FE UAL 17-18 Design & Media

EMOTIVE TYPE // For our first task of the graphics rotation we were required to change a typeface to reflect a mood. There was a list of emotions on the board that we had to interpret and come up with a visual representation using the typeface.  This emotion was frustration. I hope the scrumpled paper look was enough to say frustration  This was Joy. I went off of the phrase 'Bubbling with Joy'. To this very moment i'm not too sure whether that is a legitimate phrase but oh well. It felt right and therefore the letter 'A' is bubbling with joy Shy Surprise Confidence Nervous Chaos Anger They were all different shapes and sizes which was pretty cool. I also managed to use a different materials for each of them so there was a uniqueness to them.  CAMPAIGNS // Our next task was to create a campaign about a topic or issue we were passionate about. I began by researching important quotes from over

// ALL OF OUR BIRTHDAYS ROLLED INTO ONE Putting down all of the gifts we had ever received was a really hard task. It involved an intense amount of focus to even remember a small detail about my 4th birthday. However, besides that the task we were set was a really nice one. I chose to illustrate my gifts instead of creating typographic representations of them as I much prefer drawing to your bog standard bubble writing. It may have taken longer but it also meant I was more satisfied with it. Once they were all drawn out we had to cut out all of the white space but making sure that the whole thing is still connected. This wasn't that difficult as luckily I had designed it with the products overlapping each other.  It was strange to look after, mainly because the products were pretty close together and so once it was cut out it was still pretty huge in the centre. The idea was once you remove all of the white areas it should look really flimsy and stringy (

WEEKEND // Visiting the British Museum: // Desire, Love, Identity: Exploring LGBTQ History Just like every course, research is a vital part of your sketchbook. The class was given a list of exhibitions to visit during the weekend. I chose to visit the British Museum to look at their exhibition on the LGBTQ Community.  There was a central focus once you entered the exhibition and that was a sculpture by Ain Shakri. The sculpture depicted two figures embracing and quite obviously being very intimate with each other. This really struck me because the figures didn't have any faces or explicit indications towards their sex, they didn't have an identity. It was just Desire and Love. The brilliant thing about this is the pure fact that they have no identity because why should it matter, Love is love regardless of who it involves. Ain Shakri (**IMAGES FROM GOOGLE BECAUSE MY PHONE RAN OUT OF BATTERY**) David Hockney Tomb painting showing male lovers.