Photography - Depth of Perception

On Friday 25th September we were sent into Canterbury town to take photo's of objects that looked similar to letters or use a 3D letter to take photo's of 'depth of perception'.

Here you can see that the letter 'A' looks alot larger than it actually is, this is due to the way that the image has been taken by Ryan.

Milton Glaser

For my project I've also researched into the work of Glaser.  Although his work is very simple it is very interesting and straight to the point and that is why I like his work so much.  The thing with his most famous design, the 'I heart New York', is that it can be imitated so easily, containing various ideas.

After September 11th, 2001, Glaser created a tribute to the people, below is the image;

http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/glaser.html

I really like this image with the way he has adjusted it as a tribute, for example the heart now has a smudge on its bottom left side, to show the lives that were lost in the tragic terrorist attack. 

Stefan Sagmeister

For our typography poster, that we are doing at the moment, we have had to look into people who are very big in the Graphic Design/Typography world.  One of the designers I looked into further was Stefan Sagmeister.  His work is very strange yet interesting.  For example; one of his pieces is a picture of him where he has cut himself all over his chest but it reads about an exhibition of his.  His work is all hand created, even though some of it looks like it has been computer generated.

A good website to find out about Sagmeister is:

http://www.designmuseum.org/design/stefan-sagmeister

Also, earlier on in the project, we were shown a website with video clips on it.  A few of the video clips that I watched where about the work of Sagmeister and watching is exhibition with other designers talking about him, for example Milton Glaser.

http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/view/artist_series/

University...Kent

My first choice of University would be Kent and to study Architecture.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/undergrad/subjects/architecture.html

The course teaches Part 1 - which is the BA Hons (3 years full time) and Part 2 of the course which is MArch (Masters of Architecture) which is a further 2 years full time.

To get an offer at this University for this Course I will need (copied from the website):

Entry requirements

Passing the Foundation Programme for International Students guarantees you entry onto the first year of these degree programmes.

Offer levels

A/AS level 320 points (3.5 A level equivalents) including BB at A level, IB 33 points (15 at Higher)

Pass Foundation Programme for International Students

Required subjects

GCSE Mathematics grade C

MArch: Good degree in Architecture with Part 1 exemption (ideally 2.2 or higher)

University...UCA - Maidstone

A third option of mine is to study Illustration at the UCA in Maidstone.  The reason for this is that I enjoy the idea of drawing and illustrating, but it isn't a first choice of mine obviously.

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=18524

The course a Maidstone is again a 3 year course and a full BA Hons degree.

For this course, again copied from the UCA website, I will need:

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=18525

ONE of the following:-

• GCE A level/AS level - 160 tariff points of which 80 points must come from an arts related subject and be from 6 or 12 unit awards;
• BTEC National Diploma - 18 units in a relevant subject;
• BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design;
• Accredited Access Diploma - in appropriate subject, obtaining a PASS grade;
• International Baccalaureate - minimum of 24 points;
• European Baccalaureate.

In addition to ONE of the above qualifications 4 GCSE passes at Grade C or above, including English or Key Skills Communication Level 2 or equivalent are required.
Other relevant and equivalent international qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Please note: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550 (CBT 213) is the minimum level for students whose first language is not English.
Portfolio Advice
You should try to include the following within your portfolio:-

• A sample of projects undertaken including course work and personal work that demonstrates your particular interest in animation.
• Sketchbooks (workbook, notebooks, logs or visual diaries) and any other supplementary work such as contact sheets, as well as the finished work.
• Examples of your written work.
• If you are submitting video or film work, this should be no more than 10 minutes in length concentrating on your best example(s).
• We are looking for a varied sample of the work you do, so we need to see a range but there will only be a limited amount of time for the interview, so don't try to bring everything.
• Large pieces can be shown using photographs, provided these are of good quality.
• It is important that we can see examples of how you develop ideas and progress your work, which is why we ask for sketchbooks. These are just as important as the finished piece.
• Know your work, so that you can speak clearly about the ideas of the projects.
• Present your work in a logical, ordered fashion. Over-elaborate presentation is not necessary.

University...UCA - Maidstone

Another option of mine is to study Graphic Design: Visual Communications at UCA in Maidstone.  Again this course is a BA (Hons) and lasts 3 years.  This course is basically studying 'graphic design in its broadest sense'.

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=18385

To get a place on this course I will need (copied from the UCA Website)

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=18388

ONE of the following:-

• GCE A level/AS level - 160 tariff points of which 80 points must come from an arts related subject and be from 6 or 12 unit awards;
• BTEC National Diploma - 18 units in a relevant subject;
• BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design;
• Accredited Access Diploma - in appropriate subject area, obtaining a PASS grade;
• International Baccalaureate - minimum of 24 points;
• European Baccalaureate.

In addition to ONE of the above qualifications 4 GCSE passes at Grade C or above, including English or Key Skills Communication Level 2 or equivalent are required.

Other relevant and equivalent international qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

Please note: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550 (CBT 213) is the minimum level for students whose first language is not English.

To apply for this course follow the link:

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8976

University...UCA - Canterbury

As one of my options I've been looking into courses that study Interior Design or Architecture in some form.  One of the courses I have looked at is at UCA (University of Creative Arts) in Canterbury.  There I would be wanting to study Interior Architecture/Design.  The course is a BA (Hons) and is 3 or 4 years long, studying full time.

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=20542

To get a place on this course I will need (copied from the UCA Website):

http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=20543

Entry requirements for 3 year course:
ONE of the following:-

• GCE A level/AS level - Normally in the range 230 - 260 tariff points from two or more A level subjects. A mix of science/maths and humanities/arts subjects is preferred with at least one subject in which assessment is essay-based. AS level and Key Skills qualifications may also count towards points total. General Studies may be included;
• SQA Higher - equivalent grades. A mix of science/maths and humanities/arts subjects are preferred with at least one subject in which assessment is essay-based;
• BTEC National Diploma - in a relevant subject such as Building Studies or Interior Design;
• BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design - MERIT grade;
• International Baccalaureate - minimum of 24 points.

In addition to ONE of the above qualifications 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above, to include English and Maths or Key Skills Communication Level 2 and a mix of science/maths and humanities/arts subjects are required.
Other relevant and equivalent international qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Please note: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550 (CBT 213) is the minimum level for students whose first language is not English.
Entry requirements for 4 year course:
ONE of the following:-

• GCE A level/AS level -80 tariff points from 6 or 12 unit awards, preferably with an art or design related A level subject;
• BTEC National Diploma;
• Accredited Access Diploma - in appropriate subject area, obtaining a PASS grade;
• International Baccalaureate - minimum of 24 points.

In addition to ONE of the above qulaifications 4 GCSE passes at Grade C or above, to include GCSE English or Key Skills Communication Level 2 or equivalent are required.
Other relevant and equivalent international qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
Please note: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550 (CBT 213) is the minimum level for students whose first language is not English.
Portfolio advice
All applicants will be invited for an interview, where they can present a portfolio of work.
Your portfolio should show evidence of your ability to imagine and record experiences and observations of the world around you. We are particularly interested in your enthusiasm to experiment and explore ideas through notions of drawing and making.

To apply for this course follow this link:
http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8976

As one of our projects for the previous year we were asked to research into a variety of retro styles that are being used to promote products, both in advertisements on the television or posters to advertise.  For part of this I created a retro style poster, imitating one I had found on the internet previously, advertising for Rimmel London.  I personally really like the creation, I think it works well for the concept that I was trying to get at and was a very nice retro style.

Typography...

Carrying on with the typography project we were asked to look at various artists, like Milton Glaser, Stefan Sagmeister and others.  A very good website for looking into their work and why they do it is; www.hillmancurtis.com.  Here we were presented with a variety of videos presenting their very abnormal work in some and how they like to work, it also presented a small clip on a very famous Graphic based company called; Pentagram.

http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/view/artist_series/

Type Project...

As our first project for the final year we are studying typography.  We have been looking at Handmade typography by certain artists and how they do it, an extremely good website for this is; www.handmadetype.com.  We were then asked to create our own variations of handmade type.  To start off with we were asked to do our simple handwriting, in both Uppercase & Lowercase.  After this we then created block lettering, 3D lettering and then our own creations.  Here I have presented one of my own creations of handmade type, it has been scanned into a Mac and edited, in order to make an actual typeface that you can use time and time again, with it all looking very similar.  This was done on Adobe Illustrator.

UCAS Application...

For part of this unit we have to show our progression and like I previously mentioned this contains University information.  To progress onto the vital information needed to look into certain University's we were all asked to apply to the UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service).  For this we had to go to the UCAS website - www.ucas.ac.uk.  We then had to fill in the application, which was very straight forward.  Once part of the organisation we were enabled to look at various courses that interest us at Universities & Colleges nationwide.

My Blog...

As part of my Unit 10, for my BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design, we were asked to create a Google Blogger.  This will be used to present information that has helped me throughout the final year of my coarse and also show others my progression throughout the second year.  For example; it will show University choices, my applications to those coarse etc.  The blog may also contain old pieces of work from the first year of the coarse and also information that has inspired me for particular pieces of work or images that I like personally.