Rare Volume  Rare Volume is a New York City based company that works with design and technology. They collaborate with brands, agencies and institutions to create environments, events and digital performances. What interested me when I first opened their webpage was the colour scheme and layout of the website. The opening page is contrasting and…

In order to research for my website essay I looked at several websites and found some interesting and visually pleasing ones, both layout and colour palette.   Ustwo         They design and build digital products, services, and immersive experiences. They help clients boost their own digital culture and capabilities. I liked the…

For our group presentation we decided to go with the impact of modern art because we were all interested in the separate movements involved in the evolution of art through the twentieth century. We had to research modernism and what it was before we started. Modernism Modernism refers to a global movement in society and…

I watched the artist Olafur Eliasson on a Netflix series called ‘Abstract – The art of design’. I found the episode on the ‘Design of art’ that he was featured in very interesting and awakening. He is known for making experiences in his art, and he interacts beautifully with his environment. From this documentary I…

During class we were asked to each choose a song or album from our favourite artists and to create a UI card for them. I found this task very helpful as we had to upload them to miro which was a great way to see everyones work. I also liked the task itself, I found…

The development of cameras and pictures To begin research on the century of change it began with the development of the fist images caught on camera. In 1814 Joseph Niepce achieved the first photograph image using a camera obscura.   Then in 1837 Louis Daguerre introduced a Daguerrotype, a fixed image that did not fade….

‘Type is clothing for words’ – Erik Spiekermann During a lecture we were taught about the origin of printing and different types. This was a very informative lecture because I learned all about the importance of typography. Types matter because they have to represent a person or brand or business, for example certain fast food…

Jessica Hische To improve my manifesto I done some research on Jessica Hische was an American letterer, illustrator and type designer. I turned to her page for inspiration and to see if her work could influence mine in a way. She is best known for her personal projects and her own books that have the…

My group chose point, and within this we decided to look at a range of circular objects for example, coins, clocks, oranges and even books on the moon. These are some of the images I considered and found interesting.   Even though I found these points intriguing, these are not the images I wanted to…

We were asked to chose a letter we found interesting and change/ alter it in some way, for example cut parts out or sharpen the edges to create a whole new look to the letter. I chose a lower case ‘g’ because I thought I could achieve something unique with the lower tail of the…