Impact- Final Piece

Originally the pack was going to consist of a single tissue pack among other things with the all instructions inside, however the idea soon developed into a simple series of packs each showing a part of the instructions, as well as one holding a USB with a film on how to create and use the tissue implements if the user was still having difficulty.

I decided that it would be best if it were made out of paper to appear more unique and sophisticated. As a result the final outcome was clean and simple. 

I believe my final piece is successful as it practical for a large audience and gives tissues a new purpose. I think that the concept is original and in a form that is light-hearted, yet still has a sense of professionalism about it.

Impact- Media/Press Pack

It was revealed that I had to take the project so far and use it to create a media/press pack that could be distributed and would also get the message of the manifesto across. I knew that I'd have to create something that wouldn't just be thrown away easily after it was given to them, it had to be useful. A tissue box or pack seemed practical though also too obvious, however after some time thinking I realised how I could make it unique.
I began designing box nets using Adobe Illustrator before creating the ideal dimensions and style and then applied some illustrations I previously drew using Photoshop.

Impact- Superiority

After some time, I realised that whatever perfect response I do come up with, realistically it'll never catch on. Instead I focused my research onto making these other bodily reactions less inferior to the sneeze through a different manner- by giving them the use of a tissue too. I began investigating how a tissue could be used to assist someone if they began coughing, hiccuping, yawning or if they stubbed their toe.

Impact- My Manifesto

The brief was given to us in parts and our starting point was to create a manifesto for our own lives. After much deliberating I found something that I felt very passionate about, something that could revolutionise etiquette in our society today:
'There needs to be a phrase equivalent to 'bless you' used in response to a cough, hiccup, someone stubbing their toe, etc.'
I felt the best way to get my message across would be to put it in someone's face, and the least aggressive and most appropriate way of doing that would be to print it onto tissues.

Memory Through a Narrative- Final Piece

 I created a book, inspired actually by the book fair you (yes, you Manchester School of Art) had during the open day. Some of the architecture of the books were very unique and interesting and inspired me to create an equally unusual shaped book, influenced by the shape of a caterpillar. It opens out from the centre into this long narrative, written by my friends. I pieced together their individual recollections to produce an interpretation as accurate to the original as I could, though still maintaining their charm. The story follows a line until it reaches to end where there is the image of the cocoon. I felt it was important for the book to 

look simple and pure, like a childhood memory.

A Memory Through a Narrative- The Cocoon

I felt as though the cocoon was the most powerful image. More modest than the caterpillar or butterfly yet still a detail everyone remembered well. The picture is simple and I had little influence on where the colour ran. I liked how the layers seep into each other to form the single drop of paint that runs down the page.

A Memory Through a Narrative- Bleeding the Memory

I chose to focus on 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. I asked some close friends of mine to recite the story from memory; as much detail as they could remember. I chose a part of the story they remembered most clearly and created a series of running images along with their interpretation.

A Memory Through a Narrative- Ruining Everything

At this point I was still experimenting with the two subjects, I hadn't decided if I'd take the more personal or relatable route. I began using bleach to faded the image. It didn't as much fade the image as destroy it, though I was still pleased and interested by the result. I then allowed watercolour to wash over and seep into the damaged parts of the image.

A Memory Through a Narrative- Do You Remember?

I asked many people if they could remember what the caterpillar looked like. For many the red head was memorable, also its multi-coloured torso that seemed to be drawn from circles. I created screenprints of their interpretations, allowing the ink to run out and blend to produce a series of fading images.

A Memory Through a Narrative- Experimentation

I looked further at making nostalgia visual and explored how to make things appear unclear and how to provoke colour to run. I used a colouring book to experiment with, choosing one based upon 'the very hungry caterpillar' as it's a classic tale that many people of different generations can relate to as being a significant part of their childhood.

A Memory Through a Narrative- Bows

Introducing Bows, a relic from my childhood. This playtime retiree was one of my main starting points for the project 'A Memory through a Narrative'.
I was most interested in the idea of nostalgia, capturing that feeling and giving it a solid, visual form. I felt it as a splash of colour that runs, it produces a hazy and incomplete image but has a strong impact.

Show Racism the Red Card- front cover

The front cover to hold all the pages together also can be folded out to become a two page spread to create a scene where the characters can be placed in and played with. I chose to use an urban environment and used a photo taken from the Elephant and Castle roundabout, South East London. I drew and coloured the entire scene using Photoshop. I know the colours are looking particularly bright in this image, I can only explain that occurred when scanning the pages in and converting them from pdf to jpeg :s

Show Racism the Red Card- pg 5-6

Each outfit was hand drawn and painted, however I then scanned them into photoshop. There I defined the outline and detail, added the tags to cut around and made the colours bolder all to achieve a more professional finish. Each image you see is an A2 spread which is then folded in half to create the pages of the A3 size book.

Show Racism the Red Card- pg 3-4

I explored many areas until I came to my final idea which was to design a dress up book. Each page was to display a range of both traditional and modern clothing inspired by a certain culture. I made it so it wasn't evidently apparent where the outfits were from, just so someone could enjoy the colour, pattern and mix-matching of outfits.

Show Racism the Red Card- pg 1-2

This is my final outcome for the project 

'show racism the red card'. 

The brief stated that the final piece could not show any references to football nor have the word 'racism' or 'racist' in it. My interpretation was to not bring attention to racism and have everyone calling each other out, but instead to celebrate multiculturalism.