Progressing from my initial ideas and reflections, I have formulated a break down of the themes I intend to discuss and how these could be communicated through visual devices. I had previously created a plan for the content of my presentation but had been too thorough and ambitious with the level of my content so have had to work to simplify this in line with the time constraint. Working to the three headings of review of year, ethos & principles, and manifesto & level 5, I have attempted to focus my content in line with transformative moments that have paved the path of my progress.
THEMATIC & CONTEXTUAL ISSUE VISUAL TIES
- Intention to create children's books - picture book/ book motif
- Awareness of value of simplicity - basic shapes/ reduced forms
- Practiced crafted processes - textural paper cuts/ morris dancer from VN
- Studentship & studio culture - timid character and to-do list
- Concern for heritage - mills/ terraces/ brass band imagery
- Want to encourage books & reading - storytelling icon
- Develop a community of illustrators - market stall
- informed by comical characters - Marcus Oakley image/ gif work
Review of year
1. Intention from foundation to work with children's books and expectation to focus on development of character design and narrative on BA Illustration. (Images of foundation character based work alongside how-to poster as example of continuation of character)
2. Year has been driven by process and craft, developing my use and manipulation of media, informed by practitioners such as Stephanie Wunderlich. Also learnt the value of simplification, driven by gif characters. (Image of SW work, shape based collage details and image of paper-cut Morris dancer from VN)
3. Studentship maintained through attendance and commitment to course, thorough and exhaustive responses to tasks whilst feeling intimidated by studio culture. (Timid character peeping out from behind book whilst revealing a to-do list and clock)
Ethos & principles
1. My intention to maintain/ develop a celebration of heritage through my identification of my concerns with working class cultures. (Collaged images of mill/ brass band/ terrace house)
2. Concerned with the importance of books and reading, increasing driving force behind practice is storytelling. (Cut paper image of simplistic character whispering in ear)
Manifesto & level 5
1. Want to maintain and develop playfulness and fun tone of voice relevant to my contextual goal of children's illustration. (Image of Marcus Oakley's character design against my current shape-based characters, hand-drawn gif from VC)
2. Intent to join and develop a community of illustrators. (Cut paper market stall/ print fair collaged image)
Having now structured my content into 3 key sub-headings I feel that my presentation plan has achieved a more solid and direct communication. De-coding the assessment criteria, I have aimed to address the main issues through considering my manifesto, demonstrating my awareness of professional practice, drawing connections between my influences and intent, and forming a visual aid that demonstrates synthesis in line with the module.
In preparation for submission, I now need to finalise these roughs and create the images on the spreads of my hand-made book which will serve as the vehicle for presentation. As I have used many of the intended motifs within my poster, this will mainly be a case of re-composing the book and adding photographic aids to demonstrate practitioners that have influenced my work.
NEXT
-Create and assemble book spreads
-Photograph spreads, crop and drop in to presentation
-Add photographs of practitioners
-Refine content and written aids
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