Thursday, 12 May 2011
Coming to the end
At the minute I have 4 days left until I finish university for good. I cant understand why i'm not stressing out. Maybe that will come Monday morning when I realise i've forgotten to do something. At the minute i'm tying up all the loose end and sorting out all the work on my Mac that still needs to be printed for research folders etc. I must admit I will be excited to finish uni but I can see myself being pretty bored and not knowing what to do with my time. This semester has been quite different to last semester, I have enjoyed this semester more as I was able to express my self more by choosing my own projects and being more creative.
Friday, 29 April 2011
I'm getting there.
I only have 2 weeks before I finish for good, i'm stressing out a little but I think it helps me work better. I have nearly finished my final piece for my animation. There has been a lot of editing and replacing of sections to create a flowing feel about my stop frame animation. I'm really pleased with the outcome as is the artist whom's track I choose to illustrate. I have a few more bits to edit then i'll finally be finished it.
Friday, 22 April 2011
Photos from animation
Here are a few images I have picked out of my stop animation work as they stand out as pieces of work on there own. These images might not make the final cut though.
Half way there
I am now half way through this project and I’m having a ball, this project gives great satisfaction when the photos are uploaded. I now have a lot of editing to do to prefect my final stop animation. This will probably prove to be more difficult that it seems. (ADD PICS OF CONTACT SHEETS AND ENVELOPS)
Resolving problems
As this is my creative thinking project I want to push some boundaries, experiment more with materials and achieve something i'm happy with.
As I don’t have a studio or proper lights to film my stop frame animation, it is proving to be harder than I thought. I have had to rely on daylight for the main source of lighting. As for props as you can see above, I have been using old pots and pans, books, tri pods, chairs and bottles to help me create this animation. I know if I was fully equip with all useful and studio equipment I wouldn’t be having so much fun. It has caused problems but I’ve managed to resolve them.
As I don’t have a studio or proper lights to film my stop frame animation, it is proving to be harder than I thought. I have had to rely on daylight for the main source of lighting. As for props as you can see above, I have been using old pots and pans, books, tri pods, chairs and bottles to help me create this animation. I know if I was fully equip with all useful and studio equipment I wouldn’t be having so much fun. It has caused problems but I’ve managed to resolve them.
Resolving problems
As this is my creative thinking project I want to push some boundaries, experiment more with materials and achieve something i'm happy with.
As I don’t have a studio or proper lights to film my stop frame animation, it is proving to be harder than I thought. I have had to rely on daylight for the main source of lighting. As for props as you can see above, I have been using old pots and pans, books, tri pods, chairs and bottles to help me create this animation. I know if I was fully equip with all useful and studio equipment I wouldn’t be having so much fun. It has caused problems but I’ve managed to resolve them.
As I don’t have a studio or proper lights to film my stop frame animation, it is proving to be harder than I thought. I have had to rely on daylight for the main source of lighting. As for props as you can see above, I have been using old pots and pans, books, tri pods, chairs and bottles to help me create this animation. I know if I was fully equip with all useful and studio equipment I wouldn’t be having so much fun. It has caused problems but I’ve managed to resolve them.
When I started
At the start of this project I had so many ideas and got confused on where to start looking for relevant research. It took me a lot of time to get into this project, but now that I have I think I’m going to enjoy it. As it’s my last ever project in Vis Com I want to come away with something I’m really proud of. Hopefully this will build up my confidence if I prove myself to myself.
Storyboard Idea
After rigorous research I came up with a storyboard idea for the track ‘Last time I Take A Bottle On A Date’ by Donal Scullion. At first I thought to create a storyboard explaining the track as an actual story. After creating the storyboard I was unhappy with the out come. I realised that the song’s lyrics are so literal in a sense that I didn’t have to explain the story of the song. By explaining the story the illustration would have became dull and boring. I have decided to take a more abstract approach and this work is still in progress
Friday, 15 April 2011
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Self Promotion Ideas
Laura De Valencia is a Colombian graphic designer who recently finished the graphic design program at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida:
"I created this coffee bags as a self promotion item for the Student Showcase at school. I chose specific coffee properties such as 'strength', 'flavor' and 'aroma' to talk not only about the coffee but also about me as a designer. The coffee was also relevant since I am Colombian and through its characteristics I could create an easy and fun metaphor about my creative personality."
Self Promotion Ideas
Love this piece of work from Christoper Doyle a designer from Australia who has used himself as his design and branded himself accordingly using the traditional branding guidelines.
Came across this back in 2008 and was very inspired by it and as this unit deal with self promotion i thought it would be very apt to include it as this is obviously a very memorable and eyecatching piece of work that would get definitely get the designer remembered by potential client. It gives a great insight into the nature of the designer as well as the personality of him. Love it.
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