A disturbing image, not the nicest post for a blog but when choosing articles to illustrate for a university project I perhaps left this particular one until the end.
It will be interesting to come up with ideas as I have never illustrated something with a more serious subject matter. An interesting journey, one that will see a need to adapt my styles so I can get the right message across. Im thinking so far of doing an aerial view, almost like a map (referencing the work of Nigel Peake) highlighting the devastation to the areas of land. I have some good photo resources from flickr, the finished piece shall be posted soon!
A video I looked at to inspire my own interpretation of waiting. Waiting for a phone system to end while subconsciously doodling. Contrasting a hand made design with the robotic, machine like operator voice.
Once my idea is finished I shall conclude with another post, but at the moment there is MORE to be done... first experience with recording and editing my own video!!
After struggling with a university project of mine, my lecturer Ben Kelly pointed me in the direction of Nigel Peake's illustrations. Creating magazine layouts for a response to an article in The Guardian, A disdain for urban planning is the probelm, not overcrowding, needed improvement in relation to the use of image. His work of the Six Cities references well with my need to create a busy composition to highlight the point of overcrowding high-rise flats. With intricate detail and attention to linear approaches, his designs are full of imagination, creating his own new city each time.
Kulturforum gallery, near Potsdamer Platz.
This exhibition was a must to visit on our trip to Berlin, it explores the different typeface used in sign systems from Europe and USA,1890-2010. A visit that lasted hours, looking closely at all the details. The work of a later period was particularly interesting, showcasing images before digital methods were introduced. Those 'mistakes' made them appear real, a relation to something that was hand-made?
