Rhetorical

Barcodes

Using ink and quill allows you to create some really bold straight black lines, perfect for this kind of picture...



I have always liked barcodes, they interest me. I used to collect them, the numbers in contrast to the width of the lines, what did it all mean (well i know its a code but a unique one, only for one type of product). I was always interested in identity and what if people where coded in one big super computer, what would my code look like. Putting barcodes with imagery of people makes a really bold picture, it ads structure and a sense of meaning.

lets talk binding...

I have found since i have learnt the art of binding books it has really made me realise how much i like the it. The end result is very satisfying and its a flexible way of creating a book when considering size, colour, paper and number of pages. There are many types of binding books which give different ways of stitching the spine. As a personal target i want to make more hand made books and use them as my sketch books, much cheaper than buying them and you get a better, more unique book.

I call him Trigger Tramp...


Tattoo Design for a Friend

Making my own typeface...

Size 0 an't fashionable.

Me as a Visual Communicator- trying out Quark

Religion on the Brain

First of all i realise that i have misspelt 'religion'.
We had a work shop exploring typography, which involved a long slideshow of different creators and there font, and we discussed our thoughts on it and how it made us feel, it was challenging as it was hard to explain how the type made us feel. All this was to inspire us to go off and create our own type faces, we where given massive folders of all the different types we could be influenced by.
Everyone was doing very neat and tidy typefaces, using rulers and grids. I didn't want to confine mine to a grid or use a ruler so I used a more experimental approach. Using ink and quill and this inspiration from the Typeradio Interview with Ellen Lupton i used the word 'religion' and thought as she talks about how design is her religion i wanted to make the word her brain, as if it ruled her life. Using a gothic font hand rendered repeated within a template of a brain i created this.

Indesign Layout

Visual Communication in Context 1.
We learnt the programme Indesign to make a small booklet. I was given an artist Ellen Lupton, for the text i had to transcript an interview on typeradio with Ellen Lupton. I chose to theme this booklet in layout in calm colours with a very feminine natural style of drawing (swirls and colours) which i think works well together. The images i related to the text, mainly focusing on the word 'religion'. I enjoyed learning the programme but did find it hard at first to grasp.

Im FeelinG Funny.

IM FeelinG Funny... couldn't decide on which colour scheme i preferred. The black, gray and white one is shows tone. The green and white is bold because the white bounces out of the coloured background. The yellow and green is bright and colourful, reflects on the anchor phase more.
I have made this image up, the way i do this easily is to first draw a one line scribble (not taking the pen off the page). When i make this scribble i have no idea what i am going to draw. Scribble finished i now take time to look at it from different angles, working out what i can see, what to create. I then figure out an image and start adding to the drawing to make it more recognisable. Mostly i see faces, sometimes animals but thats all i see...
I get some really interesting outcomes from this method. The lines can give you the guide lines to an unexpected expression or position. its fun and makes me concentrate on the image.