Tine Beach - Playful Interactions
My second lecture was held by Tine Beach. Our lecturer began as a fine artist who really enjoys research and collaboration. Their style of art was something the public could interact with and engage in for some fun. Play is seen as a very powerful action and is a very huge part in human, as well as animal interaction.
The thing that stuck to my mind was the quote "creating culture not to be consumed but to be experienced". I found this suited her field of work really well as she had very interactive pieces made.
We were shown a few of their projects, one of which was called Catch me Now. One of my two favourite pieces she'd shown to us. It was simply a light show you could play with. A little dot of light would move along the ground and once it'd censor someone standing on top of it, the dot would grown into a large circle of colour and follow the person around. I found this to be a very fun was project and by watching videos of peoples interaction with it, it was clear that it was likable by the crowd. Though she did mention that it confused many people at first, before the finally got the hang of it; however it was mostly the children that figured it out and played with it, where as the adults would stand back and not make that big a fuss about it.
Another favourite of mine was a piece called Tracking You. An interactive audio based display in which the public would wear capes and through their movement different sounds were created. This deemed more successful that the other since it got both the adults and children involved equally. More group play was achieved through this display which served as a positive point in terms of the aim of the project. A really fun part about it was that it'd make a crashing sound when the capes were at close distance from each other.
Friday, 27 September 2013
LBM: Story Board
Day 3:
As homework from the previous lesson, we were to have 6 images of a story we made which we would use today as part of a storyboard.
A gif of the original story:
The presentation was extremely nerve wrecking, but I knew this was something very common in the field I wish to work in and I'd just have to suck it up and get used to it.
As homework from the previous lesson, we were to have 6 images of a story we made which we would use today as part of a storyboard.
A gif of the original story:
- A little creature found a balloon.
- He really loved the balloon.
- But he loved it too much/hugged it too tight and it popped.
- The little creature cried...
- ...and cried.
- Until we was given a new balloon.
The original story line was too simple and straight forward, therefore I decided to work on it during the course of the day.
A new beginning was added, which gave the character life and a beginning prompt for me to work with. I also gave my character more emotion and added extra struggles and problems for it to face before he could solve it and get to a new equilibrium. I didn't find it particularly easy to start the story, as I already had random information for the middle of the plot, but working around it and figuring out where to place the screenshots took me longer than it should have. However once I had the beginning sorted, the rest of the story was flowing easily.
After finishing with my new story, we were all split into 6 groups and told each other the story we'd made within the group. One person per group was chosen to tell the whole class our story, and as much as I feared public speaking; I was chosen as the story teller of the group.
The story begins with a little creature who lives in a forest. The balloon goddess had created this special forest full of balloon trees; this was to make the people happier and the places look more colourful and joyous. One particular little creature; who was of black in colour and small in size was never able to get near one of these beautiful balloons. The trees were too high for him and if any had happened to fall on the ground, it was immediately planted by someone for a new tree to grow or simply taken away by the children.
One particular day, a balloon rolled over to him and too his surprise, no one was around to take it away. He was so happy that he immediately enveloped the red balloon in the hug. But he must have hugged too tight because soon the balloon popped.
He cried and cried at the loss of his beloved balloon. The balloon goddess had noticed the sorrow of the little creature and felt pity upon the innocent soul, so she gave him another balloon.
The little creature was too overwhelmed after receiving such a grand gift that he'd wanted his whole life, he just had to make sure it was protected and safe from the world.
He walked through the forest, facing the rain storm, thunder and lighting, yet he protected the balloon with his life.
Upon days of traveling in search for safety, he stumbled upon a part of the forest which had deflated and remains of balloons on every tree. Hearing a loud roar, he hid behind a tree away from the sight of the balloon monster. He stood in fear, body shaking and was waiting for it to leave before he could continue on his way.
He was snapped out of his thought when he hear a cry for help. The little creature peeked from behind the tree to see a little girl before the monster, shaking in terror. This would explain why the monster hadn't left yet. He was going to charge at her since there weren't any more balloons left for him to eat.
Gathering up all the courage inside himself, the creature jumped out from behind the tree and stood before the little girl. Holding his hand up before the monster, he told it to go away and not hurt the child. After the words left his mouth he threw the balloon behind the monster and it was carried away by the wind; which immediately got the balloon monster chasing after it.
The creature turned back and helped the trembling girl up and offered to walk her home to ensure he safety.
As they walked home the little girl looked up at the one who'd saved her and said "you're my hero".
The presentation was extremely nerve wrecking, but I knew this was something very common in the field I wish to work in and I'd just have to suck it up and get used to it.
To my surprise, after I told everyone the story, everyone seemed quiet; this didn't help my heart rate.
Turns out I had a very good response and critique from both the students and teachers. The discussion was rather about the meaning and symbolism in the story and how it had a good plot and contained a twist which wasn't expected.
LBM: Script
Day 2:
The second LBM lesson began with watching multiple short films, ranging from about 30 minutes to 20 seconds. The first film we watched was called 'The Fridge', we focused on how a film was put together; through light, sound, location. We learnt that every sound in a film is artificially added, after the film has been shot, everything except the speech. Everything visual on the screen was purposefully placed in the frame, for the audience to see and get a vision of what kind of place they're being introduced to.
All of these aspects put together create a scene which helps us feel the emotion the directors want us to feel. The situations the characters are placed in, along with what's previously mentioned, it created the feeling of empathy and gets us to emotionally connect with the characters and situation.
Following this, we watched a 20 second long film of a little boy running home after getting something from the shop. We were told about the 3 main stages of a film; the beginning, middle and end. There must be a problem that needs to be solved to create a film.
Taking all that knowledge on board, we began our first task of the day was to get into groups of 4, around an A1 piece of paper. We were introduced to the idea of story boarding and how they start. To begin with, we were given a few minutes to draw up 6 interesting people we've met in life as characters.
Our characters were based of instructions like: 'someone you wouldn't want to be in the future', 'someone who's inspired us'.
Our characters were based of instructions like: 'a place you'd consider peaceful', 'a place where you'd like to live'.
This went on for a while, with different instructions coming from Tom until we ended up with many characters and scenes. This was repeated 4 times on the piece of paper, since everyone in the group had to doodle across one piece of paper.
After the instructions had stopped coming and there was no more space on the paper, we began picking characters and giving them basic and short story lines and making them come to life. Some examples are:
Finally, we gathered up all the information created and made a 6 pictured storyboard of a little prompt relating to a chosen character. This had to be repeated 3 times, for 3 different characters.
We followed the detailed story line we had created and used the central characters to draw storyboards for. Shorts seemed like the most convenient and less confusing option, therefore we created small stories, following the facing problem rule. The three characters we'd chosen were: Snake boy, Siobhan the housewife and Morticia Addams, and an example of a story was: Housewife Siobhan woke up to make breakfast for her husband. She'd forgotten about the pancake in the pan and found it to be burnt when he remembered. She immediately began making more batter, only to find she'd run out of eggs. In a hurry she fled to the corner store in search for eggs. However! All the free ranged eggs had run out. She knew her husband only ate free ranged eggs, but she also knew that he only ever had pancakes for breakfast. It was this or nothing so she had no choice but to buy the regular eggs.
She sprinted home to find her husband not downstairs yet. Swiftly she made the new pancakes and just in time too, as her husband had sat down at the dinner table. Nervousness coursing through her veins as she stood behind her husband who began eating his breakfast. As soon as he took the first bite; the regular, loving face of her husband, turned sour and crooked. He turned to face her and recited "these don't taste like freedom."
And the story ends.
The second LBM lesson began with watching multiple short films, ranging from about 30 minutes to 20 seconds. The first film we watched was called 'The Fridge', we focused on how a film was put together; through light, sound, location. We learnt that every sound in a film is artificially added, after the film has been shot, everything except the speech. Everything visual on the screen was purposefully placed in the frame, for the audience to see and get a vision of what kind of place they're being introduced to.
All of these aspects put together create a scene which helps us feel the emotion the directors want us to feel. The situations the characters are placed in, along with what's previously mentioned, it created the feeling of empathy and gets us to emotionally connect with the characters and situation.
Following this, we watched a 20 second long film of a little boy running home after getting something from the shop. We were told about the 3 main stages of a film; the beginning, middle and end. There must be a problem that needs to be solved to create a film.
Taking all that knowledge on board, we began our first task of the day was to get into groups of 4, around an A1 piece of paper. We were introduced to the idea of story boarding and how they start. To begin with, we were given a few minutes to draw up 6 interesting people we've met in life as characters.
Our characters were based of instructions like: 'someone you wouldn't want to be in the future', 'someone who's inspired us'.
Our characters were based of instructions like: 'a place you'd consider peaceful', 'a place where you'd like to live'.
This went on for a while, with different instructions coming from Tom until we ended up with many characters and scenes. This was repeated 4 times on the piece of paper, since everyone in the group had to doodle across one piece of paper.
After the instructions had stopped coming and there was no more space on the paper, we began picking characters and giving them basic and short story lines and making them come to life. Some examples are:
- The jolly bus driver goes home to a rather gothic room and smokes shisha.
- Snake boy has a really great house wife.
- Smyrna met her girlfriend Barbie in Stanmore.
- Hannah lies in a field of flowers that has a spot for her boobs to fit in perfectly when she lays belly flat.
- Hairspray person lives under the bed sheets because the atmosphere is best for the hairspray to set in.
Finally, we gathered up all the information created and made a 6 pictured storyboard of a little prompt relating to a chosen character. This had to be repeated 3 times, for 3 different characters.
We followed the detailed story line we had created and used the central characters to draw storyboards for. Shorts seemed like the most convenient and less confusing option, therefore we created small stories, following the facing problem rule. The three characters we'd chosen were: Snake boy, Siobhan the housewife and Morticia Addams, and an example of a story was: Housewife Siobhan woke up to make breakfast for her husband. She'd forgotten about the pancake in the pan and found it to be burnt when he remembered. She immediately began making more batter, only to find she'd run out of eggs. In a hurry she fled to the corner store in search for eggs. However! All the free ranged eggs had run out. She knew her husband only ate free ranged eggs, but she also knew that he only ever had pancakes for breakfast. It was this or nothing so she had no choice but to buy the regular eggs.
She sprinted home to find her husband not downstairs yet. Swiftly she made the new pancakes and just in time too, as her husband had sat down at the dinner table. Nervousness coursing through her veins as she stood behind her husband who began eating his breakfast. As soon as he took the first bite; the regular, loving face of her husband, turned sour and crooked. He turned to face her and recited "these don't taste like freedom."
And the story ends.
I really enjoyed this lesson and it's really gone high up on my list of favourite lessons and the LBM rotation just seemed to have gotten 200% better, as I'm a person who really enjoys character design, scripting and story boarding. From this lesson, I gained a lot of skills and knowledge on how the film industry behind it's research and I've gotten a lot of insight of the industry. One thing that will definitely stick in my mind, in regard of story boarding, is the 'what the fuck' factor, which is essential in a film to keep the audience captivated. That made me laugh because thinking back on the story we made today, the audience will have hardly any other reactions but 'what the fuck', considering us- as the makers- recited that phrase countless times in the process of writing.
LBM: Introduction
Day 1:
Day 1 of Lens Based Media began with a presentation based on 'The Power of the Lens'. We were shown the history, discoveries and evolution of the lens and camera. We looked at many pictures taken through old lenses and drawings created of what the people saw. For example the first lens strong enough to see into space and the whole history behind it. I particularly found that to be have interesting as it was informative and caught a hold of my attention.
Another part I found really interesting was the way pictures used to be taken. A person would have to stand still in front of the camera for a long amount of time, while the picture developed, otherwise they wouldn't appear in the picture or will show as ghosts.
There was a picture that really stuck in my mind, it was of a usually busy town/city without a single person in it. It was almost like a dead town. But that was only because the photograph had been taken for over a long period of time, and as previously mentioned, you have to stay still to appear in the picture; because everyone was so busy and moving around, no one was able to be caught in the picture, other than the stationary buildings and lamp posts. If anyone happened to be caught on camera, they'd only be slight hints of them as ghosts.
As homework from the week before, we were asked to bring in 10 photographs for our first LBM lesson. I bought in images I'd taken over the weekend and a few that I already had, all representing memory.
For the lesson, we were to select one image and create an A1 drawing of it with any material we liked. I choose a picture of a train track with a moving train. The reason being, I was on my way home on the weekend and it was getting late; no matter how much I was rushing the train just wouldn't come. One train after another kept on coming on the track going the opposite way and it had been a long while since the train on my platform last left. Yet it showed no sigh of showing up. This really bothered me and left a huge memory in my min, which is why I chose that image to draw up.
Our final task of the day was to go around the area and find different ways of taking photographs, that represent 6 words given to us. This could be shown through camera angles, objects feelings or emotions.
Day 1 of Lens Based Media began with a presentation based on 'The Power of the Lens'. We were shown the history, discoveries and evolution of the lens and camera. We looked at many pictures taken through old lenses and drawings created of what the people saw. For example the first lens strong enough to see into space and the whole history behind it. I particularly found that to be have interesting as it was informative and caught a hold of my attention.
Another part I found really interesting was the way pictures used to be taken. A person would have to stand still in front of the camera for a long amount of time, while the picture developed, otherwise they wouldn't appear in the picture or will show as ghosts.
There was a picture that really stuck in my mind, it was of a usually busy town/city without a single person in it. It was almost like a dead town. But that was only because the photograph had been taken for over a long period of time, and as previously mentioned, you have to stay still to appear in the picture; because everyone was so busy and moving around, no one was able to be caught in the picture, other than the stationary buildings and lamp posts. If anyone happened to be caught on camera, they'd only be slight hints of them as ghosts.
As homework from the week before, we were asked to bring in 10 photographs for our first LBM lesson. I bought in images I'd taken over the weekend and a few that I already had, all representing memory.
For the lesson, we were to select one image and create an A1 drawing of it with any material we liked. I choose a picture of a train track with a moving train. The reason being, I was on my way home on the weekend and it was getting late; no matter how much I was rushing the train just wouldn't come. One train after another kept on coming on the track going the opposite way and it had been a long while since the train on my platform last left. Yet it showed no sigh of showing up. This really bothered me and left a huge memory in my min, which is why I chose that image to draw up.
___________
Our final task of the day was to go around the area and find different ways of taking photographs, that represent 6 words given to us. This could be shown through camera angles, objects feelings or emotions.
- Crush
- Echo
- Jump
- Happy
- Fall
- Sad
Graphics: Promotional Posters
Day 3:
Our final day of graphics had us creating a promotional poster for our own exhibition which would be held in 2033. This could be an exhibition about the kind of work I'd be known for. I decided on doing it about various thing instead of just one.
Prior the day, I came up with a few ideas of poster styles and through different techniques I experimented with what could be best.
One of them is of a few minimalist glasses repeated over the square. It is an exhibition for me as a fashion designer. Glasses are really fashionable right now and the frames can define what kind of person you are, therefore it seemed fit for a fashion exhibition.
I experimented with colour through water colour. Little droplets of wet paint was spilled on the paper and I blew on it so it could move around create an interesting and messy effect. I envisioned this to be for an artists exhibition because of the experimental, abstract work.
While experimenting with different techniques I decided to make a tattoo design. This really captured me and kept me working on it for longer than I'd expected; the whole idea of a tattoo exhibition really seemed exciting.
Typography is always important graphics, so I used a page to test out different fonts in different shapes, sizes and angles all over a page. This way I could get a clear view of which I preferred and what would suit my poster style best.
My final poster was of my tattoo exhibition in 2033 at the V&A. I really liked the idea of a tattoo artist having an exhibition in a place like the V&A, it is something that doesn't happen but the hope of times and morals changing by the time is 2033 gave me hope that it could be possible. It also seems very unlikely to happen because tattoo's are usually something that's frowned upon, and to hold an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum for such an event seems almost comical and rebellious, which I enjoyed the thought of.
I also really fancy the idea of being a tattoo artist famous enough to be able to hold an exhibition in such a high standard place.
Our final day of graphics had us creating a promotional poster for our own exhibition which would be held in 2033. This could be an exhibition about the kind of work I'd be known for. I decided on doing it about various thing instead of just one.
Prior the day, I came up with a few ideas of poster styles and through different techniques I experimented with what could be best.
One of them is of a few minimalist glasses repeated over the square. It is an exhibition for me as a fashion designer. Glasses are really fashionable right now and the frames can define what kind of person you are, therefore it seemed fit for a fashion exhibition.
I experimented with colour through water colour. Little droplets of wet paint was spilled on the paper and I blew on it so it could move around create an interesting and messy effect. I envisioned this to be for an artists exhibition because of the experimental, abstract work.
While experimenting with different techniques I decided to make a tattoo design. This really captured me and kept me working on it for longer than I'd expected; the whole idea of a tattoo exhibition really seemed exciting.
Typography is always important graphics, so I used a page to test out different fonts in different shapes, sizes and angles all over a page. This way I could get a clear view of which I preferred and what would suit my poster style best.
___________
My final poster was of my tattoo exhibition in 2033 at the V&A. I really liked the idea of a tattoo artist having an exhibition in a place like the V&A, it is something that doesn't happen but the hope of times and morals changing by the time is 2033 gave me hope that it could be possible. It also seems very unlikely to happen because tattoo's are usually something that's frowned upon, and to hold an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum for such an event seems almost comical and rebellious, which I enjoyed the thought of.
I also really fancy the idea of being a tattoo artist famous enough to be able to hold an exhibition in such a high standard place.
Graphics: Typography
Day 2:
Typography was the task for the day. Graphics generally involves a lot of it and it'd only be essential to have a session- or a day- on the subject.
We were introduced to the idea of 3D typography by manipulating paper. We also learnt that typography didn't have to mean English, or the traditional 25 alphabets. It could be a shape, a squiggle or even a bunch of dots. Putting all that into action, I took an A1 sheet of paper and began experimenting.
I tried techniques such as cutting, folding, scrunching, sticking and even experimented with glue, coffee, colour, stains and sugar. For example; gluing up a piece of paper and rubbing coffee all over to see the resist it has against the glue on the surface.
Throughout the task I learnt that I much rather enjoyed a sense of abstract forms of letters, ones that'd be hard to guess at first sight. I also really liked the idea of creating my own language, rather than a font.
To continue with my idea of making my own language using shapes and symbols, I picked that to work with on the next task. We had to pick our favourite technique and create a full set of alphabets through them. Sticking to the 25 letters in the English alphabets seemed like the most convenient way in which to introduce the idea, so it'd make sense to me and others.
I went with the idea of hieroglyphics, which I found very exciting; the shapes and designs were almost like art and so I incorporated that in my work.
Another thing we had to do was name our new alphabets; Alpha-Glyph is what I decided to go with, as it had 25 characters of the English language, written in the form of hieroglyphics.
Typography was the task for the day. Graphics generally involves a lot of it and it'd only be essential to have a session- or a day- on the subject.
We were introduced to the idea of 3D typography by manipulating paper. We also learnt that typography didn't have to mean English, or the traditional 25 alphabets. It could be a shape, a squiggle or even a bunch of dots. Putting all that into action, I took an A1 sheet of paper and began experimenting.
I tried techniques such as cutting, folding, scrunching, sticking and even experimented with glue, coffee, colour, stains and sugar. For example; gluing up a piece of paper and rubbing coffee all over to see the resist it has against the glue on the surface.
___________
To continue with my idea of making my own language using shapes and symbols, I picked that to work with on the next task. We had to pick our favourite technique and create a full set of alphabets through them. Sticking to the 25 letters in the English alphabets seemed like the most convenient way in which to introduce the idea, so it'd make sense to me and others.
I went with the idea of hieroglyphics, which I found very exciting; the shapes and designs were almost like art and so I incorporated that in my work.
Another thing we had to do was name our new alphabets; Alpha-Glyph is what I decided to go with, as it had 25 characters of the English language, written in the form of hieroglyphics.
At the end, everyone pinned their work up, to be viewed and commented on. Everyone in the class had created different kinds of fonts, both 3D and drawn, which were very interesting to look at and of various styles.
Lecture 1
Gilles and Cecilie Studio
The first lecture I attended was by Celilie of 'Gilles and Cecilie Studio' which began in 2006. By looking at her work, it was clear that she was a graphics designer. We were shown a large variety of work created by their studio. She'd worked from a rage of things, for example; illustration, interior and wall painting.
Their work was very interesting to look at and her lecture was very informative in terms of what she's done and how she's done them. There was also a lot of visual image which kept me concentrating on the front of the hall. She showed us an advertisement they'd made for Pepsi and Fashion week; this was a task strict on brief which seemed like something that would restrict a person. On the contrary, it seemed like a more easy and efficient way of working, which in itself provided a lot of freedom to experiment and have fun. They liked the idea of the taste of Pepsi and decided to draw they think it tasted through waves and bubbles.
They had many illustrations which were shown and explained to us. Many of their works were very minimalist in terms of style which I really like. My work is usually the complete opposite of minimalism, hence why I get really intrigued when someone has a minimalist style.
I really enjoyed listening to the talk we were given as she was very thorough and visual with everything she told us, images usually keep me engaged and art within graphics is a very exciting and abstract aspect which is very exciting to me as it can be shown through simple lines or very symbolic drawings.
The first lecture I attended was by Celilie of 'Gilles and Cecilie Studio' which began in 2006. By looking at her work, it was clear that she was a graphics designer. We were shown a large variety of work created by their studio. She'd worked from a rage of things, for example; illustration, interior and wall painting.
Their work was very interesting to look at and her lecture was very informative in terms of what she's done and how she's done them. There was also a lot of visual image which kept me concentrating on the front of the hall. She showed us an advertisement they'd made for Pepsi and Fashion week; this was a task strict on brief which seemed like something that would restrict a person. On the contrary, it seemed like a more easy and efficient way of working, which in itself provided a lot of freedom to experiment and have fun. They liked the idea of the taste of Pepsi and decided to draw they think it tasted through waves and bubbles.
They had many illustrations which were shown and explained to us. Many of their works were very minimalist in terms of style which I really like. My work is usually the complete opposite of minimalism, hence why I get really intrigued when someone has a minimalist style.
I really enjoyed listening to the talk we were given as she was very thorough and visual with everything she told us, images usually keep me engaged and art within graphics is a very exciting and abstract aspect which is very exciting to me as it can be shown through simple lines or very symbolic drawings.
Graphics: Faces
Day 1:
Graphics began with us drawing portraits. With out mouths. We had to draw the people surrounding us with a few experimental techniques. The four methods we used were:
Our next task was to draw, in detail, the ear or someone close to us. This wasn't particularly a hard task since I was familiar with the shape and structure or a general ear. The part that made the task more difficult than it should have been was that the person we'd be drawing was in the process of drawing their own. This meant that there was a lot of movement and angle changing which make the task go on for longer.
To end the day, we used magazine rip outs to create a collage of a face. In which we were supposed "to play God" and create our own specie or race of human. Regardless of sex or the rules of facial structure. I went all out and crazy with the task and created something far off what one would consider normal. Being a very orderly and precise person, I was proud of myself for getting this experimental with my work.
Graphics began with us drawing portraits. With out mouths. We had to draw the people surrounding us with a few experimental techniques. The four methods we used were:
- Drawing with eyes closed
- Drawing with alternate hand
- Drawing by mouth
- Continuous line, drawing without looking
___________
Our next task was to draw, in detail, the ear or someone close to us. This wasn't particularly a hard task since I was familiar with the shape and structure or a general ear. The part that made the task more difficult than it should have been was that the person we'd be drawing was in the process of drawing their own. This meant that there was a lot of movement and angle changing which make the task go on for longer.
After everyone had finished their piece, we went downstairs and places all of our drawing on the ground and stood around it. This way we could see everyone's work and learn that "ears are very unique body parts" and though ears have a similar shape, they're all very different in terms of technical structure.
___________
To end the day, we used magazine rip outs to create a collage of a face. In which we were supposed "to play God" and create our own specie or race of human. Regardless of sex or the rules of facial structure. I went all out and crazy with the task and created something far off what one would consider normal. Being a very orderly and precise person, I was proud of myself for getting this experimental with my work.
___________
As work to do at home, I created a viewfinder by cutting out a box shape on a piece of paper and selected a section of my collage that I would do a drawing of. I really enjoy using a pen to draw because that way you can't erase mistakes and it makes the drawing interesting to look it. It also helps improve the final product and accuracy of the drawing at first try.
Instead of drawing the collage how it was, with all the edges and ripped out edges showing, I wanted to make it as though it was all originally part of one face.
3DD: Spaghetti & Glue
Day 3:
Final day of 3D Design and I've enjoyed it all tasks given, even though they were hard; but who doesn't enjoy a challenge?
The first thing we did was to draw between 10-15 ways to connect 3 balls. It could be a 3D drawing or a simple line drawing. But seeing as it was a quick, warm up task to get our brains functioning and prepared for the days activities.
Final day of 3D Design and I've enjoyed it all tasks given, even though they were hard; but who doesn't enjoy a challenge?
The first thing we did was to draw between 10-15 ways to connect 3 balls. It could be a 3D drawing or a simple line drawing. But seeing as it was a quick, warm up task to get our brains functioning and prepared for the days activities.
___________
Spaghetti and glue were our only two allowed martials. The quick sketches were simple ideas that could be a starting point for the structure we were to make for the day. There had to be 3 or more balls held up and they couldn't touch each other or the ground.
Seeing that the spaghetti had such little flexibility and the glue gun made it heat up and fall limp, I had to think of more sufficient ways of construction. However I did want to play with the flexibility of the thin stick. A rocking base seemed to spark inspiration in my mind. That took many, many tries before it was bent just enough to rock yet not to snap.
Once the base was sturdy, the rest of the structure was easy to make, strong enough for 3 balls and it could rock from side to side according to the movement of the ball.
The shadows of the structure was very interesting so I decided to capture that too.
___________
Our final task for the rotation was to make a covering for the structure; which acted as skin over a skeleton. This had to cover the structure and was to protect it from a bounce from a basketball.
Unfortunately my structure was too fragile and the protection didn't do a very good job at protecting it.
3DD: Building a Bridge
Day 2
The day began with a talk and presentation regarding the 3DD pathway and the many degree courses it could cover. Jewellery design and shoe design are two that really caught my attention and that I'd enjoy.
After the presentation it was on to making the bridges, by paper that is. Mini paper bridges that were to inspire us for later and so we could see the basic requirements of a bridge.
The day began with a talk and presentation regarding the 3DD pathway and the many degree courses it could cover. Jewellery design and shoe design are two that really caught my attention and that I'd enjoy.
After the presentation it was on to making the bridges, by paper that is. Mini paper bridges that were to inspire us for later and so we could see the basic requirements of a bridge.
___________
After a small amount of time to cut and fold paper, we were assigned groups and given instructions on our objective of the day. A large bridge, from one end of the room to the other, using 10 sheets of cardboard, bamboo sticks, some elastic bands and a roll of tape. It had to be high enough, off the ground, for a table- acting as a boat, to pass under with ease and sturdy enough for a toy car to be driven across.
And yet again there was a catch, only two points were allowed to touch the ground and the bridge had to start and end on the table.
Spit-balling ideas and discussing how the bridge should be constructed took long enough to begin with so we decided to just give ourselves a rough plan and see how much the materials cooperate with us. To our delight, as soon as we began we could see the bridge getting somewhere. Our idea on the "only two points touching the ground" rule seemed to have been jumbled up and we had to sort that out. The way we had to change our method of constriction helped greatly with the strength and durability of the bridge, as well as making it appealing to the eye.
The way we used the materials was; the bamboo built the skeleton and the cardboard was the covering. We did, however, let our construction technique show at the bottom- as existing bridges have.
I was really proud of how it looked; simplistic yet technical, it made it look strong and well constructed and planned.
The car was easily driven across the bridge, without falling off, as we'd added barriers along both the edges. It didn't weigh the bridge down at all. It was also much higher than the table that rolled under. Success on both rules.
As an additional test, Geoff placed a large, heavy block on the middle, most weak part of every groups' bridge. Though we did have confidence in the structure and strength of the structure, we did have our doubt because the block was nothing to laugh at. The bridge was able to hold it up easily without leaving a single scratch.
3DD: Bottle Holders & Weight Holders
Day 1
As soon as we began the day, we went straight on to brainstorming random ideas by using new and experimental techniques. We were to draw, and then change many regular or strange things into something that could be of use. For example;
Following the introduction, we had to design and MP3 player with no instructions, rather than trying to adapt those skills we'd just learnt of.
Our first task of the day was to create a structure that would hold a water bottle, preferably 30cm off the ground and made out of one A3 piece of paper and masking tape. We had to guess how heavy the bottle was, as we weren't allowed to lift it and check.
I immediately began cutting and folding the paper, a faint idea in my mind, but the folding took much longer than expected. Therefore I had to hurry up because I was low on time and just focused on making it as sturdy as possible. A four base structure seems like the strongest of structures so I went with that idea.
The time of judgement had come and we were to get out structure tested.
Through much pain of seeing my structure crumple a little, I had succeeded with the test. The visual appeal was also commented on; saying "it looks like a structure for a building".
At last, we were on to the final task of the day. A structure to hold a persons weight! And I thought the bottle weighed enough.
This time however, there was a catch. The only materials we were allowed to use were: four sheets of cardboard and masking tape. It had to be strong enough to hold a persons weight. And to top it off, it had to be easily disassembled and assembled so it'd fit under a very small space.
Again, I decided to get straight to it and just "roll with it". A flying carped was what I ended up making.
As soon as we began the day, we went straight on to brainstorming random ideas by using new and experimental techniques. We were to draw, and then change many regular or strange things into something that could be of use. For example;
- Write down your house number and turn it into a bus shelter.
- Draw an item of clothing and turn them into a lamp.
- Draw a squiggle and turn it into something two people and a cat can sit on.
Following the introduction, we had to design and MP3 player with no instructions, rather than trying to adapt those skills we'd just learnt of.
___________
Our first task of the day was to create a structure that would hold a water bottle, preferably 30cm off the ground and made out of one A3 piece of paper and masking tape. We had to guess how heavy the bottle was, as we weren't allowed to lift it and check.
The time of judgement had come and we were to get out structure tested.
Through much pain of seeing my structure crumple a little, I had succeeded with the test. The visual appeal was also commented on; saying "it looks like a structure for a building".
___________
At last, we were on to the final task of the day. A structure to hold a persons weight! And I thought the bottle weighed enough.
This time however, there was a catch. The only materials we were allowed to use were: four sheets of cardboard and masking tape. It had to be strong enough to hold a persons weight. And to top it off, it had to be easily disassembled and assembled so it'd fit under a very small space.
Again, I decided to get straight to it and just "roll with it". A flying carped was what I ended up making.
- It could hold a persons full weight.
- It was high enough over the ground- when not sat on.
- It easily disassembled and assembled to fit under a small space.
Research Week: Timeline
Day 3
At the beginning of our day we were lectured about our task for the day; which was to create a timeline of and the possible ways of doing it.
I liked the idea of a small room with a lot to look at. This was because it represented my change from 6th From working style to university working style; which is far more fast paced and jam packed with information.
Taking the comic style from the Memory Palace exhibition, I decided to created something of that style and pin them up on the make-shift room. It could also possibly be a cultural experiment to see which side someone would start reading from. Since I made it in the style of a manga [Japanese comic] it would be a little bit of a challenge of the viewer to find the starting point. However, there was no specific order the room should be looked at because my memory of the week was already scattered
At the beginning of our day we were lectured about our task for the day; which was to create a timeline of and the possible ways of doing it.
I liked the idea of a small room with a lot to look at. This was because it represented my change from 6th From working style to university working style; which is far more fast paced and jam packed with information.
Taking the comic style from the Memory Palace exhibition, I decided to created something of that style and pin them up on the make-shift room. It could also possibly be a cultural experiment to see which side someone would start reading from. Since I made it in the style of a manga [Japanese comic] it would be a little bit of a challenge of the viewer to find the starting point. However, there was no specific order the room should be looked at because my memory of the week was already scattered
Research Week: V&A Museum
Day 2
On our second day, we had a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum to visit the Memory Palace exhibition.
Being in group A mean that we were the first group to go inside the Memory Palace. I found the exhibition to be highly intriguing, exiting and inspirational. I spent a long time looking at the work, reading thoroughly and paying close attention to everything. We had to remember all we saw since photography wasn't allowed. It wasn't too much of a problem for me since I thoroughly went through the room and took everything in.
Every piece of work pulled me in and kept me staring for a long time, I really enjoyed my time inside the Memory Palace and found it to trigger many parts of my mind and really get me thinking and questioning many things. It was rather disappointing that we weren't allowed to take any photographs because every piece was unique and inspirational, but on a more positive note; I'm very sure I won't forget the experience.
I can still walk through the exhibition in my mind and see everything in the room placed the way it was. The exhibition was by far the most interesting one I've been to, which makes it very difficult for me to forget it.
My favourite piece in particular were the two of the destruction of London, or the Fall of London as I commonly refer to it as. The construction of the artworks really got me thinking on it's own. It seemed like watercolour or very thin acrylic/oil pain, made in the style of a comic and places over a large illuminated surface. Trying to figure out the meaning behind them also kept me pacing back and forth. Me and a few others had gathered and were sharing ideas and discussing the meaning behind the two. Interpretations like; that's how the artist sees the city in the future by the path it's leading and a lot more.
Another piece that grabbed my eye was the comic of a prisoner; through the eyes of the prisoner. The imaged, aided by some text remain deeply within my heart and had struck a chord of emotion; the way the work is presented and the imaged were drawn not only got me connected with the character, but put me in place of the character and made me feel the pain and struggle he went through. This was possible because most of the drawings were shown from the prisoners eyes and closed up into small details as though that's what I would be thinking in place of the prisoner.
Three other exhibitions I went to, at the V&A, were: The Illustration Awards, The Art of Remembering and Making it Up- Photographic Fictions and after that; to the Serpentine Gallery.
On our second day, we had a trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum to visit the Memory Palace exhibition.
Being in group A mean that we were the first group to go inside the Memory Palace. I found the exhibition to be highly intriguing, exiting and inspirational. I spent a long time looking at the work, reading thoroughly and paying close attention to everything. We had to remember all we saw since photography wasn't allowed. It wasn't too much of a problem for me since I thoroughly went through the room and took everything in.
Every piece of work pulled me in and kept me staring for a long time, I really enjoyed my time inside the Memory Palace and found it to trigger many parts of my mind and really get me thinking and questioning many things. It was rather disappointing that we weren't allowed to take any photographs because every piece was unique and inspirational, but on a more positive note; I'm very sure I won't forget the experience.
I can still walk through the exhibition in my mind and see everything in the room placed the way it was. The exhibition was by far the most interesting one I've been to, which makes it very difficult for me to forget it.
My favourite piece in particular were the two of the destruction of London, or the Fall of London as I commonly refer to it as. The construction of the artworks really got me thinking on it's own. It seemed like watercolour or very thin acrylic/oil pain, made in the style of a comic and places over a large illuminated surface. Trying to figure out the meaning behind them also kept me pacing back and forth. Me and a few others had gathered and were sharing ideas and discussing the meaning behind the two. Interpretations like; that's how the artist sees the city in the future by the path it's leading and a lot more.
Another piece that grabbed my eye was the comic of a prisoner; through the eyes of the prisoner. The imaged, aided by some text remain deeply within my heart and had struck a chord of emotion; the way the work is presented and the imaged were drawn not only got me connected with the character, but put me in place of the character and made me feel the pain and struggle he went through. This was possible because most of the drawings were shown from the prisoners eyes and closed up into small details as though that's what I would be thinking in place of the prisoner.
Three other exhibitions I went to, at the V&A, were: The Illustration Awards, The Art of Remembering and Making it Up- Photographic Fictions and after that; to the Serpentine Gallery.
Burying the capsule
We could burry the time capsule anywhere in London, I chose to hide it in the messy pile of leaves in my garden because it was going to be taken far away that day. This way I wouldn't know where it went and how anyone could find it.
I decided to make a GIF of the images because they were snapped in a stop motion photography style.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)