Wednesday 30 September 2009

Typography

Entrys on YOUTUBE

while looking at the history of type, i came to think what do people of every day think about type, how do they use it, even more, how do they use it to describe things.
so i thought youtube, ever one puts videos on youtube
i found 2 entries about typography, both using type to explain things

V for Vendetta
In this youtube entry i found that it was all type, watching it, when V talks the highs and lows of his voice is shown in the text, like when he laughs the words 'ha' jumps and rotates, so his voice goes higher then lower.
and if ur using a scared voice the text is small and if ur shouting more the text is big.
watch it and u will see.
V for Vendetta

where hes describing himslef
words are getting bigger and
smaller
the old sentance is the paler
text to the left of the screen
shot and the curent text is in
white!!!!



The other entry was called
social life with friends (kinetic typography)
This entry is based on a poem whitch talks about the fact that you can only do one thing at once with other things. When you whach the type move you can see that the fonts change when hes talking about a different subject and it also uses the type for images, like when the poem is talking about time the poem talks and the word are inprinted on to this basic clock out line, with the on of the head clicking and its sayign times going by.




this is a screen shot of the clock
where the words are rushing on
but the clock is still ticking and
passing on!!!!



Between the two you can tell they both have things in commen, they both use type in the same way, as some one talk the words type and repet, they also use the font size and punchuation to choose the mood but they have different meaning, V for Vendetta
is about a mad man that is explaining him self to a lady that scared, so while shes scared and the font is small and simple and stays staying up right, while the man is load and using big and exsplianing words, which are confusing, and it shows it on the page, the words twist and and get bigger, some times they go right to left, instead of left to right and bottom to top instead of top to bottom. its wild and wakey and it shows it by the text!!!!!!!!
where social life with friends (kinetic typography) is for exsplaining the poem and not the way the man is saying it, its used more to help describe the poem, in this entry it uses a lot more of differnet typefaces.

Both very different but simula at the same time


Monday 28 September 2009

where to go !

UCA
Maidstone

This Illustration course is a 3year course, (which i didn't want to do because of it being so long) Offers me a grate opportunity to go far things line:
  • printmaking: etching, silk screen, lithography and lino cuts
  • animation
  • video
  • photography
  • image manipulation and creation on computers using: Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator software
  • moving image manipulation and creation on computers using: Flash, Premier, After Effects and Maya software

where to go !

Loughborough University

Illustration
Graphic communication

Although this course is 3years instead of the single year this course does look good and offer a lot of openings for me from life drawing to animation, although i can not find the course on there website i have got the course from there prospectus.

Where to go !

GREENWICH

This 2 year course would take some work to get in, i would need to write an essay to get in about Fine art which i haven't done, and its not relevant to my course. i don't think i would go for this course which is a shame because i would love to do the contents of the course, they look fun to do and i would have to look in to it if i go for it.

Contents

This programme is flexible but may include:

  • Sculpture
  • Printmaking
  • Painting
  • Digital Image Manipulation
  • Photography

Where to go !


Goldsmiths, University of London


This is the link !

For this course doesn't say what entry requirements you need to get in.
The website or prospectus!

From the Prospectus, where it says what you study, it sounds like you would be working very independently rather than having a tutor there. I would need to check the place out before i go further.

Open days:
19 November 2009 and 25 November 2009
both starting at 1pm.

where to go !

Coventry University

this is the website link

In this course i would be studying Fine art and illustration for 3 years. i have got the entry requirements (5 GCSE's at grade A-C) to get in to the course.

open days

Saturday 10 October
Saturday 24 October

Friday 25 September 2009

we went out in to town to see if we can find letters of the alphabet using just what we saw and a camera
we found things that where done by shadows, materials and even statutes

Thursday 24 September 2009

Alan Fletcher essay

Most people use Google search or Books for rearch subjects or information but i desided to try Youtube!
i found a video on Youtube about Alan Fletcher talking about his new book
the art of looking sideways.

i really like this book!

IN the Youtube Video he explains all about the designs
Eg: a zebra, is it black, with white stripes, or white, with black stripes!!!!!!!!!!

Monday 21 September 2009

my photos


this photo is taken the road behind Tesco in Faversham, i simply changed the settings to sepia and took the picture
i like it because it gives it a period affect like its from a different year.











This picture i was in my room and the straw made a funny patton on the wall from the light and the glass

Garden Corset


My last 4 weeks at school i designed a
corset and made it. it really turned out
well and i found that it was wearable
as well, my teacher wear it for the hole
day.





These images are all shown on
my
deviantart page
One of the tasks was to take a picture, with attached looking at the image not just taking the picture, we using the AV mood, we where changing the Aperture to make things look closer, clearer and things in the background bury
with the help of my tutor i managed to get the perfect picture!


Thanks ! xxx

runnrer up christmas card for paperchase

At Christmas last year me and my class mates all entered to design a Christmas card for Paperchase. I tryed all different medias, from screan printing to block printing and from paper to computer. I really liked my out come.


When Paperchase looked at my work although they didn't choose my final outcome
they choose the one below. When they came to picking a winner i was only a runner up but it was worth it.

This is the picture they chose from my work



Roy Lichtenstein









Roy Lichtenstein
One of my favorite artist ever, i really like his work
the bold black lines and dots really stand out with the primary colours

applying for ucas

After i finish this course, im going to move on to another course, but i need to find a course thats best for me.

i applied for UCAS
i registered
i found it quick and easy

so now i can go on the UCAS website and look at the right courses for me

so now i can look for courses right for me
!

Monday 14 September 2009

unit 10-blog set up

Today i have crated a blog for my unit 10 which is for my Graphic design national diploma course.
I'm going to use this blogger as a reference for my research on art work, to new designers to new findings.