Question
Luke, I have a question...
Can our 5000 words for the end of the year be a piece of design work in itself? I know we're going to design it anyway, but can it be a large part of our project? I've just had all these ideas of design layouts, and am already about 700 words into writing my 'essay thing'. I want it to be a piece of design in itself. I've been thinking about a type of book format (i know, how boring, everyone does books! but I just really like layout design) and it won't be simple, but have a lot of my design work supporting the text. I will have the actual design work for submission also, but this text in book format will be like my end of year summery/mini portfolio/publication/catalogue type thing. You know how painting students for example, tend to have a catalogue at the end of 4th year of their work... I want the 5000 words + design samples to be something like that for me.
Thoughts?
Also, I have started putting together some artwork from the images I took for my posters. They final pieces haven't been fully resolved yet. Leaning most towards a post card series atm... I'm hoping to get them more 'complete' by end of the week. And then move into something else... ?
Can our 5000 words for the end of the year be a piece of design work in itself? I know we're going to design it anyway, but can it be a large part of our project? I've just had all these ideas of design layouts, and am already about 700 words into writing my 'essay thing'. I want it to be a piece of design in itself. I've been thinking about a type of book format (i know, how boring, everyone does books! but I just really like layout design) and it won't be simple, but have a lot of my design work supporting the text. I will have the actual design work for submission also, but this text in book format will be like my end of year summery/mini portfolio/publication/catalogue type thing. You know how painting students for example, tend to have a catalogue at the end of 4th year of their work... I want the 5000 words + design samples to be something like that for me.
Thoughts?
Also, I have started putting together some artwork from the images I took for my posters. They final pieces haven't been fully resolved yet. Leaning most towards a post card series atm... I'm hoping to get them more 'complete' by end of the week. And then move into something else... ?
9 August 2007 at 12:55
Yes of course it can, and SHOULD, be a piece of work in itself... it's usual that it ends up that way too. Did you ever see Anita's final book? It was pretty cool in a lot of ways, although perhaps could have been edited down a bit. There is a tendency I think for people (students!) to want to include e v e r y t h i n g !
Anyway, I'm more interested in the 'work' that will appear in this book. What will that be? I really need to SEE what you're working on! Research wise. You know how we talked about the need for the three parts of what you're doing˜inhouse, freelance, research˜to be generating 'designed' work. Don't be scared to post unfinished work, or stuff you're trying out on here... I really gotta see stuff! Especially now that there's not much time left...
Might call you tomorrow if that's cool? Probably about 2pm my time?