Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Work in progress......


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Tuesday, 29 April 2008

initial idea 2



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Monday, 28 April 2008

Initial Ideas



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Andy Potts











Miles Donovan




Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Subjects chosen....

good vs bad

thick vs thin

nature vs technology

fast vs slow

hot vs cold

men vs women

left vs right

day vs night

pretty vs ugly

rich vs poor

north vs south

life vs death

heads vs tails

black vs white

Rationale

Juxtaposition's will give me the chance to tackle and develop my skills as a visual artist. The 14 different juxtapositions give me a carriage in which i can create different images aimed at communicating two opposites within one image.
It could make me look at the way the consumer perceives my subjects and actually change the way a subject can be seen.

I have secured a job in an ad agency starting in september, and i want to be able to add depth and skills to my portfolio.

Juxtapositions are a wide subject, there are thousands of them, i have to select no more than 20 to allow me to do enough in depth research for my images to communicate a clear message. A good image can communicate the exact message effectively and efficiently to the consumer, this is my aim.

The role i will take on is photographer, designer, post-production and finishing/presenting. As a freelance photographer i have a large stock of my own images to start with, but as the project develops i know that i will have to go out and image what is needed for the different images.
I want to start by getting my hands dirty and starting by scratch with printed photos, cutting and sticking together to make larger images. Eventually doing all the post production on mac using illustrator techniques and post production methods.

The outcome i'm hoping will be 14 different images based on the Juxtaposition chosen. I have also given myself a 6 week deadline.

Monday, 14 April 2008

Juxtaposition

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this blog is aimed to give me more strength as a designer and visual artist for the future. I have already secured a job within an advertising agency straight out of 3rd year, but i still want my creative mind to keep ticking over until im thrown into the pit that is advertising.

I am currently half of sample design and jamie howell being the important other, this allows us to get our work out there and be seen by a wide audience. It is seen as our 'day job' as such but i want to look back to gettin my hands messy and exploring aspects of design that band promotion work does not.

So i have created this blog to go along side my ideas and to allow me to post my research and thoughts to other designers and bloggers.