Thursday, 18 May 2017

Brief 4: Research

Brainstorming Ideas

Create a booklet of a range of illustrations- these could be separated into categories. For instance a category of hats.

Create a zine of different characters and disguises. For instance, a hipster character and Indie character.

Create a photomontage of the everyday life of a typical art student, this idea was influenced by DR.ME.

DR.ME 

‘It’s nice that’

Manchester-based design studio DR.ME are two designers, Mark Edwards and Ryan Doyle. The studio created a challenge of creating a new collage-based piece each day for an entire year. The idea stemmed from collage artist Paola Giardi.

The task was to create collages each day for a year. The collages were no bigger than 230mm x 150mm to keep the postage costs down. Each piece went on sale through Instagram and twitter. The rest which were unsold were used for an exhibition.



Contextual Research 


Gif designed by Freddie Smith a digital artist from London. The gif shows the background swirling anticlockwise juxtaposed against the element of spaghetti swirling clockwise. We could adapt this concept onto our collages to address movement and time change. The spaghetti aspect addresses a humorous approach towards the gif. To develop our work further, we could adapt this technique of random elements to apply a humorous approach. The drama is the statue, we could perhaps look at a focus of a set character to create a sense of a story.


The Gif shows the focus of hands and movement. We could adapt the element of hands, creating this as a theme towards our final outcome. The idea of hands also relates to design and art school. The colour choice is harmonies and creates a fresh, original approach towards the Gif. The idea of movement shown through height could create various compositions. This could be adapted into a layout grid form, by applying height to create new grids.



The Gif was designed by Isabel Chiara. The design includes context of apply other elements relating to the scenery. To develop our practise further we could adapt this idea of applying other elements which relate to the scene. This will therefore include concept and meaning.




The concept of cutting up elements and apply abstract to complete the composition could be adapted. This could relate to our story board, of the everyday student feeling confused and overwhelmed. The use of an overcomplicated nature juxtaposed against simplicity and normality emphasizes humour.




The Gif was designed by Isabel Chiara. The use of the abstract approach through the technique of pixilation relates to Excel drawing. This technique could be adapted by applying illustrations on Excel and adapting this into a photomontage nature. The concept of contrast creates the colours to stand out more. To develop our skills further, we could adapt the technique of taking elements from the human body and apply an abstract approach onto this to create a composition. The use of the design being complex however laid out in a concise manner creates clarity. To develop this further we could adapt this style of layout when designing our photomontages.   


Luca Mainini


This Gif shows a hand movement up and down and a body appearing. This idea could be adapted when a something changes. The concept of a hand moving up and down could be adapted to address a next scene. The background of clouds creates dreamful effect. This could be adapted in present day and night.


The designer has exaggerated features and applied a larger scale and size. This could be adapted for the charcaters within the story board. Perhaps the character’s feature could be expanded and the body being scaled down. This creates the idea of caricatures.  


This design includes creativity and a fashion aspect. This could be adapted when emphasizing what an art student dresses up as. This could create a stereotypical approach to emphasize humour. The construction of the design creates a unique quirky approach emphasizing the characteristics of a typical art student.



Interviewing students of their typical day at University



Student One

Wake up 8

Go to university 9:30

Loads of work set

Buy sandwich from canteen

4:30 finish university

shopping

clubbing (rave)

get back at 5am

Student Two

Wake up at 8

Go to university 9:30

Loads of work set

Make own lunch and eat in the canteen

Go to Tesco to buy some food

4:30 finish university

go for cocktails

facetime your family

go to bed at midnight

 watch Netflix




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