Sunday, February 27, 2011
Infecting the city.
Early Friday morning, 24 jewellery students wondered down to the Adderly Street Train Station to view "Infecting The City" – Africa’s only public arts festival.
I suspect the point of this festival is mainly on performance artists that do their demonstrations during time allocations - sadly we were not there during those times. We wondered through the space observing 'wastage' that had been used to create "art". I must say some of the depictions were rather interesting but some I battled to understand what the artists were trying to say.
I would like to go back and view the festival at a time when there is more hustle and bustle in order to feel the real "vibe" that I’m sure "infecting the city" has to offer.
If I were apart of the show; As a student studying jewellery design I think I would like to do a depiction of wastage being turned into something of value, a sort of "transmutation?". The notion of 'alchemy' has always been something that's inspired me. In the case of "infecting the city" I would try and depict some of the waste in a way that changed it's prior meaning into something of 'worth'. I dont know how I would do this, some serious thought and time would have to go into this. Maybe by creating ornate jewellery out of old cans? Hmmm the possibilities are endless.
I suspect the point of this festival is mainly on performance artists that do their demonstrations during time allocations - sadly we were not there during those times. We wondered through the space observing 'wastage' that had been used to create "art". I must say some of the depictions were rather interesting but some I battled to understand what the artists were trying to say.
I would like to go back and view the festival at a time when there is more hustle and bustle in order to feel the real "vibe" that I’m sure "infecting the city" has to offer.
If I were apart of the show; As a student studying jewellery design I think I would like to do a depiction of wastage being turned into something of value, a sort of "transmutation?". The notion of 'alchemy' has always been something that's inspired me. In the case of "infecting the city" I would try and depict some of the waste in a way that changed it's prior meaning into something of 'worth'. I dont know how I would do this, some serious thought and time would have to go into this. Maybe by creating ornate jewellery out of old cans? Hmmm the possibilities are endless.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
How the 'feeling-out-volume' technique and descriptive line drawings made us feel?
When I first tried this technique I found myself over thinking it and became frustrated by the outcome.
However, once I became accustomed to the “swirling” or ‘volume creating’, my line drawings started to create a dimension I could have never have created without the interior. I think the trick was to just let go and to literally feel the forms we were drawing.
A great new trick!
Thank you!
However, once I became accustomed to the “swirling” or ‘volume creating’, my line drawings started to create a dimension I could have never have created without the interior. I think the trick was to just let go and to literally feel the forms we were drawing.
A great new trick!
Thank you!
Conscious of Gestalt
As a designer why is it important to be conscious of the Gestalt principles in design?
The gestalt principles would bring any designer a serious insight into forms, one not only ‘sees’ we start ‘looking’. The acknowledgment of a ‘unified whole’ makes us end up seeing the space surrounding an object as an element just as relevant as the objects themselves. By also understanding and finding the principles we end up breaking down a picture instead of just looking at the ‘whole’ and so, we end up enhancing our critical eye and I would like to think, become better designers because of it.
After doing our Gestalt presentations, I came across a few blogs where the principles are shown in advertisements. So decided to place them here for interests sake.
The gestalt principles are found in all areas of design, this IPOD add for instance uses both similarity and figure and ground.
Also this Absolut vodka advert. The principle used here is closure. Found this here
Thought this was an awesome piece of design. Found this here
The gestalt principles would bring any designer a serious insight into forms, one not only ‘sees’ we start ‘looking’. The acknowledgment of a ‘unified whole’ makes us end up seeing the space surrounding an object as an element just as relevant as the objects themselves. By also understanding and finding the principles we end up breaking down a picture instead of just looking at the ‘whole’ and so, we end up enhancing our critical eye and I would like to think, become better designers because of it.
After doing our Gestalt presentations, I came across a few blogs where the principles are shown in advertisements. So decided to place them here for interests sake.
The gestalt principles are found in all areas of design, this IPOD add for instance uses both similarity and figure and ground.
{Watch this space for more Gestalt}
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