Monday 28 April 2008
what does marsellus wallace look like?
I love the change in typeface when the guy gets shot.
The blood trails give it a ralph steadman quality which is always a good thing.
Tuesday 15 April 2008
Writing writing writing...
I just realised i havent really been writing much to put up on here so here we are.
Visual language is in, critical studies is in, my book of 100 is complete.
Its a strange point in the course i think. things seem to have slacked off slightly but in a way that they tighten up again. i know that doesnt make sense but it kinda does at the same time.
Im very happy with my final book - even tho i had to change my idea a number of times. I managed to make it quite precise and well refined which is something i'm not usually very good at and so i am quite content to draw a line under it.
Im also happy with my critical studies studies essay. i managed to associate one of the questions to something im very interested in - anarchism and punk music. All is well with the world (or not, as both of these topics would claim). Anyway, im pretty happy with how it came out, even tho i couldnt fit in as much information as i'd hoped. after sending it to a mate, he said he thought it was too informal, but i think informality was important in my particular essay as its a very niche topic and i wanted to aim it at people who wouldnt know about it.
Finally, visual language. Slight hiccup here. after missing several studio sessions, i had to try to draw up some design sheets from memory (memories from before christmas). Im quite happy with own investigation wiork tho. i think it covers the brief set, and then the brief i had to draw up myself. further investigation could always be done and i will definitely continue with my experimentation. i know for a fact that my studio session work will bring down my module grade tho, possibly to the point of resubmission, but hopefully not.
mindless optimism is the only way to look at the world.
Visual language is in, critical studies is in, my book of 100 is complete.
Its a strange point in the course i think. things seem to have slacked off slightly but in a way that they tighten up again. i know that doesnt make sense but it kinda does at the same time.
Im very happy with my final book - even tho i had to change my idea a number of times. I managed to make it quite precise and well refined which is something i'm not usually very good at and so i am quite content to draw a line under it.
Im also happy with my critical studies studies essay. i managed to associate one of the questions to something im very interested in - anarchism and punk music. All is well with the world (or not, as both of these topics would claim). Anyway, im pretty happy with how it came out, even tho i couldnt fit in as much information as i'd hoped. after sending it to a mate, he said he thought it was too informal, but i think informality was important in my particular essay as its a very niche topic and i wanted to aim it at people who wouldnt know about it.
Finally, visual language. Slight hiccup here. after missing several studio sessions, i had to try to draw up some design sheets from memory (memories from before christmas). Im quite happy with own investigation wiork tho. i think it covers the brief set, and then the brief i had to draw up myself. further investigation could always be done and i will definitely continue with my experimentation. i know for a fact that my studio session work will bring down my module grade tho, possibly to the point of resubmission, but hopefully not.
mindless optimism is the only way to look at the world.
Sunday 6 April 2008
'Zine Illustrations
The illustrations of band scenes inspired me to try them myself. These were done on acetate over photos of band situations.
I quite like the sketchy style, but am glad i managed to use line drawing instead of turning it into a sketch like i have done for years. The energy of the photographs has transferred perfectly to the illustrations. maybe i will use this style of drawing for gig flyers etc.
I quite like the sketchy style, but am glad i managed to use line drawing instead of turning it into a sketch like i have done for years. The energy of the photographs has transferred perfectly to the illustrations. maybe i will use this style of drawing for gig flyers etc.
Punk Rock 'Zines
I have recently fallen in love with 'zines. These are DIY publications with no copyright and so can be used to express pretty much anything and everything the people who created them would like. Mostly, these magazines are about music or politics but often include plenty of illustrations, some of which, taken from my collection, are shown above.
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