December 2011
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Booklet project evaluation
I was very pleased when we were given our new brief. It gave us a lot of room for creativity, exploring objects, which we’re interested in, and learning about the whole process of producing a booklet.
From the given areas in which we could write, I chose music, not only because it’s one of my main areas of interest, but also because Manchester is very popular for its music scene and I...
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Video review
Music videos have always been of great interest to me, because they combine two of my favourite arts into one, and I would love to have a job which involves music and visual arts. A video whose concept I find very interesting is the one for the song “Drive” by Incubus (2000). It involves hand drawn animations, inspired by the famous Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher and a more...
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Just Kids - book review
“Just kids” is the memoir of Patti Smith - the American singer, songwriter, poet, artist and writer. She is considered to be one of the most influential females in punk music, but when you read her book, which won the National Book Award in 2010, you understand that there is much more to her, than meets the eye. Smith shares the fascinating story of her life – from the adventures of a...
How does graphic design influence our view of the...
I have decided on the artists and the images which I am going to include in my essay. The first one is Aubrey Beardsley with his Peacock skirt
and the second Wes Wilson with the poster for The Byrds at the Fillmore
I have decided to use these images because they are from two different art movements but you can clearly see how Beardsley has influenced Wilson, but still the second images has its...
