Task EIGHT
What are my opinions on sustainable design?
Its purely simple. Starting from something small and turning out to be big. A few power words on a carrier bag could play a role, that's why supermarkets and other places are charging for carrier bags because people do not know what to do with them after there shopping, with me i use it for my bins around the house, but like Alan Morgan (Senior curator for science museum) says imagine the fcuk carrier bags with the slogan "Don't fcuk with the climate" that are out in the market, like for example the plastic bottles get thrown after would become a powerful promoting sustainability. A very clever idea indeed. Personally designers could help aware audiences in sustainability by placing powerful and cheesy words in our everyday useful activities cup/mugs, posters and billboard. What do Britain love....... a beer so maybe a design could be associated with the beer like placing awareness in pubs, clubs and football ground. Something that will catch audiences attention even so for a split second. Now BP are placing there adverts on billboard about sustainability but us designers could play a major part in promoting sustainably after all we are the most creative bunch out of all so why not send it out to the public by all methods. Us designers have to think about the recycle side to the productsare the main prime example. Plasticits been use it a WASTE, everyone does it and there must be a limit, on how we could we recycle the product and use it for something else. These are the things we need to think about.
Knowing more and more typefaces
1. I could tell many typefaces by just looking at it or even know which group of family they are related to. i.e you got the Arials, Myriads and Helvetica that look-alike, you got the Garamonds and Bondoni that look-a-like and even so Bookman old style looks like the default typeface Times new Roman. So watching the film Helvectica has helped me and improve my strength in typography. It has also made me realise that we as designer see type as an image rather than just the letters and words.
A true inspiration
2. Watching the Zaha Hadid documentary was the most passionate video of all of the videos i watch during the class. Why? because it shows the courage she had inside her to become the most successful female architecture of the 21st century. The amount of times she got push back and fourth was unbelievable and still she wouldn't taken No for an answer, her rejection was bouncing back stronger, so she carried on and on till she got her moment of truth (her architectural building work) Most of all she wasn't even from U.K and her second language was English. Us designers should defiantly see her as a role model. Certainly she is an inspiration to me, if i had relations to her i would importantly see her as a guidance for me and the probably of me becoming very successful would be high.
Onedotzerodotsimondotanimationdot. . . . .
3. I'm always fund of moving image work, studying part of the degree was to do with moving image. For me i always look into the future and would love to do a advert which is computer generated digital media i.e matrix robotic style (car adverts are in those sectors). So i would want to defiantly be part of it and show public what i am capable off. OneDotzero 's work are corporate based commercial, In particular the striking commercial was the Illustrated animation rapping to DMX lyrics. Very good and also the guy sleeping with other guys. A long illustrated animation was involved. Whilst i was watching the commercial i was also thinking the technical side to it. Hmmmm..... i wonder how long it took them? defiantly time consuming.
Simon and Me, Designers and me
4. Before I watched the Roger and me film directed by Michael Myers i wasn't to sure who he was or what he has done until now. The kind of person he is, is very annoying to majority of the public, either you hate him or love him and for some you may not know who he is, but the main point is what he does. You could say he has some resemblance to the designers task. I have learnt that you have to hassle your way and try to sell yourself to client and not be shy to talk. As they say make sure you get your foot in the door.
Tutors advice
5. During the first semester i went to interview people to help me with my research like the campaign against bicycle theft. If it hasn't been the discussion with the tutors i wouldn't get the appropriate research i wanted to complete my project. So big thanks to them that they encourage me to go and speak to them in person.
My crew
6.Forming a group discussion was very handy for me, getting feed backs from others were very critical without them i wouldn't have done it on my own. So that's why i want to join a design company rather then be a freelancer. sharing ideas and giving out ideas are all beneficial so that's why i need them and hopeful they need me too, to make our work and projects become clearer to the audiences.
shynesssSSSSS......
7. At the start i kind of got shy of talking in front of a class of 10 students. especially if they are 90% are women, but eventually as i got to know them all individually i became more confident and spoke about my work and social life with them. So technically they are my friends as well as they are students. Also its good to see not all of them are from U.K many are from a different culture, background and diversity so picking up ideas and information does improve my knowledge.
Design project B
8. The current project i am working on, which is design project B has taught me all sorts of hand crafted skills. All of the below are the fazed i went through and i may experience similar project in the near future.
- Working the mechanism of the pop up for my book.
- Allowing plenty of time to bind my book
- Using the layout grids for my photograph and text on the double page spread.
- Making the cover.
Sustainable awareness
9. After watching the sustainable project it does become very depressing, (like Natalia said last week). In the past i have done sustainable project in my degree year and also went to the science museum to do a project upon it, but not in depth about sustainable, so after watching the 11th hour it has made me realise on how designers could get our message across to the audience that are not so keen and aware of global warming and the natural hazards that are occurring in our society. I want to be part of that design group that work with on going sustainable projects because, people shouldn't do the unnecessary habits like, leaving the room lights on whilst no ones in the room or even change from baths to frequent showers. If everyone do there part then I'm sure we will get into the good habits and improve our society and the atmosphere of the earth. Let the generation go on and on and on with the effects of the natural hazards.
10. Experimenting with all kinds of equipment The Sewing!
When Amanda says bring the sewing equipment by next week. i picture in my head what? a sewing machine hhmmmm...... but then she explained it more details and says we are going to sew. Damn it! i know I'm going be the rubbish one for that week especially being a class full of girls. So i kept on reminding myself the best tailors out there are the men and hopefully I'm one of them. When i was sewing it took me ages to do one letter, let alone one word. The room was quiet everyone is happily sewing and completing there task but with meeeeeeeeee.......... NOWAY! struggling but eventually i did the whole one but then cheated the rest by dotting with a colour pencil the rest of the words to make it look like i have done a lot. sorry guys!
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