Complex Image Reading Representation and interpretation is an interesting aspect in today's communication and media. It is all around us and has evolved to engage an active, rather than previously passive audience. Audiences, acting as decoders of various material, have become more sceptical of information and how it is represented. We question, research and interpret … Continue reading Representation & Interpretation
The Final Poster – Pop Art
WK 4 Reflection Task The research I am conducting on the design history of pop art is greatly influencing the design process and visual outcome of my A1 music poster. I plan for my poster to reflect visual connotations to the pop art period predominantly through the use of colour and a simplistic composition. Through … Continue reading The Final Poster – Pop Art
Designers & Their Influential Context
WES WILSON- THE 60s Wes Wilson is an American graphic artist who pioneered the psychedelic rock concert poster, which became the design aesthetic of the 1960s counterculture and psychedelic era. He was a leading designer, who most notably created music posters for Bill Graham in San Francisco and designed the handbill for Trips Festival. His … Continue reading Designers & Their Influential Context
Alphabet Hunting
WK 2 Reflection Task My first Visual Communication Design Assessment has got me looking all over the place like I’ve lost my phone. Up, down and sideways…I look crazy. Every here and there I’ll grab my camera and take a quick snap of something quite ordinary, like a tourist. This is because the task requires … Continue reading Alphabet Hunting
The Value of The Humanities Reflection Task
Reading: Moro, Anna June 16, 2018, 'How a humanities degree will serve you in a disruptive economy' Moro's article 'How a humanities degree will serve you in a disruptive economy' explores a contextually controversial topic that's relevant to today's increasingly digitised workplace. Moro explores the undermined value of studying the humanities and emphasises the need for not "soft … Continue reading The Value of The Humanities Reflection Task
Compositional Strategies
Looking Into Historic Visual Periods Psychedelic Period The Psychedelic period (the early 60s to the mid-70s) was an exciting, vibrant era where music, art, design, and society as a whole were largely influenced by the use of LSD (a psychedelic drug). This period in time otherwise referred to as the ‘hippie’ movement, evoked a psychedelic … Continue reading Compositional Strategies
Below The Northern Light Show
Media Audiences Every year a revolving sum of tourists travel to see the iconic and bucket list worthy Northern Lights. Of course in order to see them a lot of factors come into consideration, such as: The night sky must be clearKP-index needs to indicate strong geomagnetic storms Right location for instance high north and far … Continue reading Below The Northern Light Show
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