Since my last update I have felt that I've managed to get my but in gear a bit more and have decided on what kind of thing I will really do!
In my usual fashion, I started with some mind maps! The first one I done was just a general kind of one for the different types of techniques and situations I could use for the covers.
Since last week I've managed to get a little further on with my projects for my End of Year Exhibition. On Monday I finished my report based on different Graphic Design Trends- which featured things like 3D printing, Adobe Cloud and Laser Printing.
I also decided what I was going to do for my brief. If you had been keeping up with my on twitter this week you may have seen that for my project I've decided to combine my two majors loves- books and design. Obviously I had to do something with the later but I've always wanted to design a book cover or something so felt this would be the perfect time to try it!
After deciding on this it meant deciding on which genre of book I was going to do.With most of my read books being of the Young Adult or Fantasy genre I initially felt that this would be the way to go. The first book I thought of to do was The Book Thief, as this is one of my recent reads. After speaking to my lecturer she suggested that I should do more than one book so that a collection would be created.
After a bit of brain storming I have came up with three books that are going to be used in the collection. The first obviously being The Book Thief. Since I have already read The Boy In The Stripped Pyjamas I felt this would be a good one to include. The last one was one I came across on GoodReads which is Code Name Verity. I picked up copies of the last two yesterday so I can have a refresher of TBITSP and to actually read Code Name Verity.
I also have added some more to my research boards. I've looked up some book covers of the books I've decided to focus on to see what's previously done and I've also been looking back on the books that I've already pinned.
I'm really looking forward to taking this to the end and can't wait to see what I do!
With being back to College this week after having our little trip it means that it's time to get all prepped and ready for the End of Year Exhibition, ah! After being briefed on Monday, we've been given the briefs that will basically be running through until the week or so before the actual Exhibition Date.
This week I've been just kind of muddling through little parts of the brief while also designing a poster for the mini Exhibition we have on next week. For this Exhibition it is basically just a showcase of work that has been produced from inspiration while away. The only thing was that the designs had to relate with the tubes in Zones 1/2. After being told this, we were also told we could use any photographs we had taken, in the end I felt that I would go down my preferred route of things and take an illustrated route.
This week I've also been looking into what I'm going to create for my Self Initiated Project. I have at the moment a few initials ideas but I'm not sure which one, or if I will even take one of these ideas forward and do it. Our lecturers have suggested trying to think of ideas that could be used to fill gaps in our portfolio, for pieces that you can be very creative with or try using different materials- or even better a mix of all three! I have felt that I may be lacking in the packaging department of my Portfolio so I think I would be best doing this. I also feel that I could go back and use the laser cutter again but also have been considering maybe using the screen printer again. I realise I am just kind of waffling here but I'm just trying to write all these ideas down so that I remember them.
This week I've also been meddling in producing my CV that I have to design for my mock interview next month. I've got my portfolio more or less sorted after having a few University Interviews so I think with this I'll just need to tidy it up and get back my pieces from my Graded Unit!
After this post is published I think I'm going to go start of on the 800 word report (yay!) to try and just get it out of the way so I can focus on the bigger picture.
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