I want to do something that I will really enjoy and am pleased with for this project, as it is the last one of the year and will be in the exhibition. I have been happy with most of what I have made this year, but not over the moon about anything, and I want that to change! SO, I am just going to focus on what I like doing and what I want to do, rather than what I think I should be doing and trying to create something 'illustrationy' - I think it's a trap I keep falling into when trying to create my own tone of voice, and it just ends up with final outcomes I don't feel that passionate about. It is going to be kept simple, with a good solid concept behind it, and hopefully look great at the same time!
Using the information gathered in previous sessions, I want to somehow combine and summarise what I have collected through image, from the lists focused on just university work to the others focused on lifestyle. One of the biggest and best things that has happened this year is the really lovely and interesting people I have met, from all over the place, who all create really different but brilliant work. It is great to be in such a creative environment and I honestly think I have learned as much from them as I have from the course itself.
TOP IDEAS AT THE MOMENT:
- A zine, concertina pull-out style, showing my journey through the year. Include favourite places, people, briefs and things I have learned. One long image, printed simply in black and white, covering 10 main points.
- 10 badges or stickers; same concept as the zine, only individual illustrations rather than one big one.
- 10 felt heads of my favourite people I have met, where they are somehow giving me advice for next year.*
*The felt heads idea is based on a character brief I worked on during Foundation, where I made a weird felt head and really really loved it. As PPP is all about learning from past experiences and using them to inform your current/future work, I feel I can use this past brief and adapt it to fit this one. It isn't a complete cop out as it is basing an idea on my own work; people take inspiration from other illustrators all the time, so I'm taking it from something I was previously pleased with. I know I can successfully complete it in the the short amount of time left and it will be good, as well as knowing I really will enjoy it!
STUFF I COULD LOOK AT FOR PRESENTATION:
- People I have met/want to meet.
- Places I have been/ want to go.
- Specific ways of working I have learned (Photoshop, Indesign, screenprint etc.)
- How research has played a part in developing my knowledge and understanding.
- How I have managed my time (work/play balance etc.)
- What I think has changed about how I work over the year (positives and negatives.)
- How my view of Illustration itself has changed.
- Favourite and least favourite briefs and why.
- The lists and how they have helped clarify what I need to do to improve.
- What I want to achieve next/realisation (evaluation.)
- What will I do differently next year because of this
- What I want to get out of summer (keep drawing and gathering etc.)
- How have I adapted to uni life (cooking, mouldy bread etc.)
- How has PPP helped me understand and break down my own practice, and the industry we are trying to enter after the degree, and what I need to do to get there.
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