The major issue with my work for Assignment 4 was that I overloaded it with too many themes and needed to interact with the text more. I purchased another copy of Dante’s Purgatorio and set about creating a new work. In my first attempt I had used a lot of different pictures to collage and… Continue reading Assignment 4: Reworking
Research task: Sourcing images
Although I have spent a lot of time on these sites the notes are missing from my blog so I am tying up a loose end here by creating a blog entry for this task. The task in question asks us to explore Bridgeman Art Library and Oxford Art Online. Bridgeman Art Library The sheer… Continue reading Research task: Sourcing images
Assignment 5 Feedback
Your final assignment asks you to draw on all the skills, insight and experience you have gained so far, by designing and producing a book of your choice. Your research and preparatory work is very thorough, and you have collected a diverse range of references in preparation for the development of your book. You did… Continue reading Assignment 5 Feedback
Assignment 5: Your Choice
Your final assignment asks you to draw on all the skills, insight and experience you have gained so far, by designing and producing a book of your choice. Use the following options to as a starting point or alternatively identify your own project. Influential book designersIdentify one or more book designers to present through your… Continue reading Assignment 5: Your Choice
Exercise 5: Reflective practice
Begin by reflecting upon the sorts of projects, exercises and assignments you have enjoyed most: * Do you enjoy the creative freedom of working with your own text and images from scratch, or do you prefer working with text and images that are provided to you?* Do you prefer working in a ‘hands-on’ way, physically… Continue reading Exercise 5: Reflective practice
Exercise 4: Printing
In this exercise you can use any images created elsewhere in the course, to print onto the paper samples you collected earlier. You are encouraged to be experimental in these exercises; it doesn’t matter if you make a mess or get things wrong in the images you make. It is important to reinforce this message… Continue reading Exercise 4: Printing
Exercise 3: On Press
Adrian Pipes’ On Press chapter, from his 2009 Production for Graphic Designers manual, provides a thorough overview of the print process, both historically and practically. Exploring paper, the raw materials that make it, recycled, handmade and manufactured paper, and other stocks; various qualities of inks; various printing processes, including emerging technologies; print finishing and binding;… Continue reading Exercise 3: On Press
Exercise 2: Planning your workflow
However you plan to work in the production of your book, spend some time now planning your workflow, using the notes above as a guide. Think about how much flexibility you can allow yourself – don’t put yourself under too much pressure. At the same time, be aware of time constraints that may be outside… Continue reading Exercise 2: Planning your workflow
Assignment 4 Feedback
The brief: Using a found book, significantly alter the appearance of the pages to create a new volume that is personal to you. This can be any kind of book that is of interest to you. For example, a fiction book, a non-fiction book, a picture book or a photo book. This assignment essentially forced… Continue reading Assignment 4 Feedback
Exercise 1: What is your role?
Working with the outlined publishing models, identify the various roles you (and potentially others) will be undertaking for assignment five. For example, you’re likely to be writing your own content, designing your book, editing and reviewing it. You may also be involved in the production, printing and distribution process. Consider each aspect of the book… Continue reading Exercise 1: What is your role?
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