Afterwards, we began experimenting with single line drawing of objects, in this case our shoes, in a limited amount of time over a double page spread in our sketchbooks, without looking at what we had drawn. It was brilliant to see how the drawings turned out and how the simplicity and roughness of the drawing is still clear enough to represent what you can see.
Using A2 pieces of card, we folded them into 4 A4 sections and created grounds using various materials such as brown paper, newspaper, tissue paper, paint, ink and emulsion which would soften the block colours of the paper so they wouldn't stand out. Then, using random objects and various drawing implements, we drew a single line drawing of a different object for each section. The picture above is how my piece turned out. I think the ink drawing of the glasses and the brown oil pastel drawing of the shoe turned out the best. These types of media seemed to work best with the grounds I had created and the texture of the emulsion. The glove drawing didn't work out well as the graphite didn't seem to show up well enough to stand out, but I think the ground was also too dark and needed more emulsion as not to distract from the drawing. To improve I think I mainly needed more practice making grounds as I have not done it before now.
We then started researching typography, how they're used in logos and how artists interpret them within their work such as books, cards, etc. Like before, we created grounds, used different objects and used various media. Again, the ink and oil pastel drawings have turned out the best whereas the felt tip and graphite are very faint. I think with this piece I made the grounds a bit too busy which could have contributed to how the drawings didn't show up well.
Even though I think I could do with a bit more practice, I am pleased with how they have turned out overall for my first time.
To prepare for our final pieces, we had to research and test different types of typography and logos from products and other objects that we could find. We also had to search for quotes and lyrics which we had to narrow down to 3 or 4 words. The picture above shows the double page spread I did of all the logos and types that I researched. I really enjoyed doing this and find that some of them really stand out, especially with the bold colours and various shapes.
Here are some grounds I tried out. I like how they turned out, especially with the colours I used, however the PVA glue must have still been quite wet as the pages stuck together so some of the yellow ended up on the blue and vice versa.
I noted down the quotes and lyrics which I had researched and unlined where I would narrow them down. In the end I used the lyrics 'Surreal place to see' and 'Whisper a quiet tune' and so did a mind map for each writing down what colours, shapes and type would best relate to them.
I then did a second mind map for each of the lyrics in which I developed my former ideas and started to draw examples of the type I would use for the words.
This is my one hour drawing of the inside of my cupboard. I enjoyed parts of doing this, although I think I rushed most of it and made it look scruffy, so to improve I would take my time in making sure I've got the shapes and right detail for the objects such as the labels and logos. It's something I've never done before and I think it's something I would quite like to practice a bit more at.
This is the first of my final pieces for Visual Communication. For the ground, I used sheet music which I printed out with the page on the right being the song that these lyrics are from. I also used a light blue and white acrylic. I'm pleased with how the colour has turned out and think it really shows the softness and breeze-like flow of the piece. For the type, I used a fine liner pen. I'm happy with the way the type worked out, although I am still a bit unsure about how I did 'tune', but I still like it. The smudging on 'quiet' was at first accidental but I like how it turned out and think it fits in and looks quite effective.
This is the second of my final pieces. I used graph paper for the ground and added a few cut outs from the spare sheet music I printed for my first final piece. I thought it might fit in with the sense of something being surreal. I also used yellow and white acrylic. I was unsure at first about which colour would best suit "a surreal place" and decided with bright yellow in the end. I think it worked quite nicely although maybe I could've used another colour. For the type I used fine liner pen. I'm pleased with how the type turned out and I think it suits the lyrics well, however I think it should be a bit neater.
Overall, I think the visual communication taster has really shown me how things like graphic design, illustration and animation is used in far more everyday objects and environments than what I thought, for example tissue boxes and homely ornaments, and it has made me observe these things differently.
There has been an array of artists whose type of work are very different and quite a lot of them I have found inspiring, such as one that has stood out to me since researching his work in my previous blog; Noma Bar. I love how his work seems to be minimal yet it is clear he has thought a lot about how he is going to present his work. I find it really fits in with the phrase 'less is more'.
Out of the 3 main disciplines of visual communication, so far illustration is standing out to me the most. I've really enjoyed drawing various typography and I'd love to explore it further. However, I'd also like to try out animation to get more of a sense of what it would imply and because I've never really experienced it before.
Visual Communication is something that I've enjoyed the most out of all the tasters and I think it suits what I am wanting to take on this course. It is definitely one that I'm going to consider.
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