WEEKLY BRIEF + MODULE BRIEF

WEEKLY BRIEF 

Morning: research 

Afternoon: practical 

Thurs: Afternoon (Grp2)

Fri: Morning (Grp2)

Things to improve:

-      Take the writing seriously

-      Blog every day

-      print out your work everyday 

-      sketchbook 

-      make noted on sketchbook (use terminology from 404)

BLOGGING:

Reflect
Research

Speculate

Contextualise

SKETCHBOOK:
output your daily work daily

MCIRO GENRE (sb1 until xmas)

Process is more important than outcome. When the outcome drives the process we will only ever go to where we've already been. If process drives outcome we may not know where we’re going, but we will know we want to be there.

-      Set aims

-      Research àjustify all design decisions 

-      Develop existing ideas àuse idea as your research

-      Try to create a rule or system (grid…) 

-      apply your existing and developing understanding of visual language, visual research and visual thinking to set problems.

-      How you translate the information into something visually 

-      investigation of format, function, audience and context

-      different designers’ design approach

-      extensive 

1.    7” sleeve 

-      Screen printed packaging 

-      Printed inner sleeve 

-      Decide which 2 tracks will be on your 7” (why them ? Why r they important?)

-      Outside sleeve àmax of 2 colours (as a separation/ overlay) 

-      Choice of paper stock, imaginary, colour and typography should be determined by your genre and research 

-      10-25 screen prints (allocate 1 day to screen print)

-      Buy your own a 7” record (charity shop)

-      Experiment on how the materials work

-      Make a list of all standard features of a normal record àtake the rules and make your own

-      Experiment on how you use 2 colours to print with 

-      Records can have posters, stickers, postcards inside it 

-      Hand draw things if it suits 

-      Justify the position (why upside down, why put in that way)

*diagonal records 

*goaty tapes

*posh isolation 

*B.A.A.D.M. records (image on the outside, text on the inner sleeve)

*peter Saville

*David rudnick 

*PAN records 

*Vienna press

2.    A1 size flag 

-      Printed digitally 

-      Use found objects

-      Use materials you think relate to the genre 

Think about:

Micro genreàhow it help us understand some wider issues about the society (where si ti come from, what created it)

BLOG: RESEARCH

1.

Choose 2 tracks (A side, Bside)

Add youtube links to your blog

Explain reasons fo your coices 

including lyrics/ reviews for design process 

2.

discover 5 obscure and interesting facts 

-      Social, political issues

-      Cultural links

-      Audience demographic 

-      Connection to a place 

3.

Discover 5 things linked to the genre

-      Object

-      Word or phrase

-      Colours

-      Textures

-      Symbols 

*metaharven(rebranding wikileaks)

*damien poulian (local people (what the fuck))

(maybe do some research on colours)

(youtube: some of the best and most unique and unusual vinyl record design)

(orgami?)

(explosion box?)

Google: artists records (break the rules)

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE STUDENT DESIGN AWARD (submitted digitally) 

-      real book cover design 

adult fiction cover award (Haruki murakami)

adult non-fiction cover award

submit:

blog posts

design boards (sb1,2)

practical work 7” (sb1)

a1 flag 

sb2 final book cover