Opposing Views Final Spreads

Below are the final spreads for the book. This was a very challenging project but I liked how my ideas progressed over the course of the project and I was able to use what I learned over the course of the semester to project my ideas. Time management was also a challenge for this project because of Thanksgiving break. After doing this project I am really proud of myself and I am so happy to see how much I’ve learned in VC so far. I can’t believe this semester is already over and I can’t wait to continue in VC this spring. 

Idea Progression

When going back to the idea phase, I found it helpful to make lists and word webs. After making the lists, I also talked to other people not in VC to see opinions and views of people that didn’t know what the project entailed. By going back and forth with lists and talking to people I’ve come up with more concrete ideas.

 

Preliminary Image Ideas

These are a few initial ideas I had for image. The top image was done in gouache for the Greek Life topic. At this stage I had “3.9” as a GPA for type and these red cups as image. After I realized both of these views were sort of the same. The middle image is a Jewish Star in colored pencil. The flames are supposed to represent the fact that Kirkbride Jesus only promotes Christianity and demotes others like Judaism. I had the bible verse on the other side as type at this stage. The bottom image was supposed to be for Police Interaction With Students but this image wasn’t really portraying anything about that. I need to go back and think of more concrete ideas and views for the project now that I have a better understanding. 

Topic Finalization

Today’s class was used to finalize the topic list. The final list is 1. Greek Life 2. Police Interaction With Students 3. Kirkbride Jesus 4. Jaywalking 5. Campus Food Quality and Selection 6. Tank Top Dress Code in Fitness Center and 7. Studio hours. The next step is to get some ideas and first compositions going . Type and image are required for each topic and are on one spread. We have to use the seven mediums: 1. Cut Paper 2. Photography 3. Pigments 4. Dry Media 5. Print Making 6. Assemblage Through Photography and 7. Re-appropriated Matter.

Modern Nostalgia Final

I think the execution of my object in the final rendition was successful. I changed the scale size of my object as well as the medium of executing my object to acrylic paint. The paint enabled me to create various values. The wider range of values gives the object dimension. I changed the size of my photo to be smaller and the object size bigger, which helped my final composition.

Final Introduction

I can’t believe that we were introduced to the final today. This semester really flew by! The final project is combined for Typography and Form and Communication and the objectives for the projects are cumulative. The project is called “Opposing Views” and consists of a book of seven topics related to UD campus life and their views are shown side by side. One view is presented as an image and the other type. This project seems extremely challenging and exciting. For Wednesday we have to bring in a list of at least seven topics with a point of view, it could be for or against. Here is my list for wednesday:

Modern Nostalgia Comp. 2

After the first comp. I defiantly had a better understanding of what the project entailed. My second rendition had simple way of a “1+1=3” or new level of meaning once my picture and object were combined. I chose this photo of my dad and his two brothers listening to my aunt play the piano. This photo gave me a better opportunity to work with “time” because a piano is a relatively older instrument and way of making music compared to technically advanced electronics we have today. For the next comp. I want to make my photo a little smaller and not make it go off all edges. The value of my object here is way to light and I want to add more colors and values for the next rendition.

Modern Nostalgia Composition 1

I had trouble with the first composition for Modern Nostalgia. I was a little unsure of how our created object was supposed to interact with the picture without it looking too awkward. I don’t have much to say about this other than I want to redo the entire thing and take other things into consideration such as the placement of the object compared to the photo, making sure my object is monochrome with various tints and shades rather than flat as I did here, and also showing a sense of time. We were also introduced to the idea of 1+1=3 where the sum is greater than it’s parts and a symbolic transformation which I need to project here. 

Project 8 Intro

Today we were introduced to project 8, called Modern Nostalgia.  The main point of the project is to portray the passage of time. To do this we will use one scanned picture from the past of our parents or grandparents doing something or interacting with an object in some way and an object we create that is representative of current time. The scanned photo must be black and white and in contrast our object will be in color but with a monochromatic palette. For next class were bringing in at least 5 scanned images and shown below are my scanned photos.

CMYK Final

Below is my final composition for the CMYK project. I changed the word “Cigarettes” in my acronym to “Can” which made my acronym, “Can Make You Keel.” This worked better because it makes sense with my concept without having any words what had visual meaning to my engraving. I also made the smoke coming out of the pipe instead of randomly scattered. To make sure I had a visual hierarchy I added more smoke to make the CMYK more dominant then the engravings. I am happy with my final composition and I could really see how my process developed over the course of this project.