OUGD505 - Idea Brain Storm

Possible Problems:

• GPS - no-one can read maps anymore.
• Perception of mental health.
• Knowledge of illnesses.
• No-one replacing the toilet roll.
• Homelessness
• The prison system

Perception of Mental Health:

Discussion with Dom:

- Look at trapped in Suburbia

- An emersive experience?

- Visual/experience based design?

- Explaining through experience the ways in which depression can affect a person to try and help others understand. 

- Changing the stigma/reintroducing mental illness. 

OUGD503 - Collaborative Brief Brainstorm

Collaborative Practice

The Problems:

⁃Stereotypes 

⁃Judgement

⁃Differences: how people get into dance, street dance may be more relaxed in their approach and encouragement to outsiders whilst ballet is much more start from a young age and build it up, quite a strict community. 

⁃Experiences: how different dancers are treated in certain circumstances.

The Brief/Rationale: 

A performance that combines the two types of contrasting dance in order to break stereotypes and bring the two dance communities together to highlight the way in which both dance styles can compliment each other. 

Putting on a dance show showing the contrast and stereotypes between different types of dance within the community. 

Theme/Dances:

Romeo and Juliet type story?

Potentially give them a piece of music, SD have first 8 bars, B have next 8 bars etc etc for the opening. Shows a sample of what the show will be about.

A strong SD piece 

A strong B piece

SD piece more contemporary - one member of ballet

B piece a bit more up beat - one member of SD in it

End with a collaboration of both mixing together, B doing street and visa versa etc

Considerations:

⁃Photographer 

⁃Someone to film the performance

⁃Venue

⁃Charity? 

⁃Tickets/advertisement/program 

⁃How many dances/how long the show

⁃Theme - breaking the stereotype, bringing the two types of dance together, showing the process

⁃Arts funding 

⁃Makeup artist 

Who we need:

⁃Photographer

⁃Music producer

⁃Dancers

⁃Light man or woman 

⁃Videographer 

Media:

⁃Posters/flyers

⁃Tickets

⁃Online advert for emails, etc e-invites 

⁃Programme

Name: Devotion/Classify

⁃Branding

⁃Logo

⁃Colour scheme

OUGD503 - Collaborative Brief Contracts

Contracts between Emma Shuffleton and I for Studio Brief 2

OUGD505 - Module Briefing

OUGD505 - Module Briefing
Design Practice 2
- 30 Credits

Aims:

• Develop specialist knowledge of individual design practice.
• Self determined solutions.
• Understanding of cultural differences.

Visiting Professionals:

16/01/18 - Footprint - Riso Printer

26/01/18 - Tom Joyes

06/02/18 - Wolff Olins - Jack Grafton

Studio Brief 1:

Micro - Genres of music

• Thoroughly research micro-genre of music for the sole focus of work - Website: www.everynoise.co.uk - every noise at once.

- Design an object that celebrates or critiques an aspect of the genres specific character: political, aesthetic, production methods, audience demographic. 

- Think visually: literal and lateral responses.

- Be ambitious: flag, ringtone, rug, wallpaper, exercise video, instruction manual, map, perfume, clothing, game, etc.

Consider current state of physical media:

• Format
• Packaging, Editions, Objects, etc.
• Digital/physical.
• Distribution/the purchasing/ownership of music. 

Deliverables:

• Documentation - Blog
• Final exhibition design object printed/produced.
• 6x (min) design boards.
• Deadline - 23/04/18 - 10am-12pm

Inspiration:

Sophie Merchandise

Zak Group - Frank Ocean/Boys don't cry

Radiohead - Universal Sigh

Bjork - Biophillia app

Studio Brief 2:

Product Range Distribution

• Examine graphic design outputs relating to social, political and ethical change.
• Increase awareness of historical examples and contemporary practice.
• Interrelationship between mediums.
• Produce body of research exploring connections between concepts and responsive.
• Research should reflect own ideologies, concerns and ambitions.
• Consider role of 21st century graphic designer.

Part 1:

• Develop a practical, visual and contextual investigation of specific subject, e.g. recycling.
• Research primary and secondary sources to explore opportunities for informed creative development.
• Document on Blog, Part of interim concept pitch.
• Go places, read, documentaries, questionnaires.

Part 2:

Device and develop body of work.

Knowledge and demonstrates ability to tap into potential for political driven design.

Broader potential of creative contexts.

Possible deliverables:

• Issue led campaign.
• Poster series/manifesto
• Publication
• Web
• Range of products - placard, banners, badges etc.
• Piece of real world ephemera - Product/tool
• An installation, exhibition, social spaces.

Deliverables:

• Resolutions, products and outcomes.
• 6x a3 design boards.
• Blogs.

Deadline: 23/04/18 - 10am-12pm

Me and EU - Nathan Smith

Eike Konig/HORT studio

In loving memory of Work

This girl can - campaign

Matahaven

The meme

No Logo - Naomi Klein

The politics of graphic design

Reading list on estudio

OUGD503 - Brief Exploration

Brief Exploration:

How do you balance what you want to do, design produce with what the brief requires?
Do the brief offer enough breadth and scope for the development of a range of responses whilst at the same time allowing you to focus your practice?
What are the realistic timescales for completing the brief? Are you working to these?
Have you clearly identified what the problem is before you start?
Wheere is the challenge in the brief and what will you get out of doing it?
What do you need to present and how will you present it?
Individual?.. Collaborative?

OUGD503 - Penguin Book Cover Research

Penguin Book Cover

Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman

Summary:

• Young adult novel.
• Dystopia - explore social and political structures.
• Alternative history where African people gained a technological and organisational advantage over European people.
• Alternative 21st century Britain.
• Sephy is a cross - dark skinned, wealthy and superior, Callum is a nought - light skinned and poor. 
• Sephy and Callum are best friends in secret as it is frowned upon due to the different skin colours. They are torn apart due to the segregation and opposing sides but are star crossed lovers who are unable to be together due to one being a nought and one being a cross. Sephy goes to boarding school where Callum joins a rebel group of crosses. Years later Sephy is captured by Callums rebel group and their childhood love is rekindled and they consummate it. Sephy becomes pregnant with Callums baby but Callum is arrested due to presumed rape and is therefore hanged. Sephy give the baby her fathers last name when she is born. 

Themes:

Racial Injustice - the horror of racial injustice is one so severe, that many would rather die than witness.

• e.g. Callums father is electrocuted trying to escape as he couldn't face the world any longer after his experiences. 
• Callums death - due to racial injustice from the assumption that he raped Sephy.

Love - Love can, but will not always result in a happily ever after. Those lucky enough to find true love, should embrace it with open arms. 

• Callum putting himself in danger to visit Sephy.
• Callum telling Sephy he loves her in his dying moment. 

Conflict - The ongoing war between the two different races. 

Malorie Blackman - A bit about the author.

• Born in 1962.
• Qualified in computer science.
• Racially abused after calling for more diversity in childrens books. 
• Noughts and crosses name idea came from the fact that it is "one of those games that nobody ever plays after childhood, because nobody ever wins."
• Addressing racism - she noticed that plasters are only designed to be inconspicuous for white peoples skin. 
• Plays piano, computer games and writes poetry.