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My Mum's always telling me this. I should probably follow her advice at some point...

Lettering

I'm in a book! How mental is that? 'Lettering' by Daniel Blanco (I know the cover and title are different on that link, but it is actually the same book...). It's a lovely book, too, and I must say I'm pretty flattered to be a part of it (even if I am credited as my Flickr name, hehe). Nice.

Printed posters

Managed to screenprint my A1 posters in the end, to varying degrees of success. Got a few decent ones out of it all, thankfully, and they came out quite nicely on the news print. My class is off up to Why Not Associates tomorrow to present our projects (exciting stuff!), and then we can draw a line under this brief and start thinking about the Final Major Project...ackkk!

Work & Play

Submitted this to the Lucy Brown Studio Work & Play project :)

Because people listen with their eyes

I've come to the end of the brief set by Why Not Associates. It's been a nice one, and I'm pretty pleased with how it's turned out (after a few twists and turns). The task was to meet someone you didn't know, ask them questions, and turn the results in to a poster and publication of some description.

I spoke to Spleeny, a busker who lives opposite me but I'd never had a conversation with. He was fascinating. One thing he said that stuck out to me was that "people listen with their eyes". People judge on appearances before listening to his music or what he has to say, and it seemed that he felt a distinct separation between him and others. He said that his guitar becomes a shield against verbal abuse, and when he goes in the reverie of just playing his guitar, he feels in a different reality to those throwing abuse at him. From this and a number of other things he said, I felt that bubbles were an apt form of representation.

The poster and book both document the interview with Spleeny. Throughout the book, bubbles printed on tracing paper placed between my questions and Spleeny's answers gradually decrease, as I learn more about him and my preconceived ideas fade.

One thing left to do is create a screenprinted version of the poster, to fit the brief's specifications (been a few hiccups getting screens made up and getting in to the print room due to the snow!), and then it's ready to present to Why Not the week after next!

2010. Don't panic.

Happy new year! I've made a resolution for 2010: Don't panic.

2010 is a bit of a scary year - I graduate and have to find a job, and before that I have to complete my dissertation, come up with an idea for my final major project, and get through the degree shows... All a bit daunting. So as long as I don't panic, it should all be ok...hopefully.

As for last year's resolution of going 'mental', I don't think it quite happened. I dyed my hair red, and that's about as mental as I went. Oh well.

Christmas and New Year's was nice. Pretty quiet, just spending time with the family, watching films and devouring too much food. Got some fantastic books, too.

Back to college on Monday. The project's going ok. Just need to get the screens made up ready to print my poster...and as long as that goes to plan, there shouldn't be any need to panic. Fingers crossed...