Start of OUGD505 (Briefing)

Design Practice 2 - 30 CREDITS

Wednesday 8th of May (DEADLINE) 1:30/ 3:00

*individuality and effectiveness as a designer will be assessed

*personality, tone of voice and creative concerns 

*role of graphic designer/ designer

FIND SOMETHING YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN...

STUDIO BRIEF 1: MAPPING

*to make a map documenting journey around Leeds.

*research and experience 

*2 copies of the final map

*mapping exhibition deadline - 29TH of MARCH

*20th, 26th and 27th March - SCREEN PRINTING ROOM AVAILABLE ONLY FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN

*challenge what a map is 
*map no bigger than A0
*map other people's routes? follow someone?
*mapping direction of something?
*what are you mapping? time? date? day? sunlight? sunset?
*where did the context come from? and what you do with it?
*how do u relate that experience, journey to a visual form?

DELIVERABLES

*2 maps

*6 design boards

*blog

STUDIO BRIEF 2: PRODUCT, RANGE & DISTRIBUTION

*responding to a social, political, cultural and ethical issue and the role of the designer

* body of research that explores concepts such as political/ cultural etc. and their respective design outcome 

* research should reflect own ideologies, concern and ambitions

PART 1

*what is the issue that you want to talk about and research

*RESEARCH (primary and secondary) - in order to explore all the opportunities 

PART 2

*body of practical work that 

*explore relation between 

*think of the distribution - whats the best possible way of distributing and communicating the idea e.g. flag, poster, digital campaign etc. 

DELIVERABLES

*resolutions, products, outcome appropriate

*6 design board

*blog

*summative evaluation

EXAMPLES:

*EU-UK (artists led remain campaign)

*Me & EU - postcards to reconnect UK to Europe in the wake of Brexit 

*William Knight - Flags for the Forgotten (brings awareness) 

* Metahaven - reflecting political and social issues (work with objects and products)

*In Loving Memory of Work: A Visual Record of UK Miners' Strike

*HORT - capitalism and consumerism 

* Dosdecadetres - Institute of Sustainable Production brand identity 

*A-Z : Coast to Coast Shore to Shore

*GraphicDesign& : 'Hope to Nope: Graphic and Politics 2008  

*Low tech Magazine - Solar power website 

* A Typographic to readdress design history to gender inequality

*Good Surface