This Book is very helpful through the 100 book research I find very inspirtaional pieces within the book and find new interesting designers amongst the book that inspire me with my ideas. I have put these artists onto my blog.
I am creating work and experimenting with printing processes at the moment in my printing elective and am creating some realy intresting marks such as this piece of cloth a simple to strong outcome with the sharp contrast between black and white onto different background adding and subtracting areas.
The Picture Book Contemporary Illustration by Angus Hyland Maximalism by Charlotte Rivers These are two very influencial books that have inspired me within my past creative experiences.
As a refection on my Visual lines investigation simple lines & tests with inks is an area that I am testing in my Visual language studies at the moment. The subtle and harsh lines mix to leave an interesting effect. Sebjarnots work has a handmade feel to his style of work with an illustrative aspect. I find this style intreguing however I am developing on my mimimal designs in contrast with my strong intrest within maxamilism designs that i find usually cover the meaning of the message been communicated.
As a test for my outcome of research over reading week I decided to test peoples reactions and so I photocopied a £10 note and stuck it to the floor in different areas to test how many people woud walk past without knowing a £10 note was on the floor. I then video the outcomes and was shocked to see that in York for example 69 people walked past without noticing that it was there! I then made a £100 note even though it dose't actually exist to test the reactions again and I found the same again people were oblivious and were literally walking over the note.
This idea of two tongues reminded me of germs how germs are spread something to test
I have developed a keen intrest in helvetica and find the typographic elements of the font work well in my informative packaging pieces that I have used recently such as my thiefs maps products. The type is very popular and a ledigble type used in a variety of designs.
The advertising campaigne for criminal mind on living tv visually communicates to the audience criminal minds with the brain patterns created in a way that emphasises crime with the use of guns and violence in a monotone scheme. Taking into consideration all aspects of what is been communicated.