CSM MAGCD YEAR 2
In the second week of exploration, I abandoned the introduction of artificial intelligence concepts from the previous week and instead delved deeper into the relationship between humans and nature. The uncertainty and variability of British weather always makes it a common topic of conversation when people meet, providing a good example of uncertainty in the… Continue reading Unit 2: Positions through contextualising – Week 2
In the second brief of Unit 2, I begin to use studio and writing practices to explore and articulate how my developing work relates to existing discourses, practices, projects and/or other media. In the first week I collected some references related to my developing line of enquiry and began to build my own reference library.
In the second week of the project, I expanded my exploration and research on London’s animals and plants affected by global warming, such as peach blossoms, tulips, camellias, roses, bluebells, butterflies, and swans. Through continuous iterations and design experiments, I selected and applied a color palette that complemented the unique features and symbolic meanings of… Continue reading Unit 2: Positions through iterating – Week 2
From this project, we move on to Unit 2. In this first brief, I will reflect on my Unit 1 work toidentify the positions already evident in my practice and initiate a new set of studio experiments. I will expand on, deepen, and progress a new thread or question in one of my previous projects… Continue reading Unit 2: Positions through iterating – Week 1
In the third week we delved into some critical experimentation based on the labels. This was explored iteratively in an open-ended way using weaving as a method of combining images / narratives / written experiences together. This project was a great inspiration for our group. Using ‘Photo Weavings’ Samin Ahmadzadeh shredded and wove together two… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of contextualising – Week 3
In the second week we focused on the labels on the black trousers for experiments in a studio-based method. Based on these critical studies of the objects, we identified our individual positions.
In this brief we are going to work in a small group to consider our own position(s) within the contexts of graphic design, such as cultural, social, environmental, historical, political, disciplinary, and professional contexts (among others). In these contexts, we will develop a studio-based experiment that explores, deepens, or extends them critically. In the first… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of contextualising – Week 1
Actually I don’t think my last week’s experiments were ideal, partly because I was too focused on completeness (result-oriented) and neglected the focus of the brief, and partly because there were not enough experiments. After the tutorial, I was surprised to find that I could think deeply from the “collection of mistakes”. Illustrator 3D is… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of iterating – Week 3
Usually designers use Illustrator 3D to make cute icons and creative text, but hardly ever use it for animation because of its limitations. This week I developed an iterative experiment for IIlustrator 3D where I transformed its context to make it a tool/function for making animations/motion graphics (although it is nowhere near as powerful as… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of iterating – Week 2
This project is to explore how a critical enquiry can bedrawn out from an iterative experimentation with toolsand media. The focus is on developing a critical enquirythrough rigorous, systematic, and continuous exploration.