JOE MITCHELL DESIGN

In this Process and Production session, we were asked to create a poster zine using your self-portrait as the subject. Using various methods we were asked to develop and expand on a very familiar image, collectively these abstractions will create poster zine, an available and straightforward process of self-publishing. This workshop is part of term 1 self-publishing workshops in which we are continually rejuvenating ideas surrounding self-publishing. We started by destructing our university photos, making them obscure. We then had to draw a developed idea from this.    We then photocopied our faces and similarly destructed these. We were then introduced to halftone print by which we then had to recreate one of our creations. I created two of these.    I researched into Nicks work and found that halftone is a common theme within his work.  Overall I think that the workshop produced a lot of work. I am already familiar with working wi...

After finalising a question to work on I have wrote my first 150 words and provided a timeline for the rest of essay using key words and topics that I would paticularly like to cover. I also recieved feeback on this.  "Clean lines, starkly simple silhouettes, and demand for functionality; It’s hard to shy away from the iconic designs that originate from Northern Europe. Nordic Design at its best, is inspired by nature and the northern climate with an emphasis on appreciating the domestic environment. I've always had a fascination with the way in which Scandinavian Design acknowledges the human within the design and person utilising it to its fullest. This essay delves deeper into the history of Scandinavian Design, compares Contemporary Graphic Examples of the movement, and analyses the consumer buying into these products. Every culture reflects its beliefs, values, and attitudes in their designs. In a blog, Petersen, S. (2012, 03 13) mentions how Scandinavian countries a...

Today I completed a photoshoot inspired by the brief on Imminent Self. The idea of previous research was all based on real photography that challenged perceptions of self and argued about the human behind editorial. The idea of this shoot was to focus on my friend Niamh. As a student interested in fashion and art, we based the shoot around the student area of Headingley looking at the grunge feature of the place, the feel of the movement and the contrast behind dark and light. I also looked at inspiring features looking at the letter of her house, her choice of footwear and also other things such as her handwriting, choice of clothing and visual aesthetic. The whole shoot was based on the idea that the person defines themselves so they should design the theme of the project. To make it seem even more personal we switched between a DSLR and a disposable camera. 

For my essay I have decided to look into Scandinavian Design and the way Britain as a culutre is fascinated with Deisgn from this area of the globe.  I have been heavily inspired by myself, being a big fan of Scandinavian clothing companys such as ACNE, COS and Norse Projects which all originate from Northern Europe. I am also inspired  by the way in which Britain as a country is fixated on buying all things Scandinavian when purchasing interior design; this has come from the globalisation of particular global icons such as IKEA and Hay.  I am particulary fascinated with branding so therefore I would then like to disect the brand and pick apart the reasons why we opt for a much more minimal, slick Scandi-Design.  I also want to look into the history and why there is such  surge in this particular design today. 

In this Process and Production workshop, working within the software of Cinema 4D, we learnt about the creative nature of prototyping and how a realistic and appropriate image can be created through Cinema 4D software. This opened my eyes to the software and the type of model it can produce.  We started by professionally setting up our project folders efficiently to keep artwork and output separate. Through illustrator, we then sourced the artwork and changed the file type to illustrator 8 so that we could edit through Cinema 4D software. We also changed the centre direction so that the shape would fit within the new software.  We then merged can shape and create two Lathe Nerbs which gives the overall can shape. We then added a background object, a floor object and a named material object. We then added the material to the floor and background. We then adjusted the mapping to add the overall tint and can aesthetic to our shape. Through the use of test rendering,...

In our second Studio Session day for our second Brief on Imminent Self, we got the opportunity to develop research ideas into more tangible themes that would make sense for starting to think about ideas regarding producing some design work.  I found more work on an editorial design and found work by Need and Supply Co that looked at taking away the self-indulgence notion often seen in editorial campaigns; for example, focusing on ideas about what makes a person and what makes them unique. I then had ideas about linking this to ego and how a personal ego can be heightened by the use of photography and design. I am very fascinated with ego and cultural trends which could link very nicely to the idea of imminent self: looking at how culture can form the type of person we are today and how creating a brand new ego can make for a completely new "look" and aesthetic. I was also interested in looking at people in place and how brand identities, for Camden Market, for example, is...

Here are the first ideas surrounding the Idea of Imminent Self and the three required briefing subjects; Autopoiesis, Sociomaterial, and Network Ego. I researched into each one thoroughly and provided visual and creative examples of how my work could evolve through the creative process. 

In this seminar we were introduced to an article from the Observer about Relational Design. We were asked to decode it and pull out any meaningful influences, interesting terms or fun facts that we have learnt. We were also asked to think about our own practice and what holds ressanence to ourselves. This seminar linked to the one on perfomance design that has ultimately influenced my other studio project on Imminent Self.  Here were the main themes that I gained from this article:  Form Content and Context are the three stages of design Idea that everything designed nowadays are post-modern and minimal interested in combining practices such as clothes and architecture We as designers are always on the hunt for trends or ideas New and clean design will run out eventually Relatable being a fan of conceptual work New and upcoming technology has always dominated design in the same way that it does today Fascianted by cultural symbolism and how it effects design ...

This weeks guest lecture was provided by  freelance designer and illustrator  Mike Lemanski.  Mike Lemanski (b.1986) is a British freelance designer and illustrator based in the UK currently working on design-led commissions, posters, iconography, editorial Illustrations, maps, book covers, data visualisations, infographics and full design campaigns.  His work focuses strongly on concepts and encompasses a number of areas within the fields of design, illustration and art, mixing experimental printmaking with digital and traditional mediums. Alongside his personal work, he has worked with a variety of clients from global publications to international brands, utilising a playful and graphic approach to briefs and projects. Mike started by talking about his roots and where he comes from. He told us about how he started his work in design and eventually ended up in illustration. His main theme that he spoke about was the process of things and ...

In this theory lecture we looked at the idea of performance art and the way in which this art form can challenge the way in which we perceive or appreciate the art form. We are always told to cross-link modules in order to broaden our horizon when developing work within studio projects so therefore, when thinking about imminent self, I am going to try and bring in this theory.  In the lecture we were shown performance art to try and enhance our visual analysis module by which we are required to think outside the box and more ambiguously. We were introduced to Nicholas  Bourriaud, who came up with the theory of Relational Aestetics.  The French curator Nicholas Bourriaud published a book called   Relational Aesthetics   in 1998 in which he defined the term as: A set of artistic practices which take as their theoretical and practical point of departure the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space ...

In today's Process and Production, we worked with Rotoscoping to produce some fun and creative animations. The session was aimed to introduce us to Masks, layers, looping comps, textures, backgrounds, and track mattes, ideas, about the footage, and time-remapping.  We, first of all, looked at inspiration from various after effects designers. We looked at the work of Drew Tyndall who creates some very original workaround motion graphics. His work is super innovative as it combines the use of animation and brilliantly textured aesthetics that all come together to make a significant outcome. I was particularly interested in the Music video for 'Something To Believe In' from an upcoming album, Home of the Strange.  Young The Giant: Something To Believe In from Drew Tyndell on Vimeo . We also looked at a piece of work called Tango by Zbigniew Rybcynski, 1980, which was the first real example of rotoscoping by combining looping scenes to fit an overall very ...