Tristan Currie
Brief 01 / DR.ME
OUGD603 / Extended Practice
DR.ME
Brief / Background
Deliverables
Collaboration: Sam Cook
The brief required Sam and I to create a vinyl sleeve and a poster to a brief they had already
12x12 inch Vinyl Sleeve
completed themselves. The vinyl sleeve was for a limited edition mix by Evian Christ made last year
A3 Poster
called duga-3. The poster was for an event at the Kraak Gallery by Odonis Odonis. The last stage of
2D Physical Object
the brief was a self directed art piece. DR.ME is a creative studio based in Manchester, formed by Ryan Doyle and Mark Edwards.
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Research
Brief 01 / DR.ME
OUGD603 / Extended Practice
Duga 3’
Odonis Odonis
The workshop had a short turnaround, meaning only a few hours was set to complete the brief.
Exploring Odonis Odonis artwork and album covers gave Sam and I an aesthetic that represented
Listening to the mix I made a list of what I thought off whilst hearing it. Triangles, Psychedelic, Trance,
the band. The use of a dominant colour complimented with a second, gradients and textures all
Radios Waves, Disruption, Space, Short Wave, Russian Woodpecker, Weather Control, Soviet Mind
inspired out own response for the brief.
Control. This list inspired my exploration and research into the different areas, looking at how these things are depicted visually and what they represent. The idea of space, disruption and radio waves was further researched as this is what I believed to represent the mix.
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Development
Brief 01 / DR.ME
OUGD603 / Extended Practice
Photo Manipulation
Mixed Media
Different distort tools were used in Photoshop to manipulate the images I had sourced from my
A hands on approach at developing the Odonis Odonis part of the brief, scanned imagery overlayed
research. Some effects were subtle and others not so much, this was to represent the mix. The
with acetate.
colours were saturated to create a psychedelic effect. The scanned imagery was sourced from a book in the library, in the process of scanning the image is moved to create a glitch effect. This style was what Sam and me thought would work well for the
Vector + Image Combining images and vectors to represent the ideas and themes that I had found from my research, using a brain vector combined with an image of space to symbolize trance and mind control.
poster.
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Final Deliverables
Brief 01 / DR.ME
OUGD603 / Extended Practice
Vinyl Sleeve
Poster
The final outcome is inspired by space, disruption, a start and a beginning. The artwork shows an
Through the mixed media process, the poster above was the final deliverable in response to the
object distorting and then going back, this was the intent of trying to represent the 10z tapping sound
Odonis Odonis part. Combining the acetate and glitched image, creates a different effect depending
that makes up the duga-3 transmission.
on where its looked at. The reflection of the acetate gives way to create a distorted image.
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