As part of our contextual research, we had to watch a presentation by a well-established graphic designer. I chose Michael Beirut, a graphic designer from Cleveland, Ohio, who designed the logo for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. His presentation from Offset 2012 was interesting as he…
After exploring digital drawings and stop motion, our next task was to use the computer software, Krita, to create some simple 2D animation. It took me a while to get my head around how to use it, so for my first attempt, I just tried…
This was the first practical task in the animation workshop, and I was really looking forward to it as it is something I have never done before. To begin with I had to draw out a path for my object to follow and add equal…
This is my final character design, and I am pleased with it as it’s my first time creating a character from scratch and using the methods of animation. I found myself really enjoying this task which surprised me. While I don’t have a specific species/kind…
When we were first given this task, I planned on creating a very simplistic character as I have no previous experience in animation. However, after completing the tasks during the online lecture I felt my confidence grow a little so I decided that my character…
Before I started my character design this workshop, I completed quick tasks during the first online class which looked at the basics of creating animations. I struggled with this at first as it was completely new to me but the more studies I completed, the…
For this brief, we were tasked to create a mini digital photobook under the theme of ‘Beauty in the Ordinary and Overlooked’. This theme really intrigued me as I knew my subject matter could be things that wouldn’t usually be photographed. I found that my…
Rinko Kawauchi ‘Halo’ When I came across Rinko Kawauchi the main thing that stood out for me was her use of light, whether it be natural or artificial. In her portfolio called ‘Halo’ a key focus of her photography is light and simplistic movements of…
Before we were given our brief, we were tasked with quick timed studies of six objects and locations. I actually really enjoyed the challenge of this task, of trying to capture the features of the object to make it recognisable in such a short space…