We began todays session by reading Barthes passage on toys. He goes on to say how French toys mean something which is constituted by the myths of adult life, meaning the toys in which they create prepare children for adult life, such as preparing a girl to be a mother by producing dolls that peeContinue reading “Constellation: Toy’s, What are the Myths?”
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Expressive Typography.
In today’s workshop we talked about expressive typography. Typography is able to express emotion in the same way in which imagery could. In this day and age most typography we read is through a computer screen or on television or smart phone, allowing the text to be kinetic to convey emotion. We learn the wayContinue reading “Expressive Typography.”
Constellation: Mythology and Industrial life.
In this weeks constellation we started of by reviewing posters on food advertisements from years ago. This advertisement to the left is from 1940. from looking at the advertisement to me it seems as if they are selling a luxurious item, something you would have as the main course for a big meal or atContinue reading “Constellation: Mythology and Industrial life.”
Phoneism.
For our new project we are set the task of producing an ‘ism’ that doesn’t already exist and to promote it through some form of moving advertisement. Considering the understanding of movement in a political sense such as how they are associated with campaigns. When starting to think of my ‘ism’ I started to makeContinue reading “Phoneism.”
Constalletion: Introduction into Myth Making in Art and Design.
We started of in our first session of constellation by thinking about what myths are, they are normally linked with legends, parables, they are passed on, somethings that may not be true but are widely believed by many. Within art and design myths can be used as a type of propaganda. We looked at videoContinue reading “Constalletion: Introduction into Myth Making in Art and Design.”
Critical Thinking Techniques.
Today we were given a very useful lecture about critical thinking techniques with Ian. In the morning we were put into groups and each given a critical thinking technique in which we would go of and study and research for the rest of the day. My groups technique was the ‘Attribute Listing’ technique, this wasContinue reading “Critical Thinking Techniques.”
Flip Book.
In preparation for our new project movement we were set the task to produce a flip book that shows any sort of movement with a minimum of 15 pages. I decided to create this using photography and I wanted to use a movement that was big and unmistakable as a movement. I decided to goContinue reading “Flip Book.”
Matter of Movement.
In today’s workshop we focused on movement and how it brings vitality to Graphic Design, to teach us about this we got into pairs and were each given a letter of the English alphabet and were given the goal to inject personality and emotion into the letter. firstly decided on what font the letter couldContinue reading “Matter of Movement.”
Title Sequences Research.
The title sequences I will be researching, I picked as I believe they all have differences from one another, they are a mixture of movie sequences and television sequences that all celebrate movement in a different way. Stranger Things The opening sequences for stranger things is very simplistic, with a black background and red geneticContinue reading “Title Sequences Research.”
Screen Printing.
Today was an basic induction into screen printing. The brief for our screen printing was thinking of what graphics is to us, what it means in a single word. to me graphics is a means of communication. To illustrate communication I used a simple image of a mega phone with the initial C in whichContinue reading “Screen Printing.”
