Monday, 24 November 2008
Up-to-date way of problem solving
Monday, 3 November 2008
Flying Barn?

Sunday, 2 November 2008
Illustration within design

4 Elements through music

Memory and Humanity - Album Art

Gorillaz animate
Gorillaz - Jump The Gut
The animations the Gorillaz have created are stylised in the fact they use 2D, 3D and real footage to form unique environments. I really like how 2D characters are implemented into 3D environments which helps to allow fans to relate...it's as if these characters are actually alive somewhere in the world. They have broken down a certain barrier and a part of us kind of believes they're real, or atleast wants to, which works in terms of this 2D bands' success I imagine (it also has a lot to do with their talent in the music world obviously).What makes good design enjoyable?

I think it works well as we notice a depth to the work that is usually not apparent in lesser design. We know just by looking at a piece of work that a lot of thought has gone in to it. We respect that the artist has taken the time to turn away from the norm and strive for the new. I think we also like it because it teaches us something in a way. It becomes a simple message showing us a more interesting side of an object that we thought to be plain and unmoving. Thus opening our eyes for a second and allowing us to crawl out of the midset we are in day-in, day-out. An original piece of design becomes something that expands the viewers mindset, shows them a new perspective, allows them to be impressed, and for a second, makes them think they know a little bit more about the world.
Still, it's not an easy thing to achieve...
Does unoriginal play a part in the creation of original?
The combination of a bookshelf and a staircase created this hybrid-sort of design, the library staircase. If you have a problem the design solution is usually found using inspiration from other existing ideas. As a designer I naturally take inspiration from things around me and apply my perspective to come up with a solution. Realising this may improve the way I approach problems and come up with answers. The challange to come up with a unique idea may be overcome in this way. By using unoriginal ideas to create something original.
(This also relates to what Roland Barthes was researching. The idea that original writing may never be achieved due to the material used being unoriginal.)