Processes PDF

The relationship between Graphic Design & Archives

abstract Traditionally archives are not connected with Graphic Design, this document shows my experiments and explorations in playing with different processes and techniques to find a link between the two. This document will take you on a journey through my thinking and will give a preview of what my final project will consist of.

Contents.

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Introduction & Inspiration

Research & Development

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Process & Workshops

Video Trial & Testing

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References

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InTROduction & INspiration

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I am a Graphic Design masters student at the University of Huddersfield. Since enrolling onto the master’s course and trying out a project that interests me I have since realised what mediums I enjoy working with. I enjoy working in illustrator and I think that my own drawings, on paper and in illustrator are becoming stronger than they have been in the past. In this project I have realised that I would like to try working with animation and video and have already began to try out some ideas within after effects.

If I had to describe the new me in 3 words it would be enthusiastic because I would like to do well this year and I think I have tried to be open minded to welcome in the new and to try out things that make me uncomfortable. The second word I would use to describe myself is ‘diverse’. I think this because I try not to follow traditional design patterns as I enjoy trying something that is different in hope to create something that is innovative. The third word I would use to describe myself is ‘perceptive’. I consider myself to notice things that others sometimes don’t, I think I tend to design for people and I think I have the skill to be able to read an audience, this is a good skill to have in Design as it helps with being able to empathise with my intended audience.

I would describe my practise as contemporary and unorthodox because as mentioned previously I do not follow traditional design rules. I think I want to design to be different, even if I am not necessarily the most celebrated Graphic Designer, I would like my practise to refelct that I tried to do it my own way.

PAGE 1. Introduction to Chelsea Horan

INSPIRATION

Two of the Artists that are currently giving me inspiration are; Juliette MacDonald – She has inspired my practise as she draws from old archived artefacts, I am looking at items from my mums attic to create a graphic responce and I would love to work with her. (MacDonald, 2015) Annie Atkins – She creates Graphic Design & Typography for films, for example, ‘the grand Budapest hotel’, I am currently exploring how I could create my own typeography from the documents I have collected.

Daniel Eatock Daniel Eatock is a Graphic Designer origionally from Bolton, his website is very basic and is Daniels tool for his work. The reason why I have researched Daniel Eatocks work is because he is a collector as am I. His In exchange for.. idea is what I want to focus on the most. He creates a platform for swapping and exchanging objects and items for other objects and items.The way that Daniels work relates to mine is that I want to create a swap and exchange style of work.

(Eatock, 2017)

(Bush, 2004) Whilst Darwin Sleeps - Paul Bush This image is taken from an animation produced

by Paul Bush. The animation contains over 3500 insects and bugs, the reason why I have chosen to look at this artist is because he has looked at a collection of items/objects and created a really interesting way to display them. I enjoy the layout of the film and how it moves like the bugs are still alive. http://www.paulbushfilms.com/ films/whiledarwinsleeps. htm

Research & development

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DEWEY DEcimal Classification System The Dewey Decimal Classification System was created

by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

Since then the organisational tool has been thoroughly revised throughout the years. When I was reading Amanda Tinkers - Creating Order from Chaos publication she reminded me of how art work can not be classified using this system but it is a method to consider within my practise when looking at Archives.

Amanda Tinker helped to create the Archives in Heritage Quay which I am in love with, I remember stumbling across them in my Third Year at Huddersfield University. I was so Impressed by the interactive features, espesially the interactive wall.

Finders Keepers: West Michigan Collects

Finders Keepers is an exhibition that was showcased in West Michigan at the Grand Rapids museum.

The idea of the exhibition is similar to my own idea of looking at how people collect objects and items and looking at the reasons why people collect things. Some of the items range from vintage toys, shoes, jewellery and more.

In relation to my own practise, I am interestd in the thingst hat people collect accidentally, like in their attics, handbags & bedroom drawers. The kitchen draw in my house was always home to the most weird and wonderful items. The drawer of items that didnt really have their own place in my mums house.

Finders Keepers is an exhibition that was showcased in West Michigan at the Grand Rapids museum.

The idea of the exhibition is similar to my own idea of looking at how people collect objects and items and looking at the reasons why people collect things. Some of the items range from vintage toys, shoes, jewellery and more.

In relation to my own practise, I am interestd in the thingst hat people collect accidentally, like in their attics, handbags & bedroom drawers. The kitchen draw in my house was always home to the most weird and wonderful items. The drawer of items that didnt really have their own place in my mums house.

I have always related to Cornells work as, like me, he is a collector, I like to arrange things and I think this is why Cornell is such an inspiration to myself.

Joseph Cornell is the ultimate collector & would have been the best person to have interviewd as part of my project as he collected items and objects that fascinated and turned them into Modern Art. He would collect anything he could from rubbish on the beach to trinkets from the market & carboot sales.

He organised his found items into boxes and arranged them to compliment each other. I have chosen to look at Cornell as I studied him when I was younger and his work has always fascinated me.

The image here is from Cornell’s website, the website is a suppository of work from other people who have been inspired by Cornell’s work. Here you can download free wallpapers to be inspired. This website also acts like an archive of Cornell’s work.

joseph cornell

These are some of the boxes I have made in relation to Cornells work.

These boxes were not relative to Archvies but to myself, Cornell often made boxes that related to himself.

Archives+

Archives+ is Manchester Library’s own Archive centre.

The repository is home to Manchester’s History and is completely open to the public. The Archive’s are modernised and are easily accessible and interactive.

Going to the Archives+ enabled me to think about the different forms that an Archive can take or exhibtied.

The best bit for me was the Film archives, you can go and watch films and tv programmes from years ago.

ARCHIVE BOXES

After visiting the John Rylands Library, I looked at different traditional ways of Archiving. I purchased some document boxes and thought about what I would put in the boxes.

Some of my ideas were my train tickets, teddies, family photos, heirlooms ect.

As I want to concentrate on the relationship Graphic Design and archiving can have I thought the project may be heading into a contemporary practice but I am continuing my archive boxes as I am interested in the process of organising.

The John Rylands Library

The John Rylands Library is currently home to ‘The life of objects’ exhibition. ‘The Life of Objects could be described as an exhibition of the unexpected. Instead of books and manuscripts, it showcases some of the more unusual objects in our collection. And, although humble – the objects range from a beaded bag to a battered pair of baby shoes – each of these objects has its own tale to tell.’

#THE LIFE OF OBJECTS

The website works as a showcase of some of the objects that are exhibited in the library, they have buttons for social links and have some really lovely illustrations. I am going to see this exhibition in Manchester this week and will add my images and some artistic responses to the exhibition.The exhibition is also holding a number of events that coincide with the exhibition theme.

In the library there was an array of different objects and artefacts, one that I came across that really drew me in was the two prints by DSH. I enjoyed the presentation, Unfortunately I was not permitted to taking photographs of the objects of the prints so these are not the original pieces.

In responce to this work I decided to create my own version of the top print. I used the words I did in relation to my project. Recreating this work led me to thinking of how I could use print in my own practise.

After looking at the prints again I began to think about the Persona’s workshop.

Print has such a wide scope of possibilities.

Thinking about all of my ideas together opened up the idea of using UV print and objects as a path to explore.

I began to look at ways of displaying archives and objects. Other than looking at videos I wanted to look at phsical ways of presenting my work.

I purchased some Archive boxes from Amazon and have started to look at objects to place in them.

My idea was to get a shelf that holds my archive boxes, this would be my platform for exhibting my work.

I am going to get some perspex and UV print my designs and illustrations onto it, this will go in my boxes and act as a protective sheild against the objects inside the box.

The work that I was doing in the persona’s workshop has given me the idea to print work similar to this on the Perspex.

During the final term I will start looking at the objects that I want in my boxes ans this will determine what I will print using the UV printer.

I have experience with using the uv printer and persepex in my undergrad, so I know the effects and the outcomes.

Nanna’s Glasses.

Grandad’s Glasses.

Grandad’s Glasses.

process & workshops

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Process

Which three processes do you want to try out in 2017?

- I would like to try designing my own typography, I have designed typography in the past but only in workshops. I would like to learn how to refine my own work and make finished pieces that are professional - I tried the screenprinting technique once and really enjoyed it, I like the different techniques you can use to create various outcomes.

- I would also like to try out some stop motion animation, just to see if I could test out how it looks and how I could use my train tickets to create something using this process.

Three Things

Which three distinctive things that you discovered, perhaps unexpectedly in the concepts module.

I have discovered that I would like to work with animation & video.

I discovered that I would like to improve my drawing skills & use them withing my work.

I discovered that I need to test out different processes and techniques to test my ability and confidence.

Three things that happened in the concepts module that helped me to think differently In Sara’s workshop she showed me a video of bugs called ‘while darwin sleeps’

by Paul Bush and that has opened my eyes to how I could work differently.

I tried a style of working and realised it wasn’t for me.

I have tried to take the advice from tutors and realised that I am better than I think.

Hudd-Collab

Find a way to think how you (alone or in collaboration) could facilitate, or organise, an MA event that will further your practice through the Process Module?

Collaboration Archive With the first years – giving all students the choice of good quality paper, A4, asking them to produce something on the page, they can put something they are proud of, their best piece of work, something that relates to their project.

OR Theme, maybe Huddersfield Uni, as the archive will stay in the Uni, available to look at it the library or in the studios, something that makes the students proud of being at the Uni.

Could be any medium, Poster, drawing, digital, photograph of something physical.

They have like morning to brain storm different ideas, afternoon to create a piece of work.. or it can be a tutorial, so the whole year will complete it.

To relate to my project idea could be that they to think of something have at home that they horded.

this have they have

The inspiration for this project came from ‘The Moleskine Project’- spoke art. A sketchbook was sent to a number of design agencies and in turn they would fill a page of the moleskine book then they would send it back.

Sketchbooks

When I was first trying out different ideas for logos I was drawing in my sketchbook.

My drawings are poor quality but they helped me to see different possibilities. They do however show how I have developed my ideas and refinded them digitally.

Initially I decided I was not going to use my name in my brand as I was unsure of how to position the design. The next pages show how I managed to visualise my design differently.

DASHURI DESIGN

The samples of Dashuri design speak for themselves as to why I did not continue with this idea. I thought I wanted to use a different name for my brand but when it came down to it I coudln’t think of a good enough reason to use ‘Dashuri Design’.

I found Jay’s tutorial very helpful as it helped me to develop a style that I find comfortable working with.

Grid paper is now a method that I will use as it heled me to layout my drawings and to develop my ideas.

The example logo above is the design that I decided to take forward for my branding task. This task aided me in deciding that I wanted to use my initials in my brand and logo.

Experimentation

On the previous page there are a number of digital examples, I wanted to experiment with colour and with different shapes.

Final Design

After experimenting with Jays grid method I picked the design with black & gold pen to start developing. I used the Waccom to write my logo in my own handwriting. I wanted to make sure that my brand & logo are personalised to me, especially if the logo is going to represent me and my work.

I chose the colours based on trends at the moment. Yellow is a colour that I have been seeing everywhere, in clothes shops, on tv, adverts etc.

I tried my design in the cirlce and compared it to a design without the circle. The circle, I think, restrics the design and makes it difficult to place the design on a page. I also want to refine my design more by making both of the colours, the grey and yellow, merge together more to make them flow.

On the next page I have shown the example of what the logo looks like without the circle around it. I think that this looks far more professional and less restrictive.

In this design I tried to refine my logo. In the previous design the two colours look disconnected somehow and I wanted to make them connect to each other.

After I connected them in this way I thought that the design looked less professional and I think that the previous design is stronger.

From the task of branding myself or my project, I chose to brand myself as at the time my project did not really have a voice, later on in the term I started to realise that my project is a brand of myself as I am experimenting in themes that interest me.

I began to look at designing a website that was my style and my project, prodomanetly I am using this website as a blog/ place for my research to reside. So from the task of branding, this website is giving my project more of a stance in the Graphic Design field as I have been worried that my project was too contemporary.

With the vectors I created for my archive website, I tried to put them in a different context to see if I could make something else with them. This made me realise that I was not concentrating on a vital part of my project. a) The typography b) The Archival sorting system.

Ar.001 rj.002 Lp.007 Gd.005 sk.068 Tt.097

Archive

Rex

File

Muller Narrow

POLYA

Orator Std

Throughout this project I have tried to stick with the font ‘Courier New’. The reason being, I wanted a font that had a type writer or stencil feel.

When I think of Archives I think of old libraries with books that have been catalogued with typewritten stickers.

I wanted to start looking at other fonts, if anything to see if there was anything else that was more fitting to my project, I looked at some fonts that ‘fit’ with the project and some that may not look like an archive project.

YAWN

This is the character design for a collaberation project between my MA Graphic Design class, the idea was to have each character follow an exagerated yawn.

Animation decisions

The reason I chose to use The Character design I did was because I was still thinking about self branding, I was deciding whether to use type or illustration, this was helpful in making that decision.

HUDD COLLAB C. Horan ‘12-’17

Hudd-Collab Previously I talked about a possible project involving the undergraduate students. My idea for an app is to create an archive of work produced by people when they are in their undergraduate course. The idea would be that they upload 1 photo, (maybe one a year for each year of their course), this would then be saved on a datebase of images that belonged to the University.

The reason that I want to use the archive idea is because it relates to my final project but also it has a possitive effect on my University.

Each day so much information gets uploaded onto the big wide web, adding this database to the internet gives people access to learn and to be inspired by a university full of talent.

HUDD COLLAB Courses Contemporary Art Interior Design Graphic Design Product Design Digital Media Photography Fashion Design

Colour in motion

During a Workshop with David in the photography room we looked at two types of photography. Inspired by David Lund, we looked at pouring paint into water and using a fast shutter speed we was able to catch the paint and bubbles in the water. We used lots of different techniques that are useful when looking at product branding but when left on our own we got creative.

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The water is slightly cloudy and the bubbles are forming on the outer glass.

The darker pink at the bottom reminds me of a ruffled dress or the coral in the sea.

03 The consistency of this paint didnt stay thick enough in places and too thick in places.

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This picture reminds me of wet hair. I’ve chosen to include this image as it was ont of the first we took and it shows how we progresed in the pictures above.

David Lund Colour in motion Photography David Lund conducted “An extensive series of experiments to discover the perfect formula for creating velvety smooth rolling colour within water “(“MOTION”, 2015).

His video of Motion can be found on his website, he shows you a behind the scenes preview of how he experimented with his work. The photo on the right and those over the previous three pages are a collective of experiments between myself, Iqra Bibi & Hijab Khan using fast shutter speed photography to capture diluted paint in a fih tank of water.

We were really happy with the results and had a lot of fun.

splash These photographs are a couple of the pictures we took as a team in the photography workshop. The aim was to catch a droplet with another to create a waterfall shape. We took turns tp dropping water droplets into a tray of still water to create a splash. We used different filters to change the colour then had the option to edit the photo’s in photoshop.

Drip Drop

In the hope of trying to stick to the style of making short video/ animation/ photo sequences, I put together some of the pictures from the photography workshop.

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Train Tickets

The next two video’s are a collection of tickets that I have collected over the years, I have always had an interest in collecting bits of paper and card from places I visit. Throughout this project I have been exploring why I do this and have shown my collections graphically and creatively.

The listening project “The Listening Project is a partnership between BBC Radio 4, BBC local and national radio stations, and the British Library.

Capturing the nation in conversation: Since 2012 we have been collecting intimate conversations between friends or relatives, to build a unique picture of our lives today.

We have collected over a thousand so far, and most will be broadcast across BBC radio, while all are archived by the British Library, preserving them for future generations.” (“The Listening Project - About - BBC Radio 4”, 2017) The library has started to animate the stories and recordings, I have taken inspiration from this.

The listening project ANIMATIONS

PRESS From looking at the listening project, I recorded myself and some of my friends talking about their ‘kept objects’.

I drew the pictures from what I imagined the items to be like in my head. I also took some inspiration from Dawn Raffel’s ‘Secret life of objects book’.

I used a boiling technique in after effects to create the effect. I intend to create more animation in my final projects. The image has a link to the video.

References MacDonald, J. (2015). Juliet MacDonald – Leverhulme Artist in Residence. Legacies of War. Retrieved 12 April 2017, from https://arts.leeds.ac.uk/ legaciesofwar/themes/cultureand-the-arts/art-and-literature/ juliet-macdonald-leverhulme-artist-in-residence-at-the-university-of-leeds/ Eatock, D. (2017). Index : Daniel Eatock. Eatock.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017, from http://eatock. com Finders Keepers: West Michigan Collects https://cultured.gr/impulse-tocollect-fuels-upcoming-exhibitat-gram-3c1a25348ce0#.xw9ekrqvs

References

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Cornell, J. The Joseph Cornell Box / Wallpapers. Josephcornellbox.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017, from http://www.josephcornellbox. com/wallpaper.htm MOTION. (2015). DAVID LUND. Retrieved 5 May 2017, from http:// www.davidlund.co.uk/motion/ The Listening Project - About - BBC Radio 4. (2017). BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2017, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ articles/41rDvmTW0T1JWjXkcvZtMqt/ about