Projecet Proposal

Project Proposal
Recycling Electrical Good

This project is a live project and will eventually develop an outcome based around the advertisements of recycling electrical good. The two main purposes of this poster are to inform and persuade people to recycle and do their bit to help the environment. A poster is a great way of giving of a visual message so I think starting with research would be the best thing to do to make my poster be the most informative and to the best standards possible.
The first week I intend to research other advertisements and companies that specialise in the advertising side of recycling. I started my research looking at other designer’s posters and advertisements.




I intend to plan this unit out over period of 8 weeks starting with research right through to making my final piece. I have looked at a few designers already and was drawn towards the work of Becky Redman. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/fucking_recycle.php her work id 2D which as a graphic designer I will be working with and not only are the posters effective the message in which the poster are displaying are very clear.
I will need to do more research on the colour schemes of the posters and decide which colours I would like the use, I would also like my message to be short but effective and still no sure whether a slogan will be necessary.
The artists I will research will also help me build up my contextual studies portfolio, helping me in future projects. My final piece will be digitally manipulated on Photoshop or whichever software is the most appropriate but I will create my own backgrounds or maybe images using different media such a paint or print. The work will be all my own ideas and will display these ideas on layout paper and use these as planning evidence.

Don't Let This Be Our Future.
This poster is clearly a piece of image manipulation, the message is strong in this poster and there is clear relevance between the picture and the text. Also like the layout of this poster and image doesn't have and particular vanishing point but is 3D and draws you in the a certain point.
The vibrant colours also work really well and stand out and eye catching which is also effective for the purpose of this poster and will think about this use of colour in the poster I am hoping to create.

Green Project
The posters layout is very simple and basic using a small amount of text and a larger font for the heading. The size of the text is vital for this is what gives the poster its purpose, a poster poster doesn't necessarily have to have text but the image has to be strong enough to give the message to the reader. The colour scheme is also good, the poster is for a organisation for Green Project so as displayed the most relevant colour would be green. The image of the world screwed into a ball has a good effect on the posters not only for its purpose but for its colour its splits the poster up and entices the reader to read on. I will think about the layout for my final peace and the effectiveness this poster has.

You Country Needs You
I have chosen to leave the environment posters and look at posters that have an effect but more for the layout and the use of pictures and text. This image was a very effective poster in WW2 enticing people to join the army i wish to create the same sort of effect but to recycle. I think using the same layout and the same style but changing the text and the purpose to my relevant project on recycling. People will recognise this payout and realise that this is a serious posters asking people to recycle but also see the poster as a fun and quirky idea.


Find A Safe Place To Cross
The two poster both use the same colour scheme and i think this is very effective, the use of black and white images and the redness on the posters is a sign of colour domination which is a very strong feature to this poster. The red on the poster makes the poster eye catching and the text clear to read on both poster. I especially like the layout to the (Find a safe place to cross) poster because the way the image is separated into two halves text on one side and a relevant image on the other. This is one of my favourite and will use the black and white images and the text to inspire me for my final piece.



Conclusion

I have looked at many posters and found the top four i likes and had the most effectiveness and had the clearest message, my aim is to take something form each of the posters and use them in my final piece using my research i will be able to develop my work using inspiration and techniques i have learnt through this project right up to my final piece.

Blog Evaluation

This is the first time time I have ever created a blog and throughout my time designing it and posting my comments I have really enjoyed it. The main purpose of this blog was to post work related posts such as artist research but I started posting independently and posting my interests and my own photography. I went on a few trips such as the Restless times Exhibition, Abram Games and U.C.A.S trip to Manchester. The U.C.A.S trip was very beneficial, it gave me an insight of what university is like and what I would be studying, the most promising university may be Leeds as they have more to offer and work with clients which is something I wanted to do to prepare me for working life.

Allot of the blog work was based around research and looking at other blogs for inspiration such as; Titles, Layout, Text and colours, i found a few I like and have posted these on my blog but I really like the fashion side of photography and have also posted this on my blog and set up links to the blogs I have chosen. In one of our trips we looked at Abram Game and his graphic i like most of Abram's work and also like how he had displayed all his research and plans in the exhibition as well as his work.
Using the blog itself is a great and professional way do not only annotate you work but to display it to the best it can be. Technology is constantly advancing and becoming for advance which more gateways and opportunities to display your work in a even more professional method
Allot of my work is not displayed to its best because of the layout but using a blog makes displaying you work as neat as possible.

Following Blogs

I have followed quite a few Blogs some friends and some in which i have like for different reasons.
Google reader is an easy and quick way to view the bloggers last posts and last updates save messing around with the URL the view their blog and then find the post.