welcome to space

My interest turns to space race propaganda

Young World

Young World

Iamamiwhoami - jonna lee

Volkswagen

The great art heist

Found at I believe in advertising

talks

Donna Haraway, talking about Cyborgs, Dogs and Companion Species

found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxHIKmMI70&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SPC017E496EEE63132

Terry Eagleton, the Death of Criticism

Found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-20dZxUAfu0&feature=related

Judith Butler talks Feminism

Found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Q50nQUGiI3s

America

Allen Ginsberg - America

found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEUjTpyBhOo

experiments in book binding

 cover designs

 organising text and image sequence

 experiments in stitching

experiments in stitching

 experiments in stitching

 stitching refined

Above are pictures from my efforts to produce a self published book. The publication is almost complete. The process has been a long journey of scouting materials, observing paper weights and textures, developing book binding skills, finding threads whilst perfecting stitching methods, and continues with organising the innards of the book, placing the text and images in the correct sequence.

Shepherds Falkiners and Papier Design

I’ve found Shepherds to be an excellent source for book binding materials, from threads and papers, through to boning tools and other related hardware. Their "How to make Books" blog houses a very useful video, taken from their "Handmade Books" DVD, which is available from their online store. Alongside their online presence and London based store, Shepherds also runs short courses in book binding. It’s a definite must see for anyone interested in making their own publications.

Shepherds Falkiners store : http://store.falkiners.com/store/

Shepherds How to make Books blog : http://making-books.blogspot.com/

Ive also found these inspiring videos from Peter Baumgartner, a German book binder whose tutorials cover a multitude of binding techniques. The full English versions are available to buy through www.papierdesign.de



Found at: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-book-part-two



Found at: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-book-part-three

Here is an overview version of the tutorial in German



Found at: http://www.papierdesign.de/videos/videos-deutsch/buchbinden.html



Found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9WL3C9rItg

sounds

The naked and famous, Punching in a Dream. The video plays a surreal narrative that has moments of beauty scattered amongst scenes caked in colour.  

Found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCcUXEC5_eU

Morphine, like a mirror.
Found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ft_bhOzU1g

the society

I’ve discovered a local society whose members greet my study with great enthusiasm. Opportunities are presenting themselves allowing me the fortune of new specimens to study. I am keen for it. Below are notes detailing my first visit to the society, ideas for aesthetics, and thoughts on Nicolas Poillot's new zine Migration, which is published by kaugummi. The zine comes with a fold out poster, a design that I too will pursue as the brief requires me to create a poster.

Images below from Migration by Nicolas Poillot available from Kaugummi 

http://www.kaugummi.fr/

image from Migration by Nicolas Poillot

image from Migration by Nicolas Poillot

Poster design from Migration by Nicolas Poillot

the intent of this project

MeWithoutYou - January 1979

Gracing my ears. I enjoy the visuals.

the nature of the beast

The full versatility of this blog and its dashboard interface have yet to be fully utilised, and my lack of knowledge may mislead my observations. I am intent on understanding the device and will continue to post evidence of my thought process towards this goal.


Screen shot of Blogger Dashboard

Screen shot of Blogger Dashboard with Auto Save feature

Screen shot of Blogger Preview feature

The dashboard proves a smooth friendly interface. Writing a blog post is a simple process, with “Preview” and “Save Now” features providing a pivotal flexibility. A blogger does not have to rush writing a post, as there is an auto save feature that stores content so that it can be observed or edited at a later date, or worry over how their post will be presented, as the unforeseen is quickly dispelled with the “Preview” button. Further structures to save confusion can be found in the colours of the “Publish Post”, in orange, “Save Now” & “Preview” buttons, in blue, bellow the compose post window. The colours contrast nicely against each other but remain unthreatening with the orange implying a passive immediacy. Placing the “Publish Post” in its own colour also supports the individual nature of the post, a position of standing out from the crowd, a unique identity that then transfers to the publisher of the post. There is also a strong link between the orange in “Publish Post” and the colour of the Blogger logo, found at the top of the page, which enforces the Blogger brand and suggests a higher authority overshadowing the individual nature of the publisher, whilst retaining a strong and reassuring sense of community.  

I enjoy the minimalist design of the compose post window as it makes for easy navigation. Its use of picture icons to promote editing features also heightens this usability. So far I have found blogging to be a smooth and enjoyable experience.

Do not wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it

The ground keeps shifting beneath our feet. The air thick with good intention keeps the discourse tethered on a positive wave. It’s an exciting time. With no place to house our exhibition* the horizon has changed and we now scurry around in a new light, seeking new opportunities. I believe everything is possible.

Yesterday the group decided upon a name for the exhibition: this is what it is. I’ve been throwing ideas around in photoshop to aid our promotional campaign. Although nothing is certain and these ideas may be superseded, their importance is to contribute toward our motivation.

As a design having the name split into two different colours implies diversity, whist retaining a cohesive whole enforces themes of structure and support. The grey text against a white backdrop holds a neutral simplicity, a crisp freshness, adhering to a no nonsense sensibility. Having the "this is" text just visible is a deliberate ploy attempting to provoke further interest from a viewer as they observe the design. I am considering darkening the "this is" text slightly to allow a more obvious reading and I will post further additions to the design here on the blog. These designs are in no way final pieces and are fully open to debate. 

*news of our group exhibition and any promotional material designed or attributed to it will also feature in this blog, as part of our outcome criteria is that we design a poster for our exhibition. We are currently looking for a venue to help showcase our work, designing promotional material and considering sponsorship to fund the exhibition.