Name:
Emma Johnson
E-mail: ej72673@students.leeds-art.ac.uk SUBJECTS OF CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
Level 4: How social and cultural factors have influenced street art from 1980 to the present day Level 5: Are there similarities between capitalist advertising and communist propaganda? AIM AND/OR OBJECTIVE OF YOUR PROPOSED C.O.P.3 PROJECT How has postmodern theory informed graphic design practices and aesthetics? What research needs to be undertaken into the general and specific contexts of your practice? In order to prepare the research for the contextual piece of writing, research into historical context of postmodernism, and where it's roots lie will be undertaken. The differing opinions on postmodernism are an aspect that will need to be explored, and this will help to look at what makes something postmodern. The specific design elements that will be focused on will relate to postmodern design theory. This research should relate to grid methods, layout and elements of deconstruction, bricolage and irony, along with other theoretical terms. Research into key historical postmodern figures relating directly to graphic design include April Greiman, Terry Jones and Wolfgang Weingart. Techniques they have used and placing the theory behind their work will be be integral because they will have influenced the contemporary graphic design examples that will be looked at.
What approach(es) will you take and what processes, methods, materials and tools are to be involved in research into your practice?