OUGD406 - Studio Brief 3 - Initial Crit

OUGD406

Studio Brief 3

Initial Crit

We presented our initial ideas.

Inspiration:

As a group we collated our different styles to find a design that would be most suitable.
The design had to be clean and stylised.

Feedback:

Using something simplistic with colour could be most effective 

Keeping a running theme through the design - establish 3-4 colours to use, and a style of design and imagery 

Logo could be a hand

Could create letters out of hands

Using half tones - Craig Redneck

logotype, way finding, hashtag with peoples hands in front of their work,

The name handmade and the simple hand, works with or without colour, the simplicity

if colour is used - need to be careful if using skin colour

Animate the hand as it gets closer to the time of the exhibition - holding the number of fingers up to represent the amount of days. 
Fold out pamphlet that is guided by the hands 


Next Steps:

We have designated roles to each member of the group.
We will now decide on colour scheme and typeface. 

The design that will influence the overall branding is the following

this is very stylised and uses bold lines. It would work well in colour and a sans serif, rounded typeface would compliment it well.

OUGD406 - Studio Brief 3 - Primary Research

OUGD406

Studio Brief 3 - Collaborative Practice - Exhibition Branding

Our traditional print pieces (studio brief 2) will be shown in an exhibition in the Central Library.

As part of SB3 we have been tasked, in groups, to brand the exhibition.

To get a feel for the space we are branding we visited the gallery.

We also took inspiration from leaflets of existing art galleries and the branding done by the studio OKRM.

We brainstormed particular aspects that we wanted to include in our design.
The design has to be minimal and adaptable. It must have some architectural aspects and considerations. The design should be clean and have a feel of the handmade or use some kind of handmade technique.

We decide on a name for the exhibition.

Handmade.

We have two possible approaches to the design.
If we were to go with the name 'Handmade' the branding would use hands as an integral part of the design. This would run through the whole system, including way finding and catoluge design.
The other idea was to use aspects of the architecture of the library in the design. This idea is based on the fact that we cannot take details from the work that will be shown because we don't have access to it. However we can take details from the location.

OUGD406 - Studio Brief 2 - Site photography

OUGD406

Studio Brief 2 - Site Photography

My project is based on the first ever films produced by Louis Le Prince. One of the very first films show cars and pedestrians crossing Leeds Bridge which is situated on lower Brigate, just after Call Lane. 

I visited the site and took photographs of the site.

The bridge is painted blue. It is past its best but would have been brightly coloured when first painted. The bridge has 6 large lights, 2 at each end and a pair in the middle. There is also the city crest in the middle of the bridge which shows a lamb with an owl on each side. The bridge also has advertisements for T.DYNE STEEL M.I.C.E on it periodically. The railings of the bridge are made up of a intricate pattern of white roses. The white rose is the emblem of Yorkshire.

The history of the bridge

Leeds bridge is a cast iron road bridge over the River Aire dates from 1870. It is Grade II listed.

A medieval bridge was built at the site of a ferry across the River Aire. It was widened in 1730 and 1760. The bridge was rebuilt in 1870-73 by W.H. Barlow to a design by T. Dyne Steel. The iron was cast by John Butler of Stanningley. The cast iron balustrade is of rings and flowers. The east side bears the arms of the Corporation of Leeds (crowned owls and fleece). The western side has the names of civic dignitaries on a plaque.

In 1875 thousands of local inhabitants crammed onto the bridge, Briggate and local streets to watch The Theatre burning down.

What I found particularly interesting about the bridge was its colour and how it contacted against the dull colours of its surroundings. I also found the pattern on the railings of the bridge interesting as they very very detailed. The name of the bridge and the abundant use of the Yorkshire rose suggests the bridge is very important to Leeds and is a landmark for the city.

OUDG406 - Studio Brief 2 - Research

OUGD406

Studio Brief 2 - Research

Leeds west indian festival

Leeds West Indian Carnival is Europe’s longest running authentic Caribbean carnival parade. What started in the 1960’s as one man’s remedy for West Indian homesickness is now the perfect blend of jaw-dropping costumes, infectious tropical rhythms, mouth watering food and entertainment for everyone.

Held annually on the last Monday in August,

Origins: 1966-7

Leeds West Indian Carnival is the brainchild of Arthur France, MBE, who arrived here from St Kitts-Nevis in 1957. In 1966, two friends of his, Frankie Davis, from Trinidad and Tony Lewis, from Jamaica, students at the University of Leeds, organised a carnival fete at Kitson College (now Leeds City College – Technology). Ian Charles, also from Trinidad but settled in Leeds, was there too. Arthur France decided there should be a carnival parade along the streets of Leeds, as well as the indoor festival of music and costume. “People said I was crazy,” said Arthur, but through his driving force, with Ian’s support, plus help from others including Calvin Beech, Willie Robinson, Samlal Singh and Rose McAlister, Leeds West Indian Carnival was on the road for the first time in 1967. Arthur remains chair of the carnival committee, with Ian as its treasurer, to this day.

The Leeds Carnival Parade leaves Potternewton Park at 2pm; turns left down Harehills Avenue, right onto Harehills Lane and right again down Roundhay Road; right onto Barrack Road, right again onto Chapeltown Road before turning right onto Harehills Avenue and back into Potternewton Park.

50th anniversary
partnering with The Tetley to stage an exhibition from August to October which will feature archival material, including photography, film, costume, press cuttings, ephemera, artefacts and more exploring the history of LWIC



The miners strike

 The miners’ strike of 1984 and 1985 put Yorkshire at the heart of a titanic struggle between Margaret Thatcher’s government and union leader Arthur Scargill’s pitworkers.
Miners and police clashed on picket lines, with the largest confrontation, at a coke plant outside Sheffield in the summer of 1984, now occupying a notorious place in the history books as the Battle of Orgreave.



Roundhay Park

 The eyes of the entertainment world repeatedly turned to Leeds during the 1980s as Roundhay Park played host to some of the biggest names in music.
Acts hitting the stage included The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Genesis and Madonna. U2 and Robbie Williams also rocked Roundhay Park in 1997 and 2006 respectively.



Anti-Trump Protests

Monday 30th Jan 2017 - Dortmund Square ( 5.30pm)

organised by Leeds Stand Up to Racism and Leeds Momentum

A statement on the event's Facebook page reads: 'As Donald Trump announces restrictions on Muslims and Theresa May holds his hand we are gathering to say #neveragain #noMuslimban. Standing up to their racism and Islamophobia is crucial - join us in Dortmund Square Monday to add our voices to the worldwide outrage at this disgusting racist ideology.'

The group are objecting to restrictions Trump has placed on citizens of several countries with a history of terrorism from entering the US, and to his upcoming state visit to the UK.

Organisers say all are welcome to attend the demonstration.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “We are aware that there are a number of people wanting to express their views. These people are wishing to do so peacefully and we will enable them to do so.”

Saturday 04 feb 2017

Hundreds of people marched through leeds in protest against US president.

Roads were closed by police while protesters headed along the route carrying placards and banners opposing President Trump.

The march began at The Headrow before moving onto Boar Lane and veering back around via Vicar Lane and Briggate to return at Victoria Gardens. 

It came as thousands of protesters took to the streets in the UK to call on Theresa May to end her "collusion" with Donald Trump.
Demonstrators urged the prime minister to withdraw her controversial invitation of a state visit to Mr Trump and denounced his travel ban as "racist”.

Banners and Signs read:
no to scapegoating Muslims
no to trump, no to war
love trumps hate
super callo fragile ego trump you are atrocious 

Nelson Mandela 

* Thousands of well-wishers packed Leeds’s Millennium Square in 2001 to greet former South African leader Nelson Mandela during his first official trip to the north of England. Speaking as he was awarded the freedom of the city, Mr Mandela said: “Apartheid was seen to diminish the dignity of all humankind. “The people of the city of Leeds were no exception. We remember them for their outstanding and unstinting support.”

In a colourful and historic occasion which celebrated the city’s multi-cultural background, 

Welcoming Mr Mandela on stage, TV news presenter Jon Snow described him as the greatest living example of forgiveness, hope and aspiration.

He then watched a 99-strong choir made up of pupils from schools around the city who gave a performance of the South African national anthem.
He was presented with his own symbol of Leeds, a gold owl from the leader of Leeds City Council, Brian Walker, who said: “There is no doubt that Mr Mandela has been made welcome by the people of Leeds.”



The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince

Was the first film shot in Leeds?

It is argued that the first film was shot in leeds in 1888

Leeds was the Birth place of film - the claim dates back to 14th October 1888, when a family gathered in the garden in Roundhay.

Louis Le Prince shot snippets of film, but disappeared before he was able to project them. It was a silent film, made several years before Edison and the Lumieres began making films. He made a 16 lens camera, which took sequential photographs which suggested movement. He then  onto a single lens camera. Le Prince was born in Metz, north-east France. He studied chemistry and physics at university, then worked as a photographer and painter before being offered a job at John Whitley's engineering firm in Leeds. He married his boss’s daughter.

Documentary called The First Film

as well as the roundhay garden scene he also used a single lens camera to film short sequences of people and carriages on Leeds Bridge, and his son Adophe playing the accordion. 

He experimented with projection techniques and was due to hold a screening in new york in 1890. however, on a trip to France he boarded a train with two friends and sea never seen again.

Theoroes for his disappearance:

• Lizzie (his widow) believed Edison killed him to get rid of his rival
• others think he committed suicide because he was on the verge of bankruptcy 
• or his brother albert killed him in a row over their mothers will
• or he was ordered to move away because he was gay

because of his disappearance it was the Lumbers and Edison who succeeded in showing the first film to the paying public. 

Locations:

Leeds Bridge 

Roundhay garden

Blue Plaque - one on Leeds Bridge and on eon the spot where Le Prince’s workshop once stood

use the bridge

lost people poster (missing)

wanted posters

abstract

no text?

sequential images

geometric

go to place - put idea in the place - then photograph

taxi sign / great great granddaughters theory

I think the event with the most information and research to back it up is the disappearance of Louis Le Prince. I also think this will make for the most interesting print as there is so much to the story. 

OUGD406 - Studio Brief 2 - DRME Workshop

OUGD406

Studio Brief 2

DRME Workshop

In this workshop we created collages and a short animation.
The GIF is made of 10 frames.
The word we were given as a starting point was 'ago'. The first thing that came to mind was the phrase 'a long time ago' which made us think of time. The GIF we created is based on the idea of tie going backwards

OUGD406 - Book design - Evaluation

OUGD406

Book Design

Evaluation

Criteria 

The winning design will need to:

• have an imaginative concept and original interpretation of the brief
• be competently executed with strong use of typography
• appeal to a contemporary readership
• show a good understanding of the marketplace
• have a point of difference from the many other book covers it is competing against

My final design:

 

In all honesty my final design isn't the most original interpretation as it has birds in the design. However I think the concept behind it is strong and the typography is appropriate. It puts a twist on a classic grid and uses it in a completely different style. The imagery is appropriate for all ages and makes the book appropriate for a wide audience. The design has a timeless feel about it suggesting the timelessness of the story within. The colour of the dark blue bird has a faint hint of race and segregation. I think the book cover would appeal to the contemporary readership as it is an object that someone would want on display in their homes. The point of difference is the rich, decorative feel the cover has to it, making it feel like a gift edition or something that is really special.