I am still unsure what I want to do for this task even after looking through my blog for 10 pieces of design that I liked and wanted to take further than just secondary research. I didn't bring in lectures into the equation so I have gone back again through my Design Context blog to identify what Lectures I found useful.
Lecture 4:The Auteur- This lecture was all about film and film making. We went though film maker, types of shots (filming), and the general history of Film. This lecture was quite similar to Lecture 6: Italian Vernacular Cinema. Again we were taken though the history and different types of shot- How a shot can make you feel a certain way.
Looking back though the ten pieces of design that I liked its mainly to do with type and publications. Maybe type is the area I can move into. I can see stamps and posters too and at the end I have a letter-pressing video from camberwell arts college. The best thing to do is identify two subject and then merge then together to make my own design. I find this quite hard even after the workshop with joe. I came out feeling uneasy about my ideas and put the task in the dark.
I do know that I want my final outcome(s) so be either posters or leaflets. At the moment I find hotdog books the funnest as I like the idea of having a selection of designs neatly tucked away in a small book. Possibly thats something to look into? Learn how to make a real book- Book Binding.
Layout is something else I can find out of my work. Type, layout, imagery. 3 of the designs that are on my chosen 10 only have a 2 colour tone range, one of these designs being an embossed stamp. Not all of the 10 things are designs- I also have some written elements that intrigued me. Such as...
'"Laugh" 'People visiting the studio often comment on how much we laugh. Since I’ve become aware of this, I use it as a barometer of how comfortably we are expressing ourselves' - Bruce Mao
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'Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet' Roger Muller
Often quotes are a good source of material and can be a good starting point. For example I had 'Honesty is the best Policy' and I had to do my best to respond to that and that is only a sentence. From that sentence I had to break it down and figure out what to design.
I am tempted to take one element from a lecture and then go with type or grid. Again at this stage I am finding it really hard to come up with something and I'm feeling very rushed. I fear I am going to be dropped into something I don't like. Thats the problem with making up a brief for yourself, it makes you think to much about what it is you want to design (as you are looking to find your strengths).
