only managed to do a few test strips before the year 0 students took the darkroom over.
finally we printed the sample on regular paper, but since that was not the result we were looking for, we decided to pass out the test strips to give an idea of what we had in mind. we also displayed our spinning prototype.
the presentation went well. the time, effort and communication we had put in to the project showed and the toutors pointed out they saw our creative energy and that it reflected in our well thought through result.
the roles of the group:
graphic design: Alice Whehelan and Philippa Rabbitts. ali came up with the general look of the typography and philippa helped make the hand-made lettering.
photography: Greg Hayward and Mattias Malk. i came up with the general idea and look for the photos, greg booked the studio and asked around for voluntary models. greg shot digital for backup purposes and to give the graphical designers images to base their typography on. i shot 35mm film (rollei retro 100iso) for the final images and developed the film by hand.
the creative process was well balanced - everyone listened to each others ideas and reacted with comments or new proposals to further the progress. one of the important things that all of us did was if we didn't completely understand eachothers ideas we always asked to clerify - this prevented anyone being left out of the process. overall the team was a great match - we didn't have any big quarrels about ideas or the outcome and the atmosphere was welcoming and open.
things i could have done differently: since the others are mac users, they could not open some of the archival files i sent them and thus i should always include files to be opened in both operating systems - mac and windows. i could have asked for a private induction to the darkroom, but taking into account we only got the typography printed on wednesday afternoon, it wouldn't have made any difference, actually.
project status - success.
in the end we had to abandon the idea of developing our pictures on photographic paper together with the text, because we couldn't get into the darkroom which was fully booked for the entire day (thursday - the day of the presentation). the reason why the pictures could not be done any other day was that i hadn't had my induction to the darkroom yet - i did it wednesday evening. the other reason was we got the text printed on acetate wednesday. i and greg only managed to do a few test strips before the year 0 students took the darkroom over.
finally we printed the sample on regular paper, but since that was not the result we were looking for, we decided to pass out the test strips to give an idea of what we had in mind. we also displayed our spinning prototype.
the presentation went well. the time, effort and communication we had put in to the project showed and the toutors pointed out they saw our creative energy and that it reflected in our well thought through result.
the roles of the group:
graphic design: Alice Whehelan and Philippa Rabbitts. ali came up with the general look of the typography and philippa helped make the hand-made lettering.
photography: Greg Hayward and Mattias Malk. i came up with the general idea and look for the photos, greg booked the studio and asked around for voluntary models. greg shot digital for backup purposes and to give the graphical designers images to base their typography on. i shot 35mm film (rollei retro 100iso) for the final images and developed the film by hand.
the creative process was well balanced - everyone listened to each others ideas and reacted with comments or new proposals to further the progress. one of the important things that all of us did was if we didn't completely understand eachothers ideas we always asked to clerify - this prevented anyone being left out of the process. overall the team was a great match - we didn't have any big quarrels about ideas or the outcome and the atmosphere was welcoming and open.
things i could have done differently: since the others are mac users, they could not open some of the archival files i sent them and thus i should always include files to be opened in both operating systems - mac and windows. i could have asked for a private induction to the darkroom, but taking into account we only got the typography printed on wednesday afternoon, it wouldn't have made any difference, actually.
project status - success.
2010/10/04
this morning we met at the university café. alice had made prototypes for the spinning mechanism and since there were problems with the design we decided to simplify our idea leaving out the spinning due to lack of time.
today i and greg developed the films (rollei retro 100 iso in kodak hc 110 solution B - not generally a reccomended combination, but the excess grain gave the series additional organic feeling) and scanned the images to be used
as reference to making the gelatin silver prints.
alice and philippa created the preliminary typographies and i sent the group the pictures we had chosen + a few extra to allow for change and fine tuning.
the plan is to print the typography on acetate sheets and expose the images with the text on photographic paper. i will send paola en email tomorrow (tuesday) requesting for time in the darkroom on wednesday.
our next scheduled meeting is on thursday morning.
today i and greg developed the films (rollei retro 100 iso in kodak hc 110 solution B - not generally a reccomended combination, but the excess grain gave the series additional organic feeling) and scanned the images to be used
as reference to making the gelatin silver prints.
alice and philippa created the preliminary typographies and i sent the group the pictures we had chosen + a few extra to allow for change and fine tuning.
the plan is to print the typography on acetate sheets and expose the images with the text on photographic paper. i will send paola en email tomorrow (tuesday) requesting for time in the darkroom on wednesday.
our next scheduled meeting is on thursday morning.
2010/10/02
friday, greg and i shot the pictures for our project. greg booked the studio and we both looked for subjects to photograph. i mostly shot film and greg shot digital to have a back up and give the girls a sample of the final pictures.
ali and philippa have discussed different typographies and ali is trying to put together prototypes to learn making the spinning toy.
monday we will have a meet to discuss final aspects and put together a preliminary design. after the meeting i am going to develop the films i shot and later on scan the images.
today, saturday i and greg went to v&a and the science museum to study their photography collections.
ali and philippa have discussed different typographies and ali is trying to put together prototypes to learn making the spinning toy.
monday we will have a meet to discuss final aspects and put together a preliminary design. after the meeting i am going to develop the films i shot and later on scan the images.
today, saturday i and greg went to v&a and the science museum to study their photography collections.
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