Friday, April 25, 2008

Final Idea!

At last I have decided on a final idea. I want to do a project on old technology as it has always fascinated me. Typewriters, floppy discs, cassette tapes, etc. I would like to create a book or maybe a set of postcards or a poster? Perhaps even create illustrations and patterns to print on wallpaper, T-shirts and soft furnishings? I like the idea of nostalgia, looking back, and paying homage to old objects. Maybe find people to interview on their favourite piece of technology, if they still use it or not? Old people and what they remember using when they were young. I think this will give me a wide arena for exploration, and opportunities to go in different directions.

Inspiration...

Yesterday I went to the design museum and found a lovely book called 'i like aerials'. I'd love to create something like this so I was racking my brains to think what i could do...
So in the meantime my ideas have been:

Open a fortune cookie everyday for 30days and record in a diary what happens, or challenge what it says.

Take a photo of each student in the class, but just show their hands, maybe holding their favourite creative implement? Create a book from this.

Create a book of drawings of animals or birds. Perhaps showing extinct or endangered animals?

new project: self initiated brief

Exciting! However, since last Tuesday I have become increasingly distressed with the task of setting myself a brief. There are so many ideas i want to pursue!! Well to begin with i narrowed my choice down to creating an illustration project, as i really enjoy drawing and collage. "whats an illustration project?' said Luke. Right, got some thinking to do. I think i really just needed to have a theme and be more specific rather than just say i want to illustrate. The two ideas i had were to contact a band and create a set of graphics for them, or to create an illustration book of all my drawings, on a theme like sweets or buses or something.
Here are two illustrators i have fallen in love with - Nina Chakrabarti and Si Scott.

Another book



I found this book whilst researching the city for my film, but actually it has inspired me for some ideas for my next project. It is a collection of contributions from various creative people on the city and urban space. The chapter i like most is about found objects, and street museums. I love collections of things, whatever they are, and categorising and organising!

Update!


It has been way too long, I've built up a massive collection of things i need to put on here! but for a start, I've been getting into reading again lately, which i'm very glad about because i enjoy it so much. I took a philosophy elective at uni which i found very interesting and inspiring. I was recommended this book by a friend, and in turn i recommend it!