CSM MAGCD YEAR 2
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.
After last week’s tutorial, I intend to continue to develop my third experiment in depth, using the book form as a translation technique to interpret the life process of fireworks. The previous experiment was to extract elements of different shapes of fireworks and collate them in a book, with no primary or secondary relationship. This… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of translating – Week 2
This project is to reconfigure the meaning of my material and explore how translation allows my material to cross borders of language, culture, region, time, scale and value. And it is also important to consider how translations are made with a specific purpose in mind through iteration. I was very lucky to attent the bonfire… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of translating – Week 1
My fifth experiment was to extract the various components of the English Crime and Execution Broadside and look at their framing. In addition, I collected some of the horrific crime news of the twentieth century and the horrific murder news that is happening in the UK these days as a way to categorise, contrast and… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of cataloguing – Week 2
This project is to identify, analyse, and manipulate the relationships between parts within a given set through different methods. The focus of this project is to consider how these methods allow me to create new patterns and change the relationships between the items in the set, and to experiment with a range of formal approaches… Continue reading Unit 1: Methods of cataloguing – Week 1