METHOD OF INVESTIGATION

MID POINT REVIEW

From this module, I learn about the important of doing research. There are many type of research methodologies that we can use in doing research about artwork that we thing that show the study well. When, I doing about research on topic that we like in graphic design, I choose about fashion topic, then I found books about fashion such as WORLD MOST INFLUENTAL FASHION DESIGNER by Noel Palomo-Lovinski, FASHION-A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION by Rebecca Arnold and OLD CLOTHES,NEW LOOK: SECOND-HAND FASHION by Alexandra Palmer and Hazel Clark. They talk about fashion in variety way but mostly fashion is about what fashion is and the history of fashion and concept that designer from generation to generation.

In this module, I also learn about the important of an evidence that I should have when doing research about something that I want. If we need to take word or talk the author quotes, we need to learn a good way to make citation about the quotes that we want. We also learn how we use the quotes in our references in our artwork.

When we doing a group work, we usually learning from each other where we give comment to each other. This we do when doing presentation in about reasarch methodologies. 

20TH CENTURY DESIGN

CONCEPTUALISM

Conceptualism is an idea. (Generally it taken to be an idea or reason how the work to be/ trigger the mind for the artwork. Concept may be relay to something that may or not may related to the thing in past to developed the future. Concept and object bring a different way of understanding. Concept can be something that functional or something that can be aesthetics and object is mostly about the function and the way to use.

For the report, I had been doing this project in Design Studio-Conceptualization of form. First, I use the hair roller as Lego. First concept is playing around the hair roller to create form from connecting the hair roller around. Then, we were asked to create from not functional form to functional form, so I created a clothes stopper. This idea trigger because of the limited space of drying clothes in my house and also how to stop the clothes bunch with others clothes. So I use the hair roller by connecting them with string.

If I decided to develop this prototype, 2 concepts that I should think of is about the ecology and design problem space.

For ecology, I need to change the materials that I use because plastic need longer time to dispose and I should think of something that could help with the problem that happen. First, we can use recycle hair roller that already break or we can use another type of material. For me, I would like to use rattan or bamboo because of my culture. For the string, I could choose a biodegradable material or dye the string with the natural pigment that can be found in plants or flowers. This is because, the string that I use is using chemical to bleach to make it white or I can use rattan rope to connect each bamboo roller to create the clothes stopper.

About the design problem, is what measurement that I should have. “Should I make it too long or comfortable with the user or should I use hook to connect it to the wall or I should nail it permanently there?” Using this question, I need to make research about furniture design and famous artist that has a good design in this field of study or look about rattan furniture or artist that creating something from nature, for an example there are designer that created a bicycle from bamboo.

20TH CENTURY DESIGN

In 20th Century Design, the first group project is about the applying and the usage of Cubism. Cubism is an art movement that created in 20th century. This movement is happen of the idea of paint everything in any perspectives. It either can be explore in multiple perspectives view or single point view.

Picture 1:

This is a example of Cubism Artwork, Nude Descending Staircase by Marcel Duchamp.

Then we are given task to create a short film that we learn from a movie, TIMECODE by Mike Figgis where he experiment the cubism in his film. So we decided to discuss about objects that we can see in many perspectives and single perspectives. In the end we decided to use laptop as our main point. From this point, our group make a brain storming of the different way of laptop usage whether in physical or conceptual/meaning.

Picture 2:

Our Brain storming of laptop

After the brain storming, we divided the usage of laptop in public and private, for the example is like the brand and Instagram can be look as a public view where everyone can look and E-mail and the usage it in office, school, college/university can be look as private. From this brain storming, we decided to use Instagram as our project, where we put picture that we put without editing where we can conclude from the word Insta/Instant that bring meaning of very short time and Instragram is the portmanteau of instant camera and telegram.

Picture 3:

The Topic of Instagram that we decided.

Then, we split the topic that we decided to do in the Instagram. We decided 6 topics of Travel, Sport, Transport, Food and Illness around us especially in Mantin. Then we make a lucky draw, to decided who take pictures about the topic. Mine is about transport in Mantin, because of my phone cannot support to do the video, so I take pictures only and post it in Instagram.

CRITICAL THINKING

In this task we are required to find word that demonstrate our profile/characteristic through various mean typographic element and expressions.

First, we find word from our friend about our characteristic in 10 words before choosing 5 words that really resemble you.

The 10 words and it meanings.

1. Observant- Quick to notice thing or alert in surrounding.
2. Firm- Resolute and determined or a solid and hard surface.
3. Simple- Easily to understand or done.
4. Patient- Able to accepts or tolerate delays.
5. Exuberant- Filled with or characterized by lively energy and excitement.
6. Friendly- Kind and pleasant, warm, affectionate, and relaxed.
7. Effable- Able to described in words or to be sure.
8. Honest- Free to deceit and untruthfulness;sincere.
9. Tough- Strong to endure a period of hardship and difficulty.
10. Smart- Having or showing a quick witted intelligence.

METHOD OF INVESTIGATION

Subj: Method of Investigation

Task 3: Investigate Good Source For Good Outcomes

In this task we are require to find 10 books about architecture as a reference that help us in Design Studio_Conceptualization project. This is the list that I pick.

1. Title: Contemporary Curtain Wall Architecture
    Authors: Murray, Scott
    Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

2. Title: Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture
    Authors: LaVine, Lance
    Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

3. Title: Architecture and Authority in Japan
    Authors: Coaldrake, William
    Publisher: Routledge

4. Title: Contemporary Architecture in China-Urban Landscape
    Authors: Pang,Wei, Song,Sophia
    Publisher: Profession Design Press Co.,Ltd

5. Title: Move: Dynamic Components and Element in Architecture
    Authors: Shumacher,Michael, Schaeffer,Oliver, Vogt, Michael-Marcus
    Publisher: Birkhaeuser

6. Title: Possibility of an Absolute Architecture
    Authors: Aureli, Pier Hittorio
    Publisher: MIT Press

7. Title: Analysing Architercture
    Authors: Unwin, Simon
    Publisher: Routledge

8. Title: Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspectives
    Authors: Jarzombek, Mark M.
    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

9. Title: Architecture and Sciences: Exchanging Metaphor
    Author: Ponte, Allesandra Picon, Antoine
    Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

10. Title: Design Ecologies: Sustainable Potentials in Architecture
      Authors: Tilder,Lisa, Blostein,Beth
      Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

DESIGN STUDIO_CONCEPTUALIZATION

Subj: Design Studio_Conceptualization
Task 2: Process Book

In this task we needed to make a structure through sketching and applied in design process using visualization process in architectural structures, transformations and manipulation of lights. Make a mark making as analysis representation.

This example picture that we take and edited it.

 Picture 1: Taking picture and editing

Mark making is a process applying pencil, crayon, water color, poster color or etc on a piece of paper to create something such as shape or randomly.

Subj: Digital Design
Task: Task 1: Create a Movie Poster

In this task, we need to pick one movie and create a poster, 12x18'' (vertical) complete with tag line, photo of actors and etc. We also can use the interesting plots/iconic character/symbolism/metaphor to identical the movie.

 So I pick 'MALEFICENT' the new movies created by DISNEY, starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Stauton, Sharlto Copley, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville.

This story is based from SLEEPING BEAUTY by portraying the antagonist character Maleficent. Maleficent is a strong and powerful fairy that leave in magical forest names Moors near the human kingdom. When she was a young girl, she fall in love with human, Stefan. After long time didn't see each other, Stefan betray her love to fulfill his ambitions to be king by cutting Maleficent wings after drugged her. Devastated, she crowned herself to be Queen of Moors with her companion Diaval, a black crow that can change to whatever shape she want.

Then Diaval inform her that King Stefan is hosting a party to christening her daughter, Princess Aurora and Maleficent crash into the party by cursing her that on her 17th birthday, she will prick her finger with spinning wheel and fall death like sleep but she offer a caveat after the king beg her, that the curse can be broken by true love kiss. The king afraid with Maleficent vengeance sent Aurora to live with three fairy.

Then, Maleficent taking care of the princess because of the negligence fairy, and Aurora call her Fairy Godmother.

Picture 1: The Original Poster

Then, I create new poster that minimal the plot using a symbol of spinning needle and a hand on the upper side with blood.

Picture 2: The poster that I created

The head of spinning needle resemble the whole of spinning wheel and the hand resemble the princess of that been curse and the blood resembles the she prick her hand on the spinning wheel.