BA (Hons.) GRAPHIC DESIGN Module Code:
OUGD303
Module Title
FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
LEVEL
06
Outcomes
1
FINAL MAJOR PROJECT STATEMENT OF INTENT Name: Eddie Cooper Blog Address:
http://e-cooper1013-fmp.blogspot.co.uk/ Rationale In this module I aim to create a substantial body of work tying in my own personal interests with a focus on the subject areas that I would like to specialist in. That Being design for the cultural sector and design for the music sector with a focus on typography, editorial design and concept driven work with experimental outcomes.
Subjects / Themes – – – – – – – – –
Exhibition Design for the cultural sector Design for the music sector Music Artist Branding Branding Editorial Webdesign Print
Design Disciplines / Creative Development – – – – – – – – –
Branding Product, range & distrobution Typography Print Experiments with print finishes Editorial Publication design Image based design Concept driven outcomes
Practical Skills / Workshops – what, why and when? Coding: Trying a new approach to design work, trying to create imagery using alternative relevant methods to the codebreaker exhibition. Learning and experimenting with coding and processing to create visuals. Software knowledge: Pushing the boundaries of the design software which I already know to try to produce some interesting, unique visuals. Learning new tool and plug-ins for software may take some time also learning how to use, write scripts and scriptographer. Screen Printing: Improving my knowledge of screen print to prepare me for work outside of uni, also to utilize the equipment we have available within university before leaving. Screen print skills need vast improvement so some reinductions/test prints may have to be done during the course of the module. Print Finishes/experimentation: Experiments with the print resources, pushing the boundaries of printing, conducted throughout the module to try to produce some interesting visual and outcomes. Business models: Looking into a few of the basics behind setting up small businesses periodically aswell and cost predictions and plans for setting up our own night in leeds. Need to improve presentational skills and communication skills for pitching ideas to the Garage night club and contacting artists.
Brief 1: Codebreaker
Deadlin e
31/04/13
Rationale: A collaborative brief with Matthew Chatfield, design for the cultural sector with a focus on typography, editorial and conceptual design, creating a strong visual aesthetic, way finding, publications, promotional material, other... for a science exhibition based on codebreaking at the Nation science Museum. Brief 2: Fashion Branding
Deadlin e
31/03/13
Rationale: Branding and identity for a 3rd Year Fashion Student. An investigation on branding and identity with a focus on typography, editorial and conceptual design work to produce innovative, conceptual, unique visual identity for Gemma Wallis. Brief 3: Wallpaper design
Deadlin e
29/05/13
Rationale: An investigation into image based design and pattern design, creating a visual identity for a wallpaper company along with a range of wallpaper designs, with a focus on branding, repeat pattens, image work and specialist print
finished and processes. Brief 4: Bambooman
Deadlin e
29/05/13
Rationale: Live Brief. Create the album artwork and a strong visual identity for the down-tempo minimal dub music producer bambooman. Produce artwork for a range of EP releases and studio albums at a range of different sizes and formats, also design promotional material and a web presence for the producer. Design for the music sector with a focus on print processes, typography, image based design work and design for web. Brief 5: That Duke Night
Deadlin e
29/05/13
Rationale: An enterprise based collaborative brief with Michael Mooney with a focus on creating an effective identity and proposal concept for a night at the Garage Club in leeds. Contextual references / Designers / Studios / Companies (specific) Ritator: http://www.ritator.com/ - Swedish design and advertising agency founded. Ritator deploy unique concepts to create attention and interest for our clients in business, government and the public sector. 2x elliot: http://www.2xelliott.co.uk/ Two Times Elliott is a design consultancy based in Notting Hill, London. Two Times Elliott produces a diverse range of work across multiple disciplines including print design, identity and web. We help our clients communicate their message clearly and intelligently. Aurèle Sack: http://www.a--s.ch/ Aurèle Sack is a globetrotter graphic designer specialized in type design and editorial design. He focuses mainly on projects within the cultural field. Jim Wong: http://www.gd-morning.org/ Jim Wong is one of the Hong Kong graphic designer born in 80s. He got a first honor in BA (Hons) degree in graphic design from Middlesex University, in corporation with HKU SPACE Community College. Specialized in corporate identity, promotion campaign, exhibition, printed issues and publication. Studio DD: http://studio-d-d.com/ Studio DD is the visual art & design studio by Minjae Huh based on London. Ok-rm: http://www.ok-rm.co.uk/ Ok-Rm are a London based graphic design studio specialized in type design and editorial design. With projects focussing mainly the cultural sector.
Joe Gilmore/qubik: http://www.qubik.com/ Qubik is a graphic design studio founded in 2000 by Joe Gilmore. Specialising in typographic-led design for branding, print and digital media, the studio works with a variety of clients in the commercial and cultural sector. Our work includes design for branding, content managed websites, books, catalogues, brochures, posters, leaflets, signage and packaging. In addition to client-based work, the studio initiates and produces independent curatorial and publishing projects which focus on typography and graphic design. Edwin van Gelder/Main studio: http://www.mainstudio.com/ Edwin van Gelder is an independent graphic designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After graduating from from Utrecht School of the Arts in 2004,van Gelder founded Mainstudio and has worked under the name ever since. Mainstudio's projects include editorial design, books and visual identities for clients within architecture, art and fashion. OK200: http://www.ok200.nl/ OK200 is an Amsterdam based graphic design studio founded by Mattijs de Wit and Koen Knevel in 2010. They studied together at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. After graduation they decided that working as a team would realise their dream of having their own design studio.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Deadline 29/05/13
Details Ok-rm – studio visit: See work fist hand and hear the thought processes behind it, look round the studio and see how they run their practice. Ask for advice about briefs, and for criticism on design work.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Deadline 29/05/13
Details Qubik – studio visit: See work fist hand and hear the thought processes behind it, look round the studio and see how they run their practice. Ask for advice about briefs, and for criticism on design work. RESEARCH ACTIVITY Details
Deadline 29/05/13
2x Elliot – studio visit: See work fist hand and hear the thought processes behind it, look round the studio and see how they run their practice. Ask for advice about briefs, and for criticism on design work. RESEARCH ACTIVITY Details
Deadline 29/05/13
Other studio visits: Other studio visits related to briefs, asking for design advise and opinions on design directions.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY Details
Deadline 29/05/13
Museum visit: Visit Nation science Museum/other more local exhibitions to see how the range for the exhibition brief could be extended and look at general design directions for science exhibitions first hand.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY Details
Deadline 29/05/13
Contacts with studios: Continue on going contact with Amasterdam based design studios, asking for feedback on design work, opinions on briefs and advise within briefs.
BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS / TEXTS - (Harvard Referenced)
Josef Muller-Brockmann (2008). Grid Systems in Graphic Design: A Handbook for Graphic Artists, Typographers, and Exhibition Designer. germany: Niggli Verlag. Charles Petzold (2000). Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software [Paperback]. London: Microsoft Press. W M J Arets (2011). Stills - Wiel Arets: A Timeline of Ideas, Articles & Interviews. Amsterdam: 010 Uitgeverij. twopoints.net (2012). Pretty Ugly: Visual Rebellion in Design. Holland: Die Gestalten Verlag. Robert Klanten (2012). Los Logos: 6. Germany: Die Gestalten Verlag. Robert Klanten (2010). Los Logos: Compass. Germany: Die Gestalten Verlag. Simon Garfield (2011). Just My Type: A Book About Fonts. England: Profile Books. Ellen Lupton (2010). Thinking with Type, Second Revised and Expanded Edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students. London: Princeton Architectural Press
MAGAZINES / JOURNALS / ARTICLES – (include publication date and details) – – – – – – – – –
computer arts Markk magazine &foam magazine Nobrow Creative review Jpeople magazine -ness magazine PIN – UP magazine contact@temp magazine
ON LINE REFERENCES / WEBSITES / ARTICLES (include specific urls) – – – – – – – – – – – –
http://designspiration.net/ http://print.pm/ http://mood.imbootoo.info/ http://safaribuero.tumblr.com/ http://anthrknd.com/ http://www.swissdesignawards.ch/ http://www.creativereview.co.uk/home http://prefix-suffix.tumblr.com/ http://glistenshimmering.tumblr.com/ http://www.tm-research-archive.ch/random/ http://postersinamsterdam.com/ http://graphic-porn.com/