Tutorial

I had a tutorial today because I wanted to discuss my practical work so far, as well as the beginnings of my ideas for the COP 3 proposal. Here are some notes...

Discussion of COP 3 Proposal:

• Gallery and museum spaces - public engagement

• Higher purpose of design - communicative, informative, educational. To make our lives easier, as opposed to being just for money, status, symbolism.

How do I take the question forward?

• Look for contemporary examples of conscious/socially responsible design

• Educational design + spaces -> museums and gallery spaces ->
design for social change -> relationship with the public, encouraging engagement

• Accessibility of design -> design for everyone. E.g. modernist ideals, Bauhaus...
-> counter-argument: this standardises people and the way they live, no variation...

• Spaces involving the audiences and the public, bringing people in, not just for a restrictive group of people

• Visual culture

• Design in the everyday -> Museum/Gallery publications, posters, etc.
They could be very dull and boring, but can be visual and exciting. Pieces of art in their own right that have communicative value (Willem Sandberg - his designs were exhibited)

• Visual identity of exhibitions - communication, education, engagement.
Makes it interesting for audiences.

Discussion of practical work:

• Motifs, maps, symbols, lines, simplification, abstraction

• Create visual maps of stories, travels, sights, memories

• Abstraction - overlays, different perspectives and view points (e.g. aerial view)

• Maps are about interpreting what you see. Early maps in history may not have been accurate, but gave an insight into what they saw.

• Good start, just keep going!! continue testing and making images. The visual language you want to use has been identified, just make compositions.