Book Cover Cover Session 2

-
Friday 6th March 2015

Session Review

 Today I undertow some secondary research on the selection of books available for the penguin books award competition. Furthermore, I read the brief in detail and wrote down key information such as the books, deadline date and entry requirements.

I then watched a video to the winners of 2014 provided by the penguin site. I then proceeded to go the author Jeanette Winterson's website and do additionally background research on her and I discovered that the book Oranges are the not her only fruit is similar to her own experiences growing up in a Christian household.

By Sebastian Jones

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Pukka Pies Re-invention Session 2

-
Tuesday 21st April 2015 Session Review Following on from the previous Pukka pie session, I continued to sketch different typography fonts and continue my secondary research on Pukka Pies the company. During the time I browsed through the website I came across their news page detailing all of the companies recent activity and I noticed that they had appeared to sponsor quite a few local sports teams from Leicestershire or sports events such s the 2009 World Snooker Championship. Additionally, they also awarded prizes to the best chip shops around the United Kingdom likely for their level of service and possibly whether they are able to sell a large quantity of pukka pies since most chip shops feature them inside. Also, Pukka Pies would be sponsoring the television show Friends on Comedy Central and because of this new sponsorship they produced a series of short advertisements of four friends eating various pukka pies; furthermore, after reading of this newfound information it woul...
Read more

Nursery Rhyme Book Session 3

-
Sunday 19th October 2014 Session Review After considering other fairy tales stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin and Peter Pan. I have decided to go with my first choice of retelling the tale of the Billy Goats Gruff. I have first begun my research by sketching symbols that represent the three goats and a few symbols for the troll underneath he bridge. I have also written and broken down in simple stages the tale of the Billy Goats Gruff from my own memory. References D. L. Ashliman (2000). Three Billy Goats Gruff . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0122e.html . [Last Accessed Sunday 19th , October 2014].  Visual References http://shirta.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/small_image/295x295/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/s/astrology-capricorn-horned-goat-zodiac-sign-symbol-21-december-20-d75614288.png http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-68634031.html http://www.123rf.com/photo_29656054_stock-vector-2015-chinese-new-year-of-t...
Read more

Lawyer and Bar Logo Design Session 3

-
Tuesday 9th December 2014 Session Review Continuing from last weeks session I have decided to leave the ancient gods alone for now and use animals instead. Thankfully, I have finally created a strong concept for the lawyer logo; however, I decided to use take further research into heraldry and since heraldry and historical culture sand design is a passion it will help add enthusiasm to designing the final lawyer logo. As for the town logo task It was nice to discover new facts and receive a deeper knowledge of both Sparkbrook and Hallgreen. I may add  that I thankfully learned only a few small new facts which is good because it proved to myself that I know both of my respective hometowns, ...... References http://www.transportmedia.co.uk/bus-advertising/buses-advertising-media/bus-rear-bus-back-advertising http://advertising.about.com/od/advertisingglossary/g/Outdoor-Advertising.htm http://www.fleurdelis.com/symbolism_QRST.htm#Ram http://www.empower-yourself-with-c...
Read more