Communication is a Virus - Designs in Location

Despite not being able to put the deliverables up in our desired location, we decided woodhouse square would be a great alternative. Students walk past this park every day and as the weather is improving, more and more people are using it as a communal area. We added bunting along the fences, posters (of varying sizes) on trees, benches and walls and added the boxes nearby. These photos taken by Beth the day after we put the posters/bunting/3D installations in the park.

What is a Line? - Chosen concept

Communication is a Virus - Crit feedback

Initial crit

Look at other forms of media and experiment with a combination of different approaches
- 3D installations in public view
- Possibly 3D type
- Carrier bags
- Non permanent markings

Quotes could relate to the area or setting in which it is placed

Find areas in Leeds to place installations/posters
- Either busy or secluded dependent on the quote
- Possibly in a range of different areas

Shorter quotes are more practical
- Easier to read
- Easier to digest

Jo and Amber mentioned the following artists/designers as their work seemed fitting for our concept:

Jeni Holzer
- Type in the environment
Ian Hamilton-Finley
David Shrigley
Paul Curtis

InDesign Workshop Briefing

We are required to produce a 'visually considered double page spread' based upon another classmate (James Flanagan). The content for the DPS is gathered from an interview with the subject aswell as information posted on their blog.

Mandatory requirements & deliverables

Broad range of visual investigation in the form of design sheets and notebooks
Landscape A2 double page spread - 237 x 380 (2cm bleed)

Notes from "interview"

• Possible images - tattoo, trainers, graffiti, design work
• Originally from Essex, Southend in a small village practically a mile long (5 min walk)
• Younger brother and sister, live with mum and dad
• Did a national diploma in graphic design & always wanted to do something creative. Process went from graffiti > type > graphic design
• Did judo between the ages of 11 and 16, and won his first championship at the age of 15
• Favourite foods: Carbonara, steak, mango rubicon, granny smith apples
• Favourite films: Armageddon, Essex Boys, Taken
• Favourte TV shows: Peep show (favourite character is Super Hans), Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Scrubs and David Attenborough
• Dislikes: Expensive shops 
• Would like to go New York & Amsterdam
• Would like to climb a mountain 
• Favourite designer/agency would be Pentagram - ideal job placement

Music
UK hip hop/rap but is versatile in the music he listens to - open minded.
Went to V festival at the end of GCSE's

Childhood memories
Bit by goose at the age of 9 or 10, the same day a seagull stole his hot dog
Prone to injuring himself
Went Dorset when he was 9 or 10 to go fossil hunting

Last meal would be:
Starter - Fruit salad/watermelon
Main - Beef roast dinner
Dessert - Banoffee pie

Design is About Doing - Final designs & crit

The 3 basic principles of design are to persuade, inform or instruct.


Issues raised:

• Look at combining the 3D type (earlier design ideas) within the set of 3 as this concept seemed to be more effective.
• Focus on the typographic forum without using imagery - possibly remove the TV's so the type is the predominant feature.
• Look at having more variation between the 3 posters.

From the feedback received during the crit, I removed the televisions from the designs to keep the imagery solely type-based and added a subtle background to enhance the 3D aspect, especially with the second design.

Design is About Doing - Chosen concept

For the 'Design is About Doing' brief, we are required to create 3 typographic posters based on the word, 'opposites' as part of a live brief for HOW books. They are currently accepting any design work which has a typography focus to be considered for submission and printed in an upcoming book entitled 'Letter, Word, Sentence, Paragraph'.


Chosen opposite


2D and 3D


Concept


How 2D type transforms into 3D and vice versa
2D net into 3D type; conversely, a 2D shadow of 3D text
Possibly 3D and then photographed or created digitally

Visual Languauge - Hot dog books

Initial crit:

Format: A4
Stock: Grey/black - possibly textured? If finalised designs are focused primarily on colour, I will use off-white cartridge paper
Interaction: Informative, text and image driven
Text and image: Simplistic, sans-serif text, illustrative designs to compliment the text - good balance of the two.

Final outcome: