The first part of the workshop was to experiment with different types of folding using paper which then would be used as a building block for the paper light. I found this task interesting as some folds were more complicated than I originally expected. To…
David Trubridge: David Trubridge is a New Zealand based artist, who is one of the preeminent designers and a recognised leader in environmentally responsible designs. Before this research, I wasn’t aware of how large of a market there was for this type of product….
As part of my contextual research, I decided to carry out research into what exactly art direction is and the role of an art director as it isn’t something I am very familiar with. In plain terms, it is the oversight of all the artistic…
I decided to choose these three as my final images as I feel they had compositions that I would be able to create the most effectively in my own way. Neil Garrison: Commercial Art I feel I was able to recreate the composition of Garrison’s piece…
As part of this workshop, we had to find famous paintings and/or sculptures and then recreate them in our own way. I started by creating a few mind-maps and initial ideas pages of possible artists and sculptors. I began by finding the pieces I will focus…
After completing my experimentations, I began to see how they would all work together to create a successful vinyl cover. I decided to make the focus of the main cover the heart as the song is all about suffering a broken heart. As the brief…
For this task, we had to recreate one of our favourite songs in the style of a record cover from the punk era in the 1970s. I was intrigued by this task as we were only allowed to use found materials. The first thing we…
I carried out some research into some covers from the punk era that used similar style and techniques that I wanted to use in my own design. One band that uses a particular style of text is the American hardcore punk band Fear. It is…
Reid Miles (July 4th, 1927-February 1993) Before I began the vinyl cover task, I researched into different types of cover designs for inspiration and I decided to explore Reid Miles in more detail. Reid Miles was an American graphic designer and photographer. His best-known work…
Before beginning this task, I decided to research different types of punk era record covers as it’s not an area of music I know a lot about. One thing that stood out to me the most was the prevalence of black and white and strong…