Tuesday 28 January 2020
Thursday 4 April 2019
Collapsed week and Easter - Dummy and Typography
Graphics lessons are collapsed during the week prior to the Easter hols due to Yr13 exams.
Following are instructions for 15 hours of study. 10 hours of work for the collapsed week and 5 hours for the Easter holiday.
Task 1
Produce a physical dummy of a potential product or artefact that you could make. This can be a rough, and it can could different mediums, but must be inventive and show your working out.
E.G. Joe B is working towards making a zine. He has already completed some artwork in an attempt to find a suitable media (acrylic, print) with which to communicate. Next, he needs to consider potential ideas for the content of the zine and try a few dummy trials.
Task 2
Typography will be an important aspect of your designs. Research typography from similar artefacts (see above) together with others that could be suitable. From this research, design a suitable typeface of your own. Explain all your reasons.
Thursday 21 March 2019
Personal Investigation 500-1000 Words
Monday, 15 October 2018
Personal Investigation Extended Writing 750-1500 words
Deadline: Thursday Deadline: 28th of March
Read back through your personal investigation. Link another designer to continue where you left off.
Use the Contextual Investigation and Looking at Artefacts sheets.
Within this section, please ensure that you are comparing and contrasting the two designers.
Use THIS SHEET to help.Monday 4 March 2019
Drafting - Independent study
For your independent study task this week, you will be drafting potential ideas. Remember that your project is still pretty open and so lots of different and creative idea are to be encouraged. Be adventurous and playful.
Your pages should show a journey of thoughts through rough designs (within reason) that have been worked up neater, annotated labels, off the cuff imaginings.
At least a full to brimming DPS is needed, but feel free to get on a roll and do more.
Title the page 'initial drafting'.
Deadline Monday 11th
Thursday 28 February 2019
Make Make Make
For the next few weeks in class, we will attempt to make make make. Find something that is linked to your current idea. Then attempt an interesting avenue of creativity.
Ensure that you have evidence of your process. Don't leave it all to the last minute. You will be expected to hand in your sketchbook with fully annotated work in progress and piece(s).
Please ask me for help to create work that is outside of your comfort zone.
Deadline Thursday 21 March
Friday 15 February 2019
Gathering articles and information - Half Term
You are soon to begin to focus in on an element of your project. This can be daunting, but you should see it as an opportunity to head down an avenue that is rich and interesting for you.
Your task over half term is to immerse yourself in 'reading around' your subject. Find and read articles from the web and books, visit the library, listen to podcasts and interviews, visit a gallery or museum, sneak into Waterstones and photograph books.
Keep a record of the articles and interviews etc that you have gathered. You will need to bring them to a lesson on the first Tuesday back.
Condense your notes into a conclusion.
Here is an initial general focus:
The art of subcultures
Here's how it could form your investigation:
An investigation into how the art of subcultures reflects the music behind the images.
Potential articles:
Art Chantry
Just Like Being There Film (about gig posters)
How to Photograph Subculture article
General Article about UK subculture
Here's another.
Psychedelic gig poster art
Here's how it could form your investigation:
An examination of the relationship between drugs and art and design.
- The topic must relate to Art or Design
- The topic should be something that you are genuinely interested in
- A topic should provide you sufficient material to write about, while not being so vast that your project becomes all-encompassing, disjointed or surface-deep
- Contrasting and comparing the work of artists can be helpful
- Select a topic that is supported by quality reference material
- Word your title so that it captures the essence of your Personal Study and indicates a well-chosen focus
Grace - Children's book, journeys.
Kia - Mixed media,
Emily - Mapmaking,
Cai - Magazine design, digital
Beth - Fanzines / Small press, painting.
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Exploring and drawing your theme / Exciting sketchbook
Objective
To draw, invent, draw, experiment, draw, enjoy and draw
To attempt new ways of exploring, recording your ideas and starting points
To liven up a drab sketchbook
To build up AO2 Creative Making and AO3 Reflective Recording
To attempt new ways of exploring, recording your ideas and starting points
To liven up a drab sketchbook
To build up AO2 Creative Making and AO3 Reflective Recording
Task
Cover the next few pages in your sketchbook with drawings of your theme. You should just look at your chosen brainstorm and draw all the elements of that. Be inventive as well as skillful. Use the visual research that you have already gathered.
Look at the slides above for ideas.
To get the best results, you will possibly make some drawing that you don't like... push on a fill you page, paint on them, collage and work on top... there is only one rule... don't give up and rip ages out. Just keep going
Look at the slides above for ideas.
To get the best results, you will possibly make some drawing that you don't like... push on a fill you page, paint on them, collage and work on top... there is only one rule... don't give up and rip ages out. Just keep going
You will be graded on
Your pages should be brimming with interesting drawings, marks, mediums, and ideas.
Deadline
Deadline: Thursday 14 Feb
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