Pathway: CMTF

BRIEF: "Visual Self Portrait"

Build a body of work in sketchbook form. You are the subject.

Things you like/Things you don't like/Stuff you collect/Things you do/Thoughts you have/Questions you ask/People you know/Things you say/Things you don't say/Things you buy/Where you live/what you eat/work you do/how you think/Moods you have etc.

Intimate/Personal piece of work. It is design/illustrative/photographic project.

I started off this project by simply just using my drawing techniques whilst I was thinking of other ideas. Combining a mix of typography experimentation that i had previously used in other projects. Although i enjoyed working in this way it didn't leave much room for me to explore my new skills.

Instead, I combined my skills from the previous 'Magpie' Brief and collected old images and used scrap materials to recreate new images that reflect my lifestyle.

As the project moved on I did bring back my drawing skills alongside my preferred way of working - which also turned out interesting.

My inspiration mainly came from designer Michelle Thompson who uses graphic illustration - a range of mixed media, hand drawn skills and digital editing. With this new inspiration I can gather ideas and new skills to help represent my own ideas. When using artist reference it makes it easier to improve on my skills and expand on new ideas.

As the 'Visual Self Portrait' brief moved on, I found new directions to the project that opened up new methods of working. By including language within my work, I was able to tie in typographic skills, and also take into account size proportions in my designs.

Working minimalistic is a technique I seemed to have developed during this brief.

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By the end of the brief I was happy with the body of work I have produced, however some pieces hadn't turned out the way I had anticipated. One skill I have developed on mostly though is the commitment to finishing off a piece of work, and trying out different ideas on the next.

Pathway: Visual Communication

BRIEF: "Become A Visual Magpie"

We want you to become visual magpies and search out old & unusual materials/ephemera. Use your free time to collect/acquire/buy or borrow as many examples from the list attached. It is important that you look creatively and make decisions about what you collect. We want you to start getting interested in older ephemera and to begin and to begin to understand its value in creating new pieces of art & design.

(Things you might consider collecting: old books or annuals/board games/old photographs/bits of packaging/children's books/instruction manuals/knitting patterns/LP covers/magazines/sweet wrappers/postcards/stamps/stickers/tickets/different coloured materials or papers/fabrics.)

BRIEF: "A Collection Of Unrelated Things"

This project is about understanding the value of good research and to encourage an appreciation of your collected ephemera/materials. Having spent the last week researching and collecting you should now examine your found and collected items. Deconstruct them and use them as ingredients to create new images, look at the details and think about colour, shape, texture, typography and image.
We require you to produce a series of creative and visually dynamic compositions in your sketchbooks utilising your found and collected items.

BRIEF: Part 2
Using your found and collected materials we now require you to create 2 images for a magazine spread. You should continue to experiment and create visually dynamic images. Reflect on the previous days work in the studio and use this to push your work forward, analyse what is successful and use this information to create your new imagery.
You will be supplied with a template of the magazine spread to mount your images on.