Thursday, 30 June 2011
No18 Postcards, a dying art...
Reflective Journal Entry No18 30/06/11
As mentioned briefly in Journal entry No17, I watched the item on BBC Breakfast News this morning, and really quite annoyed with myself that I didn't record the item. I don't actually know what prompted this report and the interview with both the people in the studio, but it centred on the fact that we the British Public, just don't communicate as often anymore by Postcard, except for when we are visiting a place of interest, for the day, or on holiday as Tourists.
It is just another example of the way a craft, and art and a form of communication and the pace of life, has slowly come to the point where it has nearly died out. Watching and listening to the discussion raised a few points.
1. The postal service, in the discussion it raised the point that over 100 years ago, post was delivered up to 6 times a day.
2. The development of the Telephone, meant the public relied less on written messages for short-term communication.
3. The form of images/illustration changed during the 1st World War, and the art never really recovered after this.
The posting before this showed a few examples of some of the earliest postcards sent, also the styles of writing show again the difference in where communications have gone in the last 120 years especially.
This method or craft, has once again brought back potential for visual exploration of the medium, and may off a way to further include an option of cards to be included in the resource kit of materials? I will detail this over the next few days, and should have by the weekend additional photography of the Rylands interior...
No17 Postcards...
Reflective Journal Entry No17 30/06/11
This morning by chance, I was watching the Breakfast News on BBC1, when they broadcast and item on why we don't seem to communicate with postcards anymore? I thought well this could certainly feed into my current work, so I will explore this further later...
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
No16 Thoughts post MA group discussion 28/06/11
Reflective Journal Entry No16 29/06/11
It is still early days in the exploration process for the last project work on the MACD, and in recent weeks since the last meet, I have been researching quite extensively the personal archive especially my own archive, how I trained, the leading lights of the day, designers who influenced me and provided very direct contact in and guidance. The real coup in the last week has been the contact with the Rylands and the chance to research their extensive collection of manuscripts, this set against the background of actually undertaking a series of experiments has boosted my confidence and I was able to provide this information to yesterdays group meet.
Development will continue with the historical archive exploration and I have contacted Julianne Simpson curator of this collection this morning, to set up a visit in the coming weeks. In the meantime I'm putting together further creative development of the AV slideshow, as begun in the 2nd Semester, and this is continuing. I have also before I forget now created the 'twin image display' which I had struggled to create conventionally last time, with the 'twin projector development'. This week using iMovie I successfully blended to the footage of the 'sky time footage' this is my 'moving timeline', with the images visuals and 'colour palette coding' and have now added Rylands Library visuals and my own handwritten examples. It is from here that I will develop the typographic element of handwritten script and interacting with the Rylands collection.
For the report the underlying them will focus on the way digital technology has over the last 20 years in particular seen the decline of the handwritten script, and the effect of modern communications on how individuals communicate with each other, and by this I mean a portion of the population under 25 who no longer write letters anymore?
It is with a sense of irony that while writing this latest entry, I was sent a link by e-mail which announced that 'Design Week' one of the creative industries foremost printed publications, is to cease printed version of it's output, and will instead concentrate on an 'online version' only. It was in many ways only a matter of time, and also I believe heralds how the future of publishing is going.
More to follow on this...
Monday, 27 June 2011
No16 More handwritten thoughts Part2
Second selection of images of my own handwritten notes, thinking about using these for final pieces...
No15 More handwritten thoughts on current idea strands... Part1
As mentioned briefly in No14, still continuing to develop the route for Typography and the Handwritten styles and here are my latest sketchbook thoughts enhanced, as originally submitted in my 1st semester sketchbook, this will now be continued... The next selection will be pics which may be selected for the AV Slideshow?...
Friday, 24 June 2011
No14 More thoughts on current idea strands...
Reflective Journal Entry No14 24/06/11
Still continuing to develop the route for Typography and the Handwritten styles. I'm coming to the conclusion the more I explore this area, the more, I feel like a 'Designer/Artist out of time'. Don't get me wrong I have once again fully embraced the expanded digital age we now live in and also take very much for granted, as I did back in 85 when I first undertook my initial computer graphics training, had I not got on board, then like so many of my generation of Graphic Designers form that period, I would have very quickly in a few years have struggled to stay in the business at an only conventional level.
It was quite simply train, move on and develop, or just disappear into oblivion!
More to follow tomorrow...
Thursday, 23 June 2011
No13 Meeting today at The Rylands Library P1...
Reflective Journal Entry No13 23/06/11
Quick note to post a few thoughts on my meeting today with Yvette Jeal from the Rylands. The meeting went very well very positive, and I got the opportunity to present my current work, and the video footage I shot on Tuesday. I will post tomorrow again with more details on this meeting, but for now I have been given permission to undertake a series of visual experiments in the next month, I just need to work out my dates (it may need 2 visits but 1 may do it?) and there areas I would like to choose. In the next week I shall drop Yvette a line back with timing and areas of interest, and I shall also be undertaking another fact finding visit...
I have also adapted my AV Slideshow, making alterations in content and some of the running order, especially the inclusion of more JRL shots.
The link below,
I will be delving into this further next week on my next visit and hopefully arranging a viewing of the materials?
More to follow tomorrow...
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