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Reflection

I had a lot of fun with this project, well mostly I had fun. I really enjoyed creating my fold out poster, I knew most people would be doing a zine so I wanted to do something a little different. It took a bit of planning and a lot of trial and error. Getting all the lines and folds to match up  was a very tedious task, but I finally was able to create something unusual and something that I’m quite proud of.

Like during every assessment task, there was some difficulties and snuggles to work though. I actually was more than a little hesitant in contacting my chosen creatives. After drafting up the messages it took some courage to actually press send (I know that sounds silly, but everyone is a little scared of rejection aren’t we?) Which means I was so excited to hear back from Kiri so quickly after I’d contacted her - she wasn’t my first choice but she was my second and the first person I’d contacted, and I know I shouldn’t assume but I think its doubtful that I would have heard back from Issey Miyake himself..  

Anyway like I said I was over the moon about her reply and even more impressed with her answers, she was really honest and detailed and it made me wish I had of asked her some deeper, better suited questions. That isn’t to say I’m not happy with the ones that I chose - because I am. Just a little advice for students who haven’t completed this assignment yet; tailor your questions personally to your creative and don’t be afraid to ask them some thought provoking things!

I look forward to continue to build and create and mess and make and master the skills I’ve learnt in this communication design studies class next semester. I love the way Andy & Bronwyn have encouraged us to get our hands a little dirty in order to make something super..

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Fold-out |origami\ zine-type poster. .

Here is the (almost) finished product of my zine-type-fold-out-origami-poster.. You can see in a little to where you unfold and find more information..

Open up the flap...

You are starting to get a little more information now, here you can see my name, student number and assignment type..

Poster is completely folded out here, showing all the information, including; the interview, pieces of the artists work, photographs of Kiri herself as well as some extra information about her..

This is the ‘cover’ side of the poster unfolded. You can clearly see the fold lines and how everything is meant to match up.. 

I was mainly happy with the outcome of my fold-out poster, a few changes to be made; I want to make the pink a little darker so the light font stands out more and is more readable, change the fold lines to black, make a removable insert for in the centre of the poster (photograph of Kiri’s work)... 

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Answers;

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Konvo w Kiri

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|Tumblr.Reflection.

Dear Tumblr,

First id like to say I’m a little bit of a tumblr newbie.. thats not to say Id never used or heard of it before, but it was more of a source of inspiration in my early teenage years - looking up things like or “lust love tumblr” “high fashion” “small indie tattoo’s for women” and “hairstyles” however I had never thought to use it as a platform to document my study experiences and creative processes.

I was delighted when Andy told us we would be using tumblr for our online journal, I had always wanted to have my own blog and this was just the push I needed to begin. I really love how organic tumblr is, and just how easy it is to re-blog, comment and like fellow creative’s - it is also a fantastic way to keep track of my own body of work. Almost like a big portfolio only more scrapbook-esq including even the more ‘messy’ stages of my creations.

I also found a lot of contentious conversation arising through blog posts that may not have been touched upon if we had been having these conversations in class. This is fantastic as it allows us to view topics from many different perspectives and gives us a chance to share our own opinions where we otherwise wouldn’t.

I will continue to use tumblr as stimulant for my creative outputs and as an inspiration for my more ‘superficial’ outlets, however I will most importantly continue to post my educational journey and I can’t wait to look back when I’ve graduated and see just how far I have come.

Thanks Tumblr!

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RUDOLF

Limited edition available on Atelier des jeunes

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Ernesto Artillo is a fashion photographers/graphic designers from Madrid.

Although I only recently discovered his work, I immediately fell in love with it. There’s a softness in his use of colour, shape + composition, giving the over all design a poetic + graceful feel. His use of florals, architecture + the human figure create an unexpectedly pleasant contrast. 

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I also really love the softness felt within Ernesto Artillo’s work, this particular piece has a certain fluidity and feels very organic.. 

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Edit: This is brilliant!! What would you fill in the gap with??

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Agreed, I think this is truly brilliant! I would have filled the space in with “subjective”, much like I think the answers could be depending on perception, conditioning, feelings and one’s own opinions. You could ultimately fill in anything here, each of us view art differently, it’s beauty and appeal is up to the eye of the beholder ;) I love the things you find Kate! They are truly great!! 

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yeah, but what isn’t art oohohooohhh

This reminds me of last week’s lecture where Andy showed us a number of weird and unusual design collectives, many of them working outside of the typical roles one might associate with graphic design. It’s interesting that this space seems to be growing in that way, its rather exciting. 

So in other words, you could also put down: Design is ___

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Art is definitely subjective, but who decides it’s actually art in the first place? Is that subjective too? Or is it society who decides? We know society has been wrong in the past... 

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Time is a very strange thing.

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This is a beautiful example of natural collage. The papers are wilted and riped due to weather conditions and it has created an organic aesthetic. This pieces immediately combines the tutorial on ghost type and the tutorial on collage all in one. 

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It looks so messy but so put together at the same time. It works aesthetically and different to what I’ve seen not only this past week but even longer before. 

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Yes wow, I love this!  It looks as though every element is deliberate, although obviously not the case. Over time and being exposed to the elements it has changed and developed and become something quite beautiful… a seemingly perfect mistake!

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I really like the mixed media collages by Pablo Thecuadro. In much of his work he uses the same imagery, just layered on top of each other in many different shapes, sizes and angles too. 

I enjoyed experimenting here with an image of my face cut out in several different shapes and sizes. The beauty of working with your hands makes it really easy to quickly manipulate your collage and change the angle, giving you an entirely new mood 

I really like using my cutting blade rather than scissors, the rough edges gives the work a sort of organic feel and perhaps even a little three-dimensional.. 

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These are photographs I took while traveling around Morocco. I really love the way Sergei Sviatchenko collages, cutting out photographs and holding them up in front of different landscapes is genius - so I had a go at creating my own..

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Virtual tribe; telling a story through collage  I enjoy experimenting with collage on and off the computer. Virtual Tribe is an example of a computer generated  collage I created, it not only introduces a theme but it tells a story.. 

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who decides?

Who decides if someone can call themselves an artist? 

Is it just enough to be so passionate about your work, or must we have some sort of recognition from society? And does society really have the right to determine who is and isn't an artist, we know it has been wrong in the past. Many artists were not appreciated in their lifetime; Van Gough, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet,.. the list goes on. So in fact society does not (or should not) define the artist, the quality of work should define the artist. Van Gogh’s quality of paintings did not change, it was our opinion of them that did. It also cannot be passion alone that defines an artist, you can be truly passionate about painting and yet a hopeless painter - but does that mean you are an unsuccessful artist? What is good art and bad art and how can we define successful design? ‘Success’ is as arbitrary as ‘taste’ - it truly depends on how you interpret it... A truly ambiguous discussion. 

Who decides design? Who decides beauty? Art? Fashion? ..... 

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Google just did something very ironic…..

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collate/create//collage

Monday morning class activity was quite enjoyable as I really love the art collage. Andy begun by introducing us to some of his favourite collage artists and their works. I especially liked the work by his friend; Sergei Sviatchenko. It was then our turn to create. Using black and white photocopies of various fashion & lifestyle magazines we got creative. Here are some results;

- finding letterforms in unusual places.. 

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Here I am experimenting with different mediums to deliver my interview on. I really like the idea of playing around with origami folds to creature a kind of brochure or fold-out poster..   

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Bauhaus.

I missed out on last weeks lecture on Laszlo Moholy-Nagy + Bauhaus, so I decided to do some research on the topic.

Bauhaus is the concept of combining architecture, sculpture + painting to express or design. A movement which focused on breaking away from traditional style and focusing on the modern.

I personally love the movement, particularly the architecture. 

My family and I lived in Germany during the 90′s; looking back, I now realise how influential the Bauhaus movement was (and still is). I admire the movement because I love simplicity and appreciate the idea of stripping back a design to it’s simplest form.

I found an article on the ‘Master’s Houses’ which was rebuilt and open to the public.

Here are a few shots of Gropius’ + Moholy-Nagy’ houses recreated by Bruno Fioretti Marquez Architects. 

Here’s an older photo.

photos sourced from http://www.uncubemagazine.com/blog/13113621

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Ana - I also really love the Bauhaus movement, particularly the architecture and the work by Bruno Fioretti Marquez! 

I was in Berlin and Israel last year and I really enjoyed experiencing all of the Bauhaus-inspired buildings. I also visited the Bauhaus Museum in Tel Aviv and took a tour through the city’s most prominent Bauhaus buildings (built during the 1930-40’s) - a truly cohesive urban landscape. 

If you haven’t already, check out the ’Barcelona Pavilion’ by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.. 

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B ETH   H OECKEL

Beth Hoeckel is a multidisciplinary artist from Baltimore Maryland USA and has studied in Printmaking, Photography, and Painting and has a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts. She is currently a full-time freelance artist creating collage and mixed media works for ‘arts' sake’, as well as for a variety of clients. A few of my favourite works by Beth -

Some of Beth’s work actually reminds me a little of #sergiosviatchenko