Thursday, 14 January 2016

Module Evaluation

This module was more enjoyable than first anticipated. This is because of chosen subject. Russia has always been a source of interest for me. In first year my first COP module was on Russia as well. Looking back I can see that that essay was more about history rather than design. I think this is because I was new to design but accustomed to history.

In the second year I chose to write about sign painting. Which although is a topic of interest for me, it wasn’t good to write about. The argument was whether or not sign painting is dead; the only answer is purely opinion. So I didn’t do as well as first year because of the subject.

For third year I wanted to make sure that what I was writing about I was genuinely interested in, so that it was easier to read and write about it. I think this module has changed the way I will think about design. I want to create designs that are more important to me. The opportunity is there in third year to be in control of what I design and what topics to look at. However, with competition briefs that is different. I want make the competition briefs interesting to me and work with Constructivism more.

Concept has always been an important part of my design and I think learning about Constructivism and talking to practitioners has helped me understand the power of it more.

Final Designs

These are the final posters insitu. This is to see what they would look like on a wall full of propaganda posters to see if they work well and stand out. 
The final images of the final posters were taken on  a black background because white seemed to light. This is a serious subject and using darker colours demonstrates that.






Practical - Broken Design

I tried to design a poster for ISIS but I couldn't work out what I wanted to say. This was even harder when trying to find an image to relate to this topic.

The style of design followed the rest of the posters but it didn't work with the rest. I couldn't work on it anymore because I don't think I could decide the message.

Practical - Design Decisions

Type - 

This typeface was used as it is a Sans Serif typeface, which is what constructivist would use. The type works well as a capital because of its thickness. It makes a powerful statement and is easy to read.

Colour - 





This is the range of colours used within these posters. They're similar so that the posters look like they belong together but also work alone.

Practical - Designs

Practical - Designs

When reading about the Syrian President I came across a quote for Obama that I thought would work really well with these posters. 

'it is because it is unimaginable that you can stop civil war here when the overwhelming majority of people in Syria consider him to be a brutal, murderous dictator'

It was really important to have this quote in the posters because it sums up what I was trying to communicate. Syrian people don't like him and that why they're fleeing. They're not all ISIS just because a few could be.

The text is off to the right because his eyes are looking that way. It works better that the focus is in the same place. After working out the position of the words with the red shape, it was a case of sorting the lines out. Having the lines at the top created more visuals rather than it being just blank.








Practical - Designs

This poster was simple to create because the slogan was thought up by my friend Catherine. It is strong and having a bit of alliteration helps in a repeated slogan. I wanted to add the details of how many people have been affected by this war because I was so shocked. I want people to know how serious this is and see if they're surprised at the number. 

The use of black and red work well with this topic and using white type over the red makes it easier to read and stand out. The one and two are larger and set to the right so that the image of the young isn't overlooked. They need to be separate as well as work together. Having the large one and two like that works well because it will make people read the smaller type to understand the 12.