Karina Petersen.

I included this artist Karina as i really loved her work and how her pieces changed and represented the view of the word. i am unsure as to whether i want/ or will make something like this for my final piece.

Experimentation and research into old text.

This is a lot of research into old texts, symbols and techniques. All of which i found inspiring. these made me realise you dont need lots of fancy colours you just need a strong well planned composition.

Comic Layouts.

These are some layouts i have composed together myself after gathering inspiration from looking through different comic books and combining different shapes.

This will come in handy towards the end of my project when i know more what kind of images i want to create.

Andrei Molotiu

I included Andrei's work within my sketchbook as i randomly came across one of his images and found it so inspiring. The image on the right was the first image i saw. it gave me inspiration to try and turn my words possibly into something like this.

Harley Gallery Day trip out.

There is a typography exhibition on at the harley gallery which isnt too far away from me which i intend to visit. There is also a few artists work i would like to view.


- I did not manage to visit this exhibition due to lack of time and being ill at the start of this project. I am not happy with myself for missing this but there will be other exhibitions i can visit and gather inspiration from.

Ideas.

To progress my work and ideas i thought of different ways i could mix my sounds/words with images. Above were a few tasks. to the right is words that i listenned for while i was out so i had some words to work from.

Roy lichtenstein

I decided to included Roy lichtenstein as i have always loved his worked and it really fits in within this current project. His bold definitive drawings give me inspiration to create my own bold definitive collages.

Observational Drawing.

Observational drawings of objects and there associated sounds.

For these first four drawings i used red blues and bright colours to link to comic books as these are the main and brightest colours used and associated with them. 

On each different square i used ink, graphite, fine liners and oil pastels.

This was another observational drawing i did in my sketchbook and looked at the word i associated with it and played about with the text.

Logography and Phonography.

I researchd into phonography which is an old technique of writing and representation of letters/words. different lines stand for different letters which when the word is put together can create a visual representation which then turns into logography. where you have basically turned the word into a logo. I really liked this idea and technique and may

experiment with this at some point.

From the research i had collected so far i created two mood boards of combinations of different important ideas i had, had so far.

Comic book text and words.

Research into Comic book words layouts and text. I included this and looked at comic books for inspiration on different ways i could link comic books to my work.

David Crow

I included David's work not only because i really like it and found it intriguing but it linked to symbols and noises which relates quite well with my work.

Symbols

After looking at the work of David Crow i decided to look at some symbols that represent noises such as a fire symbol is a roaring sound en electric symbol makes a crack noise. such as a crack of electricity.

I then went on to draw, make stencils and create some experimental collages of each of these sounds and symbols.

For this bring noise and collage. i obviously used an image of a phone. For the text on this image i decided to curve it and extend the word in the sense of the image above. so the word bring was in the shape of a sounds wave. As the word got longer and extended the curves got bigger and longer.

I then used my tpe blocks to stamp the word bring in a sound wave surve on one page of my sketchbook so i could photocopy it and use it as a background and re-work into it like i have done below.

I think each of these ideas, collages and words are really strong and each composition works really well.

Diane Gromala.

I included this artist Diane Gromala as i found certain parts of her work really inspirational. The pieces of her work i have chosen to select for my sketchbook are the pieces i found most useful and interesting.i related her work to another artist i included called Cornelius Cardew. I have gathered inspiration from her style and representation.

Cornelius Cardew

I chose to include Cornelius Cardew within my artist research. He is a musician who creates interesting graphic scores. His work relates to mine through each of our works are for different people to be able to interpret words notes and images in different ways but still make sense and look and sound good and interesting.

Beginning of FMP.

 
For my Final Major Project i intend to explore the comic book style and layout with the theme idea of looking at what sounds i hear and what shapes i associate them with.

I am going to use the book Shapes for sounds a lot within this project as it influences me a great deal. It has influenced me that much so far that i have ended up buying it as the library would not let me keep taking it out as much as i was.

This is a great book! 

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/06/21/shapes-for-sounds/

Andy Rementer.

http://andyrementer.com/

I included this artist Andy as he has been quite a big inspiration within my FMP. I have taken inspiration from his comic strips and his general comic styles of work.

Timetable

		Timetable For Final Major Project
Week 23 March 12th-16th		Start Sketchbook. Work on exploration of ideas and research into Artists.
Week 24 19th-23rd		Begin sampling, taking photographs and drawings of which I can use/include within my sketchbook.
Week 25 26th-30th		Explore my ideas in more detail. Process my findings and images. Break up for two weeks
Week 26 April 16th-20th		Do some more sampling and research into artists. Explore my ideas in more detail. Process my findings and images.
Week27 23rd-27th		Use samples and findings to help plan. Process my findings and images.
Week 28 30th – 4th May		Research and sampling. Begin refining ideas.
Week 29 May 7th-11th		Begin refining ideas. Final planning of everything. Choose space to use for my final installation. Begin/finalize my final installation.
Week 30 14th-18th		Final planning. Begin/finalize my final installation.
Week 31 21st-25th		Begin/finalize my final installation. Complete evaluation and sketchbook.
Week 32 28th-1st		Complete evaluation and sketchbook. Prepare to mount my work and show to the public and to get assessed.
Week 33 June 4th-8th		Prepare to mount my work and show to the public and to get assessed have work mounted up and completed by the 15th!
Week 34 11th-15th		Exhibition open to public 22nd!

Statement of intent

Aimee Stevens
Foundation in Art and design
Graphics
Statement of Intent

Progress and Achievement
At the beginning of this course I thought it was going to be very similar to what we had previously done in national diploma. It turned out it was very similar but I did learn a few new techniques such as a few digital techniques within Photoshop. I have also learnt about oil bars different ways to use ink. I have also learnt more information about a few other subjects. Such as within fashion and textiles I knew very little about any of it and thought it was just clothes and making pieces. After experiencing a workshop within it I now know you can use any material or media and doesn’t necessarily have to be an obvious wearable piece. Within 3D design I also discovered the fun experimental and recycling side. You don’t have to create something brand new and I also learnt there is always room for improvement.  

Pathway Choice
I chose graphics as a different route than photography as I felt I would benefit more and have a bigger variety in specialist areas. So far I have enjoyed the whole of graphics. In particular after the initial moans of the projects I have really enjoyed the different briefs we have been given and this new way I can approach them I haven’t really experienced before.
I feel I have definitely broadened my knowledge on typography and graphic design as I knew nothing to begin with. I have learnt within this that it is okay to create messy graphics and typography it is not all clean and crisp computer generated work. I have also broadened my knowledge on new artists such as Stefan Sagmeister, Dan Mountford, Andy Rementer, Rob Ryan and many other artists who have influenced me throughout many different projects this year.

Personal Confirmatory Study aim and objectives

For my final major project I want to explore the idea of shapes and sounds of type. I also want to explore the types from different eras see how they have changed and try to incorporate it somehow. This may just be experimenting with the alternative fonts and styles. I got the main idea for this project from a book I really like and have used quite a lot for research which is called Shapes for Sounds by Timothy Donaldson. I also want to look at how sound is portrayed within comic books and the use of the text create them. I really like the layouts and paper used to create comics, so I may use them as grounds or inspiration for layouts. I would like to explore and create my own ideas of type as sounds. Looking at the book shapes for sounds it reminded me of graphic scores which is where words and shapes are used to create music and it is read however you want to read it. I may explore this idea through research into artists and drawings.

When researching my ideas further and researching artists I intend to use the libraries quite a lot and not use the internet as much. I have researched a few different artists already whose work inspires me and the ones I have chosen to include so far are Andy Rementer, Michael DeForge, Cornelius Cardew and possibly Roy Lichtenstein. I also want to try out lots of different typography/text techniques throughout this project I haven’t really used yet. I want to spend sometime within print making using the type blocks and experimenting with ink and different layouts as well. I want to do a lot more collages, mono-printing and maybe look into screen printing, but just generally take a lot more photographs and do more initial drawing to help me progress my ideas and work.

I think this final major project will be a very good learning experience for me as this time around I will be able to focus more on exploring my ideas, I know from last year how to use my time and how much I need to leave to get everything done. I think this will give me an upper hand on everyone else’s work because I have the experience of previously having to do this section on the National Diploma.

For this project I intend to work towards possibly an installation of some sort or maybe a creative 2D/3D outcome. I want to create a more experimental final piece so it gets the audience interested and not just a plain boring image.

See last page for timetable of this project.

Evaluation
I intend to produce two sketchbooks one I will use for research into ideas and artists and planning the other larger sketchbook I intend to use for primary drawings, sketches, photographs, planning, exploration, techniques and collages. This will document the progress of my work. I will also evaluate with peer reviews and have tutorials to help me evaluate my work and at the end of the project I will write an in depth evaluation of the whole project. I am also going to keep my blog updated so I can exchange feedback and opinions with other people in my group.