good websites

Further to my previous post on unappealing websites, here are some sites I quite enjoy.

What I look for in a website is an easy navigation system encased in a minimalist structure. Sites that regularly update tend to keep my curiosity attentive, setting a lasting intrigue that will have me revisiting the source. Pictures are essential for my visual nature but there is a fine line between too few and too many. My eye prefers snippets of information as opposed to full articles.

Farewell Books - a simple design with simple navigation.

Alexander Binder - simple layout and navigation. Soothing colour scheme. I enjoy the display as it’s busy but not cluttered. Links set at the top of the page make facebook, email, and his C.V quickly accessible.

Gustav Gustafsson - beautifully stripped back site with dates on the left, and a scroll bar on the bottom. It makes for pleasant viewing.

Poster Design

Part of the academic structure behind this blog requires me to create a poster to promote my work. Below are journal notes detailing my efforts to design a poster from initial concepts through to the posters final design. Ive also included additional images and videos documenting the posters development.



studying large poster formats

journal note detailing poster design

first attempt at poster design

journal note detailing poster design

journal note detailing poster design

 

poster design

 

poster design

final A4 poster design, all thats left is to remove the white boarder and experiment with larger formats

final A4 poster design, all thats left is to remove the white boarder and experiment with larger formats



reflections

notes evaluating the 1st shoot

notes evaluating the 1st shoot

notes evaluating the 1st shoot

select contact sheets from the shoot

select contact sheets from the shoot

select contact sheets from the shoot

exhibitions

Below are images from exhibitions I have recently visited. They observe the way the gallery space is organised, a task our group will shortly be addressing.

Mapplethorpe at the Alison Jacques gallery

a video at the end showed a man twirling in two bits of fabric whilst the small

speakers on either side of the display echoed odd tapping sounds 

 the gallery utilised these glossy surfaces and mirrors to exaggerate the exhibition space, they complimented it well

Analogue exhibition at Riflemaker Gallery

interesting method of presentation

the work was hung with bulldog clips that were pined to the wall 

Alptraum at Cell Project Space

hidden at the end of the gallery a TV & sound system pumped out live music

hung claustrophobically the presentation compliments the exhibitions theme of dreams

the glass reflected the ceiling and the viewer which distorted the work, poor presentation. However artists could argue deeper metaphors pertaining to reflection of the self within the work. For me it remains an unpleasent viewing experience.

the work was hung using magnets

Robert Gumpert at The Host Gallery

Zines

A continued study of zine culture has influenced the design process of my art book. Below are videos from Fourteen-Nineteen, which are great as they allow you to view layouts of zines without having to purchase them. Other sites like Self Publish, Be Happy also provide insight into zine layouts by photographing the interior of the books they feature on their site. In addition I’ve also listed zine sites I regularly visit.


Emily Burtner - Untitled from Fourteen-Nineteen on Vimeo.


DSCF6540 from Fourteen-Nineteen on Vimeo.

Cafe Royal Books
Fourteen-Nineteen
JSBJ
kaugummi books
Pogo Books
Self Publish, Be Happy

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.