Getting Creative! (Research & Initial Ideas) 03/10/11

Getting Creative!

Today we gathered together as a group to discuss how we were all going to tackle our project within five weeks and the different ways in which we can do so. After last weeks trip to the centre of Bristol, we all agreed that we were slightly inspired in one way or the other. But we were still unsure as to how we were going to present our work.

We were shown a series of slides that displayed many ways in which could present our view of Bristol. Among these slides were collages, photography, abstract maps and even comics. I decided that Photography and Collages were definitely something that I was interested in. So I will be presenting my work as photography, collages and possibly typography. 

Here, you can see on the left my first collage this year. The collage is basically an initial Idea and starting point for my project. I decided to focus on texture rather than just images and type. I think that feeling material is a good way of interacting with any audience. Touching and feeling something may send across a better message than just looking at words and images. In this case, I added rough paper from old letters, ribbons found on clothing that I bought while in Bristol and images of the Water shed area I found in a tourist magazine. I didn't feel the need to congest the page with memorabilia in order for it to look like what most people believe a collage is. Simple pieces are what I feel is needed to get a message across. 


One of my favorite Contemporary illustrators at the moment is Sarah Hanson. The way in which she lays out her collages is quite distinct compared to others that I have seen from various illustrators. In the image you see here, Hanson is presenting 1950s America by clashing vintage photography with modern images of the Brooklyn bridge. There aren't too many images in one space and she sticks to a certain colour scheme which I quite like.