Life!

I think that over the last few years

i've spent my life observing people

rather than being with them. Maybe that is the

path to becoming a grumpy old man. However

we are allowed to ponder!

Yeah think im getting that grumpy old man thing

and really, its not too bad:)

I love people and how they look so i guess

this is a tribute to my fellow human beings:)

Who always inspire me.

Look and watch

I found these pics funny and also appropriate for

this tittle, see the faces:)

If you can not imagine a guy sticking his tongue out wearing glasses:)

Often as creatives we do have the fundamental floor of

just doing the things we need to.

Who's the wiedo in the right hand corner?

I hope I have crossed that

barrier now, This has been the most interesting area of

my professional development. During my final

year of my studies it has become apparent to me that

during the second year of my

studies I needed to develop my design

in a way that I felt comfortable with and that

is not meant in a totally subjective way it's

just that I often find that my ideas get blocked

with confusion due to my thought direction.

Maybe this is just me finding a voice

and getting over that block I that often descends

on my brain. So I guess that I can say that during

the previous months of my final year I'm learning

to play to what I believe are my strengths and that

is keeping it simple!

Patterns

WEDNESDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2010

Patterns

I have found that during my recent study

patterns have increasingly influenced my

design thinking. It is mainly through the

environment, the little things like pavements

and lines on buildings. This sort of aesthetic

helps my thinking and generally the kind of

work I produce tends to reflect on my observations.

I do believe that this sort of observation does

allow my thinking to be revealed throughout

my creative work and helps me focus although

it is rather linear and does restrict my development

as a graphic designer. I do hope to improve this

aspect of my design attitude in the following semester.

Here are a few examples of my patterns.

Portfolio Visits

This has been an interesting journey for me

and one that I was not particularly looking

forward to as I feel a little embarrassed about

my age. During the three visits that I have had

I have found that as long as my work fits the

criteria then I really do not have too worry too

much about my age. This has been a welcome

relief although I am sure time will be the big

provider of the truth. I do need to introduce

more design work into my portfolio so I have

included my latest project here.

I think that this is a general concern with all

mature students which can only be natural. Having

a previous successful career in the printing

industry it is a worry of where do I go from here

but I cannot be too reflective at this moment in time.

The art of being nosey!

This probably is one of my more left field approaches

to information gathering, however it does pay to have

an inquisitive mind. Often the most interesting stuff

is just over the horizon and slightly out of sight.

During my studies I have always tried to take the trouble

to look a little further, you know cross the odd barrier

to get a different perspective. Here are some examples of

me crossing the odd barrier!

Alexandra Rodchenko (1891-1956)

This artist has had the largest influence on

my photographic thinking since I visited an

exhibition of his work in Barcelona in 2008.

He was an amazingly dynamic artist and his

ability to show a new vision and method was

revolutionary during the 1920's and 1930's.

He invented 'the death of painting' as he once

described.

Gone now forever were the mundane elite, repetitive

and some what mundane repetitions of

landscapes and people. A new dynamic angular

observation was now attained by the new influences

of Europe and America. A new aesthetic was born

one that would produce the new visual language

that until today is graphic design.

My interest even got me to purchase a book written

by his grandson that cost £120 every penny well spent.

I think is it obvious in the work I produce that his

work has had a pertinent influence on my thinking.

Here some examples of the photography I have taken

due to the great mans influence on my work.

Keep It Simple

This has been an interesting area of

my professional development. It became

apparent to me during the second year of my

studies that I needed to develop my design

in a way that I felt comfortable with and that

is not meant in a totally subjective way it's

just that I often find that my ideas get blocked

with confusion due to my thought direction.

Maybe this is just me finding a voice

and getting over that block I that often descends

on my brain. So I guess that I can say that during

the previous months of my final year I'm learning

to play to what I believe are my strengths and that

is keeping it simple.