YCA Becks Fusions

YCA BECK FUSIONS

I always enjoy collaberation projects, i think some of my best concepts come from bounceing ideas around with other people this YCA brief was a little different in the fact it was a partnership rather than a group. Karl was great to work with, and showed me some new skills in photoshop, the only nagative was when we where working together he would look over your should and say stuff like "you could do it faster like this" which got a bit grating having a backseet , but aside from that it was a calm collaberation, which i think produced a strong resolution, we had a couple of problems during the start of the project, I was taken ill for a couple of days, and Karl's laptop died a week later. So it was not all smooth sailing. The idea came after flicking through some of my books and came across Banksy's oil painting pieces which got me working with some classic paintings to reprisent art and the stenciling of iconic musicians, both different aspects of Banksy's work, Banksy worked onto the canvas's so as to look like they where painted by the orginal artist, we decided to use a more vandlezed style like someone had left one of these masters in a mosh pit or in a underground club toilet, so the image was ripped and scuffed, grenrally held with low regaurd. This sentiment to the art was meant to be a further link to the ethos of rock music, rebelion agenst the old conservertive power and money of the establishment. But we also wanted it to be fun because no one listens if you take yourself too serously, Foe example the girls aloud/rubbens image has i homours tone i think more than the rest, it involes nudity so intantly gains something, but the real thinking behind it was to show the differance in socail fashions in regards to our own image, the girls in rubens painting are of the fuller figure, which at the time is what was consided the desirible form for a woman, nowadays girls like Girls Aloud are not the norm but the projected idea of the norm. but then again putting a slighty larger elvis head on Sir Henry Raeburn Skater was just because it looked funny. i like being deep then shallow in the same breath i find it amuseing

Don't panic online poster competition

As with the colour for print project the freedom to create an image without too much in the way of restraint was a real treat. i was happy with the final image but thought some of the photo shop work could have been tighter especially in regards of the little girl, also in hind sight the paragraph explaining the image was a bit "right on" hippy, but all in all i liked it and it was well received and finished third in the public vote, and it finished highest out of the rest of the course including the third years so i was pretty pleased with that. i picked up the new don't panic yesterday and the poster was designed by Si Scott which gave me great comfort to think i will be able to hold my own at that level by the time i finish

DESIGN FOR PRINT

For design for print i chose home cooked food as my subject, as i felt my experience as a chef would prove invaluable. as it happens i feel it was of little use and if any thing it was detrimental to my research, as i found it frustrating trying to document information that i now take for granted. It also meant i got bored of the project about half way through. As if that was not enough i had decided to make this a typography project because i have avoided type like the black death until now. and felt like i should have at least one type project under my belt. in hide sight with these grades counting to the final grade the first year was the time to satisfy this urge. that being said i did get a lot out of the project in terms of type and layout skills and will feel more comfortable in the future if i ever need to use type again which i am assuming will be the case.


In the end i am reasonably happy with the design for print project, there are gaping holes in the continuity which are going to cost me and also the evidence of evaluation through out is thin on the ground. Although i feel the final resolution is strong (although there are some stupid mistakes i hope no one notices) and the concept itself is sound and would work if you could attach some celebrity chef endorsement like "Jamie Oliver's cook it your self". the project is in frustrating contrast to the first year where my research and development where good and the final resolution was weak. i need to find the middle ground and the raise my game, not to sound to much like a American game show contestant

Colour modes

COLOUR 4 PRINT FINAL DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS
This project came just at the right time for me I'd just got my new mac book and like a kid with a new toy i wanted to play, being able to just create an image was great, it gave me a sense of freedom i haven't felt for along time (within the course). it inspired me to do other work like it and has led to me getting a small show at north bar later next year. the knowledge of colour is great to know, it also helps me when i feel like I've learnt something tangible, unlike the design skill we have learnt, which seem to sink in at a almost subconscious level.