Earth artefact - Map final pieces

These are my final pieces of work. For my final pieces I decided to choose five countries which were America, Britain, Germany, Vietnam and France and from there highlight the locations within them. I wanted to go with a more simplistic approach with this piece of work and decided to take inspiration from the research I did and use them in my own style of work. I think the outcomes of my work are successful and I'm happy with the finished pieces.  

Experimental map research ideas

I thought the London underground maps would have been a great help and source of research with the work that I was trying to create, I think the design of the maps are beautifully presented and are straight forward but at the same time get across knowledge that is needed for the public.

Personal profile - Golden Record

For this idea I wanted to create my own personal record that involved my own selection of music and photos that meant something to me, to leave my own mark that maybe would describe my interests, you could say it would be an overall profile on myself. All of this information would be in binary code and encrypted onto my body itself including details about me, I would be the record. The record would also include Historical events, information on the human anatomy.

MUSIC: Lea Michelle - Battlefield, Miley Cyrus - Drive, Mariah Carey - Butterfly, Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker, Ariana Grande - Love me harder, Papa  Roach - Last Resort, Linkin Park - Numb, BOA - Masayume Chasing, Girls Generation - The Boys, Azelia Banks - Liqourice, Aerosmith - Amazing, Beyonce - Crazy In Love, Demi Lavato - Neon Lights, Disclosure - White Noise, Evanescence - My Immortal, Fergie - Fergalicious, Fifth Harmony - BO$$, GRL - Lighthouse, Leona Lewis - My Hands, Lode - Yellow Flicker Beat, Nicki Minaj - Anaconda, Paramore - Misery Bussiness, Rihanna - Phresh Off The Runway, Years & Years - Kings, Sum 41 - All The Small Things, Journey - Anyway You Want It, Six Pence None The Richer - Kiss Me, Utada Hikaru -  Passion. 

Illustrator and After Effects workshop experimental animation work

For this workshop we had to experiment with the first stages of animation, I didn't want to complicate the process of the animation by animating a full character so I decided to keep it simple and animate four black triangles just to get the basics down. 

I started off creating the base of this work by using two colours and a texture to create the background of this work. From there I added the four black triangles and started to experiment with the size, speed and rotation of the triangles. I think the outcome of this animation was successful and I learned a few things from this workshop. 

Type Transcription

For my three forms of typography I decided to use my Wacom Bamboo tablet and hand draw them all. I like the outcome of my typefaces because of the messy look of them, although that being said I do prefer the more clean and finished type faces that I've seen in other work. If I was to create more type faces I would definitely consider using another method and create a better quality of work. 

Continued research into info graphics - Chad Hagen

I really like the layout of Chad Hagen's work and how his lays it out. I specifically like the colours that he choses and how well they work together to create a finished looking piece of work. I think I'd like to take inspiration from his work and somehow work it into my own to help me represent the data that I intend to show for my series of info graphic pieces of work. 

     

Chad Hagen - Info graphic posters

I wanted to get a better understanding of what I wanted my info graphic posters to look like so I researched artists and game across Chad Hagen, a graphic designer. I like the colours that he uses in his info graphics to represent data, I also think they do a good job of standing out from each other making the information being displayed is clear. 

The way that he sets out his data is also another thing that I like about his work, it's not set in the normal, boring lay out he's set it out and made an actual visual piece of work which is pleasing to the eye.