FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2009
We spent today working on our learning agreement research for our FMP. I have been thinking about what I want to do and have come up with an idea that just needs to be developed now into something strong to work on.
I spent the rest of the afternoon working on ISTD. I have an interesting article from eyemagazine.com that is about 'designer as author' and how more and more frequently the designer is becoming the author as well. I have been doing more research and trying to sketch out ideas and plan how I want my book to look.
We are going to London on Monday. I have a list of things I want to do while I am there, including visiting some markets to find things for my FMP and paying a visit to Faulkners for some book binding supplies! I am very excited!!
Oded Ezer Typography
FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2009
Just spotted this blog update on here by 'Isobella', Thanks Lewis!
http://www.odedezer.com/
He is a typographic artist, logo and type designer. His studio is based in Israel. There is a link to his flickr blog as well.
and so it begins ... my FMP
THURSDAY 29TH JANUARY 2009
Our final major project is our next brief! Scary! We had a session this morning with Dan Cadell - he designed some worksheets for us to use to try and get us thinking about what we want to do for our FMP. We need to write a learning agreement so we also had to think about this. We need to back up what we say. I found his session really helpful - the topics covered in the worksheet really got me thinking and exploring my past work and what I want to do in the future - its really important to me to do something related to what I was to do in the future!
We spent the morning filling the worksheets in and discussing our ideas. We then had group tutorials in the afternoon with Dan. It was really useful. We each took it in turns to explain our ideas. From the tutorial I have a few ideas now of what I need to research and routes I think I need to go down. I am also looking into doing a bookbinding course, probably a day or two. I would love it and it will benefit both my ISTD and my FMP if I can do it in time. I have emailed the lady and am waiting to hear back.
Mike Ryan is also coming in to work with us on Thursdays and Fridays. I had a chat with him today about what I would like to do for my FMP. I explained my initial ideas and he seemed very positive. He said he has been working on some books as a personal project. I got quite a lot of information out of the tutorial. I have a few things that I need to research based on what we discussed. I think my idea has the scope to be a meaty project - there will be lots to research and lots to learn on top of the skills I already have.
Tomorrow we have a guest lecturer in to talk to us, Hayley Potter. She is an illustrator. Sally is then going over the brief with us in the afternoon for our FMP. We need to be really clear on the learning outcomes. We are writing our own brief for this project, so if the brief doesn't give us the scope to fulfill all the learning outcomes then we won't do very well. Our learning agreement needs to be precise and rich in explanation and proposal. It needs to be to the point and clear. Sally is also going over this with us in tomorrow.
Our final major project is our next brief! Scary! We had a session this morning with Dan Cadell - he designed some worksheets for us to use to try and get us thinking about what we want to do for our FMP. We need to write a learning agreement so we also had to think about this. We need to back up what we say. I found his session really helpful - the topics covered in the worksheet really got me thinking and exploring my past work and what I want to do in the future - its really important to me to do something related to what I was to do in the future!
We spent the morning filling the worksheets in and discussing our ideas. We then had group tutorials in the afternoon with Dan. It was really useful. We each took it in turns to explain our ideas. From the tutorial I have a few ideas now of what I need to research and routes I think I need to go down. I am also looking into doing a bookbinding course, probably a day or two. I would love it and it will benefit both my ISTD and my FMP if I can do it in time. I have emailed the lady and am waiting to hear back.
Mike Ryan is also coming in to work with us on Thursdays and Fridays. I had a chat with him today about what I would like to do for my FMP. I explained my initial ideas and he seemed very positive. He said he has been working on some books as a personal project. I got quite a lot of information out of the tutorial. I have a few things that I need to research based on what we discussed. I think my idea has the scope to be a meaty project - there will be lots to research and lots to learn on top of the skills I already have.
Tomorrow we have a guest lecturer in to talk to us, Hayley Potter. She is an illustrator. Sally is then going over the brief with us in the afternoon for our FMP. We need to be really clear on the learning outcomes. We are writing our own brief for this project, so if the brief doesn't give us the scope to fulfill all the learning outcomes then we won't do very well. Our learning agreement needs to be precise and rich in explanation and proposal. It needs to be to the point and clear. Sally is also going over this with us in tomorrow.
ISTD
TUESDAY 27TH JANUARY 2009
I came into uni today to work on my ISTD project. I have been collating lots of research over the past few weeks and because I was focusing a lot on my screen based project (website) it needed organising. I have lots of ideas and thoughts about what I am going to do with my people watching findings. I need to start experimenting. I find it very challenging to get started when it comes to typography - I don't know why this is. I feel I have an eye for it, but its the daunting feeling of a blank page - and trying to get the type and shapes to mean something relating to what I want to say.
I am very set on doing a small book that contains my findings, I think this fits well and makes the findings and things I have written about people contained and secure. I thought about doing a poster design, that folds down. But something doesn't quite feel right about that. I think its because I am studying people, and watching them, writing down things about them and they don't know I am doing it! Its almost a little rude or disrespectful to then create a poster - I think it sends the wrong message. A book is much more appropriate. These secrets notes I have taken, and my personal thoughts about the people will be securely and safely, privately contained within the pages of a book.
The brief says that the only production parameters are that I can only use one A1 sheet of paper, which can then be folded, cut etc as desired. There are no limits on binding/finishing either. Does this mean that I can use thread etc to bind the book? And does this include the cover? Can I make a cover from a separate piece of paper not included within the A1 sheet? I need to clarify these points because they aren't clear.
I emailed ISTD asking them these questions. This was their reply:
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:08:57 +0000
Hello Vicky
Yes, you may fold it and use any form of binding. On the cover question I can only ask you to examine the brief. We do not have any preconceived ideas of what form the submissions will take. Your strategy should be used to express/justify your design decisions.
I hope you are enjoying the project.
Good Luck
John
John McMillan FISTD
Education Officer
International Society of Typographic Designers
The issue of the cover still seemed unclear to me, so I had a quick chat with Sally and she said to go ahead and make a cover from another stock if I want to. I think she is right, as long as I can justify my design decision (as John said in his email) then it should be okay. I will make sure I show that my inside pages amount to no more than one sheet of A1.
I came into uni today to work on my ISTD project. I have been collating lots of research over the past few weeks and because I was focusing a lot on my screen based project (website) it needed organising. I have lots of ideas and thoughts about what I am going to do with my people watching findings. I need to start experimenting. I find it very challenging to get started when it comes to typography - I don't know why this is. I feel I have an eye for it, but its the daunting feeling of a blank page - and trying to get the type and shapes to mean something relating to what I want to say.
I am very set on doing a small book that contains my findings, I think this fits well and makes the findings and things I have written about people contained and secure. I thought about doing a poster design, that folds down. But something doesn't quite feel right about that. I think its because I am studying people, and watching them, writing down things about them and they don't know I am doing it! Its almost a little rude or disrespectful to then create a poster - I think it sends the wrong message. A book is much more appropriate. These secrets notes I have taken, and my personal thoughts about the people will be securely and safely, privately contained within the pages of a book.
The brief says that the only production parameters are that I can only use one A1 sheet of paper, which can then be folded, cut etc as desired. There are no limits on binding/finishing either. Does this mean that I can use thread etc to bind the book? And does this include the cover? Can I make a cover from a separate piece of paper not included within the A1 sheet? I need to clarify these points because they aren't clear.
I emailed ISTD asking them these questions. This was their reply:
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:08:57 +0000
Hello Vicky
Yes, you may fold it and use any form of binding. On the cover question I can only ask you to examine the brief. We do not have any preconceived ideas of what form the submissions will take. Your strategy should be used to express/justify your design decisions.
I hope you are enjoying the project.
Good Luck
John
John McMillan FISTD
Education Officer
International Society of Typographic Designers
The issue of the cover still seemed unclear to me, so I had a quick chat with Sally and she said to go ahead and make a cover from another stock if I want to. I think she is right, as long as I can justify my design decision (as John said in his email) then it should be okay. I will make sure I show that my inside pages amount to no more than one sheet of A1.
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