Academic Progression

Josan Gonzalez The most inspirational artist that I follow the work of on social media is an artist called Josan Gonzalez. More commonly known under the alias of Deathburger, Josan creates vibrant, bold Sci-fi Cyberpunk and post apocalyptic art that features a mixture of rich and pastel colour palettes that makes his work stand out remarkably. I absolutely adore the work by Josan, it has always been a favourite. As a fan of the subculture and genre of the Cyberpunk movement, I personally think that his work captures the feel of what it means to be 'Cyberpunk' perfectly, this bond of flesh and metal is brilliantly portrayed consistently. I frequently get a 'Judge Dredd' or 'Ghost in the Shell' vibe when discussing his artwork. A piece that I like in particular is the following image. Being able to incorporate a fisheye lens effect into his artwork gives an amazing perspective, the piece has a feeling of depth because of this effect. Although out attentio...

Callum Watt Calum Alexander Watt is a conceptual artist that I follow on Instagram, his work always consists of detailed, diverse character concepts usually with futuristic theming. As I personally find creating futuristic concept art to be an enjoyable exercise and activity, artists such as Calum Watt are certainly inspirational.  The colour palettes that Calum uses are very appealing. His more recent work consists of artwork that uses 3-4 colours that contrast with one another, such as greyish whites combined with vibrant blues, reds and yellows. using minimal colour palettes is typically a common approach with my own work, giving it a really clean and simplistic approach. A concept piece by him that I really like in particular is one called 'Big Red'. What I love about it is how bulky the suit looks due to using a rounded and curved look. Additionally the fiery red really pops out on screen in contrast to the cool grey background.  

Stop Motion Flip Book The seminar today was enjoyable and interactive. The main task was to create a small stop motion flip book, for mine I decided to use my thumb print inked by a Promarker, on each page resulting in different shapes and fades as the ink of my thumb print dried throughout the flip book. When it comes to creating flip books and illustrating motion with them, i'm never able to get the illustration in the right place on the adjacent page resulting in it jumping too for or being in a completely different place all together. However with this flip book, the thumb print jolting forward and backwards added to the outcome of the flip book. Additionally on each page was a letter eventually spelling out the phrase "why must we fight in a mad world". Collaborative Stop Motion During the flip book seminar at the back of the lecture hall there was a large piece of card taped to the wall with a camera and spot light pointed ...

Maxon Cinema4D Due to Rob Lycett's absence, the final creative suite of this year will be tutored by Stephen Hibbert. This workshop will be exploring the programme Maxon Cinema4D, the files provided contain a task sheet which explains that Cinema4D lies at the intersection between 2D and 3D digital asset generation. It's  industry leading toolset allows for the production of high-fidelity static and motion based work.  Its capability can be applied to almost any creative brief and its rendered output options reach across the entire spectrum of digital media - from posters to packaging, and from movie e ects to full 3D animation and even VR. Initially we will be looking at  the various palettes and manager panels before going through a number of small experiments aimed at familiarising ourselves with a 3D computer graphic workflow. As a class of graphic design students, we will be tasked with generating  a 3D Logo or name in Cinema4D, b...

Anonymity I have always found the concept of anonymity to be interesting, the condition of being anonymous gives this notion of  impersonality. Being anonymous often creates a feeling of protection from direct judgment, allowing an  individual to preform  stunts and actions with an immunity to social humility. A prime example mascot costumes, this is rather popular in american sports where the mascot of a specific team would dance, showboat and attempt to haze the opposing team.   The antics of the mascots in american sports have always been a personal favourite, the sport itself, not so much.   Anonymity has also been applied to mascots of beloved characters in places like Japan, rilakkuma for instance. Anonymity in Art and Design Anonymity is a popular approach in art and design, anonymous art can be powerful, it leaves the viewers wondering about the artist. Take Banksy, the England based graffiti artist for example, ...

Part 1 Iconography In relation to the lecture about semiotics, today's lecture with Dr Powell was a two part lecture discussing both iconography and authenticity. For iconography we discussed the definition of it, why it is important for visual designers to have an understanding of how iconographic readings of images work, and how we can apply an understanding of iconography in our own work.   'Iconography is about the rhetoric of images’, that is, it helps us to know ’what images say and what to say about images'. (WJT Mitchell, art historian) Derived from the Greek words Eik ō n (meaning image) and graphia (meaning writing)  iconography came into term during the early 17th century. Iconography is the identification, description and the interpretation of a content of images.  An example of iconographic symbolism that was shown  during the lecture was three images, a dove, a peace symbol and a white flag, the three are commonly interpret  ...

Brief Analysis and Proposed Idea The brief for the 'Self Negotiated Project' has been provided. After reading the project synopsis, it appears that it is less restricted in comparison to the previous briefs we have been set on this course. I  heard details about this project prior to the brief going live, which meant I had ample time to come up with a solid idea in preparation for this project. The project will undergo over a period of 5 weeks, considering the idea I have in mind with just over a month to complete it is going to be precarious. However the combination of the preparation prior to the brief and consistent development with the idea, I believe that I have a step up from the deadline. The Idea I have decided that I will be developing relates to the subject I am currently discussing about in my essay. The subject of my essay is, the discussion of the influential effects and social impact that the subculture and genre of Cyberpunk has had on modern day ...