GDES1010 Design:Skills And Theory

Tuesday 28th , October 2014 Session Review The new assignment we have been given will be fairly interesting since I will be planning and hand rendering a promotional film poster and this time we have been granted the option to use colour. So far I have gathered a substantial list of facts on both the book and film Indian Summer. BRIEF SUMMARY We are asking you to design a poster for a film. It’s a real film that happened to be canned – its up to you to research the film, the stars etc.! Film posters have a look that tells us it’s a poster for a film. Your film poster should have... a logo information some idea of how you are going to sell the film to your target audience SECONDARY RESEARCH TASKS • Research the film and book • What is it about? • When is it all set? • Is it a true story – hint yes! • What would it have looked like? • What other films has Joe Wright done? Hint they all look similar • Who would have gone to see it? References ...

Tuesday 28th,  October 2014 Session Review I have finally created the final pictogram that depicts the tale of three billy goats gruff. To evaluate the final product I am mostly pleased with the bold simple tale. Although once the lesson began and the peer group session had begun my tutor Andy had given me some welcomed constructive criticism. Andy was deeply pleased with the product, however, explained how I could have made use of the negative space and drawn eyes for the final troll much like the one from my sketched ideas. By Sebastian Jones

Tuesday 21st,  October 2014 Session Review Today I have just cut out the printed billy goats gruff internet image references and placing them down onto my mood board. However, I will need to add more printed pictures and fill the page. I have also used my mood board to sketch out a broader range of visual ideas thanks to my moos board which greatly helped in sketching out a broader range of concepts. By Sebastian Jones

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...

Session Review In today's session, I have done undertaken secondary research on nursery rhymes by reading a few old books such as Peter Pan, Alice in wonderland and Puss in boots however despite them begin some of my favourite fairy tale stories. I have decided to go with another favourite that I do not own the tale of the Billy Goats Gruff which I feel is simple and straightforward enough for me to simplify visually using iconography. Next session I will be sketching out some icons for the goats and taking a look at existing symbols for zoos and parks with animal symbols on signs. By Sebastian Jones

Session Review I have been granted two weeks to design a simple nursery rhyme using iconography for the drawings of the characters and backgrounds. I have considered using the Billy Goats Gruff for my nursery rhyme tale, However, I will be considering to use basic and simple stories with characters that can be easily distinguished by symbols. By Sebastian Jones

Session Review I have finally finished working on the London fashion week poster. The sponsor for my London Fashion week promotional poster was eventually changed to Evien instead of Marmite. The final rendering of the poster went well, the style of the poster however has been greatly influenced by World War 2 propaganda posters. The Peer session went well and my tutor Andy had given some useful advice, as usual, explaining to me that I should work on my composition which is something i have heard a few times from Omid and in the past;. However,  I am aware of this and will study and practice in my time the perception of lights and shadows. By Sebastian Jones